More info here:

https://www.musicamacondo.com/2021/06/premiere-son-palenque-damelo-aca-village-cuts-remix/

Son Palenque Versions

Premiere: Son Palenque - Damelo Acá (Village Cuts Remix)

London-based duo Village Cuts explore Afro/Latin music through the lens of UK club culture,  in both their productions and lively events across the city.

In their first collaboration with Palenque Records, the duo have shaken up some much-loved modern classics from the celebrated Afro-Colombian group, Son Palenque, with the sound of hand claps, maracas, tambores and chants lending themselves suitably to club interpretations. Village Cuts also enlisted the help of Kenyan collaborator Shama, who recorded new sebene-style guitar to complete the release. 

The EP-opening remix of Damelo Acá is a thunderous peak-time banger driven by the classic Son Palenque call-and-response vocals and rolling percussion, building towards an eruption of soukous joy when the new lead guitar takes centre stage. 

Their version of Zamba is a dynamic and up-tempo flip, with rolling sub-bass and choppy beats. The original guitars direct the rhythm, before joyous melodies and infectious ‘Zamba’ chants command energy from the dancefloor. 

Last but not least is a club-warming rendition of Akalaka, featuring the heartfelt saxophone of Colombia’s legendary Michi Sarmiento, emitting euphoric bliss. The track is driven by its club thump and catchy vocals, plus psychedelic sound design to lift and transcend.

These 3 tracks breathe new life into the revolutionary and entrancing grooves of Son Palenque, for the next generation of party-goers. Primed for summer time sound-systems and sure to make you move!

Mastering by Sam Interface ( London)

Shama on electric guitar, from Kenya.

Son Palenque - Zamba  - (Village Cuts Rmx)

RELEASE INFO
ARTIST: DEELA meets EKU ZAZA
TITLE: “BOLINGO”
FORMAT: MP3/WAV
LABEL: SHANGO RECORDS
CAT. No: SHNG020
RELEASE DATE: MID MAY 
GENRE: Afro/Afro-Tek
COVER DESIGN: 2.46 Design

Eku Zaza Meets Deela - Bolingo (Lua Preta Remix)

NOW OFFICIALLY RELEASED ON VINYL
 https://smarturl.it/LDN_LUANDA

Original sample: Zé Da Lua - Ulungu Wami 
https://analogafrica.bandcamp.com/track/ulungu-wami
Peace and love to the original musicians and Analogue Africa for keeping the music alive

Zé Da Lua - Ulungu Wami (The Busy Twist remix)

Tamarindo

Village Cuts' take on Victoria Chomeka - Maurice Ooko Kokomanga, shaped for the club for your dancing pleasure!

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Chomekaaa! (Victoria Chomeka - Maurice Ooko Kokomanga REMIX)

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Philippe Cohen Solal - Afro Bolero feat. Angelique Kidjo & Mo Laudi (Daniel Haaksman remix)

Premiered for OkayAfrica on May 28th 2019. 
Check it out: https://www.okayafrica.com/the-busy-twist-remix-angola-luanda/
This previously unaired remix is part of our London Luanda Remix Series, out now on vinyl and digital. Grab it here: https://smarturl.it/LDN_LUANDA

London Luanda Remix Series

London Luanda Remix series

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[OKayAfrica Premiere] Africa Ritmo - Olha O Pica (The Busy Twist Remix) - London Luanda Part 4

Premiered with Complex UK - the first single from the new collaborative project with Congolese artist Tres Aka 'Kinshasa Boy' - tapping into the roots /sounds of the Congo and francophone style influences with a modern afro /electronic twist. 
https://www.complex.com/music/2019/11/premiere-the-busy-twist-tres-etali-nga-te

Etali Nga Te - The Busy Twist x Tres

big up https://soundcloud.com/uprootandy

Secousse records presents:

ORCHESTRE LES MANGELEPA - NYAKO KONYA
(Congo / Kenya, 1979)

Out now on limited edition 12’’ vinyl.
remastered original version + 3 remixes
https://secousse.bandcamp.com/

SEC008 Nyako Konya 12" (Secousse records, 2020)

Nyako Konya (Uproot Andy Remix)

The first release on Que Bajo records, Uproot Andy’s Worldwide Ting Vol. 1, is a 5 song EP of club ready remixes. 5 different musical styles from 5 different countries, all re-imagined with that special Uproot Andy touch.

Download the whole EP at http://quebajo.com

Mangala Special (Uproot Andy RMX) - Kabaka International Guitar Band

Busy Twist is one of the leading lights of the new global dance underground, effortlessly hotwiring vibrant sounds from across the continents and teasing them into thrilling new
shapes. His upfront rhythmic workouts join the dots between Afro, Latin and UK bass. A fun, fresh and sophisticated fusion that has taken him to play everywhere from Glastonbury to Nyege Nyege in Uganda, to the Barranquilla carnival on the Colombian coast, as well as releasing music on international labels like Jamz Supernova’s Future Bounce, Sony Colombia and Soundway Records.
The DJ and producer, otherwise known as Ollie Williams, has spent over a decade immersed in emerging musical scenes from around the world and his recent productions are fast-establishing him as an in-demand force in the studio: see the nocturnal afro-house of London-based artist Alewya’s breakthrough single ‘Sweating’ or his recent carnival track, ‘Romantica Champeta’, a dayglo carnival anthem with national treasures Bomba Estéreo and Kevin Flores, which was a runaway smash in Colombia this year.
Now one of the newest signings at Because London Records, Ollie continues to build the bridge between his travels and the UK capital, where he grew up, with an EP coming on the label soon.  “My music has always been about building friendships and real connections,” says Ollie. “ All the artists I collaborate with are not just people I go to work with, they're people I want to share food with and share stories of life and experience.”

Etali Nga Te - The Busy Twist x Tres

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