Joining us for our 3rd Birthday show on Friday 13th February is Moscow based producer / DJ, Lay-Far.

He has been kind enough to contribute to our mix series and in the process has surely delivered one of our favourites to date.

In true So Flute fashion, Lay-Far covers thousands of miles throughout the hour long mix, covering groove music created worldwide over several continents.

The journey begins with broken beat from Scotland in the form of Linkwood, followed by a section dedicated to Latin American grooves, including one of his own edit's of Mexican jazz fusion pioneer, Carlos Santana.

The mix continues on a broken beat tip, sliding into dancefloor ready soulful house music. After an afro house classic by Osunlade, Lay-Far moves back into the eclectic with a healthy dose of lively jazz-funk & soul to complete a banging mix. If like us you were left wanting more, you can catch him at our 3rd Birthday at The Roadhouse where he will be making his MCR debut. Joining him will be our second Birthday guest Andrew Ashong & residents Werkha & Bolts. The best MC in the galaxy, Kwasi, hosts.

So Flute 3rd Birthday w/ Andrew Ashong & Lay-Far:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1031765206839898/?fref=ts




So Flute Mix 005 / Lay-Far (Local Talk, Atjazz Records, Basic Fingers, Moscow)

Joining us for this months So Flute party & contributing the sixth mix in the series, is the legendary Mr. Bongo Soundsystem.

For over 25 years, the Mr. Bongo label has been at the forefront of world music discovery & re-issues. Their search for ultra rare and undiscovered records has seen the Mr. Bongo crew make regular digging trips to LA & New York and Rio De Janeiro, as well as to some of the most dangerous cities in the world in Caracas, Venezuela & Lagos, Nigeria.

Whether it's reissuing Brazilian Holy Grails to fund the medical treatment of the original artist, travelling in armoured vehicles on the way to record stores in Caracas, or venuturing to Lagos for original Fela Kuti records to exchange with Masters at Work for some official remixes.. these guys have some amazing stories & even better records.

This mix takes you on a tropical journey through the soul, funk and jazz of South America, Central America & Africa. Expect classics, one's that you've never heard before & everything in between!


So Flute w/ Mr. Bongo Soundsystem & Residents:

https://www.facebook.com/events/908373519256113/

Mr. Bongo Crate Diggers: http://goo.gl/LfpZdu
Mr. Bongo Website: http://www.mrbongo.com/
Mr. Bongo Radio Show: http://goo.gl/v9HkPn

Track List:

Les Ambassadeurs du Motel de Bamako - Get Up James
The Afrosound - Fiebre En La Jungla
Wganda Kenya - Tipit Heyd
Reginaldo Rossi - No Claro Ou No Escuro
Noriel Vilela - 16 Toneladas
Anilza Leoni - Balumba
Os Originais do Samba - La Vem Salgueiro
Amadou Balake - Super Bar Konan Mousso
Sahib Shihab - Om Mani Padme Hum
Marcos Valle - Estrelar
Juan Pablo Tores - Rompe Cocorico
Dom Um E Jadir De Castro - Comunic-Ritmo
Barbosa - Seara de Oxalá
Sambalanca Trio - Sam Blues
Toni Tornado - O Jornaleiro
Ebo Taylor - Heaven
Louie Ramirez - Land Of Love
Luis Carlos Vinhas - Ye Mele

So Flute Mix 006 / Mr. Bongo Soundsystem ( Mr. Bongo Records )

Club Night / Manchester

Previous Guests: Gilles Peterson, Floating Points, MCDE, DJ Spinna, Marcellus Pittman, Andrew Ashong, Andres, Alexander Nut, DJ Amir, Mr Mendel, Letherette

Residents: Werkha, Danuka, Bolts, Yadava, Baloo

"So Flute emerged two years ago as a fully-formed idea – namely to bring ‘a melting-pot of worldwide music that focuses on a strong, soulful undercurrent’ to Manchester. This concept has been immaculately realised by a young group of DJs as their own relaxed brand of party has steadily grown into a stalwart of the city’s Friday night calendar. From the bottom up, the night has been built with care. So Flute has become synonymous with fun, forward-thinking music.

Throwing parties in a similar vein to Mr Scruff’s seminal ‘Keep It Unreal’ residency at Band on the Wall down the road may be a no-brainer but the drive and determination to keep things fresh by booking interesting acts from across the globe sets the collective apart from their contemporaries, and the night’s burgeoning success has seen its residents booked at festivals across Europe. In two short years, So Flute has gone from strength to strength.

Since its inception, resident tastemakers Baloo, Bolts, Danuka and Yadava have put on monthly shows from up-and-comers like Werkha and Letherette; big-hitters Amir, Andres, and Alexander Nut; and even the Godfather himself, Gilles Peterson, who came to celebrate SF’s first birthday celebrations a year ago. Such diverse bookings keep the So Flute team standing out from the crowd. By assembling such a strong cast of boundary-pushing crate-diggers, brought in for their nous rather than their name, the shows retain a relaxed vibe that keeps fans coming back for more every month, rather than chasing numbers."

- Data Transmission.co.uk



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