RELEASE INFO
ARTIST: GERRA G
TITLE:  “A MASCARA EP”
FORMAT: MP3/WAV
LABEL: SHANGO RECORDS
CAT. No: SHNG027
RELEASE DATE: MID NOVEMBER
GENRE: Electronica/Downtempo/Brasilian
COVER DESIGN: 2.46 Design

Born in the dark streets of Cairo, grown to the unforgettable forests of Santa Esmeralda, spending its teen years in Bombay and Tangier markets, mature into the deep spacey Jungle of Ghana we proudly present you a new label from the land of the pyramids: SHANGO RECORDS invites you to an unheard world music psychedelic trip: like through a colorful kaleidoscope we will melt down Indian and Pakistani Vibes, Arab-Tek and Oriental groovy vibes, Afro-Beat rhythms n' pieces, Cumbia Tropicana flavors and cosmic Ghetto-Latin vibes into forbidden sounds of frenzied electronic dancefloor rituals. Outside traditional paths these driving grooves and polyphonic structures take the adventure seeking dancer to Dionysian highs and places never been before. 

A large problem inherent to so-called "creative music" is the lack of understanding of the power of sound. Creativity is more a brightright than an acquisition, and the power of sound is wisdom and understanding applied to the power of vibration. GERRA G has produced an honnest communication as a true citizen of the world, a world where ancient music only existed because of the power of vibration and the sensible, mystical effect it had on the human condition. “A MASCARA EP” is  a landscape that evolutes into dreamscape of surrealistic images; the smell of the village, the heat of the sun, the vista from a wide angle lens. He combines a world of elements that most musicians seldom hear of (or dream of) and it is with unusual fervor that so vast a merging of this world's music is woven into such an elegant tapestry of sound. Nights are coming and going and faces appear and vanish, great plans are made and rarely held up to. DERROK, RODRIGO GALLARDO and SPANIOL compliments the package with such beauty, honest and magic that you simply cannot resist to them!  

1.GERRA G “A Mascara”
2.GERRA G “Teclado Voador”
3.GERRA G “A Mascara (DERROK remix)”
4.GERRA G “A Mascara (RODRIGO GALLARDO remix)”
5.GERRA G “A Mascara (SPANIOL remix)”

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SHNG027 // GERRA G-A Mascara EP (Snippet)

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Born in the dark streets of Cairo, grown in the unforgettable forests of Santa Esmeralda, spending its teen years in Bombay and Tangier markets, mature into the deep spacey jungle of Ghana we proudly present you a label from the land of the Ancient Greeks: SHANGO RECORDS invites you to an unheard world music trip outside traditional paths with driving grooves and polyphonic structures that are seeking dancers to Dionysian highs and places never seen before

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Since 2012, Hatim Belyamani – aka HAT – unites artists in an ever-evolving audio-visual dance between traditional music and digital remix art. In his one-of-a-kind live show, HAT is as an orchestra conductor from the future, beaming traditional musicians from the four corners of the world onto a big screen, and shaping them harmoniously into new electro beats. 

Growing up in Morocco, surrounded by sounds of the country’s Arabic, Amazigh, and Sub-Saharan African origins, Hatim was an award-winning classical pianist and guitarist before finding his voice in electronic music. In 2012, inspired to celebrate his roots, Hatim founded Remix ←→ Culture, a non-profit organization that bridges cultural divides through the transformative power of music, film, and remix. Hatim and his team traverse the globe, capturing the sights and sounds of underrepresented musical traditions, which they share for free online under a Creative Commons license. HAT’s performances are a live remixing of these videos, seamlessly blending the traditional with the experimental –  acoustic trance with electronic dance – connecting his audiences to distant cultures in a unique audio-visual journey.

HAT has performed at various festivals and venues around the world, including the Lincoln Center in NY, Roskilde Festival in Denmark, WOMEX in Spain, and Rec Beat in Brazil.

The project has received increasing acclaim since its inception, in countless print, TV, radio, and online media outlets.

"I am delighted to see the work [HAT is] doing, I feel that Moroccan traditional music is a vast treasure that needs to be valued, and bringing it into the digital world as [HAT is] doing is a vital and powerful project."

-Justin Adams - Guitarist (Robert Plant & the Sensational Shapeshifters)

Hatim is now shifting his attention to the diverse and rich musical heritage of various immigrant communities in NY.  A series of projects with these communities is in the works, notably one in collaboration with the world-class filmmaker Vincent Moon, which premiered in NYC in October 2018.