Africaine 808 announce debut album, Basar

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    Tue, Nov 3, 2015, 16:00
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  • The Berlin-based pair will release their first full length on Golf Channel Recordings in January.
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  • Africaine 808 will release Basar, their first LP, in January of 2016. The Berlin duo of DJ Nomad and Dirk Leyers have been working together under the Africaine 808 guise since 2013, making their production debut with "Tummy Tummy" on Willie Burns's W.T. Records. They linked up with New York label Golf Channel in 2014, with Basar set to be their third release on the imprint. The album continues to blend West African influences and instrumentation with modern electronics and features vocal collaborations with Alex Voices, OFRIN and Dodo N'Kishi. Listen to album track "NGONI" below.
    Tracklist 01. The Awakening 02. NGONI 03. Language Of The Bass feat. Alex Voices 04. Nation 05. Ready For Something New feat. OFRIN 06. Basar 07. Rhythm Is All You Can Dance feat. Dodo N’kishi 08. Crawfish Got Soul 09. Balla Balla 10. Yes We Can't 11. Fallen From The Stars feat. Nova 12. The Lord Is A Woman Golf Channel Recordings will release Basar on January 8th, 2016.
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