Tribe strive to keep the summer alive with another essential release for your cd wallet. ‘Out’ originally surfaced earlier this year on South African label, Katsaitis Music and first caught our ears when Ian Friday dropped..
..it at our Tribe launch party at Dex back in April this year. The track has since become a Tribe anthem, so we sort to find out who these talented producers were and now four months on we are very happy to release it for the world and let others experience what amazing music these guys are serving up! Shana is a band made up of three guys from KZN now based in Gauteng, South Africa. Black Coffee (Soulisitic Music) from Durban who is now a household name over here in Europe, Mnqobi Mdabe (Shota Music and Thandukwazi Demor Sikhosana (Demor Music) make up the group. The guys met at Technikon Natal Durban while studying music and formed this magnificent band back in 1997. A shared passion for music led to an instant understanding, even though they came from widely different backgrounds. The combination has proved to be an excellent one, each musician bringing a special talent to a group. While sharing a love of African sounds, House, Kwaito and R&B, The band fuses traditional melodies, modern house beats with an incredible Zulu chat and have come up with an afro-house monster produced and mixed to great effect by Andy X and DJ Christos. Shana have already enjoyed success recently in Europe with their infamous ‘Intliziyo’ track that Franck Roger remixed and put out on Realtone Records a few years ago. Also, ‘Uyangichomela’ was picked up by Ralf Gum’s GoGo music imprint last year and went onto become a popular track with djs in the house scene. Also featured in the package is a useful instrumental, dub and some beats that you can work really effectively in peak time sets. The track is already a favourite with the likes of Ian Friday, Timmy Regisford and Greg Gauthier so make sure you pick this one up before the summer is out! For more info on Shana visit:- http://www.myspace.com/realshana or http://www.katsaitismusic.co.za WRITING & PRODCUTION: Shana ‘Out’ is under exclusive license from Katsaitis Music in South Africa Produced By Andy X and Dj Christos Music – A.Xolo- C.Katsaitis Lyrics- A.Sikhosana-M. Mdabe-N,Maphumulo Published by Katsaitis Music – Demor Music-Xolo Music-Shota Music and Soulistic Music Mixed by Dj Christos @ Katsaitis Music Johannesburg South Africa Some quotes so far from our dj friends across the globe.. Ian Friday (Tea Party Music, NYC) – I have been playing this tune for awhile now and it is a big Libation tune! An undeniably hypnotic dance floor stomper. Tribe brings another heater to the mix Master Kev (Underground Collective, NYC) – Another smoker from the TRIBE camp! Will definitely be rockin this hard! Carlos Mena (Ocha/Yoruba Records) – Love the bounce, this will definitely get some spins. Tyrone Francis (Blak-n-Yello) – Loving this guys.. Straight in the wallet! Abicah Soul (Objektivity, Chicago) – Oh this is very nice love the drumz great release..got my support. Ralf Gum (GoGo Music, Germany) – Of course I support my South African brothers. The lovely Out is in my radio-show this week. Fabio Genito (Vega Records) – Nice Weapon! Jose Carretas (Tribe) – Loving the shana track it’s dope CJ Mackintosh (Various) – Really like this but gonna stick with the dub. Playing and supporting. The Layabouts (Various) – Absolutely slammin.. Vocal mix for us – loving the tracks coming out from Tribe at the minute! Afro-house pressure! DJ Pope (Poji Records, Baltimore) – Shana has my support
Solar Sounds come back with another hot release for the summer, featuring another track by Solar Sounds Head Honcho Rob Hayes. Included is a Original Mix which is great for the bar and a live mix from Placidic Dream on a soulful lounge tip.
Hot on the heals of his release on Guesthouse, Jeff Service delivers a killer single with remixes from ‘man of the moment’ Nonfiction and labe boss Lil Mark
The fourth release On Groovefinder Records sees Spanish DJ, Producer and Remixer Kiko Navarro teams up with long time cohort and fantastic vocalist, Concha Buika, for an uplifting soulful groove titled “Up To The Sky(I’m Getting High)” for Groovefinder Records. Hot mixes come in the shape of an upbeat original with Latin undercurrents from Kiko himself. In addition come a platter soulful house mixes from 2 top German producer/remixers Ralf Gum and Michi Lange, along with some tasty new reworks from homegrown UK talent Richard Earnshaw and Groovefinder.
* Stonebridge / love this!
* Scott Wozniak / richard earnshaw rework f*cking massive.%u2605%u2605%u2605%u2605%u2605
* Marlon d / mad full support
* Groove assassin / big support on this one ..nice package of mixes Earnshaw always goes down a storm…nice 2011 updated version kiko & ralf mixes are slamming also ….heavy support !
*dj fudge / what i can say ,kiko navarro never go wrong !!! and i love the voice of concha buika so full support for this one!!! my best mix is the original
* Parrish wintersmith -gimme that ever reliable earnshaw filth baby!!!
* Trevor McNamee Jalapeno Records / Floorplay Musicall mixes tasty but earnshaws edges it
* Craig Stewart &%u2008Johnny Montana -this is what it%u2019s all about for us,6 silver bullets for the dance floor %u2013 really we ask, is there any other way? original, rg & rich jams for us, can%u2019t put a rizla paper between them
Tribe celebrates it???s fifth release on the label with a fresh new remix of Circles by Chicago???s man of the moment Abicah Soul. Abicah was so excited on hearing the original and wanted to try something different & the fruits of his labour are amazing! As a producer, Abicah has been in the game for many years and has landed releases on labels such as Objektivity, Jellybean, Symple Sound to name but a few not to mention all the exclusive remixes that he done. His unique deep, techy-edge bouncy signature sound is all over this version of ‘Circles’ and already has had our Tribe crowd in raptures when dropped by resident dj Zepherin Saint at peak moments in his set. The Abicah Soul Remix has already featured as an exclusive on our first Tribe Session 1 vinyl sampler, which was released two weeks ago and has already sold out so this is your first chance to grab the digital version! Nathan Adams & Zepherin Saint – Circles, features newly discovered nineteen year old vocal talent, Nathan Adams and West London producer Zepherin Saint who collaborated in the summer of last year and the pair hit it off immediately with ‘Circles’ becoming the first fruits of their labour. Zepherin and Adams are currently working on an exciting album project due for release sometime in 2010 with the second single ‘Holding On’ due for release in late summer so look out for that one! Adams will also be embarking on a short tour of the US in September taking in dates in NYC, Washington and LA so look out for the man coming to town near you very soon! What those in the know are saying.. Phil Asher (Inspiration Information, UK) – “The dub is my fave ,Mr Abicah, stretches the vocal out over an Afro-Tech Rythym thats rocksteady for the Dancefloor, Fire it Up” Carlos Mena (Ocha Records/Yoruba Records, USA) – Great tune, great remix, works the floor every time! Manoo (Realtone Records) – Great job on the remix Abicah, playing this a lot Ashley Beedle (Xpress 2) – Thanks for the latest remixes on a wicked tune. Been a big supporter of the original mixes and these remixes rock. A great vocal house cut that will run and run for me. Marlon D (Underground Collective, USA) – dope release! Alf Tumble (S.U.M.O., Sweden) – Really feeling the Abicah Soul Dub! Fabio Genito (Vega Records) – Hot!! Master Kev (Underground Collective) – The dub rocks for me everytime! Tyrone Solomon (t2wenty, Canada) – Another dope release from the Tribe camp…….as expected.
