Ngoma, Balkan Hot Step, and South Rakkas Mixes
October 7th, 2008 by naptrax
After all this bike-related stuff, here’s three DJ mixes that I’ve been listening to all the time recently:
DJ Zhao of the Ngoma Afro-Asian soundsystem seamlessly blends eighteen different flavors of international dance music into one eye-opening and utterly delicious mix. It takes the world music sounds purveyed by folks like Diplo and Nicodemus to another level where you probably have never heard any of these songs before but will love them all.
Read more and download the mix & tracklist at DJ Zhao’s official blog.
The Balkan Hot Steppers are responsible for the best Gypsy dance mixes I’ve ever heard. Their DJ the Typsy Gypsy presents the best of usual suspects like Balkan Beatbox, Gogol Bordello, and Shantel along with lots of obscure and wildly fun sounds.
Grab the mix and check the tracklist here.
The South Rakkas Crew is creating the most forward-thinking and exciting new reggae dancehall riddims, remixes, and mash-ups in the whole scene right now. They are already famous for riddims like the Chinkuzi and Clappas, and for working with dancehall heavyweights such as Elephant Man, Sizzla, Capleton, Lady Saw, T.O.K. and more. This DJ mix is from the 2008 World Riddim Cup, held in Japan this year.
Get the mix and the tracklist here, via Mad Decent’s blog.
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hey – how can i go about getting MP3′s of some of your tracks???? anywhere to purchase?
mp3′s of my DJ mixes can be downloaded for FREE on the “Catnap DJ mixes” page. To get individual mp3′s of the tracks, check the track listings of the mixes and then go to http://www.beatport.com or iTunes.
Thank yuo!
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