MIMS Radio

MIMS Radio Live Sessions – S02E08

As always we’ve got another jam-packed session of MIMS Radio presented by the Phi Centre for you! ASMA & Walla P are your hosts this week, bringing you some crucial selections of music and things you should know. This episode’s Geek Down is all about Toronto Hip Hop, particularly focusing …

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EventsGuest Mixes

Chromatic Festival Mix Series 2018

Started in 2009 by MASSIVart, Chromatic Montreal is above all a generator of cultural experiences. Whether visual, sound, or digital, they aim to celebrate the arts in all their forms, giving free rein to everyone’s sensibilities and interpretations. Throughout the year, the team deploys a series of events that promote …

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Events

Bonbon Kojak – Chromatic Festival Mix Series

Bonbon Kojak’s story begins in his birthplace, the Congo. Rocked by Congolese music in his childhood, Bonbon Kojak always seemed to gravitate towards rhythm and sound. He later decided to move to Johannesburg where he studied music in its many different forms. After arriving in Montreal, he became an active …

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Events

Akpossoul – Chromatic Festival Mix Series

Akpossoul, also known as Gabe Price, is a Montreal based DJ/Producer originally from Lyon, France. Active for the past four years, he has been associated with MTL’s finest house DJs such as Godfather D, Soph-eye Richard, Jojo Flores and Esan Ellis with whom he co-created and co-animated in 2015, A …

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Boom Music

BOOM MUSIC – Show #44 (Hosted by Colectivo Futuro w/ Luzmira Zerpa)

Episode 44 kicks off with a Venezuelan music special hosted by Miguel and our friend Luzmira Zerpa of Family Atlantica and more recently Soundspecies fame. In the space of 60 minutes they manage to go through some of the key genres and styles present in what they call the “multi-universe …

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Future ClassicsInterviews

Teleseen “The Emotional Life Of Savages” (Goldmin Records)

African rhythms, Latin heat and otherworldly electronics collide like neurons, processed through a New York state of mind. Teleseen’s Jazz background combined with a love for House and Techno are ingrained in the grooves. Also key is the Samba, Baile Funk and MPB that inspired him while living in Rio …

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Exclusive Premieres

Exclusive Premiere: Fred Everything “Wherever You Go”

Here’s the first teaser from Fred Everything’s upcoming LP “Long Way Home”, coming out in June on Lazy Days Recordings. For the first single ‘Wherever You Go’, Fred keeps things sunny and Balearic, welcoming in the summer sun. The rhythms are jacking, but the melody keeps it cool and breezy. …

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Guest Mixes

MIMS Guest Mix: Déni Shain (Atangana Records, Marseille)

Déni Shain is DJ, producer, and percussionist. After having travelled the world for almost 20 years searching for new music and artists, he discovered along the way a stash of rare musical pearls – in Europe, Africa and Latin America – music which he shares with us to enjoy in …

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Tumbao Radio

Tumbao Radio – Show #06 “Caribbean Funk” (Hosted by Tumbao)

Tumbao Radio’s 6th instalment is a musical tour of the Caribbean. From Haitian Kompa to Trinidadian Calypso, the music of these culturally porous island nations represents a stew of African and Latin influences topped with funky flavours. In addition to the Tumbao crew’s selections, this mix is infused with rare …

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Boom Music

BOOM MUSIC – Show #43 (Hosted by Colectivo Futuro)

Spring finally arrives in London and with it a new selection by Colectivo Futuro! Featuring new and upcoming music from Jessica Lauren, Sean Khan featuring Hermeto Pascoal, Nu Guinea, Rodrigo Tavares, and Waaju on our very own Olindo Records. As well as old favourites by Weldon Irvine, Leroy Hutson, Okay …

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Exclusive PremieresInterviews

Waaju Discuss Forthcoming LP & Premiere “Kaolack”

Olindo Records is delighted to present its second release and first LP by London based Afro-Latin Jazz quintet Waaju. A project that never stands still, Waaju’s members have been busy as part of other ensembles (Caravela, Bahla, Jordan Rakei, and Ashley Henry to name a few), which means they cherish …

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Exclusive Premieres

Video Premiere: Sean Khan “Moment Of Collapse (feat. Heidi Vogel)”

For his third album for Far Out Recordings, London based multi-instrumentalist and one of Europe’s finest saxophonists Sean Khan ventured to Rio de Janeiro to collaborate with iconic Brazilian polymath Hermeto Pascoal. Taking its title from the escaped slave settlement ‘Palmares’ in the Northeast of Brazil during the 1600s, “Palmares …

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