The Swagger boys are back… don’t sleep!!! Nice video by Canada’s Big OJ Films. Grab the track below:
As the FOKN Bois put it: “Everyday when the Boko Haram go off on various missions, the FOKN Bois keep their wives, sisters and daughters company. This video was filmed in Victoria Island, Lagos the capital city of Nigeria.” From the FOKN Wit Ewe album which you should cop.
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Today the Tatali Remix EP is out exclusively on Beatport!! And of course our own Bandcamp shop. Wait a couple more weeks to see it pop up everywhere else… Check out the choons:
DJ Los Carlos (Netherlands / Surinam): This up and coming Rotterdam based producer is crazy for kuduro. This is the second time he makes a kuduro remix for Akwaaba, the first one being the great remix of Elegom Bounsa by DJ Djeff and Maskarado.
Kosta Kostov (Germany / Bulgaria): Versatile DJ and producer with roots in the Balkans – both literally and musically, Born in Bulgaria, based in Germany, at home around the world, Kosta recently put out a great EP for UrbanWorld, and is now schooling us to his djigit style.
DJ Reaganomics (USA): perhaps the artist with the greatest name in the entire world, Reaganomics is a mixtape master, with close to three decades of mashing sounds together under his belt. In recent years Reaganomics has embraced tropical and booty sounds from all over the world. As exemplified quite well with his remix.
Bigote (Spain): Madrid-based multifaceted artist, Bigote moves among photography, visual art and… music. His DJ sets include many Latin American musical genres, as do his productions, bridging the gap between the Americas and Europe.
And don’t you freeloaders forget, we love you too, you can grab the Serious Attention Disorder Minimix for freeeeee right here:
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L’EP Tatali Remix est disponible sur Beatport, Bandcamp, et chez les revendeurs habituels. Petit tour des titres :
DJ Los Carlos (Hollande/Surinam): Un producteur basé à Rotterdam, en pleine ascension, et fan de kuduro. C’est d’ailleurs son deuxième remix du genre chez Akwaaba, le premier étant sa reprise remarquée de Elegom Bounsa par DJ Djeff et Maskarado.
Kosta Kostov (Allemagne / Bulgarie): Dj et producteur polyvalent dont les racines sont situées dans les balkans – littéralement comme musicalement – né en Bulgarie, basé en Allemagne mais familier des quatres coins du globe. Kosta a récemment sorti un EP de qualité chez UrbanWorld, il nous enseigne aujourd’hui le style djigit.
DJ Reaganomics (États-Unis): Malgré son nom de scène assez inattendu et franchement comique, Reaganomics est un expert de la mixtape : à son actif près de 3 décennies à combiner les sons et en stocker dans sa besace. Ces dernières années Reaganomics s’est consacré aux sons tropicaux et dansants du monde entier. Son remix l’illustre assez bien.
Bigote (Espagne): Bigote , artiste multifacette de Madrid, se consacre aussi bien à la photo et aux arts visuels qu’à la musique. Ses DJ sets comprennent un paquet de styles musicaux d’Amérique Latine, tout comme ses productions, établissant une passerelle entre les Etats-Unis et l’Europe.
Et pour ceux qui ne téléchargent que quand c’est pas payant, on vous a pas oublié, et on vous aime aussi : vous pouvez chopper Serious Attention Disorder Minimix gratooooos ici :
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Today the Tatali Remix EP is out exclusively on Beatport!! And of course our own Bandcamp shop. Wait a couple more weeks to see it pop up everywhere else… Check out the choons:
DJ Los Carlos (Netherlands / Surinam): This up and coming Rotterdam based producer is crazy for kuduro. This is the second time he makes a kuduro remix for Akwaaba, the first one being the great remix of Elegom Bounsa by DJ Djeff and Maskarado.
Kosta Kostov (Germany / Bulgaria): Versatile DJ and producer with roots in the Balkans – both literally and musically, Born in Bulgaria, based in Germany, at home around the world, Kosta recently put out a great EP for UrbanWorld, and is now schooling us to his djigit style.
DJ Reaganomics (USA): perhaps the artist with the greatest name in the entire world, Reaganomics is a mixtape master, with close to three decades of mashing sounds together under his belt. In recent years Reaganomics has embraced tropical and booty sounds from all over the world. As exemplified quite well with his remix.
Bigote (Spain): Madrid-based multifaceted artist, Bigote moves among photography, visual art and… music. His DJ sets include many Latin American musical genres, as do his productions, bridging the gap between the Americas and Europe.
And don’t you freeloaders forget, we love you too, you can grab the Serious Attention Disorder Minimix for freeeeee right here:
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If you haven’t heard of R2Bees, clearly you have not been to Ghana recently. These cats are at the forefront of the newest craze: afrobeats. With an S, and with little to do with Fela Kuti. A couple of years back, their collaboration with Nigeria’s Wande Coal on the song Kiss Your Hand saw them blowing up in Ghana, and to some extent in Nigeria. Fast forward to the fall of 2011, when Agyei was on repeat anywhere you turned your head.
R2Bees is a loose crew with many ramifications in Tema, the new hotbed for music in Ghana. At its core R2Bees is made up of rapper Paedae and singer Mugeez, with Killbeatz handling production. The song features Ghana’s premier rapper Sarkodie, as well as Nana Boroo, the man behind the massive 2010 hit Ahayede. Given that Killbeatz is on top of his game in Ghana, remixers will have to work extra hard to top his flyness. Listen for yourself:
The rules are as follows:
– download the acapella
– do your thing, work your magic, procrastinate on everything else in your life until you are satisfied with the result
– send us a link to download your creation (no attachments please), either by email, or in our Soundcloud dropbox. We can’t stress this enough: make sure your song is properly tagged. Make sure it has your name somewhere in it. And please make sure we can download it, if we can’t download it we won’t listen to it.
– deadline for this contest is March 31.
– winners will be selected with R2Bees, and their remixes will appear on the Agyei Remix EP. Remixers get 33% revenue share on their remix, including direct sales as well as third party licenses.
– if you don’t feel like sending it back, no stress, do anything you like with it. As long as you don’t make money off of it, we’re cool with it. If you want to license it somewhere else, or make money from it in any other way, that’s also possible, but this bit will require our approval.
That’s it!!! Get to your studios ooooo!
Well well… we’ve been keeping it kinda hush hush, but it’s about time we let the world know who won the Double “Tatali” remix contest! And the winners are…
DJ Los Carlos (Netherlands / Surinam)
Kosta Kostov (Germany / Bulgaria)
DJ Reaganomics (USA)
Bigote (Spain)
An eclectic bunch, who’s tracks are featured along with a remastered version of the original mix. EP drops exclusively on Beatport March 1, and if you wait patiently you will find it everywhere else 2 weeks later. In the meantime… check out this downloadable minimix to whet your appetite. Enjoy the week end oooo!
DJ Juls is the man behind a lot of great stuff in Ghana… from Kay-Ara‘s Me Dough to this great version of BRKN LNGWJZ (this version is also DOPE), this versatile beatmaker is making a serious name for himself. In this mix he highlights the best of the FOKN Bois (have you grabbed FOKN Wit Ewe yet?!?!).
DJ Pizaro: This week we have Drummer Boy by Naija Afrobeats Star Naira Marley, Naija afrobeats legend Flavour N'abania features east africa's afrobeats star Diamond Platnumz on Time To Party , the dancehall king from Ghana Shatta Wale with Testimony, Elele by Yemi...
This week, we introduce to you Eff The Dj, based in Accra (Ghana). we are grateful and happy to share with you his latest mix for us, along with the following interview: When did you start DJing - and what or who were your early passions and influences?...
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DJ Juls is the man behind a lot of great stuff in Ghana… from Kay-Ara‘s Me Dough to this great version of BRKN LNGWJZ (this version is also DOPE), this versatile beatmaker is making a serious name for himself. In this mix he highlights the best of the FOKN Bois (have you grabbed FOKN Wit Ewe yet?!?!).
DJ Pizaro: This week we have Drummer Boy by Naija Afrobeats Star Naira Marley, Naija afrobeats legend Flavour N'abania features east africa's afrobeats star Diamond Platnumz on Time To Party , the dancehall king from Ghana Shatta Wale with Testimony, Elele by Yemi...
This week, we introduce to you Eff The Dj, based in Accra (Ghana). we are grateful and happy to share with you his latest mix for us, along with the following interview: When did you start DJing - and what or who were your early passions and influences?...
DJ Pizaro: This week we have one of the UK AfroWave pioneers Afro B featuring Wizkid on a remix to his hit song Drogba(Joana) , Akuapem rap sensation Koo Ntakra delivers top bars on Gyedie(faith) featuring Choirmaster (a member of the legendary Hiplife group Praye),...