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The innovative, radical soul of Guadeloupe explored across thirty years of contemporary gwoka music.

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As Guadeloupean vocalist and composer Marie-Line Dahomay writes in her liner notes to the compilation, gwoka is more than a style of music, it is “a way of living and thinking.”

Rooted in the social, musical and ritual practices of enslaved African people and their descendants on Guadeloupe, gwoka has always sought to express the spirit of independence and resistance authentic to the island.

Building on its traditional call-and-response form and the ideas of pivotal figures like Gérard Lockel and Christian Laviso, modern gwoka evolved throughout the second half of the twentieth century to include funk, jazz and electronic influences.

Defined by its propensity for innovation and experimentation, this compilation charts the most radical changes to modern gwoka, capturing a sensory riot of traditional répertoires, rhythms and makè techniques fused with a rich seam of genre-defying experimentation.

Whether heard in the deeply cosmic, spiritual music of Dao, Freydy Doressamy and Gaoulé Mizik, or the jazz funk inflections of Gui Konket and Horizon, the music here is united by the feeling of santiman ka, crucial not only to gwoka music but the identity of Guadeloupe at large.

As co-curator Cédric Lassonde writes: “What unifies these selections is the depth of the compositions, the experimentation around the santiman ka, and the spirit of resistance and liberation against slavery, be it modern or ancestral. With a thirst for innovation typical of the island’s creole culture, the ka spirit is deeply rooted in collective history and in a quest for identity.”

Co-curator Brandon Hocura continues: “The creative energy of these musicians is powerful and demonstrates a universal pursuit of resistance, freedom and identity. Their voices are distinct, but the chorus rises high and carries their message far across the sea.”

Released on double LP, L’Esprit Ka: New Directions in Gwoka Music from Guadeloupe 1981-2010 is the first compilation of its kind to bring the sound of modern gwoka to a wider audience, with many of the musicians features still active today.

Presented with typical attention to detail, the release features a specially commissioned essay by Guadeloupean musician Marie-Line Dahomey, and extensive liner notes from Cédric Lassonde and Séance Centre’s Brandon Hocura. 

True to the hybrid nature of the music, the compilation seeks not to provide a definitive sound, but express the variety of contemporary forms gwoka has grown to take. Just as Guadeloupean trailblazers Kassav fused gwoka with funk and cadence to create zouk, so did the musicians on this collection push gwoka in new directions rarely heard beyond its shores.

In the words of Gérard Lockel, “gwoka is the soul of Guadeloupe”.

Lèspri Ka : New Directions in Gwo Ka Music from Guadeloupe 1981-201

Emboule Jean-Claude, Louison Gerome et Le Groupe Kako - Enjafann Kannn

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Fetch some Piña Coladas will ya!? The latest EP from Bruk-pusher Danvers holds onto summer heat and will definitely fire up a room when asked to. You already know what it is - soulful vocals, warm-as keys, shufflin' percs and chopped up drum programming all executed in cooled nonchalant style. The one question that remains is... you can't let WHO know?

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Exclusive Premiere: Danvers "I Can't Let Him Know" (Boogie Café Records)

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Sonodisc records, 1996, France

as included in Secousse Retro Zouk mixtape vol.3 (2017)
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Roxane - Tou Sel (Secousse edit)

Aqui les dejo la Remezcla de Clavo y Martillo de ¨Batata y su Rumba Palenquera¨ Otra de las Joyas de Palenque records.
En esta ocasión he fusionado los metales Balkan de Ori Kaplan de Balkan Beat Box con la Rumba Palenquera de Batata...y este es el resultado !! 
Para ello he contado con la colaboración especial de  el gran¨Papa Orbe¨de Turpiales Sabaneros (entre tantisimos otros grupos) en el Bajo
Ya saben.... Comenten... Compartan.... y Disfruten!!
Esto es Panko pa palenque !!!

CLAVO Y MARTILLO -Batata Y Su Rumba Palenquera -DJ.PANKO RMX -Ori Kaplan(BBB) Papa Orbe

Wonderful lounge mix, perfect to warm up your winters or cool down your summers...Deluxe sparkle that will remind you of Buddha Bar, Cafe Del Mar and other Hideaways

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MAIBAs Lounge Deluxe Mix

First tune of 2019 is a remix i've made for Anduze's "Fire Juliette".
Download it for free and get the original track here ====> https://anduze.bandcamp.com/track/fire-juliette
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Anduze - Fire Juliette (Funkanizer Remix)

Feel Good Selection #19

Here's our latest show on Soho Radio, once again packed with brand new music and exclusive Village Cuts business!

Streaming from isolation, we invited London-based afro-house duo 2fox in for this month's guest mix. Expect a smooth and seamless blend of soulful house tracks - including loads of original 2fox music!

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17/07/20 - Soho Radio w/ 2fox

Here's our latest show on Soho Radio, once again packed with brand new music and exclusive Village Cuts business!

We invited Uganda's Kampire to send a guest-mix for an end-of-summer celebration of music from around the globe. She certainly delivered !!!

Track ID's answered in the comments <3

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05/09/20 - Soho Radio w/ Kampire

We are very pleased to premiere "A Macieira", the uplifting and graceful lead single and first track on 'Orla', the debut LP from London-based Lusophone-influenced jazz ensemble, Caravela, due out February 26 on None More Records. 

The London-based ensemble explores musical traditions from Portuguese speaking cultures, encapsulating influences from Brazil, Cape Vert in West Africa and Portugal. 

Their debut full length LP ‘Orla’ is an intoxicating mix of Afro-Brazilian rhythms and contemporary London jazz drenched in modern psychedelic and progressive textures. 

The band’s deep and infectious grooves form the basis from which they can showcase their beautiful and mature songwriting craft. Lyrics touching on social and environmental issues in both Brazil and Cape Verde, as well as reflections on modern life, weave between the songs in Loubet’s native Portuguese.

Initially inspired by a recent period of living in Bahia, Brazil, interacting and working with local musicians there, Caravela took that experience and melded it alongside their wide range of influences to deliver a stunning set of contemporary songs.

Hypnotic and groove-laden percussion ties together all the different elements Caravela are bringing to the table, from Afro-Brazilian influences like Candomblè music or the tropicalia of Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso with some darker, electronic elements reminiscent of Radiohead, electric era Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock. ICaravela have opened for Gilberto Gil, and their ranks include members of Waaju and Bahla. 

There’s also a grittiness from the band’s music evolving from within London’s contemporary jazz scene that makes Caravela’s music uniquely their own.  The African and Brazilian rhythms and jazz approach remain at the core of the group's sound, but the development and growth of their own songwriting, diverse range of textures and influences and their soaring vocals and spiritual lyrics make their sound so distinct. 

‘Orla’ showcases Caravela’s growth from their debut EP in 2017, building on their digging into Brazilian and Cape Verdian music to develop their songwriting and sound. It represents the growing sense of identity of Loubet and Sousa’s songwriting partnership, organically developing the songs through spontaneously singing lyrics and melodies over Sousa’s ideas on guitar, the music came together very naturally.

Lead single "A Maciera" builds on a clipped and funky guitar line, strong percussion and tight, syncopated drums as Loubet’s incredible vocals soar above the band, reflecting on the folk themes of maturity and innocence, as with the eyes of an old woman, strong and steady, like the old apple tree.

"A Macieira" is released on November 27 on all streaming platforms, whilst 'Orla' is out on vinyl and digital on February 26. Available to preview and pre-order as of now on Bandcamp direct from the label, None More Records, also home to released by Jouis, Monzanto Sound, ProjectKarnak and Lunch Money Life.

Orla

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Exclusive Premiere: Caravela "A Macieira" (Forthcoming on None More Records)

Funky French League est fière de présenter la première sortie de son label:

Discoconuts Vol 1
disponible dès maintenant sur toutes les plateformes

en téléchargement sur 

https://funkyfrenchleague.bandcamp.com/album/discoconuts-vol-1



Après une série de remixes de stars françaises provenant du back catalogue  Warner Music (Françoise Hardy, Sheila, Véronique Sanson ...), la Funky French League est de retour avec de nouveaux reworks qui explorent le disco latino-américain,

trois titres tous sortis en 1980.

"Baila Mi Ritmo" d'Irakere, de Cuba écrit et composé par la légende Chucho Valdes sort en 3 versions (mix prolongé / montage radio / dub).

"Dance, Dance, Dance" par Orquesta Novel  formation latino-américaine de New York.

"La Cotorra" du venezuelien Perucho Conde,  dont le rythme est inspiré de Rappers Delight de Sugar Hill Gang est l'un des tout premiers rap en espagnol.
"La Cotorra" sort également avec une version bonus beat spécialement conçue pour les DJ.

3. Perucho Conde La Cotorra (Woody Braun Edit)

2. Orquesta Novel Dance Dance Dance (FFL Edit)

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Roxane - Tou Sel (Secousse edit)

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