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.
Contains 5 "Tropical Grooves & Afrofunk International" CDs in carboard sleeve :
- 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
Always asking for physical records as a media, we at Paris DJs like to read liner notes, check the musicians, producers, recordings studios and all the details and information you hunt for on records and not on digital downloads (or pdf files). So when we realized that the same guy was playing in Antibalas, The Sway Machinery, Superhuman Happiness and Akoya Afrobeat, all cool bands we've featured many times in our news or in our mixes, we dug a little further and contacted Nikhil P. Yerawadekar regularly for his potential submissions to our Afro compilations. First time we heard 'Run Fast' we were instantly hooked, with its unique Afro-backbeating groove and a charming 'so lonely without you' pop bridge jumping into the two-notes theme reprise… Such a great single! Catchy as hell, the kind you find yourself whistling in the shower. And an exclusive first official release on Paris DJs! Nikhil rules.
About Nikhil P. Yerawadekar :
I (Nikhil P. Yerawadekar) am a musician from Queens, NY currently living in Brooklyn. I play guitar and bass with a lot of great bands like Antibalas, The Sway Machinery, Superhuman Happiness, Bright Moments, Akoya Afrobeat, No Small Money Brass Band, Sticklips and The Igniters. I can sense my mind hardening and going one way, and it doesn't seem right. I think we could all benefit from getting our rocks off and letting our thoughts out a little more. I'm making a record that will if nothing else help me do that, and I'm gonna be playing shows all the time with my band of friends called Low Mentality. The music is full of bass, beats and devious melodies, and I came up with it without worrying about who the market is or how it compares to anything that other people seem to like. As much as I respect the hustle, I got into this music thing because of the possibilities, not the most immediate realities, and I want to continue to live my life with that curiosity alive. Also, I want to enjoy my damn self. It's music after all.
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.
I have to say that this one is one of the finest compilation I've ever seen. The story, the cover, the pictures, the booklet and of course the music! Just magic, like a time machine. fabmeyer