BLOND:ISH, Francis Mercier, Amadou & Mariam – Sete (Original Mix)
Joining forces for a groovy house tune with West African influences are BLOND:ISH, Francis Mercier, and Amadou & Mariam on “Sete”. A steady four on the floor beat, crisp percussion, and intricate guitar chords are used with intriguing vocals. The vibrant tune was released on Pasquale Rotalla’s Insomniac Records, which is under Insomniac Music Group.
Insomniac founder and CEO Pasquale Rotella supported the song on Night Owl Radio 344, with further plays from Wax Motif, CID, Danny Howard, Muzzaik, Leftwing : Kody, Vintage Culture, Gabriel & Dresden, DJ S.K.T,
Canadian artist Vivie-Ann Bakos, who is now based in Barcelona, has impressed me with songs like “Sint Maarten“, her Sunrise Rework of “Roxanne” by The Police, and her Sunrise Jungle Rework of “I Want To Know What Love Is” by Foreigner.
Previous songs of Mercier to check out, who grew up in Port-au-Prince in Haiti and is now based in New York City, include “House Life” with BIM, “Premier Gaou” with Magic System, and “Heart Of Mine” with Roland Clark.
Amadou Bagayoko (guitar and vocals) and Mariam Doumbia (vocals) are from Bamako in Mali, and have collaborated with SOFI TUKKER on “Mon Cheri” and The Blind Boys of Alabama on “Bamako to Birmingham” and “Two Cultures, One Beat“.
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