Sickest Kenyan drill/genge/rap crud from DJ Iche, racking up her first international release with Hakuna Kulala.

Unflinchingly upfront and echoing the viral US/UK sound, but mostly rapped in Bantu Swahili, ’Nai Yetu’ is an unmissable introduction, where needed, to the world of Kenyan urban music. It stars a stellar roll call of Mombassa’s hottest drill rappers; Natty, Buruklyn Boyz, Dyana Cods, Jovie Jovv, Da Vaji, Tulia, Wakandinali, Mbogi Genje -  as well as select cuts of the more dancefloor-primed Gengetone sound from the likes of Mbogi Genje / SWAT/ Kenya Sihami/ Oksyde, and contemporary Kenyan “urban”, such as Nah Eeto  / Monski/ Oksyde ft. Ares66 - BAZUU/ Mastar VK, for 74 minutes of properly crucial listening.

At the helm is DJ Iche, a central player in Mombassa, whose production and singing is heard across her mix, bridging the related but distinctive styles, and toggling the pressure in a way that mirrors the road-level heat and molten flows that links southside Chicago to London’s north/south sounds and Brooklyn right now. Like the Ghanaian drill styles showcased by the likes of Shannen SP in the UK, DJ Iche’s take on the genre portrays the young Kenyan sound at its most rugged, replete with icy minor key motifs and transfixing glyding basses, but also leaning into killlller bits juggling jungle and drill and its Gengetone parallels unique to Kenya.

DJ ICHE:  Nai Yetu Mixtape - Side A (Digital)

thank you for listening! 

this one's all about the ecstasy of the slow burn, something i've come to enjoy about January. hope y'all are staying warm and persevering!

had some technical issues in the beginning so apologies in advance for all the volume adjustments >_<

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Paradoxe Club is a record label of Parisian artists drawing influences from a global palette of club styles. Since 2016, Birol, Le Dom, Sunareht and De Grandi have been releasing innovative and bold electronic music from France.

Tune in for Paradoxe Club every 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month, from 22h to 23h [CET] on rinse.fr

Rinse France Podcast

Paradoxe Club avec Le Dom 250123

Réunion au sommet avec 3 artistes dont nous sommes dingues chez POLAAR: Only Now, DUMA & 3Phaz !

A pillar of bass music since the early 2000s, DJ & producer Flore has made a name for herself in the landscape of French electronic music.Since 2014, she’s been hosting her @polaarsounds show on Rinse France, on which she invites her current musical crushes, and promotes a complex-free approach to club music.

Tune in for POLAAR every 4th Sunday of the month, from 20h to 22h [CET] on rinse.fr

POLAAR invite Only Now, DUMA & 3Phaz - 26 Mars 2023

HE4RTBROKEN co-founder Liyo condenses the collective's feelings-forward approach to club music down into an hour of pure emotion.

https://www.factmag.com/2023/06/19/fact-mix-liyo/

Fact Mixes

Fact Mix 913: Liyo (Jun '23)

JABES 20.6.23

Kiosk Radio is an online community radio and streaming platform broadcasting 24/7 from a wooden kiosk in the heart of Brussels’ historic 'Parc Royal'. The radio was founded in 2017 and broadcasts a wide range of music genres, from jazz to experimental, from rock to electronic music.

OJOO GYAL @ Kiosk Radio 24.06.2023

ZULI, experimental club producer and VENT co-founder hailing from Cairo hits the NTS airwaves to showcase his club wares: aggressively left-field.

https://www.nts.live/shows/ZULI/episodes/zuli-17th-july-2023

ZULI: Sarra Wild Takeover 210723

Tokyo’s @dj-prettybwoy has kept things fiercely forward-facing on a contribution to the podcast series.

A bonafide OG of Japan’s dubstep scene, the veteran producer has always operated at the bleeding edge of electronic music. Making regular appearances at Goth-Trad's 'Back To Chill' parties in the early '00s, he’d also expand on his repertoire with a cameo for Big Dada's ‘Grime 2.0’ compilation.

More recently, outings for Shanghai's esteemed SVBKVLT label and the Flore-helmed POLAAR imprint have spanned everything from sino-grime to footwork deviations and gleaming, chromed-out club abstraction. Futurism has long been the unifying theme and this mix treads a similar path.

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If-Only Podcast #124: Prettybwoy

Broadcasted simultaneously on Kiosk and on The Lot Radio, Think Outside The Kiosk is Lefto Early Bird's outlet to share his latest discoveries, exclusives and rarities for audiences onsite in the park and worldwide online.

Think Outside The Kiosk w/ Sarra Wild @ Kiosk Radio 15.10.2023

Qoso's new record on TTT is out today.
Keep your eyes peeled, not that many about.

@qoso @qoso @qoso

https://www.instagram.com/charlieqoso/

TTT at Honest Jon's

QOSO MIX

usbtlety@gmail.com for bookings/inquiries

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