Ibaaku – Alien Cartoon

Ibaaku – Alien Cartoon

Ibaaku, the latest in a string of names he has given himself, is an artist on the move, ethereal, propelled by an eclectic and insatiable appetite for sound.

His creative path started early on in Thiès, where playing keys and clarinet gradually carried him into various genres through which he meandered, hip hop, soul, jazz, folk. Always momentarily, always on their fringes.

His music owes to Dakar’s buzzing and sprawling urbanism, home to his recording studio, as much as it does to Casamance’s green stretches and to Sardinia’s rugged landscapes, where he likes to retreat, getting lost to better find himself.

Since the end of the 1990s, he has produced records for artists and released two albums with his successive groups, making him a pivotal figure in the hip hop scene. He wanders inside as an eccentric insider, a b-boy freed from the codes, attitudes and requisite forms.

Because he is a stranger to contemporary out-and-out advertisement culture, he remains a confidential artist, busier crafting than promoting. His artistic integrity, his freedom of movement remain unaltered, and are manifested in the multifaceted work he continues to build with his group I-Science, his personal compositions or his collaboration with fashion designer Selly Raby Kane on this opus, Alien Cartoon, initially conceived as the soundtrack to her recent fashion show in Dakar.

Curious about the world and the artistic innovations it reveals, mobilized to blast the walls and boundaries pitted within music by the business, Ibaaku is one of these millennials who form the avant-garde of contemporary creativity on the African continent. (Mamadou Diallo, Jan 2016)

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Ibaaku – Alien Cartoon

Ibaaku, the latest in a string of names he has given himself, is an artist on the move, ethereal, propelled by an eclectic and insatiable appetite for sound.

His creative path started early on in Thiès, where playing keys and clarinet gradually carried him into various genres through which he meandered, hip hop, soul, jazz, folk. Always momentarily, always on their fringes.

His music owes to Dakar’s buzzing and sprawling urbanism, home to his recording studio, as much as it does to Casamance’s green stretches and to Sardinia’s rugged landscapes, where he likes to retreat, getting lost to better find himself.

Since the end of the 1990s, he has produced records for artists and released two albums with his successive groups, making him a pivotal figure in the hip hop scene. He wanders inside as an eccentric insider, a b-boy freed from the codes, attitudes and requisite forms.

Because he is a stranger to contemporary out-and-out advertisement culture, he remains a confidential artist, busier crafting than promoting. His artistic integrity, his freedom of movement remain unaltered, and are manifested in the multifaceted work he continues to build with his group I-Science, his personal compositions or his collaboration with fashion designer Selly Raby Kane on this opus, Alien Cartoon, initially conceived as the soundtrack to her recent fashion show in Dakar.

Curious about the world and the artistic innovations it reveals, mobilized to blast the walls and boundaries pitted within music by the business, Ibaaku is one of these millennials who form the avant-garde of contemporary creativity on the African continent. (Mamadou Diallo, Jan 2016)

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Ibaaku – Djula Dance Video & Forthcoming Album

Ibaaku – Djula Dance Video & Forthcoming Album

We’re very proud to announce the first release of 2016, coming straight from the imagination and machines of Senegalese producer Ibaaku, who pieced together this afro-futuristic opus as the soundtrack to Selly Raby Kane‘s Alien Cartoon fashion show and art performance. This video is a first look into Ibaaku’s prolific imagination, the full album comes out January 26. Follow Ibaaku on FacebookTwitter and Youtube.

 

Nous sommes très fiers de vous annoncer notre première sortie de 2016, extraite tout droit de l’imagination et des appareils du producteur sénégalais Ibaaku. Cet opus afro-futuriste a été pensé et monté comme une bande-originale au défilé de mode/performance artistique de Selly Raby Kane: Alien Cartoon. Le clip est un premier aperçu de l’imagination prolifique d’Ibaaku, l’album, lui, sortira le 26 janvier. Suivez Ibaaku sur FacebookTwitter et Youtube.

 

We’re very proud to announce the first release of 2016, coming straight from the imagination and machines of Senegalese producer Ibaaku, who pieced together this afro-futuristic opus as the soundtrack to Selly Raby Kane‘s Alien Cartoon fashion show and art performance. This video is a first look into Ibaaku’s prolific imagination, the full album comes out January 26. Follow Ibaaku on FacebookTwitter and Youtube.

 

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At last… Miss Doctor Remixed

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Pan African Music Stew mix for This Is Africa

Pan African Music Stew mix for This Is Africa

This here is a 2 hour roundup of some of our favorite sounds coming from Africa. With a definite emphasis on sounds to make your hips move, and also definitely not an exhaustive line-up of genres - we are heavily biased towards Ghana, Angola, the Congo Kinshasa and...

12/17 DE: Akwaaba night at Surprise Club in Berlin

12/17 DE: Akwaaba night at Surprise Club in Berlin

Now THIS here is an exciting event... lately, Akwaaba's so-called "Label Boss" (what a dubious expression!!) aka BBRAVE has been rocking more tropical / electro- oriented dancefloors. Now he is invited to make some noise at Surprise, Berlin's most notorious African...

Ibaaku – Djula Dance Video & Forthcoming Album

We’re very proud to announce the first release of 2016, coming straight from the imagination and machines of Senegalese producer Ibaaku, who pieced together this afro-futuristic opus as the soundtrack to Selly Raby Kane‘s Alien Cartoon fashion show and art performance. This video is a first look into Ibaaku’s prolific imagination, the full album comes out January 26. Follow Ibaaku on FacebookTwitter and Youtube.

 

Nous sommes très fiers de vous annoncer notre première sortie de 2016, extraite tout droit de l’imagination et des appareils du producteur sénégalais Ibaaku. Cet opus afro-futuriste a été pensé et monté comme une bande-originale au défilé de mode/performance artistique de Selly Raby Kane: Alien Cartoon. Le clip est un premier aperçu de l’imagination prolifique d’Ibaaku, l’album, lui, sortira le 26 janvier. Suivez Ibaaku sur FacebookTwitter et Youtube.

 

We’re very proud to announce the first release of 2016, coming straight from the imagination and machines of Senegalese producer Ibaaku, who pieced together this afro-futuristic opus as the soundtrack to Selly Raby Kane‘s Alien Cartoon fashion show and art performance. This video is a first look into Ibaaku’s prolific imagination, the full album comes out January 26. Follow Ibaaku on FacebookTwitter and Youtube.

 

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At last… Miss Doctor Remixed

At last… Miss Doctor Remixed

Miss Doctor was one of the biggest hits this year in Ghana. Appietus’ tight production has been booming throughout the entire country since last spring, so six months later it’s a special treat to see the vocals land in the hands of an army of young producers...

Pan African Music Stew mix for This Is Africa

Pan African Music Stew mix for This Is Africa

This here is a 2 hour roundup of some of our favorite sounds coming from Africa. With a definite emphasis on sounds to make your hips move, and also definitely not an exhaustive line-up of genres - we are heavily biased towards Ghana, Angola, the Congo Kinshasa and...

12/17 DE: Akwaaba night at Surprise Club in Berlin

12/17 DE: Akwaaba night at Surprise Club in Berlin

Now THIS here is an exciting event... lately, Akwaaba's so-called "Label Boss" (what a dubious expression!!) aka BBRAVE has been rocking more tropical / electro- oriented dancefloors. Now he is invited to make some noise at Surprise, Berlin's most notorious African...