Tag: Africa

Madlib-Mind Fusion (African Earwax)-Mixtape


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Rappcats sais:

Madlib has a new mixtape called Mind Fusion: African Earwax. He made 30 copies of these on CD, each of which was being given an individual hand-drawn cover by Jason Jagel and sold at the Doomsday Show at Rappcats, June 20, 2015 . This is the first mix on Madlib’s Mixcloud page .

Mind Fusion began as a five-volume mixtape series, released 2004-2007. These mixtape CD releases bare no label or address, just the name “Madlib” designed like the Tamla Records logo. Vol 1 and Vol 4 contain production from Madlib. Vol 2 is a jazz mix. Vol 3 and Volume 5 are mixes of records from around the world. Liner notes in each volume, from authors such as Thurston Moore, Vaclav Havel, LeRoi Jones, and Lungston Hughes, range from essays on jazz, a Los Angeles guides, poems, tips on making bombs at home.

Take Me Away Fast (Digging In West Africa)-Directed by Leigh Iacobucci

Leigh sais:

“Take Me Away Fast”, a film about a DJ who journeys throughout West Africa to discover rare, vinyl recordings of Afro-beat and Afro-funk music. I found Frank’s blog online (www.voodoofunk.com) and fell in love with this music and the stories he wrote about. I knew right away that I wanted this to be my next adventure. Within 6 weeks of discovering his website, I bought a plane ticket to Ghana and suddenly, I was in Accra, with all of my video equipment on my back. It felt a bit nuts to fly there to meet a DJ that I didn’t know, that I would follow around for 5 weeks looking for old records, but it worked. Together, we traveled throughout Ghana, across Togo and all over Benin. The result is this film, which has been funded entirely by my credit card over the last year and a half. After spending over 900 hours of my free time working on this film

Dope D.O.D f/ Redman-Ridiculous (Pt. 2)-Prod. by Posij #NewMusic

Off of Dope’s The Ugly EP out 2/13

Dope D.O.D sais:

Jay reaper and Skits Vicious are the Duo Of Darkness, together with Dopey Rotten they form the crew Dope D.O.D. representing from Holland, England to Africa. These beings have roots across the globe and beyond. They spread their knowledge by rapping, translating their extra terrestrial dialects into one of the most common spoken languages by humans: english. Bring back the balance in this mess of greed and corruption. They feel the time has come to open the realm to the 4th dimension. Step into their world through the music & video’s and you will find it’s infinite and timeless when you open up your mind.

Verckys et l´Orchestre Vévé-Congolese Funk,Afrobeat & Psychedelic Rumba 1969​-​1978


Out 12/2/14

Verckys et l´Orchestre Vévé sais:

Congo’s turbulent and exhilarating ’70s: Nightclubs and dance floors were packed to the brim in the capital, Kinshasa. Exuberant crowds, still giddy from independence a decade prior, grooved to the sounds of the country`s classics. In fact the whole continent was submerged into the Congolese Rumba craze. Encouraged by the fantastic productions of the Ngoma label, vibrant radio waves had been spreading the Congo sound from Leopoldville all over the continent, becoming the countries’ No.1 export. The unexpected success nurtured an incredible wealth of talented musicians. One of them was Verckys, who, at age 18, became a member of the country´s most dominant and influential band; Franco´s OK Jazz.

This “relationship” however was short-lived as Verckys, aka Georges Mateta Kiamuangana, now a versatile and potent multi instrumentalist, had plans of his own – the formation of Orchestre Vévé in 1968, with the aim of reinventing and modernising the Congolese sound. Blending the ever influential prowess of James Brown with Congolese Merengue, Rumba and Soukous, Verckys stripped away the conventional approach that O.K. Jazz had pioneered, allowing his saxophone-laced melodies to dominate.

Around 1970 a new important area began with the foundation of the label “les Editions Vévé” on which Verckys would release his own productions. A studio was built and Verckys started recording young urban artists, with guitar-driven Cavacha sounds; Les Freres Soki, Bella Bella, Orchestre Kiam and many more shot to stardom overnight, making Verckys a very wealthy man.

But that wasn’t enough for an ambitious man with a vision. He built a sprawling entertainment complex called Vévé Centre, and dispatched a team to learn the intricacies of record pressing to set up the first pressing plant in the country. This was followed by the construction of the Congo’s most modern recording studio in Kinshasa, in which he recorded the legendary Tabu Lay Rochereau.

Orchestre Vévé’s popularity poured across borders and in 1974 the band travelled to Kenya for a 2 month tour. “Bassala Hot”, “Cheka Sana” and “Talali Talala” were some of the tracks recorded in Nairobi for the Kenyan market, songs which are now available to the ears of the world for the very first time.

Analog Africa has now the privilege to present 11 tracks (+ 3 bonus tracks only for bandcamp!!) by Verckys et l´Orchestre Vévé at the height of their most funky capabilities. Compiled over the course of many years in a land of hardship, we welcome you to the grooviest era of the Congo with a CD, digital, and double LP release accompanied by in-depth liner notes and vintage photographs.

Verckys, who James Brown dubbed “Mister Dynamite” after seeing him perform in Kinshasa in 1974, is available for interviews and will be touring Europe in the summer of 2015. Fingers crossed !

Amerigo Gazaway Presents:Yasiin Gaye-The Return (Side Two)

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Shifting focus for the second installment of “Yasiin Gaye”, Amerigo aimed to highlight the often overlooked accomplishments of Marvin Gaye’s role as the producer.

“I wanted to build this side from more of Marvin’s original production work. He was doing a lot of what we do now, in terms of looping and pulling samples from other pre-recorded sessions decades before hip-hop made it common practice to do so. This also gave me the room to feature other artist [Chuck Berry, The Temptations, Talib, etc.] and re-present those classic Mos [Def] versus in a new context.”

Soul Mates Series:

Amerigo Gazaway’s *Soul Mates* series continues the theme of his previous work in creating collaborations that never were. On the series’ latest installment, Amerigo unites Brooklyn rapper Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) and soul legend Marvin Gaye for a dream collaboration aptly titled “Yasiin Gaye”. Building the album’s foundation from deconstructed samples of Gaye’s Motown classics, Gazaway re-purposes the instrumentation into new productions within a similar framework. Carefully weaving Bey’s tangled raps and Gaye’s soulful vocals over his new arrangements, the producer delivers a quality much closer to an authentic collaboration than a lukewarm “mashup” album.

Amerigo Gazaway Presents: Yasiin Gaye-Travellin’ Man Pt. II-Distant Lovers Mix

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Amerigo Gazaway’s *Soul Mates* series continues the theme of his previous work in creating collaborations that never were. On the series’ latest installment, Amerigo unites Brooklyn rapper Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) and soul legend Marvin Gaye for a dream collaboration aptly titled “Yasiin Gaye”. Building the album’s foundation from deconstructed samples of Gaye’s Motown classics, Gazaway re-purposes the instrumentation into new productions within a similar framework. Carefully weaving Bey’s tangled raps and Gaye’s soulful vocals over his new arrangements, the producer delivers a quality much closer to an authentic collaboration than a lukewarm “mashup” album.

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Enjoy and Be Educated #1417-The Universal Language Pt 2 (Italy, Japan, Belgium, USA, Africa)

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It’s common knowledge that music is referred to as the universal language; here’s further proof. With our second installment in our series” The Universal Language”, we once again travel the globe musically in search of great music. Spanning the USA, Africa, England, Belgium and more, we present 2 hours of global communications in rhythm. With artists such as Bloodrock, ESA, Celia Cruz and the Osaka Monorail in your ears, the result is a great time for all. Enjoy and be educated.

PLAYLIST
01. Bloodrock – “Fancy Space Odyssey”
02. Ikebe Shakedown – “Last Stand”
03. Rasa – “Within the Sound”
04. Willie Colon – “Mc2 (Theme Realidades)”
05. Hector Lavoe – “Llore”
06. Celia Cruz & Johnny Pacheco – “Canto A La Habana”
07. Jackie Mitoo – “Too Late to Turn Back Now”
08. Demon Fuzz – “Past, Present and Future”
09. Danny Spice feat. Dizzy Dustin – “Incredible”
10. Nazareth – “Witch Doctor Woman”
11. Placebo – “Hop Hop”
12. A Certain Ratio – “Do the Du”
13. The Ruffcats – “Betty’s Babies”
14. Metropole – “Miss Manhattan”
15. Korja – “My Mind”
16. Piero Piccioni – “Love War Call”
17. Yosuke Tominaga – “Haze”
18. Osaka Monaurail – “Jam 1976″
19. Osaka Monaurail – “The Chase”
20. Food Brain – “That Will Do”
21. Bola Johnson – “Lagos Sisi”
22. The Funkees – “Ole”
23. ESA – “Sang W’a Moto”
24. Banda Black Rio – “Vidagal”
25. Aliza Azkiri – “Jaffa”
26. Los Moonlights – “Tijuana Funky”
27. The Blues Magoos – “Can’t Get Enough of You”