So as of recently we are completely hard for anything Moombahton and when they add an asian lick to it, well lets just say we jizz in our pants. Heartbreak and Munchi teamed up to release this EP in fall’10 titled ‘FUCK H&M’ and a specific track jumped out at us, its called ‘Chavvi’ and heres what David Heartbreak had to say about chavvi and MOOMBHANGRA!
Heartbreak – Chavvi This song is me having fun. I was chatting with a chick that loved the Munbreakton EP. She happened to like bhangra. I’ve always loved bhangra. So what I did was take bhangra, dirty house and put a bit of Heartbreak into it. The original was 130, but as Moombahton it sounded 10 times better!!
How about some disposable pop music for your next workout. From the UK 18 year old Ahsan Bajwa is carving his name out by cramping Imran Khan’s electro-punjabi-pop style. Its a good and fun tune but nothing original. Enjoy but remember to recycle once your done with your mp3′s
Moombahton (pronounced /ˌmoombaˈtoʊn/) is a genre of electronic dance music that was created by American dj/producerDave Nada[1] at a high school homecoming “skipping party” for his younger cousin in Washington, D.C., in the fall of 2009.[2] The specific event that stimulated NADA’s development of the Moombahton genre was his slowing the Afrojack remix of the Silvio Ecomo & DJ Chuckie song “Moombah” to 108 beats per minute. Because that tempo nears that of the reggaeton, Nada created the neologism “Moombahton” by combining the title of the track “Moombah” and the “ton” ending of the word “reggaeton” and applied it to his new genre.
36 months after the inception of this genre its being billed as the next BIG break through for dance music because of its unique flow that makes combining cumbia, house, hiphop, and reggae natural. But this is just the beginning and were already seeing spin-off genres. Check this great tune from Neki Stranac from Serbia making Moombhangra
Two ridiculous good remixes have crossed our path over the last couple of days – both celebrating these historic days in Egypt. We pray that the spirit of the Egyptian people, and the spirit in these tracks, paves the way for peace and freedom in the Middle East…
Thanks to our friends at Global Noize, here’s one from Natacha Atlas:
Tarun is a hybrid, a meeting point between east and west; a cross-cultural (con)fusion. He is a classically trained tabla player, a DJ, and a producer, obsessed with fusing tradtional asian sounds with wikked electronic beats. He performs globally, trains in Mumbai, and represents the Canadian massive in Vancouver.
On March 1, 2011, Tarun releases his first full-length solo album, 22º of Beatitude. Recording sessions with artists worldwide, 22º of Beatitude brings us to temples in Bhutan, to street corners in Tokyo and even to an intimate conversation between the artist and his grandmother. Breaking out of the dancefloor-driven format, Tarun’s aim was to record as many of the sounds as possible, live, without the use of sample libraries. Each of these songs tells a story, and each story is a chapter in the artist’s life. They are a decade-long evolution of sounds that blend culture, beats and bass. With influences ranging from Talvin Singh to Bassnectar, Tarun’s music aims to break boundaries and bring people together.
As a part of Delhi 2 Dublin, Tarun has toured the globe and played some of North America’s biggest festivals. He produced their two full length albums that went to the Top 3 on the Canadian world music charts and settled into the top 10 on iTunes Canada world music charts. Tarun is also a founding member of Vancouver’s Beats Without Borders collective and has shared the stage with everyone from De La Soul to Cheb i Sabbah. His tracks and mashups get play on the CBC, BBC and college stations worldwide. In May 2010 he blended Akon’s ‘Beautiful’ with UK producer Swami’s ‘Sugarless’ in a mashup that received heavy airplay in the UK. He also recently scored ‘BAS! Beyond The Red Light’, a documentary on the lives of women in one of Mumbai’s red light districts. Together with partner Umar Akbar he also runs the cutting edge global electronica label and blog Chaiwalla’s Boombox.
22º of Beatitude will be released March 1, 2011 and will be complete with archival photos and videos that will accompany each track on the album and enhance the music into a dynamic visual experience. These visuals will be projected as part of the live show, set to hit Canada this spring. Stay tuned for dates.
Cornershop??? You will, of course, remember them from ‘that cornershop track – what’s it called again?’. Every few months we hear rumours that these boys (and now a girl too!) are up to something fresh. We check their myspace, and there’s little bits and bobs – signs of life and creativity. And now a whole new album pops into our mailbox! With the aptly named singer Bubbley Kaur. Download the free single below, or have a look at their new music video here. It’s gorgeous. It’s so nostalgic, it reminds me of the the kite-flying days in my youth that i never actually had.
Kush blows our minds – ever since the early wacko underwater bhangra experiments. Through the deep dark dancehall. And now, straight up tropical bliss. This ishq is the bomb – download and get low…
