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it is said that the drum itself was invented in Africa. and as far as i'm concerned, all modern pop and especially dance music have deep roots in the musical traditions of that continent. and it should be no surprise that today amazing techno is coming from there: after all, the 4 on the floor hypnotic groove can be found in the myriad styles of African music from every era, be it high-life, rumba, or the thousands upon thousands of much older regional traditions.

most people were, and still are, confused, skeptical, or straight up dismissive when i talk about African Electronic Dance Music, but history was made in 2008 with Warp Records' release of DJ Mujava's Township Funk in Europe, which i believe is only the beginning of Europeans coming to grips with the awesome power of African Techno.

i have been playing Euro-centric Minimal, Hard Techno, Tech House, Breaks, Electro, etc., for years, but in recent years have increasingly sensed a solipsism, stagnation, and bankrupsy. in 2009 i feel the style loosely termed "UK Funky" is leading the way out of the rut; and it is no coincidence that the most exciting thing happening in European dance music is directly derivative of African and Afro-Caribbean rhythmic structures.

SINGLE TRACK VERSION: http://fairtilizer.com/track/NGOMA2

SEPARATE TRACKS VERSION:http://www.mediafire.com/?wnoz0mitz0g OR http://rapidshare.com/files/264141168/d ... GOMA_2.zip OR http://www.megaupload.com/?d=XX6NJBR1
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NGOMA 1: global hiphop and dancehall:
http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.p ... 768#895768

NGOMA 2: afro techno, london house
http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.p ... 118#969118

NGOMA 3: zulu House, uk funky
http://www.dubstepforum.com/post1033507.html#p1033507

NGOMA 4: generation bass
http://www.dubstepforum.com/ngoma-4-gen ... 45933.html

NGOMA 6: ukulwa
http://www.dubstepforum.com/post1836144.html#p1836144

FUSION 1: afro-asian dubstep
http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.p ... ight=ngoma

Looks really interesting. On the DL now.

Blastin mix, lovin what you're doing zhao! nuff respekkle!

i downloaded this about a week ago and forgot to give thanks. big up, was a very good mix, sir

on the d/l .... thanks!

i totally agree with you .... i think the next decade will see a lot more affro / latin ideas creeping in ...

broken beat esentially introduced me to it first time round - and since then i've been listening to a lot of brazilian / nuyorican / affro beats ....

some people are really doing great things ... and i find that people in club situations really dig the rhythm ....

i mean buraka som sistema man - they just slay it on another level ....

weirdly tho - i expected their album to blow up and it seems to have pittered out if anything ..... no vinyl release for starters!!!

keep it up!

bIG uP !

On the D/L now.

Looks interesting.

wow thanks so much this made my day.

Big Set.

Great stuff.

Big ups Zhao! On the download !

the following went up on my blog a minute ago, thought i'd put it here as well:

a challenger arises. DJ Doom from Adelaide, Australia criticized my selection on NGOMA2 for being too obvious and lazy, and in response, has made a short Afro and Africanized house mix, showing us his approach to this sound.

and it is indeed lush -- a different feel from NGOMA2 entirely, using much lesser known tracks.

"Was gonna end it on 'Seasons' but I didn't wanna get accused of anthem bashing, I actually left the room to put the kettle on but changed my mind at the last minute as I wanted to end on a positive tip, cos Zhao - its all love out here

100% live - No Headphones, 100% unplanned / unrehearsed / unedited. Enjoy!"

That Beep (Radioclit Remix) - Architecture In Helsinki
Fashion (Drum Remix) - Guzluv
Mbeki - Andy X
Alone In Africa Pt. One (Arnaud D Deep Mix) - Niko De Luka
Katumbo (Beats Mix) - Abicah Soul
Greenlight - Footsteps
So Good Today (Yoruba Soul Remix) - Ben Westbeech
Passages - Franck Roger
Mirror Dance (Yoruba Soul Mix) - Afefe Iku Ft. Oveous Maximus
Labyrinthe - DJ Gregory
Compromise - N.B. Funky
Seasons - Lil Silva
I Will Hold On (Ndiza Kulinda) - DJ Choc Ft. Mercy Pakela

DOWNLOAD DIRECT LINK

bigup Doom for this lovely mix, and thanks for keeping me on my toes. it's true, music is not competitive sports; but none the less, the only thing left for me to do now is rise to the occasion, and deliver a response to the response...

STAY TUNED.

can't wait to DL this, it looks absolutely lush. thankyou!

and big up on the positive response to your musical challenger... that's constructive productivity if ever i saw it!!

PEACE

Quite belatedly got round to listening to this. Really feeling it. There's some really interesting tracks on there. And I like the way the tracks are allowed to breathe a bit. Nice one

yep, lovin this mix. made my mum dl this and vol 1. she is all over the uk funky sound in rural nz lol!

nesslei wrote:yep, lovin this mix. made my mum dl this and vol 1. she is all over the uk funky sound in rural nz lol!

that's awesome. my mom listens to... not uk funky. or anything with a drum machine in it.