The Dewarists: Qutub Minar
"Qutub Minar' is a song that singer-songwriter Akhu first wrote with
Imphal Talkies. The song is about the experiences one man has while
taking the historic Qutub Minar from Delhi to Imphal. The song gets
fresh legs with Asian Dub Foundation as they add a deep, driving
bassline with electro-folk elements on a rock beat.
The Dewarists is a part music documentary, part travelogue which takes independent musicians to diverse locations across the world, to collaborate and inspire as they create wholly original works of art -- that stand the test of time and orthodox."
The Dewarists is a part music documentary, part travelogue which takes independent musicians to diverse locations across the world, to collaborate and inspire as they create wholly original works of art -- that stand the test of time and orthodox."
Ziro Festival of Music (Arunachal, 2013) and 18 degrees at Shillong
It was an awesome experience for the band to play at ziro fetsival of music and 18 degrees at Shillong. We were accompanied by Sunil Loitongbam on guitars and Chaoba Thiyam on Pena.
MEDIA RELEASE - 33rpm Voices of the Revolution
MEDIA
RELEASE
FOR
IMMEDIATE USE
33RPM – VOICES OF
THE REVOLUTION
EMMANUEL
JAL, OMAR OFFENDUM, CAMILA MORENO, ZAP THARWAT AND DEAN ATTA AMONGST
LINE-UP OF INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS FEATURING ON FREE DIGITAL ALBUM OF
REVOLUTIONARY AND POLITICAL MUSIC
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A
digital album of ground-breaking revolutionary and political music
featuring songs written and produced by a line-up of artists from 33
countries, including Egypt, Syria and Somalia, will be available as a
free download from Monday 14 October 2013.
33RPM
- Voices of the Revolution presents contributions from the
internationally-renowned Sudanese recording artist, activist and
former child soldier Emmanuel Jal, Syrian-American MC Omar
Offendum, enchanting Chilean folk-rock star Camila
Moreno, pioneering Egyptian rapper Zap Tharwat and leading
British performance poet Dean Atta amongst others.
The
collection of songs chronicles oppression, uprisings, land rights
issues, political and social abuses and acts of revolution, such as
the anti-militant track ‘No to Al-Shabab’ by Somali hip hop
collective Waayaha Cusub, a dedication to children in conflict
zones around the world by India’s alt-rock band Imphal Talkies
in ‘Lullaby’, and the Arab Spring anthem ‘Kelmti Horra (My Word
Is Free)’ by Tunisian singer-songwriter and “Fairuz of her
generation” Emel Mathlouthi.
Drawn
directly from the experiences of established and emerging artists
representing over 33 countries across 5 continents, the album offers
a striking snapshot of places of conflict, war, oppression,
resistance and revolution shared through diverse styles and genres of
music including Afrofuturismo, soulful New Zealand reggae, Electro
Caribe, Malian hip hop and Iranian electronica.
33RPM
– Voices of the Revolution was officially launched by Emmanuel
Jal at Imperial War Museum North (Manchester, UK) on Sunday 13
October 2013, as part of the Manchester Weekender and IWM’s
Catalyst: Contemporary Art and War exhibition.
“It's
amazing to be part of this project that brings thirty three artists
together from different parts of our world, from thirty three
different countries to combine strong voices and bring them together
to echo and amplify, and to shine a spotlight on dark places so evil
can perform less.”
–
Emmanuel
Jal
33RPM
– Voices of the Revolution is a collaborative project between
four independent international grassroots music organizations;
Un-Convention (UK), Nomadic Wax (USA), Fora Do Eixo
(Brasil) and Tiuna El Fuerte (Venezuela).
The
project is also supported by the In Place of War research
centre at the University of Manchester (UK).
“Un-Convention
and In Place of War are organisations dedicated to telling the
stories of artists from sites of conflict, revolution and communities
at conflict across the globe. We are delighted to have brought
together such an incredible selection of revolutionary voices
spanning the globe through the 33RPM release. The music is
groundbreaking, politicised and socially conscious. We hope that this
release will amplify the voices of the artists.”
–
Ruth
Daniel, Un-Convention
33RPM
– Voices of the Revolution is available as a free digital download
via Bandcamp
from Monday 14 October 2013.
ENDS
Notes
to Editors
Interviews
with selected artists and partners, hi-res images and further
information are available on request
Media
enquiries
Lyle
Bignon lyle.bignon@btinternet.com
/ +44 (0)7718 864 442
1.
Omar Offendum - #Syria (Syria / USA)
2.
Amkoullel – Vote (Mali)
3.
Octopizzo– Toboa (feat. AntoNeosoul) (Kenya)
4.
Waayaha Cusub – No to Al-Shabab (Somalia / Kenya)
5.
Keur Gui – No Slacktivism (Senegal)
6.
Emmanuel Jal – We Want Peace (Sudan)
7.
Outernational – Fighting Song (USA)
8.
Dixebra – La Danza (Asturias / Spain)
9.
Kabul Dreams – Good Morning Freedom (Afghanistan)
10.
Emel Mathlouthi – Kelmti Horra (Tunisia)
11.
Ahmed Shedid – Injustice is Country (Egypt)
12.
Shadia Mansour – 'Al Kufiyyeh 3arabeyyeh' (feat. M1) (Palestine /
UK)
13.
Native Sun – Suffer No More (Mozambique / UK)
14.
Cultura y Libertad – Tierra Mágica (Colombia)
15.
Jun Tzu – The Bridge (Northern Ireland / UK)
16.
Mentenguerra – Pasión y Fuego (feat. Noglobal) (Spain)
17.
NRG Rising – From Darkness to Light (New Zealand)
18.
Imphal Talkies – Lullaby (India)
19.
Nile – President (Revolution Songs) (Sudan / UAE)
20.
3 Meters Away – Open Your Eyes (Yemen)
21.
Elemotho – A Dose of Reality (feat. John Trudell) (Namibia)
22.
Outspoken & The Essence – The Slave Master's Whip (Zimbabwe)
23.
Yao Bobby – (R)evolution (feat. Fredy Massamba) (Togo / France)
24.
Zero Plastica – Ge8 (Italy)
25.
Bituaya – Suenan Las Sirenas (Venezuela)
26.
Camila Moreno – Yo Enterré Mis Muertos En Tierra (Chile)
27.
Roberto Rossell – Salud Para Luchar, Revolutión Para Triunfar (ft.
Eskuadrón Patriota) (Cuba)
28.
Bocafloja – Segundos (Mexico)
29.
Zap Tharwat – Ehlam (feat. Mostafa Negm) (Egypt / Jordan)
30.
Burney MC – Walk to Work (Uganda)
31.
Alesh – Reveil / The Awakening (DRC)
32.
The Casualty Process – War of the Others (Iran)
33.
Dean Atta – Revolution (UK)
Un-Convention
is a not for profit global grassroots independent music network that
organises events across five continents and in cities from Swansea to
Sao Paulo. Un-Convention annually involves 1,500 artists and bands,
16,400 participants, 36,000 gig goers and 140,000 people online. Of
those attending Un-Convention, 40% of people are from disadvantaged
backgrounds. It happens in some of the most amazing spaces including
The Roundhouse UK and Auditorio Ibirapuera Brasil, and as part of
some incredible festivals like Primavera Sound in Spain, Goiânia
Noise Festival, Brasil and MICA, Argentina.
Nomadic
Wax is a U.S. based social enterprise that produces music, film
and educational events aimed at creating cross-cultural exchange and
increasing awareness of global issues. Nomadic Wax links diverse
communities and encourages social and cultural dialogues through art.
Founded in 2001 as a fair trade record label and production company
of African hip-hop and urban music, Nomadic Wax has grown into an
internationally recognized brand firmly rooted at the intersection of
urban media and social change.
Fora
Do Eixo
is a network of creative collectives
in Brasil and other Latin American countries. Launched in 2005 by
producers and artists of Brasilian states outside Rio-São
Paulo, the organisation focuses on the exchange of musical
knowledge, live performances and events, and has grown to encompass
other forms of expression such as audio-visual
and theatrical productions. The movement facilitates 6,000 shows
across Brasil each year and promotes over 100 festivals annually
involving more than 30,000 artists.
Tiuna
el Fuerte is a community collective that uses art, music and
culture to transform the barrio of El Valle in Caracas, Venezuela.
The organisation hosts a hip-hop school, a youth orchestra, a mobile
community radio, and serves as an example for an alternative space
for the community. The space managed by the Tiuna El Fuerte is a
"nucleus of endogenous cultural development," exemplifying
the concept of local development of the people, for the people, by
the people that finds its roots in modern day Venezuela.
In
Place of War (IPOW) is a project based within the University of
Manchester that researches creativity in sites of armed conflict and
has, over the past 7 years developed extensive international networks
of artists and creatives making theatre, street art, music, spoken
word and more in response to war.
Imphal Talkies
A short note about the making of Imphal Talkies (June 2008)
Composing music is easy, I mean financially and physically, but recording music is a real hard, particularly in a place like Imphal.
Composing music is easy, I mean financially and physically, but recording music is a real hard, particularly in a place like Imphal.
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