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Last track of the "Gravity EP" released Nov11.

Foreigner

Tribilin Sound - La Cumbia De Octavio

The chant was one of pain and desperation as he stood amidst the village of shanty huts. This was a place which he had called home for so long but now as he stood staring at the burnt out town that surrounded him he had never felt a stronger sense of disconnect. His heart ached for his missing lover, she had vanished into the shadowy depths of the forest which surrounded the once peaceful town. He shouted into the night, calling her name, "Tabanka" he cried, again and again. 

Sofrito: Tropical Discotheque is a record label made up of Hugo Mendez, Frankie Francis, Lewis Heriz and friends. Based in London they release music of a wonderfully eclectic worldly origin which could be as far removed from the city streets in which they inhabit.  Alma Negra is based in Switzerland and has previously released music for Highlife and INI Movement. This one has tribal dancefloor written all over it.

@almanegramusic @sofrito

PREMIERE: Alma Negra - Tabanka (Version)[Sofrito]

12 Track Album ft. Paco Mendoza, Don Caramelo, ELMALO, Don Camilo, Sun De Paita, Tiger Blood, Seba TC + 4 Track Mash Up EP.

Bandcamp - https://andresdigital.bandcamp.com/album/tropical-rave
Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/andresdigital/sets/tropical-rave
Juno - https://www.junodownload.com/products/andres-digital-tropical-rave/3490848-02/
ITunes - https://itunes.apple.com/de/album/tropical-rave/id1262379145
Deezer - http://www.deezer.com/album/45186181
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album/30ERihxzu0Tovv4q3uUfoa
You Tube - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzhColycfXtDkCBni9FBZ3iDfO-8AQcYg

Tropical Rave

04. La Boombacheta

Una mezcla entre la champeta y el breakbeat a cargo de Guacamayo tropical. 
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“A profound journey through rhythm and musical anthropology. On top of that: it’s danceable!” 
- Billboard Argentina

Uji’s years of traveling as an ethnomusicological globetrotter and documentarian are the deep roots that give form to his music. There is a story underlying every beat, echoing the unique cultural expressions encountered through his personal experiences.  

La Descarriá is a manifesto about freedom, specifically relating to the struggles of women and how they are often judged unfairly by society. The original track was written by Argentine vocalist Corina Lawrence, produced by Uji, and also features the provocative Buenos Aires rapper Miss Bolivia. Uji decided to put another spin on the original production for his solo album, giving the song a newfound dance floor groove. In La Descarriá, Uji paints an audio landscape that takes you to the high plains of Bolivia, pairing it  with a Tarantino style guitar riff and then brings you to a banging 808 inspired club beat.

In order to create the music video, Uji used archival footage that he filmed over the years while immersed in South America researching its rich musical and cultural heritage. In the “La Descarriá” video we find images from traditional festivities and rituals in which music plays an important role and shows Latin America’s deep rooted syncretism and amalgamation of influences. Images in the video shift from scenes from La Quebrada de Humahuaca’s Andean carnival in the north of Argentina to Montevideo’s Afro-Uruguayan Candombe llamadas, from the Pim Pim dances from the Wichi people on Argentina’s border with Bolivia; to the Afro-Peruvian festivities in Chincha, among others. 

“Having immersed myself so deeply into the heart of Latin America has been a life-changing experience. What I saw and heard during those intense journeys is now embedded in all the music I create. There is a real struggle for cultural diversity to survive and since these travels I’ve made it my personal mission to try and show the world how rich this continent and its people really are.”

Corina Lawrence - La Descarria feat. Miss Bolivia (Uji Remix)

Guaracha Tropical is Andrés Digital’s 16th album opening new dimensions for his Tropical Bass Sound. This Album contains 10 tracks made for the Dancefloor and comes with lots of Bass, Vibes and Message to make people move. 
Paco Mendoza and Deela join in for two Songs, the Balkan Brass Heroes from Fanfare Ciocarlia blow their Horns in 2 Songs and Caballo sets up a Hymn + 5 more voyages thru Time and Space directed by Andrés Digital. 

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Guaracha Tropical es álbum No16 de Andrés Digital llegando a nuevas dimensiones con su Sonido de Tropical Bass. El álbum tiene 10 temas hecho para la pista de baile y viene con mucho Bajo, Vibras y Mensaje para mover el Barrio. Sin fronteras y sin limites. 
Con el acompañamiento de Paco Mendoza y Deela en 2 temas, los Balkan Brass Heroes de la Fanfare Ciocarlia tocando las metales en 2 Temas y Caballo, que arma un Hymno + 5 Viajes más hacia el Ritmo y el Sonido dirigido por Andrés Digital.

Guaracha Tropical

Minded Gipsy (Andrés Digital Remix) - Fanfare Ciocarlia

A Cumbia collaboration featuring some of L.A.s heavy hitters, celebrating the Los Angeles Concert & Fundraiser "De todos Lados"
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Featuring: 
Hector Flores:Vocals
Denise Carlos: Vocals
Stephanie "La Mera" Candelaria: Vocals
Federico Zuniga Jr.: Vocals, Bass
Akane Tada: Keys

Written by: Hector Flores & degruvme
Produced by: degruvme

La Cumbia De Todos Lados

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Olhos de Tocha

El nuevo álbum del productor colombiano Jacobo Polanía a.k.a. Mente Organica marca su vuelta al estudio y a su país, luego de vivir más de un año en Europa. Grabado en ese barrio de Bogotá (Chapinero), el disco maneja energías y velocidades diferentes, pero marcadas por el uso de melodías, claves y motivos latinoamericanos, abarcando desde la cumbia a la salsa, todo ello ejecutado y gestionado a partir de elementos clara y evidentemente electrónicos. Ya desde la primera escucha se configura como un disco nocturno, ofreciendo diferentes temas y climas para diferentes noches. Como ya sucediera en su anterior álbum Ojos (Fertil Discos, 2018), Jacobo hace un particular uso de la voz, cuyo tratamiento se acerca más al pop que a las producciones típicamente electrónicas. Pequeñas frases, mantras de lo cotidiano o de episodios festivos, se repiten hasta hacerse familiares. En Cumbia Afrodisíaca la voz de Mcpto agrega una sensualidad lenta y firme a la base cumbiera. Y en el resto del disco aparecen elementos ácidos, de mínimal techno, samples de Palenque, sintetizadores de todo tipo, cajas de ritmo… la mezcla exacta de quien llega al trópico proveniente del reino del tecno, y se encierra solo en un estudio.

Disponible desde el próximo 12 de Junio de 2020

ENGLISH

MARINERO EN CHAPINERO
Going back home feels like an after party

Mente Organica’s new album was recorded after he went back to his country and his studio, after more than one year in Europe. The title refers to the famous quarter of Chapinero, in Bogotá. Just as it happens there, the record mixes very different energies and velocities, all of them coloured by latin american melodies, keys and motives. From cumbia to salsa, everything is executed with purely electronic means. RIght from the beginning, the record brings us to a nocturnal mood, providing different climates and textures for different nights.Just as he did in his previous album Ojos (Fertil Discos, 2018), Jacobo has a very peculiar way of using voices, closer to pop music than to the usual electronic productions. Short sentences, every-day-mantras, brief episodes - they are repeated subtly but steadily until they become familiar. In Cumbia Afrodisiaca, Mcpto’s voice adds a slow and firm sensuality to the cumbia base. In addition to latin american rhythms, the record includes acid and minimal techno elements, Palenque samples, synths of all kinds, rhythm machines… the exact balance for someone arriving in a tropical country, seeking to spend some time in the studio after living two years in the land of techno.

OUT 12th JUNE

Cumbia Afrodisiaca

Si!!! estamos de vuelta para traer un poco de luz cumbiera en este momento de encierro. 

Nos alegramos de presentar una nueva edición de Botanas junto a Karen y Los Remedios.

Karen y Los Remedios es la voz de Ana Karen Barajas, una artista e investigadora en arte de la ciudad de Guanajuato, y la música de jiony, productor de la Ciudad de México. De todos los años que llevan colaborando juntos, no habían encontrado una mejor manera de expresar sus desgracias como en este nuevo proyecto de Cumbia Downtempo (de ahí los remedios). Su primer lanzamiento con este sonido fue “Plexo Lunar” que salió a principios de este año y este EP es la continuación de su gusto por los cumbiones rebajados

Stream / Download : https://shikashika.bandcamp.com/album/botanas-karen-y-los-remedios

"Canario" videoclip: https://youtu.be/n6RyZg1mcXw

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Karen Y Los Remedios - Canario

Edit for Tereza Guerreira by Antonio Carlos & Jocafi

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Nega Tereza (Melô do "Beck Chega Não" edit)

7" VINYL / DOWNLOAD ➡️  https://smarturl.it/Romperayo_Tacutun

https://soundcloud.com/romperayo is a musical journey through Colombian tropical folklore of the second half of the 20th century, a mischievous and modern interpretation of the up-tempo rhythms of “Descarga”, “Guaracha”, Afrobeat and the psychedelic sounds of ’70s cumbia.

Led by drummer Pedro Ojeda, the “capitán” of the new generation of Colombian percussionists who also plays in Frente Cumbiero, Ondatrópica, Los Pirañas, and Mucho Indio, Romperayo’s novel approach to tropical rhythms has conquered the international live scene with 3 European tours in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
The band has released 4 albums and 3 singles to date, on 5 different labels from the UK, the US, Japan and France.

By cleverly incorporating urban sounds and sampling techniques into the tropical music of the past decades, Romperayo embodies the avant-garde of Colombia’s modern music scene.

"Tacutun / Cumbia Reggae Funky" is the 6th release on our "Galletas Bailables" 7" & 10" series.

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Romperayo - Tacutun

Matanza - El Indio Apolinar (Clap Freckles Remix)

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El Indio Apolinar - Remix

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Gitkin’s music exists somewhere between primal, rootsy memory and distant exotic yearning — A dusty bordertown where the familiar blends imperceptibly into the enchantingly foreign. 

After a long and fruitful run as a bandleader with relentlessly touring party-rockers Pimps Of Joytime and a Grammy-nominated country blues collaboration with Cedric Burnside, multi-instrumentalist Brian J set out to “explore tonalities I’d never messed with,” as he puts it. It was a release from “having to write lyrics or involve my voice,” he notes, and so the (mostly) instrumental sound of Gitkin came into being. 

Reviews of Gitkin’s first LP grappled with descriptors, tagging it vaguely as “cinematic” and comparing it favorably with Khruangbin. True, the music is largely wordless, emotionally evocative, and guitar driven. But it possesses an alluring alchemy all its own. 

Gitkin’s first release, 2018’s well-received Five Star Motel, amply demonstrated his ease with earthy funk and comfortably-cut rhythm. On his new full-length release Safe Passage, the itinerant guitar slinger broadens his already rich palette with melodies informed by Greek and Middle Eastern modalities, Peruvian Chicha and Tuareg Saharan guitar styles. No gimmick, this juxtaposition of gut-bucket blues and funk low-end with unexpectedly twisting lead phrases highlights the intense flavors found in each savory ingredient. 

Recorded at his home studio in New Orleans, Safe Passage showcases a new batch of immediately engaging, repeatedly satisfying cuts, ranging from surf exotica (“Cat Nip”) to raunchy roadhouse stompers (“Fools Gold” and “The Drive”) to dreamy vocal cuts “Foot Steps” and “Hold On” to the floating finale of “Safe Passage.” 

Gitkin’s production radiates character and warmth, leaning on soft-focus vintage mics, dubby spring reverbs and the quirks of an analog tape machine. Further enhancing the intimate vibe are distinguished guests like Carol C (of Si*Sé), who lends her striking voice to three tracks, including the strutting single “De La,” veteran Chauncey Yearwood (congas) and New Orleans local Clifton “Spug” Smith, who provides a sousaphone low-end on the cumbia-not-cumbia “Spug Life.” 

Safe Passage will be released by Wonderwheel on September 18th, 2020 and will be available on vinyl, CD and digitally.

Safe Passage

Gitkin - Spug Life

Fantasía Olmeca

Zombis En La Lacandonia

Amantes Del Futuro - Zombis En La Lacandonia

Artist Info:

"Agradecimientos a Burlesque Sound System, siempre se puede más"
 
www.instagram.com/sstorbo www.twitter.com/sstorbo www.facebook.com/sstorbomx www.soundcloud.com/sstorbo
https://storbo.es.tl

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