here.DJ Khalab is the Italian Afro-Futurist producer and DJ who is best known for his releases on fellow Italian Clap Clap’s Black Acre imprint. His internationally developed sound fuses tribal drumwork, deep bass and complex layered electronic textures guaranteed to make your foot shake.
Teaming up on a special collaborative project with Malian multi-instrumentalist Griot Baba Sissoko, a man who is regarded as the undisputed master of the original talking drum – the Tamani – the pair have crafted the hypnotic, self-titled Khalab & Baba LP. Fans of electronic music and African sounds will find things both brand new and familiar within this LP as the sonic influences of Amadran, a repetitive and hypnotic musical structure typically found in Malian music, gets a new lease of life in the studio with DJ Khalab as he fuses their musical worlds together.
We’ve had the album on repeat since it landed in our inbox and knew it would only be right to have the pair delve into the mix for i-D. The two titled their mix, Music To… Urbanise Your Tribes To, as we share the Khalab and Baba’s fusion of worlds through this exclusive sonic exploration.
Music to shift your mood from staying in to staying up all night…
MC Hammer, You Can’t Touch This
Music for fiery arguments and emotional goodbyes…
Nina Simone, I Put A Spell On You
Music to kiss and make up to…
Damien Rice, Volcano
Music to heal a broken heart…
Erykah Badu – The Healer
Music to get high to…
Orbital, The Box Part One
Music to change your night from mediocre to magnificent…
Lil Wayne, A Milli
Music to take a long drive to…
Neil young, Tom Dula
Music to walk down the aisle to…
Sly & Family Stone, Family Affair
Music you’d like played at your funeral…
Manuela Torres, Palenque un Rincon de Africa
Music to have sex to…
Bernard “pretty” purdie , Touch Me Again
Music to celebrate your birthday to…
The Gaslamp Killer, Birthday music
Music guaranteed to give you serious swagger…
DJ Khalab & Clap Clap, Elon Mentana
Music to make even the wallflowers dance…
79rs gang, Drama
Music to play at the afterparty when it’s 6am and the sun is beginning to rise…
Felix Laband, Ding Dong Thing
Music that could put even an insomniac to sleep…
Sven Kacirek, Too Good To Be True
DJ Khalab & Baba Sissoko, Khalab Baba LP is out now. Download it here.