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One Big Family DNActivation Natural Mystikz Groove Cutz Radio
Play It Loud!
South Africa Independent Label Addicted to House
Hosted by Soldaat Ived
Forgotten Bird of Paradise
NiĂąos Por-traits
Dominic Brown Undercovered Documentary on West Papua
Glocal Charts
Inner Children by Patricia Ortega
Basemental Level
Johannesburg-based Electro Deep Duo
from Trusted Human DeeJays
Mevlana: War is Failure!
FREE Deep Tech House for Syria
[September 2012]
Below: TRBL RLTS VS VNDRZ, mixed media on canvas 30x40cm by Marco Spada (2012) More at SAATCHI ONLINE GALLERY www.saatchionline.com/tribalrealities
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BECAUSE I WENT BACK TO MY THE GREEDY GURU FROM DIROOTS. I CAME BACK AND SASTER KAPITALISM. SMASH VISITED THE TREE OF LIFE. THE THEIR EITHER/OR MENTALITY SAVAGE AND THE UNDERCIVI- OF LIMITED RESOURCES AND LIZED ARE OUR ANCESTORS AND SELF-INTEREST. LEAVE THOSE [VNDRZ] ALONE. TEACHERS. THE ELDERS ARE VENDORS SAVAGE AND PRIMITIVE. THEY JUMP TO THE BOTH/AND PARACAN TEACH US THE OLD WAYS. DIGM. IT IS TIME FOR BETTER THEY CAN TEACH US THE MEAN- HUMAN BEINGS. CLOSE TO ING OF LOVE AND CIVILIZATION. THE ORIGIN.CLOSE TO THE ONE THAT IS THE MANY.
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tribal realities < V i s i o n s _ V i b e s _ Tr a n s f o r m a t i o n s >
06 SouthAfrica, Play It Loud! An interview with Reggie Mthethwa (aka Re-G) founder of the South African independent Record Label PLAY IT LOUD!
12 Forgotten Bird of Paradise British filmmaker Dominic Brown filmed undercovered, without the knowledge of the Indonesian authorities, in order to give voice to West Papuan people and their forgotten struggle for Freedom in Their Own Land
20 NiĂąos Por-traits The Inner Child in Our-Selves. Life blossom, kids portraits and other flowers by Mexican Photographer Patricia Ortega
32 Basemental Level Basement music for your ears! An interview with DJ Calvin and 3â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Beats from the Johannesburg-based electro/deep house duo
38 One Big Family
United We Stand! People of the Planet, we are One Big Family, the Human family. A Creative Commons tune to download (pay-what-you-will)
40 DNActivation Visionary Art-Works: The Shaman traced Signs and Symbols in the Air... 42 Groove Cutz Radio An interview with SouthAfrican radio host Soldaat Ived brings you Deep into the Sounds of the Underground
46 Mevlana: War is a Failure Every-Where! Sufi Deep Tech House to transmit a message of Peace to the People of Syria. FREE downloads for FREE Countries!
50 Tribal Realities Charts A Selection of Good Vibes by Trusted Human Beings 52 Natural Mystikz Flowa Powa from Tribal Realities HQ in Italy!
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Above: Mask, tribal vector art by Marco Spada (2012)
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Illustrations by Marco Spada
South Africa, play it loud! An interview with Reggie Mthethwa (aka Re-G) founder of the South African independent Record Label PLAY IT LOUD!
Addicted to House Music, rocking the crowd with the freshest beatz...
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Why/when did you start producing/ It all started when I made a promise to my deejaying? How and When did it all start?
producer to release his music to the public in 2009. This proved to be more difficult as this meant approaching record labels and distribution companies who were closing their doors on us. I then understood that CD sales were decreasing and releasing a CD did not mean an artist could live and survive on CD sales. I decided to start my own Label and have my own terms which made it easier for my artists to be heard.
Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your label vision? The vision was to build a music brand and we all put our knowledge and expertise into working for the brand with the aim that once the brand is recognised, our work would also be recognised and the brand will start to work for us. The thought of owning a label was too much at first as with everything that you try to do for the first time, you are bound to make mistakes. But I strongly believe in learning from ones mistakes and improving where thing were lacking. I previously had to relay on other companies to assist with artwork, mastering or promoting our music. I was not happy with the result and decided to do everything personally and encouraged FURIC (who I am very proud to have on board this journey as PLAY IT LOUDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s producer & DJ) to man up and start improving on his skills in a very short space of time and he has surprised me in all aspects.
The love for House Music came at a period when I was 11 years old staying in Umlazi Township, and my neighbour had a mobile sound system and he used to practice all the time after school and I would just sit a marvel at what he used to do on those turntables. At the age of 12, I could hold my own and rock a crowd. My mother bought a house in suburb called Woodlands and I lost touch with the music scene. When I started working in the 2000, I developed a new hobby and started to buy vynils. I met up with a few DJs within the Durban scene and started showcasing my talents. When I remember carefully, I was only paid once during the period on 2000 2006 when I decided to hang my bags and focus on my family. I used to always have my bag of tricks in the boot of my car just in case someone needed a DJ and I just used to enjoy making people dance. I earn a decent salary so I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel the need to charge people. When I hung my bags the bug was still there but family came first. I got married and my wife and I have two kids. I bought myself a PC and during the period when I was teaching FURIC how to mix 2003 -2006 he improve so much that he started learning how to produce and he taught me how to use Fruity Loops 5 which was the program we started to produce with or at least find our way around a music production software.
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Who are your partners in crime/in rhyme? ;) My partners are: FURIC who is both a DJ and a Producer. Faye Wonder who is our female Vocalist, Poet and Song Writer. O’brian Jwara (aka Kanye West) is PLAY IT LOUD’s attorney. FURIC will be the next biggest name in House Music in the international scene. Faye Wonder was what the brand was looking for as we had a lot of good tracks but soon learnt that vocal tracks sell more than tracks without any vocals.
How did you find them?
We started looking for a female vocalist in 2010 but no one could fit in. By fitting in, I was looking for someone with personality than someone who could just sing and finding this combination was never easy until I heard Faye Wonders voice on a track she sent me on Facebook. I met with Faye Wonder briefly last year but I was already in talks with another vocalist. When I foresaw that that vocalist was going to create more problems for the brand that to reach our goals I decided to be without a vocalist until I found the perfect special talent by the name of FAYE WONDER. I knew her before then and I mentored FURIC from a young age to the professional he is now. So, PLAY IT LOUD is more like a family now with everything in place to build
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a powerful Music Brand that will be recognised both locally and internationally. I went to high school with FURIC’s older brother and he always used to hang around us when his brother and I were fine tuning our skill on the ones and twos in my garage. The bug got him as well and begged me to teach him how to play. I was very hard on him and I guess this helped him to be the best in the art of mixing. I met with O’brian Jwara during one of my other business ventures and explained to him what I was working on in terms of building a music brand and he was happy to become the PLAY IT LOUD attorney.
ing to sign for a record label?
I look for talent, intelligence with a crazy personality. If one has a crazy personality, they tend to do things that other people are afraid to do. I know this because I have a crazy personality myself. I also describe a crazy personality as a creative personality and willing to try different things and not afraid to do what other say is impossible. I get bored very easily so I surround myself with people that make me laugh most of the time. I have also applied this within the company.
How did you come up with that catchy motto “ADDICTED 2 HOUSE MUSIC? PLAY IT LOUD!!!” Is there a story behind?
Times have changed and an artist should take their profession very seriously these days. Internet and personal equipment are key tools if you are serious about calling yourself as an artist. This may sound harsh as there a many potential artists out there who cannot afford to buy equipment for their trade but I strongly recommend this as this is where you can find yourself as an artist. They say practice makes perfect, so if you do not own your own equipment, how can you fine tune you skill? The internet is a very good tool to promote yourWhat kind of stuff do self as an artist as music has you look for in a pro- gone digital therefore the ducer/singer/ar tist? artist also has to go digital.
I normally paste our new podcasts on our new members on Facebook walls as well as group walls. I noticed that I was not the only one doing this and in order to differentiate myself from the rest, I had to come up with a very catchy motto that House Music lovers can identify with. If the House Music bug catches you, you become What advice do you addicted to house music. So have for an artist look- all I needed to do was to add
the company name for promotional purposes and out came “ADDICTED 2 HOUSE MUSIC? PLAY IT LOUD!!! Catchy, short and sweet.
What is a typical day for you like on planet PLAY IT LOUD? It all hard work but if you are doing something that you love, it does not feel like work. I work for a tobacco company during the day to pay the bills as PLAY IT LOUD is an independent company so I personally fund the brand from my pocket as our local government does not recognise what we do as a profession and I cannot rely on grants or favours to make my artists dreams come true. It is now or never. So after a full day in the office, I meet up with FURIC to unwind and catch up on our targets and listen what have been creat-
ed. From there I will go to my laptop and check up on our social networks, do some promoting and work on new artwork for upcoming EPs and Podcasts. I have put my production and DJ talents aside to focus more time and energy on my artists until they are fully established. I know that my time will come and I will add a different dimension to the brand.
Owner, Producer and DJ: You are a man of many hats, uh? Yes I am. Funny that you used that phrase “man of many hats” as this is exactly what I teach my artists. I order to be successful, you must be able grow your personality and be able to multi-task. I have to balance my life to take care of my wife and my two kids, a full time corporate career, running a record label, man-
age my artists and handle daily administrative duties.
What is House Music? House Music is a lifestyle. I call it a bug. Once the bug bites you, you are addicted. The thing about House Music is that it is so diverse (in terms of Deep House, Progressive House, Techno, Dubstep, Hard House and so on) that you can host 5 different floors of different genres of House Music and you will find all floors full. Therefore one is addicted to a different type of beat which means House Music is diverse and can never be summed up in one sentence. To elaborate more on this bug, you can hear 1000 House Music tunes today but tomorrow you can listen a dope track that you have never heard before and find yourself dancing. You can-
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You cannot have enough House Music and as a collector, House Music evolves. There are so many House Music producers that there is an unlimited amount of House Music that one will never hear. So we go to clubs or we go online, or we go meet with friends, or we tune on to out favourite music station to listen to something different. It is a bug and we keep wanting more and more. It is the fastest growing genre and there is now an elements of House Music in Hip Hop, R&B and others kinds of genres.
fully PLAY IT LOUD can also CDs are doomed to be exmake a statement and hope- tinct. Just like the CD took fully come to rock in Italy. over the Music Tapes and Bravo! Yes, come and DVD over the Video Tapes. PLAY IT LOUD is aligning play!^__^ Self-entrepre- itself to be fully digital so neurship in SA: Do you that when that era comes, consider yourself an en- we will be prepared and trepreneur? What does not sink with the times.
that word mean in South Music Business & InterAfrica in the year 2012? net: The music industry Yes. In order to be success- is experiencing masful in SA you need that en- sive revolutions. In your trepreneural flair one way or opinion what are the another. SA has a great ponew arising opportunitential for entrepreneurs especially with the internet era ties for South African labels? on the boom. There so many Independent
Comment The SA grow- opportunities and there We are able to produce and ing presence on the In- are more and more success sell our music to an internaternational music scene stories that you hear every- tional audience via the likes We noticed this by DJ Fresh crossing abroad and entertaining House Music lovers around the world. Black Coffee is also having a great run and is fully booked in most major cities around the world. I can name many more but to answer the question, SA is a growing presence in the International music scene and hope-
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day. The PLAY IT LOUD story will be one of those success stories to be told. We know what we are capable of and it is just a matter of time until we are able to go on tour and spread the love of what we do. We are just looking for the right International promoter.
of Beatport and Traxsource. In the past this was only a dream and only the established record labels would be heard internationally.
What do you think the next five years in the music industry might like overall? Selling physical CD vs look Digital Downloadsâ&#x20AC;Ś We are heading into a digital era and once we go fully
digital, I do believe that the 9 straight q&a 2 market would be flooded. Play it Loud! Re-g! It would open up room
Favorite labels? Defected Records Strictly Rythm
Favorite artists? Michael Jackson
Musical Heroes? Bob Marley
DJ Names to Watch FURIC
Favorite Venues in South Africa/International? Cubana
Favorite Clubs? Pacha
Favorite Festivals/Events? Ibiza Beach Festival
Preferred Food Sea Food
Preferred Drink Johnny Walker Swing
for entrepreneurs to come up with innovative ideas to attract a target market. The nice things about PLAY IT LOUD is that we are still growing and we have plans for different stages as we reach our milestones.
FuturePlans? To tour Italy, UK, Germany, China, Netherlands and Ibiza.
The lyrics of your music are very intense and deep. What are your sources of inspiration? Feel good music. The aim is to make you dance. Music that you can play anywhere.
What is the message you want to deliver with your music? PLAY IT LOUD!!!
Thank You for your time Re-G. Good Luck for Your projects! Blessings from TRIBAL REALITIES.
Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=111427722211745 Twitter: http://twitter.com/playitloud_sa Latest Podcast: http://playitloud31313.podomatic.com/ Latest Release: www.beatport.com/release/deep-house-sessions-vol-1/885455
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British filmmaker Dominic Brown filmed undercovered, without the knowledge of the Indonesian authorities,
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in order to give voice to West Papuan people and their forgotten struggle for Freedom in Their Own Land.
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Dominic Brown is an independent filmaker, writer and human rights campaigner. He produced, directed & filmed several undercovered documentaries across the planet, providing rare insights into unheard and controversial issues - from West Papua to Western Sahara. As a freelance journalist and writer he cooperates with worldwide media and newspapers like Al Jazeera, The Guardian, The Independent. His breathtaking and consciousness-raising documentary Forgotten Bird of Paradise has been awarded “Best Documentary” at the 2011 Dam International Short Film Festival, and has been screened at independent film festivals - Raindance, Green Man, Port Eliot and Montreal First People Festival. Watch Dominic Brown’s movies and documentaries on-line here: www.dominic-brown.com www.forgottenbirdofparadise.net www.dancingturtle.co.uk
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[tr] Ciao Dominic and welcome to TRIBAL REALITIES! You are an independent filmaker, writer and human rights campaigner: how and when did it all start? [db] I got into filmmaking after visiting West Papua. I was really shocked by the situation there as I had never heard what Indonesia was doing to the indigenous people. I returned home to the UK and told friends about the situation and no one had heard of it either, and it was never covered by the media. So I decided when I had the next opportunity I would return there to make a film to help bring the voice of the people out to the world. [tr] How was to film and produce your first video documentary? [db] I didn’t have any training
making. I bought the camera 2 weeks before I went away. In a way it worked to my advantage as I just developed my own technique to filming. [tr] Undercover documentaries: opportunities vs constraints? [db] Filming undercover is a very nerve-racking experience. You never know what could happen if you are caught, so you have to plan very well and also ensure the safety of those that are helping you on the ground. In a place like West Papua or Western Sahara, going undercover means you can go to the heart of a story. People want to speak to you and share their story because media is almost banned and there is usually no way for these people to speak out.
and why did you choose to make this movie? [db] There is a genocide taking place there against the indigenous people by the occupying Indonesian regime. Over 500,000 people have been killed and foreign media and human rights groups are banned from entering the region. I made the film to try and help raise awareness about the situation there. [tr] You spent 2 months filming undercover and living together with the indigenous people of West Papua. How did this experience changed your life?
[db] It has a massive impact on you when you are in that situation. There were times when I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think I would get out without being caught, [tr] whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going on in West Papua and in the past foreign journalists
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Above: Morning Star Flag of West Papua, more info at
killed by the Indonesian military in places like East Timor. Living with the indigenous Papuan people was an enlightening experience. They are so connected to their surroundings and nature. Everything from a thunderstorm to rain is seen as a sign from their ancestors to them, warning them of impending dangers etc.
www.freewestpapua.org
The World, learn from them?
[db] We can learn so much from the way they survive. Their farming methods are so much more evolved than â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;westernâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; methods. The smallest areas of land can sustain a family throughout the year. There is no supermarkets or cornershops. People there are totally self-sufficent; they make [tr] What did you learn from their own clothes, grow their own them? Actually, what can We, food, make their own houses.
Source: Wikipedia
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[tr] How was it the first time you meet personally Benny Wenda - West Papuan tribal leader and an international lobbyist for the independence of West Papua from Indonesia?
[tr] You risk your life to give voice to the forgotten struggle for freedom of people from faraway countries. How do you feel when you come back home in London, after filming [db] Benny is a very humble man and undercover for months? has a great amount of wisdom. He is [db] There is always a sense of relief only 35 years old but has the pres- to be back, especially knowing you ence of someone many many years have got the footage out ok. But older. I always find it very inspiring then the hardwork starts with transthat after all the suffering he and his lating and editing! people have been through, he never [tr] Tell us more about your new docexpresses any hatred or bitterness umentary La Badil (No Other Choice) towards Indonesia. He just wants his [db] It tells the story of the Sahrawi people to be free and to live in peace. people who are struggling for self[tr] What was the impact of your determination. Over 15,000 people movie on Western countries’ audi- rose up against Moroccan rule in ences and constituencies? 2010 but the international media [db] Forgotten Bird of Paradise has didn’t report on it, and the uprisings been really well received, and been was quashed. There are many similfeatured on reports on BBC Newsiarites between their struggle and night and Channel 4 News, and also that of the West Papuan people. ABC in Australia. Also, the full ver[tr]Future Plans? Forthcoming projsion of the film will soon be shown ects? on national television in Papua New [db] I’m working on a couple of films Guinea. I hope it will enlighten peoright now. One is about a man who ple there about what is happening believes he is the reincarnation of to the Papuans living on the other King Arthur, and the other is about side of the border. Benny Wenda, West Papua’s exiled [tr] Watching your movies, the pat- independence leader. I also hope to tern of “refugees in their own land” do some other overseas projects in seems to arise all the time. Why the next few months. is that happening in our world? [tr] looking forward to watch [db] I think alot of it comes down to your new video documentaries. the global economy, greed and de- keep us posted on your projsire for resources. It is a reflection ects and Good Luck from TR! of the world we live in, and unfortunately economics are placed above the rights of individuals.
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Illustration Above: Papuan Struggle, mixed media on 30x40 canvas by Marco Spada (2012)
"A RARE AND MOVING INSIGHT INTO THE STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM BEING FOUGHT IN WEST PAPUA"
www.forgottenbirdofparadise.net
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8 straight q&a with dominic brown
8 straight q&a with dominic brown 1.Favorite movie? Empire of the Sun
2.Favorite director? Steven Spielberg
3.your Heroes? Nelson Mandela
4. favourite musicians Michael Franti & Spearhead
5.Names to Watch David Fedele, another independent filmmaker
6.Favorite Festivals/ Events? Glastonbury & Port Eliot
7.Preferred Food Vegetable curry or a roast dinner
8.Preferred Drink Cranberry juice
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life blossom Truth is a smiling children. Truth is a smiling flower. Simple and Natural...Welcome to the World of Patricia Ortega
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paty ortega “I love the artistic expressions. I think
Art is like
Magic, it has a lot of Powers...it transforms an emotion, cures a part of our soul and transmits ideas and believes.”
“I love Nature, travelling...simple people.
I love Meditation. I love people that do some-
thing for the World.”
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inner child
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basemental level, sa The group is currently located in Johannesburg. The team is made up of young, aspiring, talented individuals waiting to be exposed
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to the entire country and the world at large. The team players are Lehlohonolo Calvin Skhosana, known as DJ Calvin, and Thuso Jo-
hannes Morabe, known as 3â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. They got the effective capabilities of delivering a unique style of production...
Basemental Level mente. Nel Supra-Mentale. Al di mente. Nel Supra-Mentale. Al sopra della corona di luce che cindi sopra della corona di luce geva il mio capo. Esattamente nel che cingeva il mio capo. EsatSupra-Mentale. “Tu sei qui, ora” - mi tamente nel Supra-Mentale. disse, nuovamente. Proprio come “Tu sei qui, ora” - mi disse, nuoVirgilio il Gran Mago, il Maestro vamente. Proprio come Virgilio Aurobindo mi guidò con geniale il Gran Mago, il Maestro Auleggerezza e ferrea disciplina nel robindo mi guidò con geniale Nuovo Mondo del Supra-mentale leggerezza e ferrea disciplina e della Trasmutazione. In completa nel Nuovo Mondo del Supraumiltà imparavo dal Maestro. Già, mentale e della Trasmutazione. An interview with DJ Calvin Beats In completa umiltà imparavo in tutta umiltà. Non èand che3’s voglio from thefare Johannesburg-based electro/deep house duo Già, in tutta umiltà. moralismo spiccio, bensì vodal Maestro. Interviewglio & Illustrations: Marco Spada In rimanere molto pragmatico. Non è che voglio fare moralismo verità, solo gli umili in grado di music. spiccio, bensì voglio rimanere First thing first...What is sono stream house music environment, so apprendere le luminose parole dei molto pragmatico. In verità, Basemental Level? What’s the meaning we started technical on saggi. I superbi, gli ingrati e gli arsolo gli umili sono in grado di Basemental level is a behind this name? just a simpleparole PC, develroganti non ammetteranno mai di apprendere le luminose duo team from DJ da Calvin: the Ioping essere cadutiSouth così in basso dover Well, dei saggi. superbi, basement gli ingrati e muAfrica, deep down in thedaname relates to the sicnon likeammetterangarage music. imparare qualcosa qualcun’altro gli arroganti e dunque impareranno mai di 3’s essere caduti così Free State “Qwa non Qwa”, music wemai do: wenowhere Beats: Thein name niente da mainly nessuno. never In sintesi, se da dover imparare qualproducing music exposed tobasso bands basemental level disvolete imparare qualcosa da fancy qual- typecosa da qualcun’altro deep/electro and main or any of live cribes oure dunque style of mu-
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sic...that basement music that we all perimenting with Virtual Dj, realizing grew up listening to. my good ear for music. When did it all started?
Finally, I decided to jump to the next level: entered a production and djing school - ”SVJ Records”- and by the year 2009 I went straight into the art of production to meet my partner in music Thuso Morabe aka 3’s Beats. And Basemental Level was born.
The group was formed by both members when they came together in the early 2009... with experience around their local home town they have done shows and performed enough to pay dues. We are Djs/producers/remixers and event organizers Kewl! tell us more about your releasWhen and how did you guys meet es, remixes, collaborations... music in your life?
3’s Beats: I have always been musically driven since Day 1! I was born in a music household with my mother as one of the best singers of her time but due to a family she had to sacrifice her dream for two wonderful boys and a daughter - not knowing one of his sons will peruse her dream and make it his own... (laugh). At the tender age of 11, I actively took part in the art of writing poems and rapping, gaining experience, you know. My taste for quality music exploded. Early 2006, I started production (hip hop beats, many mix tapes, performances). In 2008, with several trophies under my belt, I started venturing with my team into other genres of music, self taught keyboards...then fell in love with House Music and met (2009) Calvin Skhosana aka DJ Calvin DJ Calvin: I fell in love with music at an early age: you know, while my friends would go out playing usual activities like soccer etc... I would stay indoors, consuming most of my time listening to music. Then I started ex-
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3’s Beats: We are currently fresh in the international scene but we have already collaborated with a recording label from France called Groove Life Records and also have being featured on their online radio show called “Radio Clubixx”. DJ Calvin: The group has done numerous numbers of mixes, edits and remixes for international big names like Atjazz, Bafa Jones, Adam Szabo and many more. Early April 2012 the duo commenced on their first tour around the country with Groove Life Records. Currently working on their album under that international label which is due in the end of 2012. We are also planning a tour around France - same time as album release. Remixes accompanied by collaborations are under way from Japan and Italy. Future Plans? Basically getting our music out there, in our country and abroad as well, also collaborating with as may artist both locally and internationally.
delivering a unique style of production
...We jst wana spread da love;)
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9 straight q&a with basemental level 1.Favorite labels? GoGo music Soulistic, Atjazz records, House Afrika,Deeper shades recordings
2.Favorite artists? Atjaaz, Black Coffee,Osunlade,Charles Webster ,Lars Behrenroth, Rocco, John Dahlback just to mention a few... 3.Musical Heroes? J Dilla, Boon Doc, Pat Metheny
4.DJ Names to Watch Efkay ()South Africa, Dj Maft South Africa Basemental level South Africa Julian Gomes (G Family) South Africa Cyril Claude France
5.Favorite Venues in South Africa/International? Stanville Lodge House 88 Afro vibe
6.Favorite Clubs? Vacca Matta Durban Stanville Lodge
7.Favorite Festivals/Events? Durban July Macufe Festival Cherri Festival
8.Preferred Food South African flame grilled meat with porridge (known as braai en pap)
9.Preferred Drink Redbull or Stone
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Travelling to as many countries as What is the message you want to depossible; sharing the the type of liver with your music? sound we make We jst wana spread da love;) lol Forthcoming Releases? Thank You for your time and Good - Love Episodes Season 1 E.P (Septem- Luck, Chomies! ber) Nuff Respek from Your Friendly - Later, an album under Groove Life Neighborhood, Tribal Realities! :D Records
Basemental Level | Play Dem Tunes Here! www.soundcloud.com/basementallevel
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Above: DNActivation, mixed media on canvas 70x100cm by Marco Spada (2012) Available at SAATCHI ONLINE GALLERY www.saatchionline.com/tribalrealities
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DNA activation FASTING. PRAYING. SINGING OUT ALOUD THE SACRED SYLLABES OF VEDIC KNOWLEDGE. THE SHAMAN TRACED SIGNS AND SYMBOLS IN THE AIR AND UPON THE EARTH AND IN THE RUNNING WATER. FASTING TO THE RHYTHM OF THE DRUM INTO A DAYDREAM STATE, INTO ANOTHER WORLD. AWAKE. SHINING HANDS OF GOLD CLEANING MY BODY FROM THE INSIDES. ERADICATING EVERY SINGLE STRAND OF SUB-OPTIMAL PATTERNS. A NEW PATTERN INTEGRITY IS ARISING INSIDE MY-SELF. I AM CLEAN. I AM CLEAR. I AM EMPTY. COMPLETELY. JUST A SIMPLE SHELL
ON THE CALM SEA-SHORE. THEN... NEW DNA STRANDS ARE ACTIVATING FROM THE DEEPNESS. I REMEMBER. ACTIVATING ALL THE ENERGY AND POWER AND KNOWLEDGE AND LOVE FROM MY INSIDE. AND CELEBRATING THE CONNECTION OF HUMAN BEINGS WITH FATHER SUN AND MOTHER EARTH. HUMAN BEINGS ARE THE TREE OF LIFE CONNECTING SUN AND EARTH. HUMAN BEINGS ARE PURE LOVE. HUMAN BEING ARE DIVINE BEINGS.
OM. SHANTI. SHANTI.
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Groove Cutz
Radio
SV Recordz’ Soldaat Ived brings you the Sounds of the Underground What is Groove Cutz Radio? Groove Cutz Radio is a baby program under the umbrella record label SV Recordz established in the year 1999 by the pioneer Soldaat Ived. What is the vision that inspired you? It is used as a promotional tool for all underground upcoming world wide producers to
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showcase their creative house tunes which never get national radio airplay. Be it raw unfinished or completed projects. What’s the story behind this success story? SV Recordz has launched programs such as a School of DJ’s and Producers inclunding a radio broadcasting training for presenters, journalists,
station music compilers, by the time these programs started it was for community development in the Province Free-State (outhAfrica). Soldaat Ived and his partner Sparks Malebane then compiled an album â&#x20AC;&#x153;Street Grooves 1st Trash ft our first vocalist Meaz T who also learned mixing wit turntables. The program spread from Harrismith to Qwa-Qwa, Reitz, Heilbron, Warden, Ladybrand and currently in Bethlehem where he is a head resident dj at ac club called The Calabash BHM. He features selected local dj such as Lady FK and more who are part of the stable and guest DJ.
Who are the artists you support? Groove Cutz Radio also gave birth to Kasari Motion Records, The Basemental Level, SoulKidd, BigApple Produxionz, Gontar Records, Jayceed Producers and more to come stables. When and Where can we listen to your shows? The show is running every two weeks on www.soundcloud. com/soldaatived and its listerneship is world wide by far.
The show is running every two weeks on www.soundcloud.com/soldaatived
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What are your international projects and collaborations? GC Radio is enabled Soldaat Ived to work on remixes for the internationally recognised record label by Stanley London â&#x20AC;&#x153;DeepLondon Records and Tribal Realities as well for tunes â&#x20AC;&#x153;Love Me or Leave Me, Runnin Away by Dilouya & Sly Johnson, The Gift of Baghdad. Soldaat Ived is also working with StuRamsay ft Effluence, DJ Abza ft Taminology, Christiane Obydole, Sparks Malebane, MC Sfoj, Gudboy Phyzza, Marco Spada, Njeri Kamau, White Diamond SA, DJ Nyt Thooe, Mbtio De Deep, Nthabiseng Magojane, Kilogramz Ived, Meaz T, Afrikan Roots, JaydeeFunk, Ceeductor, Mzaicoste
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and more to be announced. Where can we find the massive underground tunes we heard in Groove Cutz Radio episodes? Most trax aired on GC radio are available on www.afrodesiamp3.com/soldaat and soon on www.traxsource.com How many episodes till now? This radio show on 24th Edition besides 50 thats not uploaded which aired on Qwa Qwa Radio one of the leading community stations in SA. Where can we find the massive underground tunes we heard in GC episodes? Most trax aired on GC radio are available on www.afrodesiamp3.com/soldaat and soon on www.traxsource.com
10straight q&a with soldaat ived Favorite labels? svRecordz, Deep London Records,Tribal Realities and Gontar Records
Favorite artists? omar,Stanley London,Fela Kuti,Baaba Maal and Sparks Malebane
your Heroes? nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, My Mom, My little Girl and My wife
greatest influence People who are enlightened
favourite DJs
soldaat Ived & Lady Fk
DJ Names to Watch Lady FK. Cheers Favorite Clubs? THE Calabash BHM Favorite Festivals/Events? south African Music Conference
Preferred Food pap and Milk Preferred Drink water
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I am planting the pale blue flowers of Nigella Damascena. An annual garden flowering plant, which comes from the ancient city of Damascus, Syria. And I am thinking about the mothers crying and the children lost in the void of a no-future generation. The never-ending and brutal siege of Homs. Tanks, machine guns, RPGs. Bombs are falling from the sky like deadly water drops. A killing monsoon in the Middle East. Then Aleppo and
Damascus. This is War. This is not Human. This is Insane. War is a failure. Everywhere. We are all tired of crying over and over. Again. Humankind cannot repeat the same mistakes over and over. Again. We cannot live the same pain-full day, everyday. it is time we stop the triangle of blood, vengeance and hate. it is time we stop the cycle of death.
It is time to say new things.
war is a failure
everywhere!
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Above: Deadly Water Drops, vector art by Marco Spada (2012)
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“Whatever is left of yesterday belongs to yesterday, my dear Today, a new day.
Time to say new things.” Mevlana (1207-1273)
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tribalrealities charts a selection of good vibes by trusted human beings top10 new releases 1. Mala / Calle F / Brownswood 2. Débruit / Akoula / Civil Music CIV035 3. Gil Scott-Heron / We Almost Lost Detroit (Kon Edit) / white label 4. Ondatrópica / Punkero Sonidero / Soundway SNDWCD045P 5. La Pesada / Cumbia Y Tambo (En La Lluvia) / Strut 6. Jai Paul ?/ Jasmine / XL Recordings XLT574 7. Hypnotic Brass Ensemble ?/ Fire (Mr Scruff Edit) / ChoiceCuts CCHBE1201 8. Koreless / Lost In Tokyo / Vase VSE03 9. Bobby Womack / Please Forgive My Heart (Funk Version) / XL Recordings XLT572 10. Samuel Yirga / The Blues Of Wollo (Dessye Mix) / Real World CDRW 190 Compiled by DJ Kyle Long - CulturalCannibals Indianapolis (USA) www.culturalcannibals.com
SUMMER VINYL CHART 1.Congo Sanchez - TETO (Strut) - Eighteenth Street Lounge 2.Nickodemus - Under The Volcano (Jose Marquez remix) - Wonderwheel Recordings 3.Mr Raoul K feat. Attito Kpata - Neo Evolution 02 - Baobab Germany 4.Babatunde Olatunji - Gin-Go-Lo-Ba (Joe Claussell edit) - Spiritual Life 5.Bepu n’gali - I Travel To You (Todd Terje remix) - International Feel Uruguay 6.Todd Terje - Snooze 4 Love (version) - Running Back 7.Rompante feat. Katso - Treat - Is it Balearic ? 8.Astrud Gilberto - Take It Easy My Brother Charles - BBE 9.Gerardo Frisina - Cogele El Ritmo - Schema 10. Ondatropica - Punkero Sonidero - Soundway Compiled by Giovanni Santucci (Vicenza, Italy)- Check out his forthcoming cd compilation OSTE on Bz Records/Tast-one Rec. www.facebook.com/giovannisantucci.dj
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tribalrealities charts a selection of good vibes by trusted human beings FURIC South africa Playlist 1.Robert Owens Ft Atjazz - Cherish your ( Si Tech Mix) 2. The Timewriter- Superschall Original Mix 3. Nick Romero - My Friend 4 Chicane Saltwater DjTarkan Ft V - Sag Remix 5 Tony Thomas -Beginnings (Gray back Remix) 6Love birds Feat Stee Downess - Want you in my soul original mix 7.Kings of Tomorrow Ft April - Take Me back (Atjazz Afrotech Remix ) 8 Stimming - Cheesecake (Dub) 9 Avicii - Levels (original mix ) 10 Furic feat Faye Wonder - My Inner Compiled by DJ FURIC -Play It Loud, Durban (SouthAfrica) www.traxsource.com/Play_It_Loud_South_Africa
SLICES OF SUMMER 1. Argy feat. Bajka / Upon Ourselves (Osunlade Stripped Mix) / Ibadan2. Rokia Traore / Deli (D’oke edit) / CDR 3. SVG & Faith / Urban Jungles (SVG Raw Dub) / Peng Africa 4. Afefe Iku / the Arsonist / Yoruba Records 5. Soulpoizen / Roots (Original Feel) / Blaq Soul Music 6. Mateo & Matos feat. Sammy Zone / Vibe (Francesco Chiocci remix) / People That Make The Music 7. Jeff Alexander ft. Bonnie Beecher / Come Wander with Me (Ancestral Soul Remix) / CDR 8.Vanessa Daou / Once In A While (Charles Webster’s Deep Dub) / KID Recordings 9. Paskal & Urban Absolutes / Soplica (Original) / Farside Records 10. Gordheaven feat. Java & Caysoul / I’m Gone (Francesco Chiocci Kuta Dub) / Peng Africa Compiled by Francesco Chiocci (Perugia, Italy) OUT NOW! Mateo & Matos ft Sammy Zone “Vibe” (Francesco Chiocci remix) www.beatport.com/track/vibe-francesco-chiocci-remix/3489405
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Much Love To Those who have spread the word, contributed to, and simply enjoyed Tribal Realities Magazine.
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| Shamanism | Visuals | Magazine | Vibes tribal realities is an extra-ordinary state of consciousness. Be awake!
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