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Shika Shika presents our new Botanas by MAUGLI, an artist we have had on our radars and playlists for a while due to his really unique production style and sound. Somewhere between hip-hop, very skilled cut and paste sampling and crisp production. With this Botanas he doesn't disappoint with two absolutely delicious cuts of his signature style.

In MAUGLI's own words:

Trouble Feat. Flolento
'First track 'Trouble' is a collaboration with Eigenklang member Flolento on the clarinet and was originally inspired by the notorious 'Six Boys in Trouble. In the early 1950s a group of kids from housing projects jammed on homemade percussion and sang along with it. With a ton of soul and the first signs of something resembling rap flows (in the 50s!!!) the recordings spark pure joy to me. At some point the sample flew out and ended up on another song and then I asked Flolento and his clarinet to jump in to contrast the pouring wet guitarlicks - chop choppidy, chop and the jam was ready to be served.

Kiliman
Kiliman was inspired by a PVC tube jam and sung poetry from Harak and various Brao groups of Southern Laos. What struck me first was the laid back vibe that came across the recordings. A perfect base to garn with raw drums and pure sine waves for some serious sweaty, booty shaking. There are super secret undercover hints to the original samples sprinkled in there as well to other quotes in this collaged piece of music.

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MAUGLI - Trouble Ft. Flolento

Mike Rauss & Patrick Luwak - Lehava (MAUGLI Remix)

On the back of his album Natura Sonora, Shika Shika co-founder El Búho offers up a refreshing new direction on this four track EP Tón Tón, exploring the concept of organic dem-bow. These tracks are inspired by the idea of taking a now global and commercial beat but seen through El Búho owl-ish lens, mixing his trademark natural sounds, laid-back beats and mix of electronic and acoustic samples.

The release kicks off with ethiopian jazz inspired opener “Get At You”, a nod to saxophone legend Getatchew Mekurya, before going deep into a driving collaboration with Chilean producer DJ Raff featuring scattered vocals and whirling saxophones. Sol y Tormenta features Ecuadorian MC La Mafianadina providing her kichwa flow to the Siku-bow beat. The EP ends with the refined electro-swing-bow of Marti.

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Tras su álbum Natura Sonora, el cofundador de Shika Shika, El Búho, ofrece una nueva y refrescante dirección en este EP de cuatro temas, Tón Tón, en el que explora el concepto de dem-bow orgánico. Estos temas se inspiran en la idea de tomar un ritmo ahora global y comercial, pero visto a través de la lente de El Búho, mezclando sus característicos sonidos naturales, ritmos relajados y una mezcla de samples electrónicos y acústicos.

El lanzamiento arranca con "Get At You", inspirado en el jazz etíope, un guiño a la leyenda del saxofón Getatchew Mekurya, antes de adentrarse en una colaboración con el productor chileno DJ Raff en la que se mezclan voces y saxofones. Sol y Tormenta incluye a la MC ecuatoriana La Mafianadina, que aporta su flow kichwa al ritmo de Siku-bow. El EP termina con el refinado electro-swing-bow de Martí.

Tón Tón

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El Búho - Get At You

Inspired by the impacts of the climate crisis and how we deal with it as individuals, Cenizas de Agua features a magical meeting between El Búho and Fuel Fandango singer Nita. It combines Nita’s profound lyrics and flamenco trained vocals with El Búho’s crisp snare driven rhythm accompanied by cut up vocal samples, pulsating pads and a stuttering synth.

Strata

Cenizas de Agua

El Búho - Cenizas De Agua Feat. Nita

"Juru Fô", the first single from Yemanjo's upcoming full length album "La Misma Fuente" on Wonderwheel, is an intercontinental collaboration between Yemanjo, Argentinian multi-instrumentalist Onanya and Malian singer Mariam Koné. This buoyant mid-tempo house groove is anchored by Onanya's interlocking ngoni melodies, echoing djembe fills and Koné's call and response vocals. Appropriately enough, the title translates as "Play the strings" in Koné's native language of Bambara.

Juru Fô - Single

Juru Fô

Yemanjo - Juru Fô feat. Mariam Koné

Show Me Your Power

Yemanjo - Show Me Your Power

Wonderwheel proudly presents the third single off of Yemanjo's upcoming LP 'La Misma Fuente': “Bululú”

“Bululú” is an incendiary bass-heavy banger made for dance floors from Toronto to Timbuktu.  With influences of afrohouse, kuduro and zouk music, this infectious floor-burner seethes with compelling percussion, interlocking bass, horn stabs and a rhythmic vocal hook that anchors the groove.  

“Bululú” is a slang term in Venezuela for a large, noisy crowd of people, and the frenetic energy of this track brings to mind a sweaty, moving mass of people.  A perfect showcase of the higher energy side of Yemanjo’s sound, look to hear this one playing on repeat at summer festivals worldwide in 2024. 

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Written by Benjamin Harris

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Yemanjo - Bululú

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Yemanjo - La Misma Fuente [WONDERWHEEL]

Wonderwheel Recordings presents the fourth and final single taken from the debut album by Yemanjo, which blends Afro rhythms and organic sounds to create a spellbinding 10-track release with multicultural influences.

Yemanjo is a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist who uses his talents to produce tracks that range from downtempo electronic to upbeat Afro house, and this 10-track release showcases the full range of his talents.

Ben Harris aka Yemanjo is an American artist who now lives in Guatemala. From a young age, he was fascinated by the upbeat energy and vibrant rhythms of music from Africa and Latin America. Later in life, he travelled to these parts of the world to experience the culture first hand. He was inspired by his travels and started creating music that fused electronic sounds from his home scene in California with the organic instruments of Africa and Latin America.

After developing his own unique production style, Yemanjo was born in 2018, and since then he has built up an impressive back catalogue including releases on highly respected record labels such as Cafe De Anatolia, trndmsk, Cosmic Awakenings, and Camel Riders.

Not only does the release feature Ben Harris playing the trumpet and other instruments, the album also features collaborations with guest singers and musicians from Mali, Colombia, Argentina, Hungary and beyond.

"Janfa" features vocalist Mariam Koné who adds her sensual tones to the downtempo groove of this reggae-influenced track, as it enters dub/reggae territory with a West African “desert blues” twist.

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Premiere: Yemanjo & Mariam Koné - Janfa [WONDERWHEEL Recordings]

Clownin' (Produced by Ace Ha)

Ohxalá is the musical project of a Portuguese duo: Maria & Luís. Maria works as a printing technician in a photo lab and Luís works as a website programmer moreover both devote much of their non-working hours to music and photography. From this dedicated and parallel passion started the will to make it alive somehow and, consequently,it had been growing faster particularly since the recent adventure of the duo in Germany in 2016. Such a journey is the starting point of this plot. On his return to the Portuguese lands, eager for information; an effervescent and inspiring will to investigate and absorb settled in the duo. They are in need of a call to go through other times, other peoples; which have completely overwhelmed them.

The name Ohxalá comes from the Arabic expression “ 'in sha' allh ”, whose meaning is “God willing”, which is used as interjection to express the desire for something to happen. Nevertheless, it is also a reference to the father Oxalá, orixa associated with the creation of the world and of the humankind. Maria and Luís make distinguished use of African-born religions' "imaginarium" as a basis for inspiration in the elements of their music. This connection and rescue came to light their debut EP: "O Futuro do Passado EP" (“The Future of the Past”). The work alludes to the importance of the historical preservation of the rituals, songs, traditions and customs of the ancient peoples. Music that's transcendental, music for your mind, body and heart.

The EP includes four tracks. “Ossaim” is an encounter with the God of the forests and the flowers. In this piece of jungle-sound the duo invites us to embark in the woods, the ritual has begun. In the sequence appears “Sarvará”, an edit of a track of the very-very Brazilian ProjetoMujique; of this bridge Brazil-Portugal appears this second track, an electronic ode to Oxalá. “Ovoavoa” is an invitation to the liberation and celebration of life and love. An invitation to smile and dance freely. “Urubu Violeta” finishes the thematic clipping. It is a “musical illustration” of an original poem by actor Rui Queirós de Matos aka Spike that gives voice to the more futuristic composition of the EP. With an organic feel that is the result of an exciting layering, the Portuguese newcomers deliver a cosmic, fresh, unique and emotionally rich production of intentions.

“O Futuro do Passado” is a vivid introduction to the thematic clipping explored by Maria and Luís. With a down tempo ethnic's scene still embryonic Portugal seems to contribute strongly to the artistic extrapolation of the duo. An infinity of perspectives and colours, together with a powerful groove feeling make this project a unique sound experience. With the incessant search for ways of expressing themselves through popular music, Ohxalá delivers in such a different way a sound package that make us reflect on the past and look to the future without fear.

Ohxalá:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ohxala/
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/ohxala

Credits:
Art: Helder Dias.
Master: Andreh Torres @ RD Studio, Brazil.
Voice: Track 04 - Rui Queirós de Matos.
Contains samples of the work of documentarist Ricardo Esposito.

Special Thanks:
To Vitor Aguiar our Olorum, one of the promoters of this project and creator of the beautiful Ohxalá logo. To Project Mujique, Rui Queirós de Matos aka Spike. Helder Dias by the cover art. To Casa Caos, Tropical Twista and all those who have supported and influenced our music. "Bem hajam, Axé!"

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Ohxalá — Ossâim

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Waking up in the middle of the night, feeling the gentle touch of moss on your bare skin and overwhelmed by the eery yet calming atmosphere of unknown surroundings and civilizations. This is a location no one ever goes to, only exceptional people, a destination unreachable by common means, but a place warming the lines between having a music dream and a state of mind. Welcome to The Abkhaz Of Caucasus land. Take a step closer, don't be afraid, this is where your strangest dreams come true....

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Ali Ibrahim "Ali Farka" Touré (31 October 1939 – 6 March 2006)was a Malian singer and multi-instrumentalist, and one of the African continent's most internationally renowned musicians. His music is widely regarded as representing a point of intersection of traditional Malian music and its North American cousin, the blues. The belief that the latter is historically derived from the former is reflected in Martin Scorsese's often quoted characterization of Touré's tradition as constituting "the DNA of the blues".

Yemanjo gives this classic Malian blues a combined hip-hop/slow house groove sure to fill dance floors from Toronto to Tombouctou...

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Ali Farka Toure--Tchigi Fo (Yemanjo edit)[FREE DOWNLOAD]

To celebrate reaching 4,000 followers on Soundcloud, here's my latest Afro floor banger with soaring chorus vocals from Madagascar (inspired by friend and musical hero @thornato)

Angalao Valy (Yemanjo Remix)

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Fidel Mpondo - Inkosi Yamampondo (Lokal Affair Edit)
Release date: March 06, 2020
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Yemanjo is a producer/musician/DJ making borderless beats for a borderless world.
New album "La Misma Fuente" (Wonderwheel Recordings) drops May 10...pre-order here: https://yemanjo.bandcamp.com/album/la-misma-fuente

Booking
 (UK/Europe):
kyle@midnightmango.co.uk
(North/Central America):
makenna@reciprocitymusic.world 

Upcoming Shows:
linktr.ee/yemanjo

I release with:
Wonderwheel Recordings/Cafe De Anatolia/Cosmic Awakenings/trndmsk

Yemanjo’s sound is a unique fusion of downtempo and organic house beats with traditional sounds from Latin America, Africa and the Middle East. The previous five years have seen Yemanjo touring the world while releasing prolifically with top labels in the genre such as Cosmic Awakenings and Cafe de Anatolia, and a full-length album for Wonderwheel Recordings releases on May 10, 2024.

In performance, Yemanjo combines his original music with live singing in many languages, trumpet, percussion and other instruments in an electro-acoustic live set. Also providing hybrid DJ sets with live instrumentation, Yemanjo brings a refreshing sonic diversity and decades of experience as a dynamic live performer and frontman.

This is our little label out of Brooklyn NYC. Homegrown music with lots of diversity for speakers EVERYWHERE! www.wonderwheelrecordings.com Alsarah and the Nubatones, Chancha Via Circuito, Nickodemus, El Búho, Thornato, Novalima, The Spy from Cairo, Gitkin, Populous & more...

Yemanjo - Juru Fô feat. Mariam Koné

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