Mitamine Lab #2 - Jaro Sounder
Mitamine Lab is a culture laboratory based in Mexico City which blends sound archives with contemporary music and literature.
In this episode: Mitamine Lab presents "Rural Sounds From Africa" led by multi-genre compiler Jaro Sounder. Named after the highest peak in Africa (Mount Kilimanjaro), african roots music has been the foundation of Jaro's work since early 2003 when he was commissioned to begin working on a 3 part series for world music label Melt 2000 (now defunct).
The South African label connected with Jaro over the following months sending him hardcopies of all the label releases as well as accessing hours of unreleased demo material.
This hour long special attempts to shed light on some of the rural gems that Jaro Sounder cherished and held onto over the years, giving listeners a tiny glimpse at the sheer magnitude of authentic African musical heritage.
Tracklist
- Babenzélé Pygmies - Walking Song
- Benson Siamundyoli - Njokalai
- Bushmen Of The Kalahari - Hungry Man
- Madosini - Uphando Luphelile (excerpt)
- Ali Farka Touré Live @ Watermans Arts Center (excerpt)
- Ali Farka Touré - (Njarka) Gambari
- !Kung San - Metal pluriarc with one woman's voice
- Yange Yange Arts - Nyemo (unreleased demo)
- Airto Moreira - Nobody comes to South Africa without a mission (excerpt)
- Umshika Shika Qabe - Umshelekanjani Umkamuntu (unreleased demo)
- Sibusile Xaba - Open Letter to Adoniah
- Madala Kunene - Cabazini
- Sotho Sounds - Basotho Music (excerpt)
- Martin Scherzinger - Shona Mbira Music (excerpt)
- Prince Mandere & William Saviriyo - Mbira Maestros (excerpt)
- Elias Kunaka & Kidwell Mudzimirema - Nyama Musango (excerpt)
- Neba Solo - Master of the Balafon (excerpt)
- Neba Solo - Performance during a wedding in Sikasso