Big thanks to my brother Space Yugo for helping me with this mix.

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ZZK Sound Vol. 4 brings together a fresh crop of talent from across Latin America, along with a pair of choice selections from veteran acts Maga Bo (Brazil) and Tremor (Argentina). Compiled by ZZK co-founder DJ Nim—the label’s original A&R (and Chancha Vía Circuito’s older brother), he’d actually taken a five-year hiatus from the project prior to 2020—the compilation’s origins can be traced back to the early days of the pandemic. As the world went into lockdown, he put out a call for submissions, and within three months, he’d received more than 1000 tracks. Nim literally listened to them all, whittling the pile down to his 11 favorites, and after hearing his selections, Grant C. Dull—another ZZK co-founder, who runs the label’s day-to-day operations—couldn’t believe his ears. Nim had done it again. There were no notes, and no changes to the tracklist. ZZK Sound Vol. 4 was quickly put into production.

ZZK Mixtape Vol. 31 - ZZK Sound Vol. 4 by DJ Nim

Rakentenkunst-Vernissage-April2022

Borrowing from tomorrow is an eerie dark sweetness translated into contemporary reinterpretations of Tezeta without being to stubborn about its lineage. Here we pursue not the understanding of this feeling rather the expression of real emotions all the while staying beautifully committed to groove. 
This mix is dedicated to the complexity of emotions and the limitations of language. This abstraction, can find solace in being expressed through music. Sweet pain, a burning kiss goodbye, dreaming of home. Mostly this mix is influenced by the Ethiopian Tezeta, a musical attempt to describe this feeling.

Tracks: 
Papa Chango - The Lost Moon of Bellaris
Shogun Orchestra - The River of Sanzu
Akalé Wube - Kidus a Cent Dix
Compro Oro - Greetings from the Colony
The Sorcerers - Beneath the City of the Monkey God
Nomade Orquestea - Vênus
Noori and his Dorpa Band - Jagana

The title of the mix comes from the Text of Mahmoud Ahmed’s 1974 song Tezeta: 

Tinan’tenan t’so, zaren tentereso 
Kenegem teweso, amna’nem adeso 
Yemetal tizita gwazun agbesbeso

Outdoing yesterday, shouldering on today, 
Borrowing from tomorrow, renewing yesteryears, 
Comes tizita (memory) hauling possessions

Jibreel - Borrowing from Tomorrow

Afro-Finnish band Maajo return with their third album, “Water of Life,” a fluid celebration of various influences. Supported by two preceding singles, “Better Days” and “Unelmissani,” the album is the group’s first release with the Brooklyn, NY-based tastemaker label Wonderwheel Recordings. Maajo’s signature Afro-Balearic sound meets late eighties new age and fusion, with touches of modern soul. The addition of two band members, Waina and Gilbert K, as well as featuring artists Issiaka Dembele and Ismaila Sané, has rooted the album’s stories in a diverse range of backgrounds, featuring vocals in no less than six different languages. 

Gilbert K’s drum grooves pay tribute to the late Tony Allen’s legendary heritage and the percussion experiments on a more melodic and atmospheric tip. Cold synth pads and 303 squeaks blend with warm guitars, fretless bass, and Issiaka Dembele’s sublime kora harps and balafon mallets. “Water of Life” shows a band at its maturation point, reaching the cross-cultural coalescence of Finnish-African sound that’s ready for the dancefloor or home-listening. 

The three vocalists take centre-stage on the album: Waina hails from Zambia and sings in Nyanja, English and Finnish; a renowned musician in Zambia for over two decades who now calls Finland home, Waina wrote a song that reached the finals of the 2020 Afrimusic contest. Gilbert K primarily sings in his native Mauritian Creole while comprising part of the percussion line. He made his way to Finland by way of South Africa and China, eventually winning the Voice of Finland show. Gilbert K has played with such legends as Tony Allen, Andy Summers, Diana King, and Suzanne Vega. Ismaila Sané is from the Casamance region of Southern Senegal and sings in Wolof (a widely-spoken language in West Africa) on “Ndekete,” and in Jola (a smaller language in Casamance) on “Èwàn”. 

Maajo is a sonic, linguistic, and cultural melting pot that has come together in Tampere, Finland, like a tropical breeze from the cold north. Their musical explorations lead from equatorial soundscapes to the woods and moods of their native Scandinavia. African influences, electronic beats and organic rhythms, ethereality and the sounds of nature all make up the patchwork sound of Maajo. 

Not only is Maajo’s music a way of travelling to faraway places, the songs themselves have travelled all over the globe. Maajo has evolved from a sample-based electronic music project to a full-sized band, including African vocalists and musicians. The group has put out two full-length albums and three EP’s on Queen Nanny records, in addition to a release on German label Permanent Vacation. Maajo has received the remix treatment from artists such as Luke Vibert and Call Super, and has toured festivals and clubs internationally. The band has built a dedicated international following having been championed by the likes of Gilles Peterson (Worldwide FM), Tom Ravenscroft (BBC Radio 6), and Tim Sweeney (Beats In Space), while they’ve been featured by KEXP (Song of the Day), Resident Advisor, Ransom Note, and Pan-African Music. 

“Water of Life” is out on Wonderwheel Recordings October 14th, 2022, both digitally and as an exclusive, limited-run 2xLP.

Buy LP Here

Maajo - Balafon Compagnement

Kruder & Dorfmeister - Shades

Happy new years ! here is a mix curated for an expressive movement community dance class. Enjoy discovering, moving and listening to this :)

SPACIOUSNESS

ZuDzu - Pink Dawn

Jackie O. Bar Berlin 82: Summer Wine (Gone But Not Forgotten)
By OCTUPONE (Tea*Eye Productions) : BERLIN

A Tribute to Jackie O Beach Club, Berlin Germany 2011-2018

In corporation with SLOW
🌑🌘🌗🌖🌕🌔🌓🌒🌑

1 O'o - O Superman
2 Ohad Slavin - Pai	
3 Mayu - Eva	
4 Cosmo Klein & The Campers - Head
5 Paul Grant - U	
6 Jon Kenzie - Lips To Ears
7 Jay-Jay Johanson - I Did My Best
8 Acantha Lang - Ride This Train (Extended Version)
9 MELONYX - Energy
10 Bettye LaVette - Lazy (And I Know It)
11 Dana Gavanski - The Day Unfolds
12 Pol Nada - Wind Gurú feat. Javier Casalla & Coro Folke	
13 Sumbuck - How Long
14 Nat Myers - Heart Like A Scroll
15 Will & James Ragar - Bayou Paradise	
16 Jonny Benavidez - My Echo, Shadow and Me
17 Willie J Laws Jr - Love Before You Die
18 Ural Thomas & the Pain - Promises
19 Priscilla Ahn - Kaze wo Atsumete
20 eundohee - She & I
21 Sofie Winterson - Be Bad
22 Toro Y Moi - Millenium (Live from Big Sur)
23 Mathieu Des Longchamps - Rumba Clara
24 Martha Marlow - Don't Think Too Hard
25 Annie Lalalove - Bang Bang
26 Czesare - Czesare
27 Youth Lagoon - Rabbit	
28 pel mel - Shipwrecked	
29 Ben Reed - Drifting
30 Sam Burton - Maria
31 The Ballet - The Fountain of Youth
32 Daybreak - Que Lavanja
33 Eiichi Ohtaki - Sora to Bukujira
34 Gérard Spencer - L'échappée	
35 Love Lamone - Psalm 119_81
36 Arthur Prysock - I Shall Wish For You

Jackie O. Bar Berlin 82: Summer Wine (Gone But Not Forgotten)

it starts with...
Gérald De Palmas -J-en Rêve Encore -Jack Essek Rework

David Melo - guide#23 @po.is.pois Porto - July 23

something to listen to when you're by yourself. whether you're up or whether you're down, it's for you. recorded in brooklyn. /2023-11

IRLrpg Radio 013 - a mix for you

Opening for Tijuana Cartel Album Launch "Alectura" - Byron Bay.

a.k.a. Sonido Resistencia, DJ Collective, Basel-CH, Philippines, Serbia
playin on vinyl & digital
rude
ancient roots / future roots music

Jibreel - Borrowing from Tomorrow

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