Handpicked by MoBlack, here are eleven tracks that lended the dynamic vision and artistic stimulation for what is now a bastion of Afro House. Collected from the label's artists, friends and inspirations of past and present, "House of Mo'" comprises musical snapshots from Mimmo Falcone's journey as a DJ, producer and label head. Reverberating rhythms and grooves attached to memories made on and off dancefloors, these sonic wonders are part and parcel of the House the label built, go-to jams that speak of the spirit that binds its growing family.
The VA kicks off with an emblematic start that teems with MoBlack essence. MoBlack's remix of Camelphat and Elderbrook's Grammy-nominated 'Cola' catapults in full force, tailed by a rare production stint from Innervisions' head honcho to uphold momentum. Dixon's lauded rework of Manoo, Raoul K and Ahmed Sosso's "Toukan" ushers in some of the new millennium's most essential dance tracks by prominent producers and dancefloor mavens. This star-studded compilation boasts remixes from Frankey & Sandrino featuring Domino's 'Oxia' and Henrik Schwarz re-handling Baba Maal's 'Fulani Rock,' and is braced with timeless classics. Gems that hand-delivered house music from the underground to the masses - an extended version of Africanism and Soha's 'Les Enfants du Bled,' DJ Gregory and Gregor Salto's 'Canoa,' and Dennis Ferer's DF's Attention Vocal Mix of 'Hey Hey' - are apropos in rotation.
The last decade also witnessed the incandescence of melodies in House; gleaming elegance as Guy Mantzur and Roy Rosenfeld's 'Epika' and Francesco Chiocci's secret weapon, 'Nightmares' do in MBR447. As well as the fluidity of emotions in sound and motion as projected vigorously through Mbissane Ngom's 'Dedication to All the Mothers and their Moons' with Toto Chiavetta. Rounding out the anthology with conviction is a powerful, heartfelt collaboration from 'Deep in the Bottom (of Africa)' by Brooklyn-vocalist Monica Bingham and South African icon, Black Coffee. Heads up, "shit gets deep.'
Tread lightly, listen hard, and feel at home.
CamelPhat & Elderbrook - Cola (MoBlack Remix) © 2018 Defected Records under exclusive license to Big Beat Records, Inc. / Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and Canada. Rest of the world licensed courtesy of Defected Records Limited (www.defected.com).
DJ Gregory & Gregor Salto - Canoa; Dennis Ferrer 'Hey Hey' (DF's Attention Vocal Mix) Licensed courtesy of Defected Records Limited (www.defected.com).
Manoo, Ahmed Sosso, Mr Raoul K - Toukan (Dixon Rework); Francesco Chiocci - Nightmares; Toto Chiavetta - Dedication To All The Mothers And Their Moons (feat. Mbissane Ngom) Licensed courtesy of Innervisions GmbH.
Oxia - Domino (Frankey & Sandrino Remix) Licensed courtesy of Sapiens Recordings.
Africanism, Soha - Les Enfant Du Bled Licensed courtesy of Yellow Productions.
Guy Mantzur, Roy RosenfelD - Epika Licensed courtesy of Kompakt.
Baaba Maal - Fulani Rock (Henrik Schwarz Remix) Licensed courtesy of Marathon Artists Limited.
Monique Bingham and Black Coffee - Deep in the Bottom of Africa (Original Mix) Licensed courtesy of Bigga Sounds LLC.
Press by Marie J Floro
Artwork by Rachael D’Alessandro
The VA kicks off with an emblematic start that teems with MoBlack essence. MoBlack's remix of Camelphat and Elderbrook's Grammy-nominated 'Cola' catapults in full force, tailed by a rare production stint from Innervisions' head honcho to uphold momentum. Dixon's lauded rework of Manoo, Raoul K and Ahmed Sosso's "Toukan" ushers in some of the new millennium's most essential dance tracks by prominent producers and dancefloor mavens. This star-studded compilation boasts remixes from Frankey & Sandrino featuring Domino's 'Oxia' and Henrik Schwarz re-handling Baba Maal's 'Fulani Rock,' and is braced with timeless classics. Gems that hand-delivered house music from the underground to the masses - an extended version of Africanism and Soha's 'Les Enfants du Bled,' DJ Gregory and Gregor Salto's 'Canoa,' and Dennis Ferer's DF's Attention Vocal Mix of 'Hey Hey' - are apropos in rotation.
The last decade also witnessed the incandescence of melodies in House; gleaming elegance as Guy Mantzur and Roy Rosenfeld's 'Epika' and Francesco Chiocci's secret weapon, 'Nightmares' do in MBR447. As well as the fluidity of emotions in sound and motion as projected vigorously through Mbissane Ngom's 'Dedication to All the Mothers and their Moons' with Toto Chiavetta. Rounding out the anthology with conviction is a powerful, heartfelt collaboration from 'Deep in the Bottom (of Africa)' by Brooklyn-vocalist Monica Bingham and South African icon, Black Coffee. Heads up, "shit gets deep.'
Tread lightly, listen hard, and feel at home.
CamelPhat & Elderbrook - Cola (MoBlack Remix) © 2018 Defected Records under exclusive license to Big Beat Records, Inc. / Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and Canada. Rest of the world licensed courtesy of Defected Records Limited (www.defected.com).
DJ Gregory & Gregor Salto - Canoa; Dennis Ferrer 'Hey Hey' (DF's Attention Vocal Mix) Licensed courtesy of Defected Records Limited (www.defected.com).
Manoo, Ahmed Sosso, Mr Raoul K - Toukan (Dixon Rework); Francesco Chiocci - Nightmares; Toto Chiavetta - Dedication To All The Mothers And Their Moons (feat. Mbissane Ngom) Licensed courtesy of Innervisions GmbH.
Oxia - Domino (Frankey & Sandrino Remix) Licensed courtesy of Sapiens Recordings.
Africanism, Soha - Les Enfant Du Bled Licensed courtesy of Yellow Productions.
Guy Mantzur, Roy RosenfelD - Epika Licensed courtesy of Kompakt.
Baaba Maal - Fulani Rock (Henrik Schwarz Remix) Licensed courtesy of Marathon Artists Limited.
Monique Bingham and Black Coffee - Deep in the Bottom of Africa (Original Mix) Licensed courtesy of Bigga Sounds LLC.
Press by Marie J Floro
Artwork by Rachael D’Alessandro
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