NYC: African Weekend With Radioclit’s Secousse Party and Rwandan Drummers
- story Matthew Schnipper
This Saturday, London’s Radioclit bring their Secousse party of international dance blasters to New York for the first time, along with performances by current FADER cover star Maluca, Janka Nabay and possibly a special guest who possibly has been on the cover of FADER and possibly knows Radioclit really well. Not Diplo. And after you recover on Sunday, make your way down south from Williamsburg to downtown Brooklyn to see Ingoma Nshya, a group of female drummers from Rwanda, pound it out to benefit Sweet Dreams, Rwanda’s first local ice cream shop. Fliers for both events are after the jump.
Exclusive Premiere: Amadou and Mariam f. Theophilus London, “Sabali” Remix MP3
- story Matthew Schnipper
- photo Illustration Fontaine Anderson (F62)
Originally a dream collaboration mixtape track, Theophilus London’s charmed life willed his participation on Amadou and Mariam’s Damon Albarn-produced African pop single, “Sabali,” into real life. In Peter Macia’s feature on London in FADER #61, London discusses the track’s impetus, “Man, the colors I saw when I heard this song,” he says, “I didn’t even know what [Mariam] was saying, but I wanted to complement her. I just wanted to contribute and take the record to another level.” His version, conceived on a plane, made its way to Amadou and Mariam, who then invited London to perform the song with them (any word if he’s getting up in a stadium during their current stint opening for Coldplay?), and now the track is an official, seamless meeting of Mali and New York.
Download: Amadou and Mariam f. Theophilus London, “Sabali” Remix
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posted on Jul 22, 2009 in MP3 / STREAMS, MUSIC tags African, Amadou and Mariam, electronic/dance, rock, Theophilus London
