Xango Music local music from all over the world Office: Singelstraat 1, 3513 BL Utrecht, NL www.xmd.nl - [email protected] - +31 6 260 263 60 Warehouse: Berenkoog 53 C, 1822 BN, Alkmaar (NL) e: [email protected] t: +31 (0)72 - 567 3030 NEW RELEASES NO. 10 - 2018 Rim Banna: Voice Of Resistance FXCD 446 / 7041889644629 / label: Kirkelig Kulturverksted / format: CD / Palestine – Popular 'Voice of Resistance' Rim Banna’s new album, a conceptual piece of art blending her heroic spirit of resistance, her defiant poetry and her medical scans with Checkpoint 303’s electronic beats and Bugge Wesseltoft’s edgy piano improvisations. The idea behind the album was born in May 2015, just after Rim was told by doctors that her vocal cords were partially paralyzed and that she would not be able to sing anymore. But…nobody tells Rim what she can or cannot do. Rim met in Oslo with her Norwegian producer Erik Hillestad (KKV record label) and Tunisian sound cutter “SC MoCha” from the electronic activist collective Checkpoint 303. Together they came up with a plan for an unprecedented audio experiment; Checkpoint 303 would remix data from Rim’s medical files (PET and X-ray images) by converting them into sounds to which Rim would then recite (and whenever possible sing) her own poems describing her resistance and her struggle. The outstanding jazz pianist Bugge Wesseltoft, who collaborated with Rim on her last album, immediately accepted to be part of the project and the adventure began. Rim Banna passed away on saturday morning March 24th, 2018, may she rest in peace and power. Listen here. Samba Toure: Wande (Out on Friday May 25th, 2018) GBCD 59 / 4030433605929 / label: Glitterbeat Records / format: CD / Mali – Popular GBLP 59 / 4030433605912 / label: Glitterbeat Records / format: LP / Mali – Popular 'Wande' is an album that reconciles continuity and change. But both have been the hallmarks of Touré’s career. Starting out as a guitarist in a soukous band, everything was altered when he became an accompanist to Mali’s greatest legend, the late Ali Farka Touré (with whom his mother had performed). Later, as a solo artist, he’s become renowned across the globe for his passionate guitar work and fiery singing, one of the masters of his art, a man who’s learned from the greatest and gone on to develop a sound that’s completely his own. But, Touré says, don’t call it desert blues. Don’t call it African Rock. That’s lazy. It doesn’t need labels like that. Listen to a track. Various: En El Aire – Polen Records 10 Years PR 3433838 / 4251234338384 / label: Polen Records / format: 2CD / Colombia – Popular Polen Records started to promote a new Latin-American sound, with the purpose of releasing music that didn’t seem to have a place in the market. The catalogue has been constructed with an artistic idea that seeks to maintain a line that reflects the pluri-cultural identity. Among the artist that have been part of this label you can find cult bands like Bajotierra and Sidestepper; the singer Ella Fuksbrauner; the mystic recordings of Mucho Indio, Bomba Estéreo’s dance flor hits, the pioneer of the tropical electronic Pernett; the sweet calypso of Sol Okarina, the avant-garde music of Cero 39, Mitu and their techno from Palenque and last but not least the beautiful melodies of Mónica Giraldo. Polen Records is regarded as a reference label for independent music in Latin-America, and this double CD is a compilation of the first 10 years! Listen here. Now available: Three titles by Bomba Estereo on their original label Polen Records Bomba Estereo: Vol. 1 PR 3059510 / 4250330595103 / label: Polen Records / format: CD / Colombia – Popular Exiting folktronic record, just a perfect match between colombian cumbia with gaita and electronic beats. Featured musicians: Diego Cadavid (percussion), Erika Peralta (gaita, backing vocals), Pablo Gaviria (keyboards), Angel Rodríguez (backing vocals), Lucas Silva (backing vocals). Listen to track. Bomba Estereo: Estalla PR 3054838 / 4250330548383 / label: Polen Records / format: CD / Colombia – Popular Lilian Saumet has a forceful, full- throated attack; she can rap with rhythmic ingenuity, nonchalantly juggling American hip- hop, reggaeton, and dancehall, but she can also sing passionately, nailing melodies with impressive pitch control and emotional snap. Listen here. Bomba Estereo: Elegancia Tropical PR 3059969 / 4250330599699 / label: Polen Records / format: CD / Colombia – Popular The floor-shaking rhythms and day-glo blasts are more vivid and irresistible than ever, tempered by a mournful, melancholic undertow to a number of tracks, exploring a moody flipside to the insistent thump of their party-hardy sonics only hinted at before. Listen to a track. Xango Music Distribution Release #10 – 2018 Pagina | 1 Colectro: Coletera TAMBORA 1 / 0606110126021 / label: Tambora Records / format: CD / Colombia – Popular Colectro is a Colombian-native band, founder of a brand new musical concept and genre titled: "COLETERA", incorporating multiple influences from the Colombian Caribbean such as, "Son de Garabato", "Bullerengue", "Son de Negro", "Jalao" and "Chalupa". Mixing all this styles and fusing them with electronic and "Soukous" makes COLETERA an explosive audio experience filled with emotional goodness for your ears. 2 basses, 1 electric guitar, 1 keyboard, percussion, drums, and a singer are part of this musical ensemble. Thanks to the contributions from all the "Barranquilleros" and their excellent proposition from day one. Colectro is "palenque", rock, electronic, "Son de negro", "Garabato", "Tambora" and "Bullerengue". Colectro is sea, land and flavor. Barranquilla for the whole world! Listen here. Tribu Baharu: Pa’l Mas Exigente Bailador TAMBORA 3 / 0614143367229 / label: Tambora Records / format: CD / Colombia – Popular Tribu Baharu is an afro-champeta music crew from the Colombian caribbean coast. Champeta music has been denigrated and damned, boycotted and banned, but it can never be stopped: champeta, the ever evolving, high-energy hybrid of Colombian, African and Afro-Caribbean styles just keeps on coming. And leading a new charge are Tribu Baharú, barrelling out of Bogotá, championing their version of champeta, inspired by the legendary, street-shaking Picó sound-systems of Colombia's Caribbean coast, but here played all-live-onstage with sparkling Congolese guitar driven by high-speed bass and drums and the all- animating upfront singers. Tribu Baharú is part of a wave of Nuevas Músicas Colombianas based in the capital city that are reestablishing it as a prime force and adding more ingredients to the recipe. Listen. Alicia Fernandez: Dos Milagros ARPP 74 / 8437016124680 / label: T-sunami / format: CD / Spain – Flamenco Alicia Fernandez returns after seven years to the music scene with her new album 'Dos Milagros'. In these seven years she gave birth to her two children. From this experience also came the title of this new album (Dos Milagros: two wonders), which pays homage to her two sons. With seven albums on the market, Alicia Fernandez continues to maintain the essence that characterizes her, both in her performance and in her voice. 'Dos milagros' is made up of nine themes that intersperses sevillanas and rumbas, and is a production by Francisco Carmona, who also took care of all the compositions. Listen to a track. Skaparapid: Revolta MR 18451 / 8436543122541 / label: T-sunami / format: CD / Spain – Ska After having stopped several years ago Skaparapid decided to meet again to meet the audience that during these years have been waiting for their return. For this reason, they released an album with a selection of twenty songs with the name "REVOLTA", on which all their hits will appear. The combative and fast ska, the festive and urgent punk, the vindictive message and the dance are factors that remain valid in a band with hundreds of concerts behind them, four albums and an energy that sustains their expected return beyond the seas. With more experience but the same speed! Calling the resistance! Summoning the final pogo! Again and again, with pleasure, action! Skaparapid forever! Listen here. Louis Sclavis & Bernard Lubat: Impuls CRCD 270 / 0190758125527 / label: Cristal Records / format: CD / France – Jazz A new dialogical exercise of the poly-instrumentalist and vocalist-language creator Bernard Lubat with Louis Sclavis, companion of the Lubat Company for over thirty years, and musician from a recognized dynasty of imaginary folklore. Bernard Lubat on piano, drums, voice with saxophonist and clarinettist Louis Sclavis. It's a kind of chamber music (hot room, not cold room), which gets lost with delight in the meanders of what Bernard Lubat calls "the expenditure of oneself", unproductive expenditure, but artistically fertile. Now all you have to do is immerse yourself in this human as well as musical adventure. Anna Csizmadia: Danotam en… FA 4022 / 5998048540228 / label: Fono / format: CD / Hungary – Folk This is Anna Csizmadia's first solo album. She is singing from tfrom her heart, and the song is so natural as pure water from a clear spring in the mountain, and the sound of her voice is not to be missed by anybody, and her appearance, authentic performance and humility are exemplary. Singing belongs to Anna's life, because her mother always sang, and she does so until today. The joy of singing together. Anna's path is influenced by many, this "root" being the retaining power. After completing the Subotica Music School, in the Vojvodina in Serbia in 2011, she joined the Folk band of the Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, and was awarded in 2016. Listen here. Esszencia: Elindultunk a Nagy Utra… FA 4042 / 5998048540426 / label: Fono / format: CD / Hungary – Folk Esszencia is a special band playing Hungarian music, its members are outstanding performers and musicians in the world of folk, jazz and classical music. They can not be compared to other bands playing traditional folk music, because they're mixing classical and jazz genres with unique folk motifs.