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Come With Me To The Casbah

Swingin' The Blues

Yaman Remixed

Yaman (Al Lover Remix)

Pre-orders: http://smarturl.it/zvichapera-remix
In digital stores from May 4th 2015.

US based Zimbabwean rapper/producer Chimurenga Renaissance, son of legendary mbira player Dumisani Maraire, has put together a stunning remix of an acoustic track recorded by his sister, the 'Mbira Queen' Chiwoniso Maraire. 

Zvichapera, meaning "it will come to pass" in Shona, was originally made famous by the legendary guitarist and one of the most influential champions of Chimurenga music, Thomas Mapfumo, and this rendition of his classic is the final recording by Chiwoniso, Zimbabwe's modern day queen of pop, before her untimely death in 2013. 

Chimurenga's remix is up-beat, off-kilter and magnificent, adding extra guitars and his own characteristic rhymes, in which he pays homage to Chiwoniso as having the "the voice of a goddess" and an "immortal sound". The raw emotion of a brother mourning his sister is painfully clear throughout this passionate piece as Chimurenga lends his cutting-edge, US-influenced production style to this traditional African lamentation. 

Zvichapera captures the spirit of one of Zimbabwe's most talented musicians and adored personalities, and aptly comes to an end with Chiwoniso lovingly describing the instrument which brought her global recognition.

Chiwoniso - Zvichapera (Chimurenga Renaissance Remix)

Phom Rak Mueang Thai

Marquee Moon/Adventure/Live At The Waldorf [The Complete Elektra Recordings Plus Liner Notes]

Little Johnny Jewel (Parts 1 & 2)

The System - Pendy! You're In Some Awful Danger (4:52)

In the Skies

Slabo Day

A Cordes et à Cris

Exode

Separate Oceans

Get It Up For Love (Demo)

Deluxe

Inbjudan Till Trance

My final beat for the Champion Sound beat battle

DAN LACKSMAN - SKYLAB // UNIVERSE REMIX

Across The Meridian

Shimmer and Disappear

@al-dobson-jr remixes the laid back jazz explorations of experimental ensemble Jaubi. Out on @astigmaticrecords.

Jaubi - Lahore State Of Mind (Al Dobson Jr Remix)(STW Premiere)

Astronauts

Brazilian Space Agency

The End of Teenage

Jack The Ripper

Monster Skies

Carafe Denim

JUNO REVIEW: Fresh from delivering a suitably intoxicating chunk of feverish tribal techno on their own Belly Dance Services stable, Hanzo & Yaman bring their trademark brand of percussive dance music to Tom Tom Disco. Title track "Tropicalas" is notably different to its predecessor, with the pair layering up wonky chants and South American style percussion over a looped synth bassline. It's hugely endearing and celebratory all told, and comes backed with two bonus cuts: the hypnotic ethno-techno throb of "Titaporn" and the quirky nu-disco/percussive house bounce of "Hola Hola". Of the trio of accompamying remixes, we're particularly enjoying the loose, acid-flecked breakbeat shuffle of Lily Haz's rework of "Titaporn" and Tony Disco's exotic, Middle Eastern disco revision of "Tropicala".

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Roger Gregor