{"product_id":"alai-k-kila-mara","title":"ALAI K - Kila Mara","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"margin: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt; color: black;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: #ff0000; font-size: 16px;\"\u003e2LP – Black Vinyl\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Kenya born, Berlin based percussionist, vocalist, DJ, producer and “musical witchdoctor” \u003cstrong\u003eAlai K\u003c\/strong\u003e releases his red hot debut album \u003cem\u003eKila Mara\u003c\/em\u003e, via On the Corner Records. Sonically speaking, this vivacious collection of frenetic, polyrhythmic and percussive workouts link the spirit of Jeff Mills, DJ Rush, DJ Bone and K Hand with beats from The Bajuni Islands, Mozambique, Malawi and the maritime Swahili coastline north of Mombasa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlai started living and recording in Berlin 3 years ago, in a one room flat shared with his family. He would constantly be in flux, setting up his small studio in the kitchen, then packing it away again when they needed to cook. He later hooked-up with a notable Kenyan percussionist based in Hamburg called \u003cstrong\u003eIzo Anyanga\u003c\/strong\u003e, and over several trips down the autobahn they jammed acoustically, with just drums, marimba, xylophone, and some good weed. The vibe was huge, and the pair decided they wanted to make a record, which could easily transpose for performance to a crowd. Music from eastern Africa, ancestral customs and the rituals of dance are deep in Alai’s DNA. His great grandmother was a singer and composer, and his father was a professional drummer, who alongside friends and family would play spiritual music from Bajun like Ndurenge, Kirumbizi and Bati, all night long, to uplift the spirit, or remember the dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnder his previous \u003cstrong\u003eDisco Vumbi\u003c\/strong\u003e alias Alai self-released ‘\u003cem\u003eDisco Vumbi 1\u003c\/em\u003e’, followed by ‘\u003cem\u003eDisco Vumbi 2\u003c\/em\u003e’ on Byrd Out, and ‘\u003cem\u003eBoutiq Electroniq\u003c\/em\u003e’ on Nyege Nyege Tapes. At On the Corner he joins a roster which has included Guedra Guedra, Hieroglyphic Being, Collocutor, Uffe, Sunken Cages, BCUC and Khalab.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"On The Corner","offers":[{"title":"2LP - Vinyl","offer_id":41685594800289,"sku":"SDZ-00746","price":11.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/products\/Alai-K_-_Kila-Mara.jpg?v=1646760895","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/alai-k-kila-mara","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}