Wagadu Grooves Vol.2:
The Hypnotic Sound of Camara 1991-2014
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REVIEWS
"Much more expansive in sound than its predecessor, the album darts sporadically from disco to funk, soul, tropicalia, and jazz fusion. The sonic diversity and compelling performances featured on the album are as captivating as they are infectiously groovy" ★★★★½
FAR OUT
"This collection, and volume one, serve as a statement about what African diasporic communities bring to colonizing countries and perhaps a reminder of the importance of openness in the face of growing Western fascism and the “other-ising” ugliness that is so often at the heart of the ignorance that becomes support for such cruelty”
ROOTSWORLD
"Wagadu Grooves Vol. 2 is a vibrant snapshot of West African music, with Camara ensuring that the intersecting stories of migration, shifting identities, and cultural heritage within Wassoulou’s musical landscape are preserved"
HHV MAG
"I don't know how the team at Hot Mule widdled it down to just twelve tracks, maybe they've got volumes 3, 4, 5 and more still to come, I really do hope so"
BBC3 MUSIC PLANET
"Every track is a revelation, with a music that bumps, bobs and, most essentially, grooves along to the electronic sounds of the urban and modern"
MONOLITH COCKTAIL"The follow up to one of last year’s best releases, infectuous jams from the Malian diaspora. This one pushes the genre into the near-present, endless heat from the vaults of Camara Production, a late 1970s label lead by the legendary Gaye Mody Camara, a towering figure in Malian music and culture"
MISSISSIPPI RECORDS"The tunes bracket the start of the 21 Century, and really show the new energy that was taking place in France in the latter post-colonial years – presented here in mix of electric and acoustic modes, with inspirations from hip hop, club, and even zouk styles too! Most tracks here only ever came out on cassette, or as digital releases – making first-time vinyl debuts"
DUSTY GROOVE"Hot Mule are the absolute dons at these comps, but I think they've excelled themselves on "Wagadu Grooves Vol.2". These tracks are sublime! And most of them relatively unknown to your average digger"
PICCADILLY RECORDS
