Order Here : enelcuartodesantiago.bandcamp.com/album/doroja

Earthly Measures are very excited to bring to you ‘Doroja’, an album by Santiago Córdoba & The Bauls of Bengal. Different to past releases, EM explores another part of the world, introducing you to the traditional sounds of Bengal & its talented musicians.

Doroja, is the third album by Argentinian musician Santiago Córdoba, this time in collaboration with The Bauls of Bengal. Recorded at the Hansadhwani Studio in Calcutta, India, where Santiago arrived with only a synthesiser, some effects, and a Legüero Bass Drum (an Argentine percussive instrument used mostly in local folklore) - this album was first conceived in December 2017 during a residency in this mythical city, together with The Bauls of Bengal.

The Bauls believe the body and mind are the sources of all truths and that the expression of freedom cannot be restrained by the labelling of genres or religions, something which is evidently expressed in their music. This provides the perfect foundations for this album to develop without limitations and too effortlessly flow to whichever realms both Santiago and the Bauls of Bengal wish to take us too.

The album combines traditional songs of the Bauls, rhythmic Jhumar instrumental improvisations with the Argentinian legüero bass drum, and other compositions created together in the studio. The result is a melodic mixture/dialogue of cultures, folklore and ancestral sounds with modern influences that help create an experimental and addictive sound full of electronic textures.

Participating in these first recordings: Arpita Chakraborty (vocals), Chandan Ray (dotara), Pijush Baul (Vocals, Dubki) and Tanmoy Pan (percussion), who later, are joined by other artists from different latitudes to achieve a captivating fusion: Matías Romero on strings (Formosa, Argentina), Guilherme Peluci from Mineiro on winds and Daniel Guedes on percussion (Belo Horizonte, Brazil), Porteños Walter Broide on tabla and Cobra Rod on bass (both members of Poseidotica), and the Spanish Ángel Calvo on trumpet.

The album was mixed by Rodrigo Cursach at Delta Uno Estudio, mastered by Daniel Ovie, and the fascinating cover art is by Alejandro Sordi.

It will be released on vinyl by the UK based label Earthly Measures, in addition to being available on all digital platforms.

"Doroja" means portal, and this album is indeed a magical portal to music, song and dance. Santiago's only means of communication with Bengali colleagues functioned as an astral portal to build the sounds of this journey through strange and unfathomable landscapes that captivate and surprise by building bridges between different cultures of our planet.

Santiago Córdoba is a multi-instrumentalist musician born in the city of Buenos Aires who has been developing his unique sound both with his solo project and with prominent bands from the Argentinian independent music scene. He has been developing his solo career through deep musical and spiritual searching, with the infinite journey as a primary objective.

In recent years, he has lived in places such as Madrid, Beirut and Berlin and has released two albums: “Corso” (2015) and “En Other Places” (2019). The release of his new album entitled “Doroja” is imminent.

Doroja

Bole Koye Manush K Ki

Nosso VA de aniversario ta diferente! Em parceria com @mcdrecs e curadoria por @ku_rup, esse ano iremos hospedar uma compilação de remixes dos @embatucadores.

Nascido de um projeto de iniciação musical da escola pública Flaminio Fávero, na zona norte de São Paulo, os Embatucadores são um grupo de percussão na sucata e no corpo. Para esse lançamento, Renato convidou uma série de artistas que fizeram releituras incríveis das musicas originais. A partir de hoje, lançaremos 6 singles que culminarão na compilação completa em julho, disponibilizada como name your price em nosso bandcamp, e em todas as plataformas de streaming pela MCD Records. A maior parte dos recursos será destinada de volta ao projeto.

Artistas convidados:
@chanchaviacircuito
@joaquincornejomusic
@a_cigarra
@evehive
@djdanifox
@ibu-selva
@rvincenzo
@ngama
@ladame1

Terceiro single por @ladame1 ja está disponível em todas as plataformas!

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Our anniversary VA is different! In partnership with @mcdrecs and curated by @ku_rup, this year we're hosting a compilation of remixes of @embatucadores.

Born of a music initiation project at Flaminio Fávero public school, in São Paulo's northern region, Embatucadores is a scrap and body percussion group. For this release, Renato has invited amazing global artists to remix the original tracks. Starting today, we'll be releasing 6 singles that will culminate in the complete compilation in the end of July, available as name your price in our bandcamp, as well as all streaming platforms by MCD Records. Most part of profits will be redirected back to the project.

Third single by @ladame1 is now available in all platforms.

Masters: @rhrmusiq 
Artwork: @kurupmusica

Frida K

Name Your Price

Embatucadores - Frida K (La Dame Remix)

Vinzoo & QOSQI - Maa kuuluu EP 
Collaborative EP of Marseille (France) based Vinzoo and 
Tampere (Finland) based QOSQI. 
Released 2022 by Maku Musa Records

Maa kuuluu

Vinzoo & QOSQI - Sapristi

What guides us on the road? 
Despierto is a song about this question.

Dust rises with swirling winds in an altiplano desert. Some piles of green bushes on the side of the road, confusingly reminiscent of coastal feelings. 

Pol Nada presents the third single from the album Aparecido. After Wind Gurú and Imperio, Despierto retakes the proposal of dark and intimate folklore, although at the end it becomes luminous, creating a space for the encounter between Andean and chamamé litoraleño elements. 


Pol Nada invites the singer and composer Juana Aguirre, former member of Churupaca, a band in which she knew how to fuse rioplatense songs, Latin American rhythms, flamenco and klezmer. Will it be the star that guides us?

Production, guitars, beats, synths and programming: Pablo Jacobo 
Voices : Pablo Jacobo and Juana Aguirre

Despierto

Pol Nada - Despierto (ft Juana Aguirre)

History Of Colour - Rescate

Elzy Padme, born in Ukraine and currently living in Georgia, finds inspiration in organic sounds, attempting to capture those that most reflect her life. 
Since the beginning of the war in 2022, she started a long journey that took her across several countries, arriving in Istanbul where she finally flew to Tbilisi.  It was during those months that she decided to record ambient sounds as a travel diary and then submerge them into her music. This Ep holds treasures she collected during her migration.

Elzy Padme - Pattern

Prière de la Grâce Divine

Still taken from Before Sunset Campaign - commissioned by Museum Boijmans van Beuningen,  director – Loes Korten, d.o.p. – Gene Gulpen, model – Olympia Reynolds

Before Sunset

Interstellar Frequencies #10 is an immersive electronic odyssey that transports listeners through a sprawling sonic universe. Beginning with ethereal, shimmering textures and a profound sense of cosmic mystery, the track gradually evolves into a dynamic soundscape driven by intricate rhythms and pulsating basslines. Layers of sophisticated synth work intertwine with industrial-tinged percussive elements, building a powerful, futuristic energy that is both expansive and deeply engaging. This track masterfully blends atmospheric grandeur with propulsive electronic momentum, creating an epic journey perfect for cinematic exploration, high-tech sequences, or evoking the awe of the unknown.

Interstellar Frequencies

Barrio Lindo - Oasis (ft. Nicolas Lapine & Ignus)

Barrio Lindo - Segui ft. (Alex Musatov & Ignus)

Shika Shika is a global collective without owners for music without borders. 

We are inspired by nature, by tradition, by the past and by the future. Our direction is fresh, different, genre hopping organic-electronic-digital-folk.

Barrio Lindo - Segui ft. (Alex Musatov & Ignus)

Shika Shika

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