Izvorišta 432: Dogo du Togo & The Alagaa Beat Band, Julián Mayorg...
Dogo du Togo & The Alagaa Beat Band and Julián Mayorga are the artists whose new albums were the focus of this edition of Izvorišta. There were also new releases from Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens, L'Alba, Lucibela, and The Last Poets & Tony Allen. We also listened to Croatian bands Veja, Kries, and Nemeček, who played concerts in the week this episode originally aired.
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Dogo du Togo & The Alagaa Beat Band - Avoudé (We Are Busy Bodies, 2024)
Serge Massama Dogo, known as Dogo du Togo, was born in Togo but spent 20 years in the United States, where he began his music career. A few years ago, he returned to Lomé where he formed a new band called Alagaa Beat Band. Together they recorded this album, which occasionally flirts with Afrobeat but is best described as psychedelic Afro-rock heavily influenced by traditional Togolese music.
Julián Mayorga - Chak Chak Chak Chak (Glitterbeat Records, 2024)
It is difficult to describe the music of Julián Mayorga. The Colombian artist likes to play with traditional motifs of cumbia and other South American music, deconstructing them and then rebuilding them in innovative ways. That's how he describes himself: An excellent description indeed.
Tracklist:
Veja - Teško majki
Kries - Sve vam zdravo
Nemeček - Mirila
Dogo du Togo & The Alagaa Beat Band - Zonva
Dogo du Togo & The Alagaa Beat Band - Nye Dzi
Dogo du Togo & The Alagaa Beat Band - Africa
Julián Mayorga - La Muerte Del Perro
Julián Mayorga - Tres Tristes Transeuntes
Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens - Tamping Song
L'Alba - A Petra Di Ghjacintu
Lucibela - Ta Pinga Txapu
The Last Poets & Tony Allen - This Is Madness
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