Mixtape Tuesdays: Dj DJeff and Silyvi

I have to say...I'm obsessed. No lie. If its possible to fall for a Dj just from the music they make, then I guess I have.

You may have noticed by now that I am a big fan mixes which consist of traditional African melodies and contemporary House or Dub. And no one does it better than the Angolan duo Dj Djeff and Silyvi.

The following track Malembe Malembe, has this sweet African old school melody introduced into the soft house beat which I find soothing. The word Malembe comes form a dialect (Lingala) spoken in the northern provinces of Angola and in the main parts of Congo meaning 'take it easy/slow'.

Djeff ft Filipe Narciso - O Semba

Filipe Narciso & Djeff - O Semba (Djeff Mix) by Shakara 

And finally Piluka feat GariSinedima

 Djeff Afrozila ft Gari Sinedima - Piluka (Soul Vocal Mix) by DjeffAfrozila

This is what I call ART!

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Mixtape Tuesdays: DJ Jimmy Valencia

This is one pretty god damn good DJ, I must say.
Purely for the fact that he plays all the goodness that I love in Bass music from around the world.
He specialises in electronic house, world bass, and afro-tropical vibes such as kuduro.

I met him a little while back last summer at Bairro North in Angel, London.
Assuming the DJ will mostly likely not play tracks I'd request nor never hear in a main stream bar / club, he managed to hit the nail and then some.
He brings that tropical bass vibe that seems to be missing here in the UK and is a constant reminder for world bass lovers such a myself, that there are good DJ's just like him out there.

He has since jetted off to Brazil (talk about living the life) to grace them with his colourful vibes and I wish him the best of luck in his conquest.

Here below is his recent mixtape with full track list, Electro Dembow 3, which was exclusively released from Sao Paulo.

01. Dora The Explorer… I Love To Sing (Dj JV Intro)
02. Sail Joia… Amsterdao (Dj Silence Rmx)
03. Brian Chundro and Santos… Elegibo
04. Ray Foxx… The Patchy Trumpeter (DJ JV Edit)
05. Real El Canario… Bumrush La Alegria (DJ JV Edit)
06. So Shifty… Doin’ It
07. Munchi feat. Mr Lexx… Shottas (Alvaro Remix)
08. The Shine feat. Evandro Jr… Ta Doce
09. Schlachthofbronx feat. Ruff N Smooth… Wine and Wave
10. Shy FX feat. Kano, Donae’o and Roses Gabor… Raver
11. DJ Rockid and Sandro Silva… Fawaka
12. Buraka Som Sistema… Hangover (BaBaBa)
13. Torito Bandido… Saya De San Benito (Chong X Remix)
14. Elm Boy Peg… Pat that Pussy (Orion Edit)
15. Heartbreak… Arieto
16. Sazon Booya… La Bomba
17. Franky Rizardo… Caracoles
18. Gregor Salto and Thais… Mexer
19. Edu K… Me Bota Pra Dancar (Motorpitch Edit)
20. Cajmere Ft. Dajae… Just Blaze (The reOPENed 3am Mix)

ELECTRO DEMBOW 3, The Mixtape (Exclusive release from Sao Paulo) by Jimmy Valencia

Happy new year,

Txuna

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