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Sirius B (Village Cuts Remix)

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Onipa - Yenimno (Village Cuts Remix)

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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)

Son Palenque nunca duerme !! y siempre esta trayendo algo nuevoooo
los pioneros de Palenque !!! siempre con nuevos extractos. 

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 - Akalaka - (Village Cuts Rmx)

INI Movement is proud to present this debut collaboration between three nations - the UK, Kenya and Congo, bringing a modern fusion of authentic East-African Rumba and electronic sounds.

London-based producers Village Cuts, have teamed up with legendary vocalists from one of East Africa’s most prolific bands, Orchestre Les Mangelepa, alongside rising Kenyan guitar prodigy Shama to produce Baiskeli.

Whilst the song title might elicit images of a bicycle ride through the Kenyan countryside, the lyrics are a celebration of African music sung in a mix of Swahili, Lingala and English, and delivered by the unmistakable harmonies of the Mangelepa trio.

Shama is an expertly trained young guitarist, who founded and led the Rumba reviving group, Orchestra Masika Afrika in his homeland Kenya. Despite only recently rerooting in London, he has already become extremely in-demand for his skills in yielding the African axe.

On remix duties, acclaimed disco-edit maestro Aroop Roy provides a fantastically light-handed flip, complete with funky bass guitar and synth ecstasy. Cementing the Kenyan connection, INI Movement mainstay Ngalah Oreyo creates a deep and dubby escapade, heavy on the mighty Mangelepa’s hyped-up chants.
Baiskeli is a celebration of connectivity. Despite a recent loss of much physical interaction, musical collaborations mean the spirit of togetherness is still very much alive.

credits:
Composed by: Village Cuts, Shama, Les Mangelepa 
Mastering: The Carvery 
Mixing: Village Cuts & House of Kumu
Artwork: "Original photo by Alexis Maryon"

Baiskeli

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Orchestre Les Mangelepa, Village Cuts, Shama - Baiskeli

Launching the first single from a series of Kenyan collaborations. Village Cuts team up with @djmurake and Yaba the 'Prince of Rhumbacane' to create a party-starting anthem!

‘Sherehe’ (party) is a musical embodiment of Saturday night life in Kenya's capital, celebrating drinking, partying and dancing in your finest attire. Sonically, the song pays homage to traditional Kenyan Rumba, underpinned by modern Afrobeats grooves, fresh electronic production and guided by Yaba's fiendishly catchy hooks. 🇰🇪 x 🇬🇧

Sherehe - Village Cuts, Yaba & Mura KE

The Lovers (Village Cuts Remix)

No Way (Village Cuts Remix) - K.O.G ft. Gyedu Blay Ambolley

Digida

After the release of their critically acclaimed collaborative LP The Cycle, the London-based duo Raz & Afla is back on Mawimbi with a bold collection of club-oriented remixes blending Afro House, UK Bass, Jungle, and Electro, among other styles.

Read more on CxC 🔗 couvrexchefs.com/en/raz-afla-shall-prevail-village-cuts-remix-mawimbi

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PREMIERE: Raz & Afla - Shall Prevail (Village Cuts Remix) (Mawimbi)

Our debut 7" vinyl release on Galletas Calientes Records! Featuring the guitar work of Mahon Sounds!

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Cheza (w/ Mahon Sounds)

Village Cuts link up with the Bengatronics crew in Nairobi for their Lockdown Love EP, sprinkling the nocturnal spirit of dance in London!

Mwana Biashara (w/ Bengatronics)

The Orutu instrument brings a distinct sound from Western Kenya, but is also to be found in various communities across East Africa. Traditional instruments are under threat of extinction, and so DJs and producer collectives are sampling these instruments in order to keep their culture alive through the clubs and dancehalls. 

On their 2019 album Bengabelt: Tuongee Wakenya - released on INI Movement - our brothers in Kenya, Bengatronics teamed up with Luo Benga veteran Boaz Jagingo to record the mighty Kanonge!

We now are delighted to present our clubbed-up remix, keeping the spirit of the Orutu alive!

Original Album:
https://inirecordings.bandcamp.com/album/bengabelt-tuongee-wakenya

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Kanonge (Village Cuts Remix) - Boaz Jagingo & Bengatronics

May 5th marks the release of Village Cuts’ new single ‘Banzutu’ - one of their most highly anticipated dubs. Banzutu is a collaboration with Congolese musician Mulele Matondo Afrika (Kongo Dia Ntotila, Devils of Moko) linking up to create an uplifting and powerful addition to your summer soundtrack.

Mulele commands the march with his distinctive vocal chants and stomping bass guitar, accompanied by a wall of interweaving seben guitar patterns, building towards an explosion of pumping sub bass to get the club and your body bouncing. Tried and tested on the dancefloor, this unique collaboration brings joy and energy wherever it is played. 

Their friendship was formed in East London’s live music scene where Mulele can often be seen performing and educating people with his innovative brand of Congolese music. After Kongo Dia Ntotila headlined a Village Cuts event back in 2019, they decided to join forces in building a track that combines both Mulele’s musical brilliance with Village Cuts’ club sonics. 

Sung in Lingala the track will make you ‘sunda na lofenio’ (move your hips) and ‘ningisa’ (shake) all night long!

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Banzutu (w/ Mulele Matondo Afrika)

Our up-tempo, bouncy version of Hippo Sound System, featuring our kid David Mather on the trumpet! 

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Love Goes Where Love Is (Village Cuts Remix) - Hippo Sound System

Artistes : @Afriquoi, @villagecuts
EP : Time is a Gift Which We Share All The Time (Remixed)
Label : @wearemawimbi
Sortie : 2/10/20
Acheter : https://bit.ly/3hSOSkn

Tsugi Premiere : Afriquoi - Sam Sam (Village Cuts Remix)

VINYL / STREAM / DOWNLOAD ➡️  https://villagecuts.lnk.to/vengoganao

https://soundcloud.com/villagecuts are a dynamic DJ / Producer duo from London, showcasing music from Africa, Latin America & the Caribbean, through the lens of UK club culture. Since their inception in 2018, they have ignited dance floors at venues and festivals around Europe, whilst holding down regular club nights and live events across London.

The duo have released music with ​Wah Wah 45s,​ ​Strut Records​ and ​Heavenly Sweetness​, and have recorded with pioneering musicians from Africa and Colombia. Village Cuts are truly committed to championing new sounds whilst celebrating global underground movements.

For their debut on Galletas Calientes Records, they've produced an electro-soukous double-sider released December 2020 on 7" vinyl, alongside Colombian Champeta legend Louis Towers and British guitar virtuoso Patrick McMahon aka Mahon Sounds

Although never having set foot on Champeta's promised land (that is Colombia), the duo managed to get a pertinent grasp at the genre, adding most of the elements to their own Afrobass flavor and UK club production technique. West African beats, "caidas" (drops) and "despeluques" (frenzy) along with a crazy rhythmical use of the Yamaha SK5's most distinguished samples such as the "perreo" (synthesized barking sound) - all set up for a heavy tropical madness!

While "Vengo Ganao" and Towers' Afro-Colombian vocals call for a sexy "baile amasizado" on a sunny beach in front of a  "pico" style Caribbean Sound-System in Barranquilla, "Cheza" is an uptempo instrumental, 80s style bass-heavy Congolese soukous dancefloor joint, where Patrick McMahon shows his outrageous guitar skills.

Vengo Ganao

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Village Cuts, Louis Towers, Mahon Sounds - Vengo Ganao

Movimientos presents ‘Santuario / Sanctuary’ Compilation
Song : @thexamanx - Hoy (@villagecuts remix)
Label : @movimientos
Release Date: 05-02-2021
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Xaman X are Bristol’s Tropical Bass all star live act featuring Mexican producer PantherPanther!, Worm Disco Club’s Jackson Lapes on percussion, Andalucian vocalist Marta Zubieta and Peruvian instrumentalist Susana Gutarra. Their  live sets are raucous journeys of high energy dipped in psychedelic flavours and their soon to be released debut EP is no different. In the meantime we got London’s mighty Village Cuts on the remix to bring an extra twist to the track ‘Hoy’ combining that killer Afro-Latin instrumentation with some driving beats and low end frequencies.
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Movimientos celebrate their 15 year anniversary with ‘Santuario / Sanctuary’ a compilation of 19 tracks from the UK-Latinx community and beyond. Representative of the new scene of artists taking the UK-Latin sound forward into the 21st Century and at the same time raising much needed funds for the UK Latin American community impacted by COVID-19. It includes 10 exclusive tracks specially commissioned for this project and features a range of styles from mutations of Reggaeton, RnB & Hip Hop alongside acoustic Soul, Cumbia, Jazz, Afro-Latin and future tropical electronic sounds.

The compilation stars long standing members of the scene and part of the Movimientos familia like Wara - who contribute a brand new track (and video) ‘Yo No Me Voy’, The Fontanas who get a Chill Baile remix treatment from London based producer Blue Canariñho, Lokandes who showcase brand new material and producers Soundspecies who team up with Venezuelan vocalist Luzmira Zerpa on a track merging Afro-Cuban percussion with deep electronics. Elsewhere there’s exclusive contributions and brand new tracks from new generation acts including Argentinian-British singer Malena Zavela, Colombian-British producers CXLI (pronounced CALI), songstress JSCA, Bristol based Mexican producer Panther Panther and electro-tropical band Xaman X (remixed by British producers Village Cuts), Downtempo meets Dembow with conscious spoken word from new dynamic combination Bushbby and Swuni. Plus there’s plenty of Cumbia from Imperio Bamba, Malphino, and Manchester’s Mama Racho plus stellar cuts from Esteban Card, Holly Holden y Su Banda, Soul / RnB from Stephanie Santiago and Pao Pestana and Reggaeton - Hip Hop from Mike Kalle x Morfius. The compilation also features specially commissioned artwork from British-Colombian artist and activist Janiru. 

100% of the profits generated from this project will go toward supporting Latin migrant communities in the UK impacted by COVID-19. We will support the following organisations LAWA (Latin American Women’s Aid), LAWRS (Latin American Women’s Right’s Service) and Apoyo Communitario Sur de Londres Covid-19 to ensure money will go to support workers in precarious situations, vulnerable women affected by the rise in domestic violence and more.

With much of the Latin American community here in the UK already in insecure situations, and with the loss of culturally important spaces like Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre, and with the Seven Sisters Latin Village under threat it’s more important than ever to use the power of music and art to fight against injustice & inequality and to help raise up voices of the under represented.

With its origins in the Latin American solidarity movements in the UK and it’s 15 year history of events in the UK Movimientos has always aimed to highlight the issues affecting the continent and the diaspora alongside working with artists, musicians and DJs to use culture as a weapon.
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➤ Follow & Support:
@movimientos
✘ https://www.facebook.com/MovimientosUK
✘ https://movimientosrecords.bandcamp.com/music

✘ @thexamanx

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Premiere | Xaman X | Hoy (Village Cuts Remix) [Movimientos]

Before lockdown put a temporary end to parties, Village Cuts were behind one of the fastest growing parties in London. Focused on dance music from further afield, the Village Cuts duo easily blend Rhumba, Cumbia, Highlife, Afrobeat and beyond with the unmistakable sounds of the UK underground. And a fast-developing catalogue of exceptional remixes is now supporting that. 

Taking the massively popular Penya collaboration, Tanto Tiempo, from Scrimshire's 5th album and giving it an altogether more bass and beat heavy workover, the Village Cuts remix even delivers all new brass section and cut up vocals for a perfect party heater. Heavy music, ready for whatever the summer brings.

In 2020 Albert’s Favourites co-founder Adam Scrimshire released his fifth album 'Believers Vol. 1’, featuring guests And Is Phi, Bessi, K.O.G., Omar, Xana & Faye Houston, Penya, Stac and Tamar Osborn. The album draws from Scrimshire's passion for jazz, soul and electronic music of all styles; from energetic Afro-disco through lushly orchestrated neo-soul to harmonious jazz experiments.

Tanto Tiempo (Village Cuts Remix)

Tanto Tiempo feat. Penya (Village Cuts Remix)

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗖𝗧 / 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦:
villagecuts.ldn@gmail.com
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