Soundway Records

Ngongo J’ami/Yumbala

charles — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:16:37 +0000

60s/70s Angolan semba musician Carlos Lamartine gets the Batida remix treatment. A.J.Holmes remixes Batida album track ‘Yumbala’ on the flip side.

Tracklisting:

A1: Ngongo J’Ami (Batida Remix) – Carlos Lamartine
B1: Yumbala (AJ Holmes Remix) – Batida

Panama Soul 12″

charles — Mon, 14 May 2012 17:25:15 +0000

Soundway Records find themselves on the Panamanian Isthmus once more with the release of the Panama Soul 12” single featuring three tracks of lively Latin funk and soul.

Tracklisting:

A1: Soul Chombo - Fredrick Clarke
B1: Just Love One Another - Jungle Rat USA
B2: We’re Still Strong - Ralph Weeks

Soundway return to Independent Label Market, London – 19th May

charles — Mon, 14 May 2012 08:46:37 +0000

Soundway Records will be returning to the Independent Label Market at Spitalfields Market, London, on Saturday 19 May. As well as coming down laden with CDs and vinyl we’ll be running some special deals across the catalogue exclusive to the label market. You’ll also be able to get your hands on the forthcoming Panama Soul 12″ before anyone else does. Other labels taking part this year include Brownswood Recordings, Domino, Mais Um Discos, Ninja Tune, Proville, Soul Jazz, Sunday Best and Warp to name a few. We had a lot of fun taking part in the last Independent Label Market in December 2011 and we look forward to seeing some of you down there this time.

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KonKoma to play debut show in London

charles — Fri, 11 May 2012 13:23:52 +0000

Soundway Records’ new signing KonKoma will be playing their debut show at London’s Rich Mix on 1 June. The Afro-funk band will be playing at The 2 Jonz Benefit as part of a heavyweight tropical line-up bought together by Soundway, Strut, Sofrito and the Shrine.

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Live: KonKoma, Pax Nicholas, Fokn Bois (Wanlov the Kubolor & M3nsa) and Yaaba Funk
DJs: Duncan Booker (Strut), DJ Frank (Sofrito) and Mr Hagan (with Fokn Bois)
Venue: Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, London, E1 6LA
Time: 8.00pm – 1.00am
Price: £10

Batida @ Festival Bons Sons, Tomar, Portugal

charles — Wed, 09 May 2012 15:45:28 +0000

Batida will be joinng world music festival Bons Sons for it’s 7th Year. The festival runs from 16th -19th August with Batida dropping his tropical bombs on Friday 17th August, mashing up modern beats with some 70s Angolan heat as he showcases his live show complete with dancers, MCs, VJ, live samples and percussion.

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Ondatrópica @ House Of World Cultures, Berlin

charles — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:33:40 +0000

Ondatrópica will be bringing their blend of cumbia and ska, porro and boogaloo & gaita and hip-hop to Berlin’s prestigious Haus der Kulturen der Welt (House Of World Cultures) – Germany’s national centre for contemporary non-German art – on 2nd August 2012.

More details TBA…

Ondatrópica @ Concorde 2, Brighton

charles — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:31:10 +0000

Brighton’s beachside venue Concorde 2 will play host to Will ‘Quantic’ Holland and Mario Galeano’s new all-star Colombian band Ondatrópica. The band will be bringing the blistering sounds of la Musica Colombiana to Britain’s seaside with a heady mix of cumbia, porro, gaita and champeta clashing head-on with boogaloo, ska, beat-box, hip hop, dub and funk – all played by some of Colombia’s finest musicians old and new, including greats such as Michi Sarmiento on sax, Wilson Viveros on timbales and Pedro ‘Ramaya’ Beltran on flute alongside a breaking wave of young tropicalistas including Nidia Gongora on vocals and the mighty Chongo on percussion.

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Ondatrópica @ Dromo Festival, Oristano, Sardinia

charles — Tue, 08 May 2012 14:30:46 +0000

This years Dromo Festival, now in it’s 14th year, will feature Ondatrópica, Will ‘Quantic’ Holland and Mario Galeano’s new all-star Colombian band, which features a raft of iconic Colombian musicians representing both the classic and more modern styles of la music Colombiana. The event brings together music and literature, art and philosophy, tying them around a theme – this year being the connection between the Mediterranean region and Latin America.

Others due to play this year include Herbie Hancock and Chucho Valdes.

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Ondatrópica @ Lincoln Center Out Of Doors Festival, Lincoln Center, NYC

charles — Thu, 03 May 2012 16:44:04 +0000

Ondatrópica will be making their US debut at the Lincoln Center Out Of Doors Festival at The Lincoln Center in New York City on 27th July. The band will feature many greats of the golden age of Colombian music including Michi Sarmiento, Alfredito Linares, Pedro Ramayá Beltran, Markitos Micolta and Wilson Vivero, alongside the two musicians who instigated the project, Will ‘Quantic’ Holland and Mario Galeano and their bands, a new generation of Colombian musicians, The Combo Barbaro and Frente Cumbeiro. The group fuse old with new to create a progressive sound which mixes traditional Colombian styles such as cumbia, gaita and champeta with boogaloo, ska, beat-box, MCs, dub and funk.

For more info on Ondatrópica click here.

The festival runs from 25th July to 12th August and is FREE.

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Batida @ Festival Pirineos Sur, Spain

charles — Thu, 03 May 2012 16:43:04 +0000

Batida will play at this years Festival Pirineos Sur, Spain. This festival of international cultures is in it’s 21st year and will be held from 13 – 28 July in Lanuza, Sallent de Gállego and Huesca this year. Batida will be representing Angola and Portugal in Sallent de Gállego on 25 July with their tropical sound clash of 70s Angolan semba and electronic kuduro.

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