Mosiah: A Red Tape in Future Time

Mosiah: A Red Tape in Future Time "RED TAPE” (for short) is a sound project by DJ Zanj Rracc in commemoration of Marcus Garvey’s earth day for August 17 2020. It is a haunting hollow of electronic static that briefly redesigns the history of the future. It passes through the insignificance of past realities that have become severe experiences today. 

“RED TAPE” is a lost voice reverberating with nuisance, a loss of the last feelings of clarity as to what really is; and what really is, has now become just another theory about the world.

Listen to RED TAPE here

Experimental and chill mixes featured on Zanj Radio

People change. Artwork design dj afifa 2019.

Dj afifa and dj zanj rracc were recently featured on the Zanj Radio International broadcast of ambient chill and experimental mixes. 

DJ afifa created a 30 minute experimental mix titled "People Change". The artwork to accompany the mix is also created by her.

listen to the mix here




The experimental chill mix by dj Zanj Rracc is titled "Dealing with these thoughts". 


 listen to the mix here

Flies

Flies is a nu-music track produced by dj afifa for Sounds of Life.

Flies is a poem written by Zanj Rracc. It is performed by him and recorded in the Zanj Radio Studios in St.Andrew Jamaica.

 

 “ I was sitting at my doorway one day and there was a lot of flies, flies were attacking me and there was no water because of a water lock off. I was thinking about politicians in Jamaica and how we shouldn't live on an island surrounded by water and be without water...it was just a poem that came to me….” Dj Zanj Rracc

For this production dj afifa added ambiance or atmospheric quality to the track using a sample from the beginning of the sitting of the house of parliament in Jamaica.

“i listened to the vocals and imagined the sound of the flies, then I started to think about how that sound was similar to the hum of voices then I heard the hum m of voices at the beginning at the beginning” Dj Afifa

download flies here

World Music Fusion on Zanj Radio a different idea about World Music

 Every Saturday from 5pm to 7pm Zanj Rracc presents World Music Fusion on Zanj Radio. World Music Fusion has been running on Zanj Radio for 6 years.

Zanj Rracc describes World Music Fusion as "a coming together of music and sound in one space"... a time vessel through music ...different borders and territories of music...like a time machine through music...you can drive it, you can fly it or play it....you put the music in your ears and you take a journey, a different type of journey... each track or groups of tracks transport you to a different place.

....it is a different idea of World music. World music is music made in the world not just indigenous music like Putamayo or Pata Patta, it is Arabic Jazz from 1996 mixed with Dancehall and hip hop instrumentals from 1990, that is how the whole music come together, all of these places are stops in time. Sometimes the gap is bridged when you hear a Grace Jones remix in 2019 it sounds like the original song of 1990. The essence of fusion is how you can put all these songs together....it is rich....

Every summer listeners can look forward to the Summer lounge edition of World Music Fusion.  The Summer Lounge Edition features "relaxed tropical sounds and beats, it is relaxed chill lounge music with different beats"

The latest edition featured some Brazilian selections, Arabic Jazz, 80's Africa,  and disco funk remixes.

Here are some of the tracks featured on the latest edition.

• Jimmy Cliff  - Sooner Or Later
• Eme Ballantyne - My Life (Nigeria 1981)
• Prince Issac Black - Papa Bless Me
• Lijadu Sisters - Come On Home
• Mtume - So You Wanna Be A Star (Joey Negro Disco Re Blend)
• Earth Wind Fire - Cant Let Go (Joey Negro Elevated Mix)
• Grace Jones - Pull Up To The Bumper (Joey Negro Bumper To Bumper Mix)
• Zenit - Waitin
• 5 Reasons - Summer Rain (Slipenberg Remix)
• Prince Kaybee - Fetch Your Life ft. Msaki
• DJ Khaled & Buju Banton - Holy Ground
• Fyah Roiall feat. Jah Izrehl - Amun-RA
• Umoja - Rabia
• The System - Find It In Your Eyes

 You can listen to the latest episode here
 World Music Fusion is also featured in the Sounds of Life sound art series visit our blog for all the latest episodes and special playlist releases by Zanj Rracc..