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CD ONLY RE-RELEASE 2014
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The Upsetters - Dracula [The Good, The Bad & The Upsetters - Jamaica Edition |  Hot Milk 2014]

Who Knows' is the first official single from Protoje's forthcoming album,  which is due March 10, 2015.  

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It features Chronixx and is produced by Winta James.
Overstand Entertainment/In.Digg.Nation Collective.

Lyrics:

Who knows Who knows Who knows
I just go where the trade wind blows
Sending Love to my Friends and Foes
And I suppose
I'm pleased to be chilling in the West Indies
Jah Provide All My wants and needs
I got the sunshine rivers and trees, Green Leaves.


When me see Jah me see a way
Drastically stray from Hypocrisy i say
Everyman to them owna philosophy
A Live the proper way, and them me read a chapter daily
Man deh Inner City hungry and no eat
And food deh down a country just a drop off a the tree them
You see say poverty no real then
Is what the reasoning revealing

When the rain pitter pat pon the roof
Herb just a steam pepper pon pon the stew
Life is a dream if you got gratitude 
So go tell the regime them can't stop weh we do now
Information you think on your own
Or else you're a slave to the things that you know
What do you know if you learn everyday?
So be careful of things way u say


Africa in a we soul
But a Jah in a we heart
It if of important say I&I gather
If we cannot show now a balance at we yard
How do We propose then to carry it abroad
Cannot Go to Ethiopia and you nuh have a plan
The building of a nation a hand a help a hand
Everyone one love a one
A man is just a man 
It shall be a coronation when we land

Who Knows (feat. Chronixx)

ITUNES

Who Knows ft. Chronixx

Ibo Combo - Mateau

7" available now from www.sofrito.co.uk

Originally from the island of Boa Vista, Abel Lima was part of a large wave of Cape Verdean migration to Europe in the late 60s – fleeing the political turmoil that accompanied the end of Portuguese colonial rule. Settling in Paris, he recorded several albums with ‘Les Sofas’ a multinational group featuring musicians from France, Senegal, Cameroon, Angola and Guadeloupe.

Arranged by Camerounian star Eko Roosevelt Louis, Corre Riba Corre Baxo (what goes up must come down) is taken from the 1977 album ‘Cantam nos Bida‘ and combines a rock-solid bassline with a hypnotic guitar riff.

Nos Maos – arranged by Guadeloupean pianist Roland Louis – has more of a Caribbean feel, bringing elements of Cadence in to the mix. The politically-charged lyrics – half in French and half in Portuguese – deal with European complicity in economic and social problems in the developing world

Combining the Morna and Coladera styles of Cape Verde with Jazz, Cadence, disco and West African styles, Abel Lima’s output reflected the rich mixture of musical styles and cultures that was (and still is) present in Paris. Both tracks are dancefloor classics.


Sofrito Island Series // Abel Lima e les Sofas 7" // Cape Verde

Barış Manço - Ne Ola Yar Ola (Yeni Bir Gün/1979)

Cape Verdian Mornas & Coladeras. An all vinyl mixtape by Quantic. 

Lost and Longing, Perdio e Sodade.

Mazhar ve Fuat - Adımız Miskindir Bizim

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Taken from the Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band album "55" available here:

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Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band - PIMP - BC027-45 - Side A

from the album SOUL RIOT.  Feb 10, 2015
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Vinyl available now

THE LIONS - WHEN IT RAINS - feat. Malik Moore & Black Shakespeare

Babylon Rule Dem - Groundation

Brazil 45, number 31 - http://www.mrbongo.com/collections/brazil-45s/products/osmar-milito-quarteto-forma-o-bofe-brasil-ritmo-cho-chua-7

A. Osmar Milito & Quarteto Forma - O Bofe / AA. Brasil Ritmo - Cho Chua

‘O Bofe’ is the title track from the soundtrack to a Brazilian soap opera of the same name, released on Som Livre in 1972. All music on the soundtrack was written by brothers Roberto and Erasmo Carlos.

Catchy whistles and MPB vocals over a samba rock groove. Previously unreleased on 7”.

'Cho Chua' is a capoeira-samba groover by Brasil Ritmo, who we know very little about… This track is taken from a 1972 Som Livre LP, which is difficult to find.

Osmar Milito & Quarteto Forma - O Bofe

pre-order: https://habibifunkrecords.bandcamp.com/album/musique-original-de-films

هل تريدون الاستماع الى ما كنا نشتغل عليه الفترة الماضية ؟ يمكنم الآن أن تطلبو مسبقا إصدار " حبيبي فانك " الثالث، حيث سنأخذكم معنا هذه المرة بأنغامنا إلى الجزائر. إن أحمد مالك بمثابة إينيو موريكوني الجزائر، إذ ألف و أنتج معظم موسيقى الأفلام الجزائرية في السبعينيات. موسيقى رائعة، مفعمة بالأحاسيس و غير اعتيادية. بعد موافقة تامة من أهل الراحل، يمكنكم و أخيرا الاستماع للمرة الأولى إلى إحدى إنتاجاته، أو النقر على الرابط من أجل طلب مسبق.

I still remember the first time I heard Ahmed Malek. It was 2012. Back then I didn’t know much about Arabic music, but I was about to leave Berlin for a couple of weeks to go to Tunisia. I was working as a project manager for a music recoding session which ended up being released by Jakarta Records as the “Sawtuha” release. I knew I would have some time off during my stay and I was certain that I would dedicate some of this time to diggin. I asked some people whether they knew of any titles that I should look for. Roskow, who also ended up re-mastering this release, told me about an Algerian composer called Ahmed Malek whose music was also released in Tunisia. 

Fast forward three years: Arabic records have become my number one hobby and luckily I got my hands on a copy of Ahmed Malek’s “Musique Originale De Films” album. I already knew some of the tracks but listening to the music the way it was originally released, and not as a crappy Youtube version, made me fall in love with Malek’s compositions all the more. It manages to create this very special mood: melancholic and reflective, emotional and touching, but never depressing. Even without having seen any of the pictures created for this, it immediately brings visuals to one’s imagination. 

Around that time I became captivated with the idea of reissuing some of Ahmed Malek’s music. I knew some people had tried to locate his family but, but with no success. In the end it was an incredible amount of luck that made it possible for you to read these words and listen to this record. I had a DJ gig in Beirut playing old Arabic records and I mentioned my passion for Ahmed Malek’s music to a friend. She said she knew one person in Algier, and as much as it would be a shot in the dark, she could ask her if she had an idea of how to find Malek’s family. Two weeks went by before I heard back, and what I got was incredibly good news. Her Algerian friend was the neighbor of Ahmed Malek’s daughter! I’m not a spiritual person, but it felt like the universe wanted to see this release happen. 

I started to speak with Henya, Ahmed Malek’s daughter and she was more then happy with our idea. She assured us that her father would have loved the plan as well. She provided us with tons of awesome material, from great photos, to unseen video footage and unreleased tracks; she also told us more about her father’s life: 

Ahmed Malek was born on March, 6th 1932 at Bordj El Kiffan, Algiers. He was the oldest son of a family of 3 brothers and one sister. He went to work at a young age in factories to help his father to raise the family. His mother died when he was 12. It was then that decided he wanted to become a musician, and after graduating school he studied at the Algerian Conservatory. He gained recognition for his craft from an early stage and won several prizes and medals nationally and internationally (The "Premier grand prix des arts et des lettres de la composition" in 1972, the golden medal at the "Panafrican Festival" in 1976, and the "Prix du mérite national pour la composition musicale" in 1987). He was the conductor of the "Algerian Television Orchestra“ for many decades and represented his country at international events such as the Expo In Japan, Canada, Cuba and Spain. He passed on the 24th of July, 2008, at his home in El Mouradio, Algiers.


Habibi Funk 003: Ahmed Malek - Omar Gatlato (Unreleased version.  Pre-order link is description)

Available from http://www.mrbongo.com/collections/ebo-taylor/products/ebo-taylor-my-love-and-music

Originally released in 1975 on Gapophone Records, George Prah’s label, hailing from Ghana. Only available in very limited quantity (reportedly 500 copies) due to the musical vacuum imposed by the military dictatorship in the country at the time.

Laid back, lush, highlife vibrations from start to finish, with noticeable reggae influences throughout.

Ebo Taylor - My Love And Music

Brazil 45, 44 – http://www.mrbongo.com/products/jorge-ben-xica-da-silva-myriam-makeba-xica-da-silva

A. Jorge Ben - Xica da Silva / AA. Myriam Makeba - Xica da Silva

Slightly delayed at the pressing plant, apologies.

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Miriam Makeba - Xica Da Silva

Soul Jazz Records Presents 100% Dynamite! Ska, Soul, Rocksteady and Funk in Jamaica

Is It Because I'm Black

Selda Bağcan - Katip Arzuhalim Yaz Yare Böyle

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DJs Hugo Mendes and Frankie Francis of Sofrito have your summer soundtrack locked down. <i>International Soundclash</i> comes out July 24th, but this should be enough to tide you over until then. 

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Sofrito: International Soundclash preview (mixed by Sofrito)

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From the liner notes for <i>International Soundclash</i>:

The Midnight Groovers, led by local legend Chubby, are one of the most influential and longest running bands to come out of the small but musically fertile island of Dominica. This late ‘70s track is a masterclass in cadence-lypso, mixing an angular cadence rhythm and rolling bassline with ominous synths and a minor key vocal.



Midnight Groovers - O Ti Yo (from Sofrito: International Soundclash)

This Is my 2nd set of my fav Highlife songs... some from Nkrumah times and most from the Burger-Highlife era....which was the time I was born and my parents where kinda hip and having alot of parties back when we were living in South East London. If you like what you hear or didn't hear something you thought you would leave a comment...cas most likely I got it or can get it within a couple of hours. check out my blog where from time to time I post tracks tracks from time to time....... citizins.tumblr.com

Alhaji K.Frimpong -  KyenKyen Bi Adi Mawu

A simple slice of bumping Cadence Disco sounds for a happy dancefloor - a hit at recent Sofrito sessions...

Fanatik - Sofrito Cadence Disco Edit

"Obviously dunking on Horace Grant and Michael, in those circumstances, is just an incredible thing to happen. I'm happy I was able to make that play, and I'm fortunate I was in that position where I could make that happen for my team" - John Starks

Tropical

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