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Alma Negra
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Played by: Juno Recommends Disco
Review: After many years spent performing gigs with their live ensemble, Alma Negra has finally decided to record and ready a release that showcases the band's dynamic brand of cross-cultural musical fusion. The Swiss combo first adds a tropical twist to the Afrobeat template on brilliant opener 'Mombassa to Lagos', before delivering something genuinely far-sighted and hard-to-pigeonhole: the mutant electronic bass, Tony Allen rhythms, deep house electronics and wayward Hammond solos of 'San Jon'. After a dash of Afro-Cuban dub-fusion - the inspired 'Taxi Radio' - we're treated to two club-friendly takes of 'San Jon'. First Mehmet Aslan goes all dark, cosmic and percussive on a wild (and brilliant) 'soca dub' take, before Alma Negra delivers a weightier, hazier and deeper 'Night Version' of their own. In a word: brilliant!
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ANR 009
02 Sep 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
02 Sep 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Kraak & Smaak, Juno Recommends Disco, Andy Downtown Science, BRENDON P, FRAN DEEPER, The Magic Track
Review: Swiss crew Alma Negra have long been amongst the world's leading purveyors of electronic-acoustic, percussion-rich global fusion, so it's little surprise that their latest self-released EP is another top-notch release. The standout is undoubtedly title track 'Harambee', a sparkling and infectious chunk of Afro-disco brilliance full of Chic style guitar licks, bi-lingual vocals, groovy bass and ear-catching electric piano licks. French Afro-disco revivalists Violaa chip in with a late '70s sounding tropical disco take, too, adding in hazy horns to add extra authenticity. Elsewhere, 'When We Used To Dance' is a joyous chunk of revivalist, synth-heavy Afro-boogie and 'La Gozadera' is a high-octane chunk of Afro-Latin fusion propelled forwards by a hectic beat and lots of lush South American percussion.
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ANR 008
01 Jul 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
01 Jul 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
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ANR 007
15 Oct 21
Deep House
15 Oct 21
Deep House
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ANR 006
24 Feb 20
Deep House
24 Feb 20
Deep House
Review: Switzerland's Alma Negra are known for their deft, tasteful explorations of world roots, anchored in digging, sampling and sharing. On this brand new remix collection, Alma Negra invite a trio of equally curious producers to remix some three of their best-received musical endeavours. Hero of the Parisian scene Bambounou delivers a deeply meditative and hypnotic rework of "Kabare", Berlin dusty deep house merchant Glenn Astro injects his typically urban flavour into "Halete Lale Lalo" and "Tany Be" receives a deep balearic makeover by Music From Memory's Michal Turtle - which is perfect for the upcoming summertime vibes.
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ANR 005
12 Apr 19
Minimal/Tech House
12 Apr 19
Minimal/Tech House
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ANR 003
01 Jun 18
Deep House
01 Jun 18
Deep House
Review: For the latest excursion on their eponymous label, the Alma Negra crew is in full remix mode, in turn reworking tracks from contemporary Maloya combo Lindigo and lesser-known French Afro artist Salem Tradition. Their vocal and dub interpretations of the former's "Tany Be" are particularly special. While the dub is little more than a killer spaced-out percussion track with added delay-laden vocal and instrumental snippets, the "remix" is a near perfect fusion of woozy, spacey deep house and traditional maloya - all half-chanted vocals, snaking sax lines and warm bass. Those looking for heavy and druggy, kick-drum driven tribal Afro-house vibes should head straight for the remix of Salem Tradition's "Kabare", which is little more than loads of drums with an evocative vocal atop.
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ANR 002
06 Apr 18
Deep House
06 Apr 18
Deep House
Review: After building up their reputation via a string of deliciously percussive EPs full of tasty Afro edits, Alma Negra switched to original production last year with quietly impressive results. Here, the Basel-based trio continues that approach with another three chunks of Afro-house fusion. While we're rather enjoying the sampled chanted vocals, drum machine kick drums and layered tropical percussion of "Capoeira" and the more musically expansive (and deeper) "Berimbau", it's "Visions" that will get all the plaudits. A tough but rolling chunk of life-affirming samba-house brilliance, it sees the duo make brilliant use of jangling piano loops and ghostly, cut-up freestyle vocal samples.
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ANR 001
05 Feb 18
Deep House
05 Feb 18
Deep House
