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  • "Rise Of The Troubadour Warriors" poster + digital download
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    Limited edition poster designed by Ben Hito
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  • Limited edition (300 ex.) 5CDs boxset designed by illustrator Ben Hito

    5 conceptual compilations with various strands of groovy, funky, psychedelic and moving afrofunk, afrobeat, ethio-jazz, highlife, afrojazz, afrosoul, Carribean Funk and other Tropical Grooves from all over the world. All new & exclusive tracks from the best Afro bands today hand-picked by the Paris DJs Soundsystem gang of curators.
     
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    - Vol.1 - Dis Is Good For You
    - Vol.2 - We Are The Fire Inside Your Mind
    - Vol.3 - Rise Of The Troubadours Warriors
    - Vol.4 - Have you Ever Been To Electric Afroland ?
    - Vol.5 - A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand
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about

Spanish Ethio-Jazz/Afrofunk band Pyramid Blue were already featured on Paris DJs' first Afro/Tropical compilation, 'Dis Is Good For You'. They've put out since then an enchanting self-titled first LP, influenced by Mulatu Astatke, Sun Ra and Joe Cuba, a collection of Ethio-flavoured jazz numbers in sweet balance with Latin and Cuban grooves, Afrobeat echoes and avant-Funk vibrations. 'Río Níger' is extracted from that album, bringing a trippy and entrancing Ethio-Latin-Jazz flavor to this new selection.


About Pyramid Blue :
Pyramid Blue's brilliant full-length album debut is a collection of Ethio-flavoured jazz numbers in sweet balance with Latin and Cuban grooves, Afrobeat echoes and avant-Funk vibrations. All of this with the psychedelic astral sound of the Pyramid. Africa is the source but also the jumping off point for sounds interacting with Soul, Jazz, Funk, Latin and other herbs. Their earlier work on 7" vinyl released by Enlace Funk Vinyls sold out in just few weeks, and now we have their long awaited debut recorded with the help of Soul Toasting Studio's analog warmth, the same studio where they recorded Oscar Martos' last adventure with the Afro Soul Toasting All Stars, an original group whose coordinates fell near Afrobeat and who had a short but successful life on earth. As the Ethiopian proverb says, "When spiders weave together, they can catch a lion."

Latest Releases :
- Pyramid Blue - Pyramid Blue (CD/LP/Digital, Lovemonk, 2012)
- Pyramid Blue - African Jungle (7", Enlace Funk, 2011)

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from Rise of The Troubadour Warriors - Tropical Grooves & Afrofunk International Vol​.​3, released July 3, 2013
Óscar Bengochea Martos - Keyboards
Pablo Cano - Bass
Javier Martín Boix - Guitar
Alejandro Fernández Miguelez - Tenor Sax
Martín del Dedo - Trumpet
Joaquín Rodríguez - Drums

Recorded at Soul Toasting Studio, Madrid
Produced by Oscar Martos
Mixed by Oscar Martos
Mastered by Andreas Schoenrock
Composed by Oscar Martos
Published by Bonatarda
© 2012 Lovemonk

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Paris-based production team (Djouls, Grant Phabao, Loik Dury & Ben Hito) featuring worldwide guest vocalists, musicians, deejays, graphic/web designers and writers. Reggae, Afro, Funk, Soul, Jazz, Latin, Hip Hop and more audio goodness.

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