WOMAD

Sofrito Soundsystem Featuring Hugo Mendez and Frankie Francis.

From United Kingdom

Are you ready for the 'tropical discotheque'?
As every adman or woman would tell you, brevity is key. 'Vorsprung durch technik.' 'Just do it.' 'Ah, Bisto.' The brand is never in doubt. So when East London DJ collective Sofrito Soundsystem promise 'heavy Afro-Latin sounds', you know exactly the kind of tropical tunage that's going to rumble the floorboards. Like perennial WOMAD favourites Future World Funk, the Sofrito boys play hard and fast with geographical distinctions: Africa, South America, the Caribbean - this is music that's roasting under the same sun, after all. But while the FWF DJ duo, as their name implies, have always been keen to play tomorrow's sounds today, Team Sofrito prefer to look back over their collective shoulder as they dust off long-forgotten grooves. Or, more usually, crazily obscure records that were never really known about in the first place. And boy do they exhume some sweet, sweet sounds - Afro-funk, mambo, highlife, ska, cumbia, samba, reggae and beyond. Lord have mercy on our souls…
(Biography written by Nige Tassell 2010)

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