The sound of https://soundcloud.com/marthavanstraaten is a patchwork of a thousand joyful days in the sun. Her fond love for colorful tunes from all over the world is the pure essence of treasures and discoveries she made on her never ending journey. While travelling she dives deep into the local culture and absorbs all the patterns, habits and sensual sensations of her surroundings, only to translate it into a multi-ethnic collage of sound. 
For this remix she teams up with Berlin-based multi-instrumentalist and DJ, https://soundcloud.com/mrux. He is something of a contradiction: at once a slow grind in sweaty ecstasy, while at the same time observing you from a distance, legs crossed, tapping one foot gently. Deceptively simple at first listen, each track is building into a complex, dirty-minded concoction of soul samples, melodies, beats and varied sounds and rhythms.

https://www.facebook.com/maarthaavaanstraaten
https://www.facebook.com/MRUXMUSIC

Irun - Remixes

Yiri

Nuri - Yiri (Martha Van Straaten & M.RUX remix)

This duo from Peru are close to Nuri’s heart, and after sharing so many stages along the past years, it only made so much sense for them to work on this remix. Producers, DJs, and graphic designers Felipe Salmon and Rafael Pereira aka https://soundcloud.com/dengue explore and utilize rhythms from Latin, African, and Anglo culture, re-creating them in electronic form by mixing old and new, analog and digital, resulting in a unique, instantly identifiable sound accented by their striking hand-crafted visuals. Ranging from psychedelic cumbia to dub, from salsa to footwork, from tribal to techno, their sound and visual palette continue to evolve in concert and on recordings, adding more color, flavor, and texture to their heady and provocative mix.

https://www.facebook.com/denguedenguedengue
https://www.instagram.com/denguedenguedengue

Nuri - Remixes

Shouka

Nuri - A5dher (Dengue Dengue Dengue remix)

Hkeya

Erg (feat. Nidhal Yahiaoui)

Afrochawi

Afrochawi (feat. Nidhal Yahiaoui)

Jihad Space Program

Banco Mueraya

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Hélé

Quiescence

Quiescence (feat. Mohsen Namjoo)

Chmissa (Aly Mrabet remix)

From the album Super Stambeli: https://soundcloud.com/ssshouka/sets/ammar-808-super-stambeli

Super Stabeli

Doudou Brahim

Super Stambeli

Arbia

Yarima - 3Phaz remix

https://soundcloud.com/azizkonkrite
"Kindir Surprise speaks of an identity distress, the distress that for many years prevented me from finding my place in my own person, the true Me. Then, i took a trip to Morocco in 2005, after 12 years without returning..."

"I was 28 years old, and about to rediscover a part of myself. The music, ever-present, spoke to me. The same music that used to leave me indifferent as a teenager in France, enamored with Hip Hop, funk, soul... and rejecting my parents' music, trying to create my own identity..."

"Walking through the aisles of the flea markets of Derb Ghallef, in Casablanca, I came across a box of about a hundred 60s-70s popular music 45 rpm records. When I asked for the price, the old man said, "Those are garbage, you won't do anything with them, take them for 0.5 dirhams each." I didn't hesitate."

"His voice still echoes in my head, as if he had thrown me a challenge... while offending our heritage. Thus was born the addiction, going to Morocco to feel that part of me, talking with the elders of my family before their final departure, and collecting all the records I could before they disappeared... it was like saving a part of myself by playing with time."

"The trips became more and more frequent, by motorcycle to slip through better, to appreciate the natural splendors, to be alone with myself..."

"When the Covid lockdown happened, and I found myself isolated with my family, I eventually decided to tackle this idea that has been lingering in my mind. The task seemed enormous and I had no idea what I wanted to do or how. Until then, I had only played some of these vinyl records at targeted events... but I wanted to do more, I wanted to merge with that part of my identity that I had materialized in these records."

"This is how Siba Sawt System, the anarchy of my inner self, was born, blending both my Western and Moroccan heritages with my musical culture. It has been my therapy, and I can never thank that old man enough for unknowingly throwing me the challenge of meeting my own self... That's where the surprise solution was... And how I can finally introduce myself completely.  

"The sampled lyrics metaphorically illustrate this distress and lack of self-love:
Kindir wezman yaghder / How to do: time deceived me
kindir 3ite man sber / How to do: I can't wait anymore
kindir Lmehboub ynfar / How to do: a singular love
kindir khoya t9her / How to do: my brother, I am defeated
Wa kindir guelbi tedmer / How to do: my heart cries"

"Then, they metaphorically takes on its full meaning.
la fjbel wa lma3loum / when the stakes are high
wla fchta lil dafi / no room for doubt
Ila fl3dou 9alb mrhoum / because a wounded heart
la fi chmayt 3ahd wafi / cannot beat fully"

"Ya 9elby n’kwik b’narr, ila bredti n’zidek / I’ll warm my heart up with this and make sure to never forget"
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Produced by https://soundcloud.com/azizkonkrite
Mixed by Alexandre Debuchy 
Mastered by Cédric Oléon

Siba Sawt-System

Aziz Konkrite - Kindir Surprise

https://soundcloud.com/azizkonkrite :
"This title illustrates the effect that music can have on human beings. Very early on, within my family, during weddings, baptisms, aid... I was amazed to note that only the presence of music offered me the opportunity to see my uncles, aunts, let go of their seriousness that the difficult life they led imposed on them." 

"Improvised percussion with tea glasses and small spoons, a basin, a table…. The instrument that struck me the most was the "kemenja" violin... silky and sharp at the same time, its languorous sounds attracted these big children to the dance floor, and its incisive riffs cut sharply into their ability to control their body... the violinist directed the guests like a puppeteer, letting them wondering: "Ah Meli meli, ya rabih meli" - what is happening to me, my god what is happening to me!"

Aziz Konkrite - A Meli Melodie

Siba Sawt-System est le fruit d’une quinzaine d’année de recherches musicales, d'un retour aux sources de https://soundcloud.com/azizkonkrite dans sa région natale, et d'une longue période de confinement. "Siba" pour anarchie, "Sawt" pour son et "System" pour l’idée d’une sono mondiale : héritée de luttes historiques, de la culture populaire et du folklore marocain, ici la musique contestataire se mêle aux racines nord africaines de l’artiste. Enfant du hip-hop et de la culture DIY, il puise son inspiration dans des 45 tours amassés dans son home-studio au fil des années. Le résultat : un voyage dans les traditions musicales du Maroc, de la musique Chaâbi, Aïta, Raggada, Amarg, Gnaoua, aux allures futuristes, réinventée et taillée pour les dancefloors, à mettre entre les mains de tous les DJs !

Siba Sawt-System is the result of about fifteen years of musical research, a return to Aziz Konkrite's roots in his native region, and a long period of confinement. "Siba" stands for anarchy, "Sawt" for sound, and "System" for the concept of a global sound system: inherited from historical struggles, popular culture, and Moroccan folklore, here, protest music blends with the North African roots of the artist. As a child of hip-hop and DIY culture, he draws inspiration from the 45 RPM records collected in his home studio over the years. The result is a journey through the musical traditions of Morocco, from Chaâbi, Aïta, Raggada, Amarg, Gnaoua, to futuristic sounds, reinvented and tailored for the dancefloors, to be placed in the hands of all DJs!

Siba Sawt-System #1

Aziz Konkrite - Onomatop1

Aziz Konkrite - Mokido

Dutya - “child” in Ukrainian - is a collaborative track by Tunisian percussionist 
https://soundcloud.com/nurivibes and Ukrainian producer https://soundcloud.com/thelazyjesus. The two anonymous masked musicians, both residents of the label Shouka, first met while celebrating Shouka's tenth anniversary. Unified by a shared musical vision, and yet representing two distinct cultures, they blend their work to bring together a fusion of genres: the unmistakable percussive bassy style of Nuri and the folk melodic richness of The Lazy Jesus.

The cover artwork has been crafted by Ukrainian illustrator Yevheniia Vynokurova, also known as Magister Of Magic, the mastermind behind The Lazy Jesus mesmerizing live animated visuals on his latest project UA TRIBAL.

Dutya

Nuri & The Lazy Jesus - Dutya

In "de:code," https://soundcloud.com/rusnam's second EP for Shouka, she invites listeners into a new chapter of her personal and musical evolution. Rooted in the critique of patriarchy and racism, RUSNAM’s identity as a Turkish woman with Arab roots raised in Germany and collaborations with BIPoC women* musicians, she delves into the collective experiences in complexities of female existence through music.

Building off of the themes of her 2023 released EP, ‘Famale’, "de:code" diverges from the densely packed technotic soundscape and emphasizes Middle Eastern melodies, crafting electronic soundscapes around fragments of traditional instruments & voices. This record merges traditional and classical melodies of instruments such as Oud, Kanun, Ney, Harp and Cello with electronic beats and experimental sounds.

In these reworked tracks, hypnotic vocals and ethereal melodies intertwine with dark basslines, heavy beats, and experimental atmospheres. Across the EP's five tracks she presents some of her most emotive compositions to date with emotional textures and effects à la RUSNAM. They dig deeper into the themes of decolonization in music with a serious and melancholic tone. RUSNAM takes the listener to the place of pain and despair, but also to the place of strength and community, blurring the boundary between two seemingly contrasting emotions in an attempt to unite with like-minded people. A musical exploration of pain, hope, oppression, liberation and release.

The music on this release was born during the development of the musical exhibition de:code in 2023 in Berlin. An intensive period of music sessions and recordings reflecting, appropriating, processing, and transforming discrimination stories and experiences in the intersection of experimental electronic music and personal narratives of marginalized female* musicians.

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Produced by RUSNAM
#1 feat. Zeynep Akdil
#2 feat. Cham Saloum
#3 feat. Samira Memarzadeh
#4 feat. Dima Dawood
#5 feat. Ipek Ipekcioglu
Mix by Riadh Feddini
Master by Cédric Oléon

RUSNAM feat. Dima Dawood - حرب القبول [Harb Al-Qubul]

RUSNAM feat. Cham Saloum - الصبّار [Sabbara]

RUSNAM feat. Zeynep Akdil - Duy beni

Immerse yourself in the magic of the new single "Smok" by Ukrainian producer https://soundcloud.com/thelazyjesus! This track embodies a synthesis of Ukrainian folk motifs and contemporary urban club aesthetics: Powerful, intense percussion rhythms intertwine with trance-infused looped melodies of the traditional instrument duda, an Ukrainian bagpipe that has the power of hypnotizing the listeners from the first notes. "Smok" serves as the flagship track of the upcoming album "Ua Tribal Vol.2", set to release on the Tunisian-French label Shouka.

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Artwork: Yevheniia Vynokurova - Magister Of Magic

UA TRIBAL vol. 2

The Lazy Jesus - Smok

In the second part of his album UA TRIBAL, Kyiv producer https://soundcloud.com/thelazyjesus delves deeper towards the roots of Ukrainian music. Staying true to his multicultural style, he channels traditional pipe melody through rich percussion and a bass groove. The Lazy Jesus' dive into musical anthropology feels similar to Ken Russell's movie ‘Altered States’: the listener enters a trance, as if traversing all ages of the universe to reach the origins of culture.

To create this album, The Lazy Jesus collaborated with a cult Peruvian duo Dengue Dengue Dengue and an Argentinian producer JaiJiu. DNGDNGDNG and Ehor have in common not only their love of masks, which are an essential part of their performances, but also a powerful bass groove with broken rhythms, through which the artists transmit traditional music. The artists met at a DNG performance, and Ehor urged them to take a photo together while wearing masks used by his group. As an aftermath of this acquaintance, they remixed the first single of the album, SMOK. It turned out that JaiJiu and The Lazy Jesus made a very special duo despite living on different continents and having never met in person. The JaiJiu’s remix expands on the album's rich noir tribal sound with heavy bass influenced by cumbia and Argentinian dance music.

The album's recurring theme involves a play on traditional brass instruments, which are represented here through samples and electronic imitation. Ehor's trembita and sopilka (traditional Ukrainian wooden wind instruments) hypnotize the listener and guide them through the tracks. Trembita is a horn made of wood that translates as "trompita" in Tunisian, connecting two folklores represented in the record. The album's genre can be described as tribal bass infused with multi-layered tambourine percussion and a lyrical Ukrainian heritage.

Musician and producer, Ehor Havrylenko has been a part of many Ukrainian indie and jazz bands, including The Cancel, Hapochka, Dao Park, New Brain Trio, and gurt [О] before launching his solo career as The Lazy Jesus. He also worked as an A&R for the cult label Masterskaya, owned by a famous Ukrainian artist Ivan Dorn.

Ehor is now a member of the GRV GRV community and a resident of the Kyiv club HVLV. With the first part of the album UA TRIBAL, Ehor participated in numerous radio broadcasts and festivals in Germany, France, Spain, Poland, Slovakia, and Lithuania.

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Artwork: Yevheniia Vynokurova - Magister Of Magic

The Lazy Jesus - Vivchar

Downlad here: shouka.bandcamp.com/album/eretz

Tropikal Camel - Black Panther

Tropikal Camel - Black Panther (original version)

Meet Nuri on FB: https://www.facebook.com/nurivibes
All tracks composed, recorded and mixed by Nuri
All samples used by permission
Mastered by Benoit Courribet
Cover artwork & design by Sarah Ennouri
℗ & © Shouka 2017 – All rights reserved
Under exclusive licence to Shouka

Drup

Faza

Nuri - Faza

Bouderbel

Nuri - Bouderbel

Rafael Aragon & Stas - Ik Vari Do Vari

Hello Psychaleppo - 100=1

Get your vinyl: https://bigwax.io/collections/shouka/products/irun
Download the album: https://nuri.bandcamp.com/album/irun
℗ Shouka 2020
© Shouka | Alter-K 2020

IRUN

Mosr

Nuri - Mos'r

Get your vinyl: bigwax.io/collections/shouka/products/irun
Download the album: nuri.bandcamp.com/album/irun
℗ Shouka 2020
© Shouka | Alter-K 2020

Ak7el

Nuri - Ak7el

Hattaya

Ghajar (feat Zied Zouari)

Ghajar (feat. Zied Zouari)

Houita

Vinyl: https://imedalibi.bandcamp.com/album/frigya
Streaming: https://alterk.lnk.to/Frigya
Music: Imed Alibi & Khalil EPI
Video: https://youtu.be/L8gL0gUE-lo
℗ & © Shouka 2021 - All rights reserved - http://shouka.xyz/

Nashwa

Analog Bedoui

Shouka is a french/tunisian independant music label specialized in North African electronic and traditional music. It is the mothership of the @arabstazy platform, and home for @nurivibes - @metttani - @omar-aloulou - @tropikalcamel - @mechantmechant - @e-pi - @rusnam - @nessymsalabim - @ammar-808

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