Various
Sembeh Ma Fa Fe: Revisits Volume
Stronghold Sound, the SF-based global beats label/collective traveled to Guinea Conakry to record music at the heart of what was once the Mandeng Empire of West Africa in the production of "Sembeh Ma Fa Fe", a compilation in two volumes: "Revisits from Guinea Conakry" and "Mandeng Roots". Dub Snakkr, one of the key djs/producers behind the Stronghold recorded and worked in Conakry with local artists on their sound. Blending traditional West-African, reggae, dancehall, hip-hop as well as his own dub sensibilities, Snakkr (a.k.a. Ahmed Khouja) worked with nearly 20 artists to produce the eclectic and revealing body of Guinean music spanning from the roots of the Mandeng to revisits from the African diaspora. In addition, Raed Khazen and Jana Saleh from B-root Productions (Lebanon) assisted with final production and mixing. "Sembeh Ma Fa Fe", which translates from Susu as 'strong sound coming', is a two volumes compilation to be released separately. The first disc, "Revisits Volume", comprises several young and upcoming artists' who've paid their dues in the Guinea music and performance scene and who have developed their own interpretations of popular urban music genres from reggae, dancehall and one-drop rhythms, hip-hop anthems and r&b numbers that seem to remix the styles with a West-African melodic sensibility and rhythmic twist. TRACKLISTING: 01. VARIOUS ARTISTS - SEMBEH MA 02. BOM SONE - WHAT A LIFE 03. SELECTA FEAT. MY BABY - FENENAMA 04. IMPORTANT - KAYA POUCHA 05. TIRALLEUR - GHETTO DI 06. SISTA LESSA - RAP GUINEA DAGHEE 07. BESTO BESTO FEAT. LILBO - MA VIE DE GALAIRE 08. RUPHERT - TAQUI 09. BALBORE - DIT MOI 10. BONGO + WONTANARA REVOLUTION - ROOT BOY 11. SYMBOLE - BERINGEFUNDEFE 12. BOM SONE - AFRICAN UNITY 13. IMPORTANT - ORIGIN 14. PRINCE II SAEN - DANCEHALL SOUND 15. NEUF SIX - LA CORRECTION 16. KATI - SIGI SABEH.