Mr Raoul K introduces his world

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  • Mule Musiq will release the tribal house artist's debut album this spring.
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  • The first album by Mr Raoul K is called Introducing My World, and will come out this March on Mule Musiq. Raoul Konan was born on Africa's Ivory Coast, and though he's lived in Germany since 1992, he still wears his heritage on his sleeve. Many of the records he's put out so far draw heavily from West African traditional music, and never more so than on Introducing My World. Source material for the album was recorded in his home town of Agboville with the help of local musicians, so many of the tracks are dominated by chants and live percussion. Konan put the record together back at his studio in Luebeck, placing new tunes side by side with some ones, like a new edit of his 2008 A-side "Himalaya," and his recent collaboration with the German trio Wareika. Introducing My World will be one of Raoul K's few albums to be released outside of his own imprint, Baobab Music. Tracklist 01. A Guinean Village 02. The African Government 03. Japan Japon 04. Africa 05. Himalaya (album edit) 06. Li Voi Rien 07. The Green Thing 08. Le Cercle Peul (club mix) 09. Le Triangle Peul (mdp mix) 10. Introducing My World 11. Rainning Love Mule Electronic will release Introducing My World on March 14th, 2011.
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