Incubate Festival (formerly known as ZXZW, blog here) in Tilburg, Netherlands is coming up in September. on the 19th, as part of Generation Bass, i will do a solo set of all new material, heavy on the South East Asian and Middle Eastern flavors -- all the more abstract, emotional and "difficult" pieces which are too challenging and not suited for normal dance floors will get a chance to shine. on the 20th, as part of Car Free Sunday, i will be supporting dj for the legendary Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou (whose music you know from the Psychedelic Sound of West Africa (will re-up) and African Scream Contest compilations) -- expect appropriate Afro Funk both old and new.
the lineup looks fantastic, of particular interest to readers of this blog might be: James Blackshaw, Mark Ernestus (Rhythm & Sound) & Tikiman, Shackleton, Cooly G, Sensational and Spectre the Ill Saint from Word Sound -- and probably 2 dozens more i am not familiar with -- i hope to see some of you there. thanks to Vince the Prince for making this possible, check his great and often updated Generation Bass Blog for some of the coolest boom boom around the world.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
INCUBATE Sept. 19-20
Kwaito Berlin Photos
me and Congo doing a chilled warm up set.
crowd is anticipating...
Gazza and EES break into their collaborative hit "International"
these guys really bring the heat... the dancers were awesome. Gazza is so calm, humble and soft spoken in person, but becomes a raging storm on stage... amazing.
too bad there are no photos from the YAAM show, which was fire as well. and afterwards, gazza and his dancers lit up the dance floor just for fun, clowning around like they were in a buddy's back yard. African superstars certainly don't act like American or European superstars... a great time for everyone, bigup Swetlana from the Namibia Society for making all this happen.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Kwaito @ YAAM Sunday Aug. 16
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Sunday, June 28, 2009
NGOMA soundsystem / Fusion Festival
DJ Zhao - laptop //// El Congo -trumpet //// Robby Geerken - Percussion
hyper-modern global sonics meets ancestral lineage: psychedelia, abstract sound, ancient world-wide tradition and contemporary electronic bass for your freaky dancing needs.
a good first live set together even if we only ended up doing 2+ hours because of schedule push back... played lots of new material, rumba breaks, voodoo techno, broken afro-beat. Robby banged on the drums fierce and intricate, Congo was just flying with the trumpet and effects. too bad we couldn't record off the main board but video will be edited soon.
always great to work with fusion people, well organized, and full of good cheer. see you all in one year's time :D
Monday, April 27, 2009
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Calling Berlin
if you are down with what has been represented on this blog, have some serious skills in the department of bass action and boogie down, live in or around Berlin, and want to shake some bass bins together, please get in touch.
regrettably DJ Latif is no longer with the sound. good luck and all the best to him.
this summer, i will be playing festivals in Holland and Scotland, and also Fusion Festival again. also NGOMA is teaming up with the mighty Dirty Canvas crew to make some waves in B-town. stay tuned... wikkid tingz this way come.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
NGOMA 3
the original plan was for 3 to be dub grime apocalypse, and 4 an uplifting and soulful holiday in the tropics. but due to both the popularity of 2, and the challenge from dj Doom, I've decided to continue with the afro-centric 4/4 boom for this volume.
while staying in the same territory as 2, the journey is not the same, and many things make this one unique: the psychedelic motorik genius of Dj Clock's "Durban Guitar"; the monolithic, earth shaking visions of Black Coffee; DJ Sdoko's ominous Kraftwerkian phuture; Manya's soul stirring take on traditonal Angolan melodies; a surprisingly wicked banger from the Dutch DJ Bigga (UK is not the only place currently Afro minded), and ending with Sami vocal style from Mari Boine, reinterpreting the sound of indigenous Norway*. most of the selection are not well known or commonly used tracks in the "scene", with only one exception: just could not stay away from the Yellowtail (but check how it is used before you complain).
concerning the anti-apartheid and war samples used through out the mix: the struggle for freedom from colonialism is the context which gave rise to contemporary South African music: Kwaito was born amidst antagonism and bloodshed, and has led to the current house music scene. thus songs such as "100 Zulu Warriors" and the radio broadcast at the end should not be taken as an incitement of racial conflict (especially in light of last year's wave of horrible xenophobia) but as a reminder of the political realities of the Apartheid era from which this music comes.
*you might think it strange to include a traditional song from northern Europe on an Afrocentric project, but 1. thematically it fits the recording as the vocalist has for decades fought for equal rights of her people, who have long been the subject of discrimination, like South Africans, in their homeland; and 2. Henrich Schwartz who made the remix is a producer certainly with a lot of Africa on his mind.
as you enjoy this i will be back onto the original course: stay tuned for dub terrorism and caribbean love.
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Sunday, January 18, 2009
DJ Doom - Adelaide Deep
a challenger arises. DJ Doom from Adelaide, Australia criticized my selection on NGOMA2 for being too obvious and lazy, and in response, has made a short Afro and Africanized house mix, showing us his approach to this sound.
and it is indeed lush -- a different feel from NGOMA2 entirely.
[QUOTE]"Was gonna end it on 'Seasons' but I didn't wanna get accused of anthem bashing, I actually left the room to put the kettle on but changed my mind at the last minute as I wanted to end on a positive tip, cos Zhao - its all love out here
100% live - No Headphones, 100% unplanned / unrehearsed / unedited. Enjoy!"[/QUOTE]
[IMG]http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/252415/Adelaide_Deep_-_LIVE.jpg[/IMG]
That Beep (Radioclit Remix) - Architecture In Helsinki
Fashion (Drum Remix) - Guzluv
Mbeki - Andy X
Alone In Africa Pt. One (Arnaud D Deep Mix) - Niko De Luka
Katumbo (Beats Mix) - Abicah Soul
Greenlight - Footsteps
So Good Today (Yoruba Soul Remix) - Ben Westbeech
Passages - Franck Roger
Mirror Dance (Yoruba Soul Mix) - Afefe Iku Ft. Oveous Maximus
Labyrinthe - DJ Gregory
Compromise - N.B. Funky
Seasons - Lil Silva
I Will Hold On (Ndiza Kulinda) - DJ Choc Ft. Mercy Pakela
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bigup Doom for this great mix, and thanks for keeping me on my toes. it's true, music is not competitive sports; but none the less, the only thing left for me to do now is rise to the occasion, and deliver a response to the response... :D
STAY TUNED.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
NGOMA VOL. 2
it is said that the drum itself was invented in Africa. and as far as i'm concerned, all modern pop and especially dance music have deep roots in the musical traditions of that continent. i have made the admittedly sensationalist proclamation "techno comes from Africa", and here is an extremely simplified version of my concept of this lineage: slave songs - blues - gospel - jazz - funk - disco - house - techno ---- the circle is complete. some may have problems with this generalization (and in some ways i do too), but all sidelines, exceptions, and details aside, essentially it makes sense to me. after all, the 4 on the floor hypnotic groove can be found in the myriad styles of African music from every era, be it high-life, rumba, or the thousands upon thousands of much older regional traditions.
most people were, and still are, confused, skeptical, or straight up dismissive when i talk about this, but history was made in 2008 with Warp Records' release of DJ Mujava's Township Funk in Europe, which i believe is only the beginning of Europeans coming to grips with the awesome power of African Techno.
i have been playing Euro-centric Minimal, Hard Techno, Tech House, Breaks, Electro, etc., for years, but in recent years have increasingly sensed a solipsism, stagnation, and bankrupsy. in 2009 i feel the style loosely termed "UK Funky" is leading the way out of the rut; and it is no coincidence that the most exciting thing happening in European dance music is directly derivative of African and Afro-Caribbean rhythmic structures.
enough talk. switch on the speakers, lower the lights, and put on those dancing shoes.
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Thursday, November 6, 2008
SONG OF THE DECADE/CENTURY
turn up your speakers and click here. NOW.
i posted this song on some message boards and most people just do not get it... i too did not experience apartheid (first hand, from the sufferer's side), but the joy of liberation, all those cruel years coming to an end, expressed in this song... like first rays of the sun after winter... just so fucking beautiful.
in Morocco last month one night at this western style nightclub there was an african singer entertaining european tourists with Sade and Michael Jackson... at around 1 AM i requested this song -- the spark in her eyes and smile on her face at the mention of it was just amazing. so she switched the music off, and everyone quieted down as she closed her eyes and did it acappella... and gave it 110% -- her voice just soared and tears did fill my eyes. this photo is from right after: 
to me the power and spirit of this song is perfect for this occasion, 20 some years after its recording. and i feel so sorry for all the dead-inside cynical people that can not feel the ecstatic glory of this monument to love, life, and freedom...
Friday, October 10, 2008
FUSION ONE
this is a mash-up album fusing global traditional music and modern bass/beats.
made with material originally prepared for Fusion Festival 2008.
if you've ever wondered what Digital Gamelan is like, or what Capetown gospel singers sounds like on top of Wiley instrumentals, or how Robots would play Ethiopian Jazz...
(the version which appeared on Bloggariddims was a preview of sorts. this final, finished version is more polished, includes twice as many tracks, with non-mash-up tracks from first version taken out.) 
01 Intro
02 Deadbeat - Lost Luggage >< Indonesia traditional - Spring Water
03 itoa - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Heart's Dub Band D1 >< Indonesia traditional - Morning Sun
04 Balwinder Safri - Karve Da Din >< 2562 - Basin Dub
05 Iran Traditional - Zeybek >< Dj Hatcha - Chillz
06 The Mahotella Queens - Muntu Wesilisa >< Wiley - Bang Bang Instrumental
07 Turkia Traditional - Kervan >< L-Wiz - Fruit Shop
08 Indonesia Traditional - Sanda Kandung >< Grime instrumental
09 Benga - Half Ounce >< Burundi Traditional bernadette ii
10 Indonesia Traditional - Ngantosan // Mark One - Slang
11 Danny Weed - Dirty Den >< Huseyin Ali Riza Albayrak - Ey Zahid
12 African Headcharge - Belinda >< Blir - 19_4_04
13 Kode 9 - Magnetic City >< Akhenation - 361 Degrees
14 Pinch - Qawwali >< Toshinori Kondo - Fukotsu
15 Indonesia Traditional >< L-Wiz - Fruit Shop
16 The Mahotella Queens - Ndodana Yolahleko >< Skream - Skunkstep
17 Circle - Memo >< Even Order ???
18 Hiripsime - ces femmes qui me ressemblent >< Cyrus - Random Trio - Bounty
19 Hijak - Nightmares >< ø - Toisaalia
20 Ana Whabibi - Mahmoud Fadi (interlude)
21 The Mahotella Queens - Amezemula >< Iron Soul - Slo Moshun
22 African Headcharge - Run Come Saw >< DQ1 - Wear The Crown
23 Indonesia Traditional - Padang Magek >< Omen - Rebellion
24 Mulatu Astatge - Kulunmanqueleshi >< Dj Hatcha - Just a Rift
25 Loka - Fire Shepherds >< L-Wiz - Fruit Shop
26 Loka - Fire Shepherds >< Dubwoofa - Devoliz >< Kion Zindagi
27 DJ Wonder - What >< La Chat Playa - Gangsta Forever
28 Rove >< 2046 Soundtrack >< Vex'd - Destruction
29 L-Wiz - Sub >< Armenia Traditional - Boulbouli Hid (Le Chant du Rossignol)
30 Shackleton - Blood On My Hands >< Dashti - Abdoinaghi Afsharnia >< Turkia Traditional - Cagirayim Seni
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Monday, August 4, 2008
Deep Roots
what little i know about revisionist history and the fictional divide between "east" and "west":
during the first half of Greek empire everything came from Persia: food, music, technology, philosphy, mathematics, astronomy, religion, medicine, fashion, etc, etc, etc, etc. and it was not until the second part of the empire that the Greeks started coming up with their own ideas - and even then, very much influenced and inspired by South Asian (Indian), Middle Eastern (Iranian), and East Asian (Chinese) thought and practice.
Persian culture, the real "cradle of western civilization", came from Egyptian/African civilizations before.
these facts started to be buried by the Greeks themselves, replaced with the lie that Greece developed more or less by itself -- the beginning of everything "progressive" and "modern". and since then these false ideas have been further spread, and the truth buried deeper and deeper, during countlessly rewrites and revisions of history. the lastest of which saw powerful industrialists of 19th Century America apply sweeping education reforms across America, firing professors that did not tell their twisted version of the story, and installing yes-men that propagated the idea that "the West" was something different, and of different origions, from "the East".
the propagation of this fictional dichotomy between the "occident" and "orient" has always been politically motivated, provides a foundation for racism, distrust, and divide which furthers the aims of the ruling elite -- and is still instrumental today (the structural basis for "the war on terror", which also may be seen as the latest expression of these false ideas)
much of this train of excavations can be found in this book, derided by the ignorant and the brain-washed (just look at the ratings and comments on amazon):
What is classical about Classical Civilization? In one of the most audacious works of scholarship ever written, Martin Bernal challenges the whole basis of our thinking about this question. Classical civilization, he argues, has deep roots in Afroasiatic cultures. But these Afroasiatic influences have been systematically ignored, denied, or supressed since the eighteenth century--chiefly for racist reasons. The popular view is that Greek civilization was the result of the conquest of a sophisticated but weak native population by vigorous Indo-European speakers--or Aryans--from the North. But the Classical Greeks, Bernal argues, knew nothing of this "Aryan model." They did not see their political institutions, science, philosophy, or religion as original, but rather as derived from the East in general, and Egypt in particular. Black Athena is a three-volume work. Volume 1 concentrates on the crucial period between 1785 and 1850, which saw the Romantic and racist reaction to the Enlightment and the French Revolution, and the consolidation of Northern expansion into other continents. In an unprecedented tour de force, Bernal makes meaningful links between a wide range of areas and disciplines--drama poetry, myth, theological controversy, esoteric religion, philosophy, biography, language, historical narrative, and the emergence of "modern scholarship."
Could Greek philosophy be rooted in Egyptian thought? Is it possible that the Pythagorean theory was conceived on the shores of the Nile and the Euphrates rather than in ancient Greece? Could it be that much of Western civilization was formed on the "Dark Continent"? For almost two centuries, Western scholars have given little credence to the possibility of such scenarios.
In Black Athena, an audacious three-volume series that strikes at the heart of today's most heated culture wars, Martin Bernal challenges Eurocentric attitudes by calling into question two of the longest-established explanations for the origins of classical civilization. To use his terms, the Aryan Model, which is current today, claims that Greek culture arose as the result of the conquest from the north by Indo-European speakers, or "Aryans," of the native "pre-Hellenes." The Ancient Model, which was maintained in Classical Greece, held that the native population of Greece had initially been civilized by Egyptian and Phoenician colonists and that additional Near Eastern culture had been introduced to Greece by Greeks studying in Egypt and Southwest Asia. Moving beyond these prevailing models, Bernal proposes a Revised Ancient Model, which suggests that classical civilization in fact had deep roots in Afroasiatic cultures.
This long-awaited third and final volume of the series is concerned with the linguistic evidence that contradicts the Aryan Model of ancient Greece. Bernal shows how nearly 40 percent of the Greek vocabulary has been plausibly derived from two Afroasiatic languages--Ancient Egyptian and West Semitic. He also reveals how these derivations are not limited to matters of trade, but extended to the sophisticated language of politics, religion, and philosophy. This evidence, according to Bernal, greatly strengthens the hypothesis that in Greece an Indo-European-speaking population was culturally dominated by Ancient Egyptian and West Semitic speakers. Provocative, passionate, and colossal in scope, this volume caps a thoughtful rewriting of history that has been stirring academic and political controversy since the publication of the first volume.
About the Author
Martin Bernal, formerly a fellow of King's College, Cambridge, and professor of Government and Near Eastern Studies at Cornell University, is now retired.
check out the chapters
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Saturday, July 26, 2008
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
blogariddims 45 / a mashed up mix
this is made with material i prepared for Fusion Festival, and is also an attempt to communicate new conceptions of hybridity by fusing sounds from disparate locations and eras into cohesive new musical entities, with focus on traditional and regional music framed by urban bass and beats, or is it the other way around?
01_00:00 Deadbeat - Lost Luggage // Indonesia - Spring Water
02_03:20 itoa - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Heart's Dub Band D1 // Indonesia - Morning Sun
03_05:50 The Mahotella Queens - Muntu Wesilisa // Wiley - Bang Bang Instrumental
04_08:12 African Headcharge - Belinda // Blir - 19_4_04
05_09:28 IndonesiaTraditional - Sanda Kandung // Unknown Grime instrumental
06_11:24 Benga - Half Ounce // [Burundi: Music from the Heart of Africa] bernadette ii
07_14:52 Indonesia Traditional - Ngantosan // Mark One - Slang
08_17:28 Danny Weed - Dirty Den // Huseyin Ali Riza Albayrak - Ey Zahid
09_19:02 Ragga Twins - Spliffhead
10_20:35 Burial - Unite
11_22:14 Dub Terror [ft. Echo Ranks] - Technology
12_25:07 Hiripsime - ces femmes qui me ressemblent // Cyrus - Random Trio - Bounty
13_28:33 African Headcharge - Run Come Saw // DQ1 - Wear The Crown
14_32:00 Indonesia Traditional - Padang Magek // Omen - Rebellion
15_35:05 L-Wiz - Sub // Armenia Traditional - Boulbouli Hid (Le Chant du Rossignol)
16_38:54 Vex'd - Destruction // from 2046 soundtrack
17_40:05 Hijak - Nightmares // ø - Toisaalia
18_41:54 Shackleton - Blood On My Hands / I Want to Eat You // Dashti - Abdoinaghi Afsharnia
19_47:54 Kode 9 - Magnetic City // Akhenation - 361 Degrees
20_50:24 Mulatu Astatge - Kulunmanqueleshi // Dj Hatcha - Just a Rift
21_52:53 Loka - Fire Shepherds - Freda Mae // Dubwoofa - Devoliz
22_56:00 The Mahotella Queens - Ndodana Yolahleko // Skream - Skunkstep
Mashups: a cheap one liner trend collapsing all narratives into a heap of meaningless garish post modern rubbish, or a new way of interacting with cultures, of thinking about the world, of experiencing and creating music? i've always been excited, if not by most of what i have heard, by what i imagined was possible.
and what i imagined was Digital Gamelan, Ethiopian Grime, Afro-Arabian Dubstep -- sounds from far away and/or long ago fused in ways that are both surprising but also intuitive... i wanted to make a particular kind of mashup, producing results that people would want to listen to, maybe over and over. is it possible to make the fusion, the bastard frankenstein assemblage, sound better than the original sources? a tall order for sure, especially when the original sources sometimes are master musicians, but one that i nonetheless hope to have achieved in some of the mashups included in this mix. judge for yourself -- admittedly a little difficult since you can not hear the originals next to them -- so i suppose just go by how well the hybrids work...
i am always hearing the same beat patterns, the same compositional devices, the same dynamics, the same arrangements, in music made both spatially and temporally far apart from eachother: i think ultimately i absolutely believe that the traditional non western music are the roots of modern music, and indirectly perhaps, but absolutely, deeply connected to the most current forms dance music evolution is taking. (this has to do with the "Afro Asiatic Roots of Classical CIvilization" but that's a HUGE topic for another day).
enough BS, please to enjoy:
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this part 1 is the relatively listening set, stay tuned for Part 2, which will be strictly for bouncing off walls.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Fusion Festival 2008
something like 40,000 people, i think more actually, came out this year. 
saturday night zhao played at one of the smaller stages from 9 - 12, i think the sun set about 10 that night. 
one super nice thing about the entire festival is everywhere the sound was solid. no exception this stage. the kuduru, bassline, grime, dancehall and dubstep felt so damn good with proper sound power.
material before sunset is on Blogariddims 45 - Fusion Part 1. material from the second part of this performance will be in part 2. 
sunday: sun, bass, and friends.
Sunday night both of us play on a bigger stage. great party until monday morning -- last photo is after sunrise. 
Monday, June 9, 2008
Radio MultiKulti 2
NGOMA and G-SOLO live interview afternoon before the party. the photo is with Flamenco Break-beat artists Los Rumbers. it is so great to have a resource like Radio MultiKulti in Berlin...
May 27th Kaffee Burger
at the beginning of this party when this group of girls were already dancing at 23H to the Rai and Bhangra i was dropping, this guy comes up to me and says "can you play something a little less 'ethnic'"? the flyers and posters clearly said AFRO ASIA SOUNDSYSTEM, so what the fuck. i wanted to say to him "can you be a little less of a ethnophobic piece of shit?" but i did not and just ignored him. other than that (and the girl who requested "indie rock"), a super fun night. crowd begging us not to stop at 6AM...
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
NGOMA presents G-SOLO LIVE
ahhhh yes. here we go here we go. we be rockin it with the freak freak, one of the original artist who helped build the Bongo Flava sound during the 1990s in Tanzania. this one will be HYPE, and i hope those of you in or around the neighborhood can roll up safe.
Klub Pavillon Im Volkspark Friedrichshain
Friedenstr. 101 10249 Berlin [ corner of Friedenstr. and Platz Der Vereinten Nationen ]
U5 - Strausberger Platz // Tram M5, M6, M8, N92 - Platz Der Vereinten Nationen
the club is really great, but might be a tiny bit hard to find. it's just inside the park a little ways, will be no problem if you follow the map. [ click on map for bigger version ]
a couple of sneak lissens to G-SOLO's music, in these 2 tracks he really mutates his voice in different ways:
G-Solo - mtoto tuliza mapepe - Nisikilize mwanangu
G-Solo - salaamu zangu feat. Keysha - Nisikilize mwanangu
and here is a Tissa video featuring our boy:
MERGE: May / Jun / July
Address: Wissmannstr. 32 [ U Hermannplatz ] Berlin Neu-Kölln
Tel: 60 97 70-0 Website: www.werkstatt-der-kulturen.de Email: Werkstatt.Kulturen@t-online.de
THE LAST ONE OF THESE EVENTS IS CANCELLED.
11th of May, Pavillon
last night of Karnival weekend turned out to be not so great a night to do a party, as everyone on sunday night must have been either tired after 2 days of festivities, or was at one of the other dozen parties with much more well known artists and venues. playing to a sparse crowd is definitely challenging: one wrong move, the cohesion gives, and the crowd disperses - and i'm left there looking the fool. but save for a couple of hickups on my part, most of the night was 100% Soul Train, and of course Latif drops the big hits at just the right moments -- making 30 people peak and jump in a pretty empty place is not easy. too bad we don't have pictures of those hype moments when he was on deck... (we can blame dominique and anna for all the pictures of me). 
so we had lots of fun despite the relative small turn out... but definitely what turned out to be the coolest thing that night is this playa with the serious smooves in red in the next 2 pictures: among the few who came was none other than G-SOLO, one of the original artists who helped create the Bongo Flava sound in Tanzania in the 90s. and he was so down with us that he suggested doing a show in June with NGOMA -- we are PYCHED!!! 
and next day the team met in the park to discuss plans... 
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Radio MultiKulti
interview at the world famous Radio MultiKulti on Feb. 23rd. we talked talked some shit and played a short pre-recorded mix. they said next time better to do a live mix show. very nice people and good vibes.
Friday, March 7, 2008
Montreal Listening Party Mar. 7th
sorry for late notice but if you are looking for something cool to do in Montreal tonight, at Salon Officiel there will be a listening party of NGOMA MIX SERIES VOL. 1. (click on image to enlarge)
the awesome folks at the mighty MASALA are
responsible. BIGUP MONTREAL GLOBAL BASHMENT CREW!!!
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
FEB 23RD LOVELITE
thanks to everyone who came out to this wicked party at the lovely club Lovelite. i played harder and colder than usual, missing some of the soul-fire of past events... and in hindsight, Bhangra and Rai and other Asian sounds took a definite backseat to Funk Carioca, SA Techno, and some Detroit nastiness. guess it was an experiment in terms of heavy, more mechanzied bass music. Lateef brought the mad flavors as usual, maybe better than usual, with blistering sets of crazy beautiful afrocentric grooves. as someone told us the venue really cared about the music and showed a lot of love. besides making posters for us, at 6AM there were not many people left and the owner comes up to the dj booth -- i was prepared to say "ok you are right, it's time to stop" but instead he asks me "do you want a drink"? that's the kind of love that you don't see much anymore these days! respect. 
NGOMA MIX VOL. 1 - dj zhao
01 Ethiopia/USA: Bole 2 Harlem - Africa Ye
02 Tanzania: prof jay/ferooz - nikusaidiaje
03 Uganda: peter miles/menshan - one time
04 Tanzania: mangwea - mikasi
05 Tanzania: Sista P. - Anakuja
06 Tanzania: Prof. Jay/Juma Nature/Muny - Zali la mentali
07 Angola: Manya - Sera
08 Angola: Rei Helder - Mariquinha
09 India: Akheer - Juggy D
10 India: Tigerstyle/Sarbjeet Kaur - Fasda Hi Nehi
11 Mexico: Lila Downs - La Cumbia Del Mole
12 Columbia/Puerto Rico [MASHUP]: DJ Stuart - Dante vs Calle 13 - En la Cumbia
13 Columbia/Puerto Rico [MASHUP]: Selena vs. Loony Tunes - Baila Esta Cumbia
14 Puerto Rico: Calle 13 - Ojalai
15 Jamaica: Cham - What You Think
16 Jamaica: Christopher - Shake It Shake It
17 Jamaica: Tanya Stephens - Please Me
18 Algeria/Lebanon [MASHUP]: Cheb Mami/Lix - Sabran (Ya Ghali) vs. Nancy Ajram - ya si el sayed (featuring dj crow)
19 Morocco: Sophia AlMarikh - Kelmet Hobb
20 Yugoslavia/Serbia: Sanja & Balkanika - Kermes
21 Serbia/Czech/Bosnia/etc: Deladap w.Gipsy CZ - So Shunes
22 Kenya: gidigidimajimaji - atoti pt. 2
23 S.Africa: Mapaputsi - Kleva
24 S.Africa: Mandoza - Umunt'omnyama
25 S.Africa: Kb — El Musica
26 Tanzania: K-Lynn/Squeezer - Acha Vituko
27 Nigeria: JJC & 419 Squad/T.I.D. - Demu Gani
28 S.Africa: Marvellous Mavusana - Wafika
29 Tanzania: unknown artist (taraab?)
30 S.Africa: Prankster - Sucked 'n Krushed
31 S.Africa/Indonesia [MASHUP]: Emile YX - Who Am I VS. Sacred Healing Waters
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winter 2007
a few pictures from 2 of the 3 parties in December and January. New Years Eve event was HYPE!!! 300 people packed onto the dancefloor but with all the craziness i forgot to bring batteries for the camera... these are from the christmas party at Al Hamra and the after-party of an art happening we played... just a few stolen shots amidst so many missed photo opps!!! :/
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
NGOMA 01
nothing less than a total blast was had by all. at one point it got so hype people were shouting rhythmically for a good 30 minutes while jumping up and down and laughing. the venue was a bit run down but the sound was solid. what was REALLY amazing is that i managed to snap these pictures. at the time it always seems beside the point, but sure am glad i did afterwards! next one i will have to take even better ones from the dancefloor (these were pretty much all from behind the dj booth). thanks to everyone for coming out! 
Saturday, February 23, 2008
B-TOWN TOP RANKING
NO POP NO STYLE, WE STRICKLY FIYA
HEAT IS ALL WE BRING, CHECK HOW WE JAMMING AND TING
