Mardi Gras In New Orleans – SEED 2020

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From the Album "Beyond Addis Vol. 2 - Modern Ethiopian Dance Grooves Inspired by Swinging Addis" (2016)

Beyond Addis Vol. 2 - Modern Ethiopian Dance Grooves Inspired by Swinging Addis

Tezeta Band - The Viper

Muyei Power or Orchestre Muyei (muyei means ‘our country’) was one of the top dance bands of the1970s in Sierra Leone. Soundway Records' first collection of music from this West African country (‘Muyei Power: Sierra Leone in 1970s USA’) is an album of rock-infused, 'afro' music from a group that traveled the world throughout the mid 1970s. Fusing elements of electric Congolese and Nigerian music with fast, syncopated, uptempo modernised arrangements of traditional songs, Muyei Power produced a series of unique single-only releases that have been unavailable for 35 years. The rare recordings featured here are a glimpse of a dynamic and powerful band at the very height of its powers.

Even though lyrically Orchestre Muyei focused on traditional themes and songs, the arrangements and formulation of the instrumental side of things still very much reflected the mixed nature of urban Sierra Leone music, exemplified by a small collection of bands that also included Afro National, Sabanoh 75 and Super Combo.

For the early part of 1970s the band toured extensively throughout Sierra Leone, Liberia and Côte d’Ivoire before making a handful of 45s in local TV and radio studios.

The recordings featured here however come from a period of touring the college circuit in California during late 1975 and early 1976. Later that year, as they played the colleges of the east coast, they gave the tracks to the owner of the African Record Centre in Brooklyn, New York. He initially released two of them on his in-house Makossa Records label as 7-inch 45rpm singles in 1976. The tracks from 1975/6 were then not heard of again until 1979/80 when the African Record Centre released many of them on a series of Makossa Records 12”s that sounded far superior than the 45s that had been released a few years earlier. 

Orchestre Muyei Power finally split up in 1979 leaving no proper album releases and only a handful of recordings for us to enjoy all these years later.  The tracks have been licensed courtesy of ex lead-singer and bandleader Abou Whyte who now lives in New Jersey and performs as a solo artist.

The CD & LP both come with detailed liner notes, with the vinyl being pressed on 180g vinyl with a free digital download insert code.

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Muyei Power - Wali Bena

From the album "More Primitive" on Alive Naturalsound : www.alivenergy.com

Lonesome Shack - More Primitive

This project is available as a free multi-track download on www.neworleansbrassmix.com

Derrick Ah Sam Presents:

"Let's Go Get 'Em"

Mixed by: Frank Foreal

1.Sweet Dreams - The Soul Rebels  
2.Come and Dance With Me - Stooges Brass Band 
3.The Dilemma - Rebirth Brass Band  
4.Tornado - Rebirth Brass Band 
5.AP Touro - Rebirth Brass Band  
6.Stooges Party - Stooges Brass Band 
7.Rebel Rock (Live at the Blue Nile) - The Soul Rebels  
8.Heart of Steel (Live at Tipitina's) - Galactic feat. Cyril Neville 
9.Shortyville - Trombone Shorty  
10.Backatown - Trombone Shorty 
11. In The 6th - Trombone Shorty  
12.Buckjump - Trombone Shorty 
13.Ghost Town - The Hot 8 Brass Band  
14.Tremé Mardi Gras - Kermit Ruffins 
15.We Are The One (Natural Self Remix) - Hot 8 Brass Band  
16.Get Up/Get Up (Diesler Remix) - Hot 8 Brass Band 
17.Cineramascope - Galactic (feat. Trombone Shorty and Corey Henry) 
18.You Don't Know - Galactic (feat. Glen David Andrews and the Rebirth Brass Band)
19.Boe Money - Galactic (feat. the Rebirth Brass Band) 
20.Grazing In the Grass - The Tremé Brass Band 
21.All On a Mardi Gras Day - The Wild Magnolias  
22.Shoo-Fly - Bo Dollis and Monk Boudreaux with the Rebirth Brass Band 
23.Let's Go Get 'Em - Rebirth Brass Band  


The music and culture in New Orleans is so exquisitely intertwined, that one cannot separate them apart....especially the brass band sound which is directly tied to cultural elements that date back well over 100 years.
 
This is a sampling of some of the sounds of the city that has truly moved my spirit since my first visit to New Orleans for the 2005 Jazz Fest. Here, we've reinterpreted and presented this music in a way that is new and fresh (thanks to a very technically challenging and amazing mix by my good friend and DJ, Frank Foreal), yet still pays proper respect to the culture and the folks that create this music.
 
This is truly a project of passion for me. As a matter of fact, I have so much love for New Orleans, it can be challenging to find a way to accurately translate and explain my feelings for this place...
 
Thus, I found the best way to express my affection is through music and this project, "Let's Go Get 'Em", is my personal love letter to the city of New Orleans.
 
Happy listening! 

Sincerely, 

Derrick Ah Sam 

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If you like what you hear, we kindly ask that you make a small donation to The Roots of Music foundation in New Orleans.
 
http://therootsofmusic.org/donate 

OR

Text ROOTS to 88588 to donate any amount! 

Co-Founded by Derrick Tabb, snare drummer for the Rebirth Brass Band, The Roots of Music fills a void in music education programs in New Orleans schools.
 
The Roots of Music empowers New Orleans youth aged 9-14 through music history and theory as well as instrumental instruction and ensemble performance preparation. They also provide educational & academic support, and mentorship while preserving and promoting the unique musical and cultural heritage of the city.
 


credits

released 28 April 2014 
Produced & Arranged by Derrick Ah Sam 
Co-Produced by Frank Foreal 
All Mixing, Cuts & Scratches by Frank Foreal 
Engineered & Mastered by Garfield Adams at Stemulated Studios, Pasadena, CA 
Cover Photo by C R Photography 
Album Artwork by LeeJames 

Derrick Ah Sam 
http://www.facebook.com/derrickahsam 
http://idea.podomatic.com 
Instagram: idea24 

Frank Foreal 
www.cornerstoreradio.com 

Garfield Adams 
http://garfieldadams.bandcamp.com
info@garfieldadams.com 

C R Photography 
www.nawlinsimages.com 

LeeJames 
www.leejamesdezignthrusound.com

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Let's Go Get 'Em

From the upcoming album 'Jaiyede Afro' by Orlando Julius and The Heliocentrics, out September 8th on Strut. 
Pre-order now via iTunes and receive "Buje Buje" instantly: http://geni.us/JaiyedeAfro

Jake Ferguson of The Heliocentrics on "In The Middle:"
"We’ve all been big fans of James Brown since we’ve been involved in music and have played ‘In The Middle’ regularly on our live tours. It felt like a natural fit for the Orlando project, particularly as we have added an Afro swing to the track. We first played the track with Orlando at a London gig last year and he got into it in the studio straight away – his sax solo here was the very first take. James Brown and his band loved Orlando when they saw him play in Ibadan back in the ‘60s and the two of them met up and talked at J.B.’s hotel. So, for lots of reasons, this felt like a natural one to include.”

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Jaiyede Afro

In The Middle

Orlando Julius & The Heliocentrics - "In The Middle"

Rumba-Markscheider Kunst  Зима

Musica para Churrasco, Vol. 1

Dia de Comemorar

Show Em Simonal

Nem Vem Que Não Tem (Ao Vivo)

Funky Nassau

Funky Nassau, Pt. 2

Studio Rio Presents: The Brazil Connection

Sexual Healing (Studio Rio Version)

Change Up The Groove

The Boogie Back

E Pluribus Funk

Footstompin' Music (Remastered 2002)

The Band

Rag Mama Rag

Tudo

Novas Idéias

Field Notes

Parks N' Wreck

Burnt Offering

The Sticks

Boscoe

He Keeps You

Ocupai: Bixiga 70

Just  getting started

Life No Get Dublicate

Topo

La Marche des Smith

Recorded at Mason Jar Music in Brooklyn, Good Future features nine original and hard-hitting tracks, with guest vocal appearances by Chico Mann and Gabriel Garzon-Montano. Good Future is a powerful statement by a powerful band—it is a refreshing and energetic mixture of afrobeat, funk, soul and rock, all fused together to form the irresistible EMEFE sound. The music sounds like a band that is excited and ready to make listeners forget their worries and dance. After listening to all 9 tracks, through every horn solo, every group chant and every drum breakdown, you can't deny that EMEFE exists to bring a Good Future to everybody within earshot. 

Download of the full album comes with the digital version of the CD booklet!
credits
released 06 July 2012 
Produced by Miles Arntzen and Dan Knobler 
www.emefemusic.com 

Miles Arntzen: drums, percussion 
Jas Walton: tenor saxophone 
Christian Anderson: baritone saxophone 
Ray Mason: trombone 
Michael Fatum: trumpet 
Jake Pinto: Hammond organ, Farfisa, Wurlitzer 
Deen Anbar: guitar 
Davy Levitan: guitar 
Doug Berns: bass 
Javier Ramos: congas, percussion 

Lead trumpet on tracks 1 and 2, additional tpt on tracks 4, 9: Billy Aukstik 
Vocals on track 3: Chico Mann, Gabriel Garzón-Montano, Luna 
Garzón-Montano, EMEFE 
Vocals on track 4: Phoebe Ryan, Jon Seale, EMEFE 
Vocals on track 5: Gabriel Garzón-Montano, Le'Asha Julius, Luna 
Garzon-Montano, George Ross, EMEFE 
Jawbone/ancient Pakistani bell on track 5: Dan Knobler 
Pure Evil on track 5: CZ1000 
Additional keys (Casiotone, Hammond organ), sogo drum, shekere, 
guitars on track 6 part 1: Miles Arntzen 
Vocals on track 8: Gabriel Garzón-Montano, Le'Asha Julius, Luna Garzón-Montano, George Ross, EMEFE 

Tracks 2, 5, 7, 9 written by Miles Arntzen (smilesahead music, ASCAP) 
Tracks 1, 4, 6 written by Miles Arntzen & Jas Walton (Boogie Mo Music, ASCAP) 
Track 3 written by Miles Arntzen, Jas Walton & Marcos Garcia (Emma Lulu Music, BMI) 
Track 8 written by Gabriel Garzón-Montano, Miles Arntzen & Jas Walton 
Track 4 contains words from an Ewe traditional song entitled "Ewo na do do" 

All songs performed by EMEFE 
Produced by Miles Arntzen & Dan Knobler 
Recorded and mixed by Dan Knobler at Mason Jar Music in Brooklyn, NY (masonjarmusic.com) 
Assistant engineer: Phoebe Holiday Ryan 
Mastered by Michael Fossenkemper at Turtletone Studios, NYC 
Original album artwork: Nick Kokkinis 
All songs copyright 2012

Funky Nassau, Pt. 2

The Beginning Of The End