Why Nam Vol 11 – Wonderful World

My farewell gig in Thailand was the final edition of what have been magical parties week after week all season.  As Juliet says to Romeo ‘Parting is such sweet sorrow’ and this set is a heartfelt goodbye to my favourite beach, which this year has been a cradle of creativity for me to experiment with adding live piano, vocals and various instruments to my DJ sets. As it was a particularly long 7 hour journey (!) I decided to split the upload into sections this time starting from complete stillness and a heart opening mantra, building gently through layers of drifting piano, acoustic gems, some classic sunny jazz and reggae, before warming up into the sunset dance. Thank you to all the beautiful dancers who lit up the beach in the last months, you are my inspiration and it has been an honour to soundtrack such joy and expression. 

Tracklisting Pt 1:

Craig Pruess & Ananda ‘Devi Prayer’
Pink Floyd ‘Things Left Unsaid’
Dustin O’Halloran ‘An Ending A Beginning’
Snatam Kaur ‘Ong Namo’
Nils Frahm ‘Familiar’
Jami Sieber ‘Maenam’
Nick Cave & Warren Ellis ‘The Road’
Ryan Adams ‘Wonderwall’
Snow Patrol ‘Chasing Cars’ (Live at Union Chapel)
Nina Simone ‘Here Comes The Sun’
Alton Ellis ‘Baby I Love You’
J Star ‘No Diggedy’
Lack of Afro ft Wayne Gidden ‘A Time For’
Alzo ‘So Glad’
Gotan Project ‘Vuelvo al Sur’
Tony Joe White ‘Thing About You’ (Pyschemagick Remix)
Pretty Lights ‘Finally Moving’ (James Brown Remix)
Africa Funk ‘Weya’
Diogal ‘Sore’
Bachan Kaur ‘Agua De Estrellas’ (Lagartijeando Remix)
Nina Simone & Jeff Buckley ‘Lilac Wine’ (Marco Rigamonti Rai Tunes Remix)
Apparat ‘A Violent Sky’

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Why Nam Vol 11 - Wonderful World (Pt 1 - From Stillness)

An artist with a difference, Stevie Keys is an accomplished DJ who draws on his classical background to perform live piano over his sets, as well as a renowned producer with a history of releasing house music going back 20 years. You might not realise it but if you’ve been on a dancefloor in recent years you’re likely to be familiar with Stevie’s production as his original tracks have been released on some of the hottest labels around, licensed to over 100 compilations worldwide and supported by the world’s biggest DJ’s, such as Carl Cox, Pete Tong and Armin Van Buuren.

Born in Australia and always obsessed with music, Stevie Keys first trained as a classical pianist, before moving on to study sound engineering and completing a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance. By the age of 18 he had a record deal as a solo artist and had performed all over Australia, supporting artists such as Bjork and The Prodigy on their tours of the Southern Hemisphere.

Moving to London at the age of 19 he went on to record under various artist names including Antartica (for seminal UK dance label React), Altitude (Bonzai Records/ Sony), Sound of Soho (with Eye Industries/ Universal) and Tremor (for the influential Progressive House imprint Platipus).

Some career highlights include cowriting songs with legendary artists such as Nile Rodgers & Bernard Summers, remixing for the likes of Sia, R Kelly and James Holden, hosting a weekly radio show on DI.FM (one of the pioneering internet stations for electronic music) compiling and mixing compilation albums such as The Art of Chill (Sony) and producing several underground club hits that broke into the UK singles chart and were subsequently licensed to major labels such as Sony and Universal.

Now resident in Koh Phangan, Thailand which is famous for the Full Moon Party but is also becoming a popular destination on the international DJ circuit. In 2015 he created the now legendary Why Nam day party, before moving on to found Bambu Huts, which is fast becoming one of the most popular music venues in Thailand. 

Finally settled in this tropical island paradise after years of travelling the world, Stevie Keys is the resident DJ/ musical director of Bambu Huts, where he created The Sunday Session in 2023. This weekly event quickly established itself as the premier party on the island and is famous for having a distinct & sophisticated sound focused on afro, organic & deep house. Here Stevie plays extended sets with live musicians every week alongside illustrious guests such as Chus & La Santa (Redolent/ Stereo Productions), Djuma Soundsystem (Iziki Global), Igor Marijuan (Akasha Ibiza), DJ Ino (Cafe de Anatolia), Rezident (Anjunadeep) and many others.

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