Dutty Artz 6 Years Deep Compilation: L'Afrique Est Un Pays EP
The final edition of Dutty Artz 6 Years Deep Compilation features the 'L'Afrique Est Un Pays' EP.
<p>NYC-based independent label <strong><a href="http://www.duttyartz.com/" target="_blank">Duttz Artz</a> —</strong> home of OKA favorites <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2012/05/24/video-djrupture-live-set-interview-at-open-arti/" target="_blank"><strong>DJ/Rupture</strong></a>, <strong><a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/okayafrica-artists/chief-boima/" target="_blank">Chief Boima</a></strong>, <strong><a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/okayafrica-artists/old-money/" target="_blank">Old Money</a></strong>, <strong><a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2013/07/26/african-music-okayafrica-radio-radio-lily-w-geko-jones/" target="_blank">Geko Jones</a> </strong>and <strong><a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/okayafrica-artists/lamin-fofana/" target="_blank">Lamin Fofana</a> —</strong> is celebrating six years of existence as a forward-pushing, global music imprint. Marking the occasion is <em><a href="http://www.duttyartz.com/blog/dutty-artz-6-years-compilation/" target="_blank">6 Years Deep</a> —</em> a compilation of geographically-oriented EPs summarizing the Dutty Artz experience in 2013. The final edition in the series, <em><a href="http://www.duttyartz.com/blog/mixes/6-years-deep-ep-4-lafrique-est-un-pays/" target="_blank">L’Afrique Est Un Pays</a></em>, delivers five offerings spanning the continent and the diaspora in the spirit of the Dutty Artz' revitalized mission statement: "a movement of global participation and belonging intertwined with the issues that globalization forces us to think about and deal with."</p><p><div class="preroll-video"></div><ora-player></ora-player></p><p><span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="e4b49ebe0f0536dc42f892920b4ef2b2"><iframe type="lazy-iframe" data-runner-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vpnK5FhWP8Q?rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span></p><p>Keeping with the series' post-colonial literary theme, the EP kicks off with BK-based Sierra Leonean producer <strong>Lamin Fofana</strong>'s <a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2013/11/14/chinua-achebe-lamin-fofana-tribute/" target="_blank">homage</a> to the late <strong>Chinua Achebe —</strong> featuring an appropriated edit of <strong>Binyavanga Wainaina</strong>’s reflection on meeting Achebe. On "Leave Me Alone," Queens-based Nigerian-American rapper <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/Thatafricankev" target="_blank">Kev</a></strong> responds to the haters trying to deny his African identity, instead toasting to being a "westernized African" with help from <strong>Haz Ali</strong>, who sings in Wolof on the hook. For his contribution Boima serves up a <strong><a href="http://www.okayafrica.com/2013/05/15/african-music-janka-nabay-bubu-gang-feba/" target="_blank">Bubu Gang</a></strong>-inspired dub reworking. Next comes <strong>Africa Latina, </strong>the acoustic undertaking of Geko Jones, <strong>Uproot Andy</strong>, Chief Boima, <strong>Parfum Zola</strong>, and <strong>Issac Katalay</strong>. And, lastly, <strong>Fédéric Galliano</strong> brings kuduro madness with help from Luanda-based vocalist <strong>Monica</strong>. Listen to the full <em><a href="http://duttyartz.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">6 Years Deep</a></em> compilation below and take a look at the <em>L'Afrique Est Un Pays</em> EP tracklist.</p><p><iframe height="240" seamless="" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=2507932214/size=medium/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" width="320"></iframe></p><p><em><strong>L’Afrique Est Un Pays</strong></em></p><p>1) Binyavanga Wainaina Remembers Chinua Achebe (Lamin Fofana Grace Edit)</p><p><div class="dfp_atf-slot" data-not-loaded="true"></div><script type="text/javascript">
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</script></p><p>2) Kev – Leave Me Alone feat. Haz Ali</p><p>3) Chief Boima – Lek U Culture (Bubu Crunk Dub)</p><p>4) Africa Latina – Elikia</p><p>5) Frédéric Galliano – Dj Bate no meu bumbum (feat. Monica)</p>
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