Name: Falaw
Brand: Luka Productions

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

SS052cd

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Rough Trade Exclusive: No

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Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2019-05-24

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Secre­tly

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

602318136848

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

SS052lp

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602318136831

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Luka Productions

Genre US

African

Label US

Sahel Sounds

Luka Productions presents Falaw, an innovative take on West African Hip Hop and sample-based folktronica. A follow up from the acclaimed Malian "new age" inspired Fasokan (2017), Luka Guindo turns his focus to the rich cultural heritage of Manding music. Eschewing wholly PC-based sequencing, Falaw invites a number of traditional performers to join him in the studio. Griots recount sage stories over Luka's sweeping synth pads while ngonis shred pentatonic solos to the crash of sequenced drum samples. Paying homage to the storyteller, combined with regional styles of lyrical Hip Hop, Falaw offers advice on modern living, with heartfelt songs about loss, love, and life. The effect is both otherworldly while seemingly organic. In a genre where all too often the "modern" is synonymous with outsider collaborators, Falaw is a groundbreaking entry into homemade fourth world and a sign of future Malian music to come.

Falaw

Music US