JD Twitch’s Autonomous Africa series is something of a rarity. Each annual 12″ single, which features modern electronic music influenced by African rhythms, sounds and styles, is used to raise money for a different African charity. Proceeds from this third 12″ in the series are destined for Tanzania’s Mtandika Mission, a charity run by Midland’s parents. It seems fitting, then, that he kicks things off with “Safi”, a heavyweight slice of future voodoo that expertly blends analogue electronics and bombastic African rhythms. General Ludd go deep, psychedelic and off-kilter with their brilliant “Burning Mack”, while Auntie Flo delivers a stripped-back vocal cut with echoes of his recent material on Permanent Vacation. Finally, Twitch steps up to deliver “Maya”, which sounds like LFO’s “LFO” re-made by African musicians.
Autonomous Africa III
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LABEL: Autonomous Africa | AA 003
GENRE: House, Afrobeat
RELEASED: 2014
MP3 DOWNLOAD SOURCE: WEB
BITRATE: 320kbps / 44100kHz / Joint Stereo
TRACKS: 4
SIZE: 54.01 megs
1. Midland – Safi 5:43
2. General Ludd – Burning Mack 6:18
3. Auntie Flo – Daabi 5:22
4. Jd Twitch – Maya 4:58
Total Playtime: 22:21 min
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