Gengepress

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Both curators of the Norient City Sounds: Nairobi Special, Kamwangi Njue (7Headc0) and Raphael Kariuki (DJ Raph), are active in the Nairobi underground electronic scene, and both are residents at the weekly Mist night in Westlands where they try to showcase local talent and different sounds from around the world. In this compilation, both worked on music and sounds by fellow Nairobi-based producers, distilling hours of conversation between Thomas Burkhalter and the selected artists from early 2020 into this collection of remixes. The conversations touched topics such as music production and sonic fiction, most of them focusing on gengetone, a hip hop and dancehall influenced mainstream genre, originated in Nairobi.

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Part of the Norient Special Norient City Sounds: Nairobi

In this first Norient City Sounds Online Special, we focus on Nairobi, Kenya, at a time when political and social pressures are rising in tandem with the cost of things and the noise of the approaching elections in Summer 2022. Titled «NairobiConscious», this virtual exhibition began with the curators discussing a perceived increase in «serious» social and political content in the popular songs of the city. The investigation into «conscious» music develops into a portrait of the city taken from interesting and varied perspectives, resulting in a colorful number of articles, podcasts, graphics, photographs, tracks, and more. Curated by Raphael Kariuki and Kamwangi Njue.

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Tracklist

1. DJ Raph: «Complete Faith» feat. Blinky Bill

2. Kamwangi Njue: «On Playing Gengetone» feat. Coco Em

3. DJ Raph: «Gengepress» feat. Hitman Kaht

4. DJ Raph: «Fuck Police Everywhere» feat. 7Headc0

5. 7Headc0: «My Name Is» feat. Jinku

6. 7Headc0: «Happy Songs» feat. Moroko Kalahari

7. 7Headc0: «Touch in Time» feat. MR LU*

Imprint and Credits

[NT016]
These remixes are part of the virtual exhibition «Norient City Sounds: Nairobi» edited by Raphael Kariuki and Kamwangi Njue.
Released May 6, 2022

Portrait of a Young Man

by Raphael Kariuki

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Victor Munyasya only just started college, but he is raring to go in the world of music. In this short remixed interview, he shares his growing challenges, reflections on what matters and what doesn’t, and wonders what it will take for him to be taken seriously as an artist despite his age.

Victor Munyasya, born in 2002, is a Nairobi-based DJ/producer. He describes his sound as «A raw and emotional style of electronic music at odds with the prevalent sounds from Nairobi».

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Part of the Norient Special Norient City Sounds: Nairobi

In this first Norient City Sounds Online Special, we focus on Nairobi, Kenya, at a time when political and social pressures are rising in tandem with the cost of things and the noise of the approaching elections in Summer 2022. Titled «NairobiConscious», this virtual exhibition began with the curators discussing a perceived increase in «serious» social and political content in the popular songs of the city. The investigation into «conscious» music develops into a portrait of the city taken from interesting and varied perspectives, resulting in a colorful number of articles, podcasts, graphics, photographs, tracks, and more. Curated by Raphael Kariuki and Kamwangi Njue.

Explore full Special.

Tracklist

1. «Portrait of a Young Man»

2. «Back of Mind»

3. «Validation»

4. «ID»

Imprint and Credits

[NT015]
These remixes are part of the virtual exhibition «Norient City Sounds: Nairobi» edited by Raphael Kariuki and Kamwangi Njue.
Released May 6, 2022