Sidestepper Releases The Buena Vibra Sound SystemUsually there are just two places you can go to hear a five-hour, slammin’ DJ set of Afro-Colombian electronic-meets-roots dance music: Bogota and London. And in both cases the outfit behind the sound system is Sidestepper. Though they’ve made waves worldwide with past recordings, The Buena Vibra Sound System (on Palm Pictures) is the first album to capture the vibe of their dance club lineup in all its variety.
It may be hard to imagine that a British DJ/musician could get so immersed in the politics of race in a South American country, but that is exactly what happened to Sidestepper founder Richard Blair. It all started when Blair stumbled across a recording session of Afro-Colombian matriarch Totó La Momposina while he was working as an engineer at Peter Gabriel’s Real World studios. “It sounded like Jamaican music, but deeper and more mystical,” says Blair. “There were African drums, but not really. The whole thing took my head off.”
Blair visited Momposina and family on a holiday that extended from one month to two, and then to three, missing his return flight altogether. He was hooked. “I have never seen such spontaneity and warmth and unbridled joy,” says Blair. “People party elsewhere as if they want to forget, but there is no real joy there. Here I have never seen people party with such joy. Total joy!”
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It may be hard to imagine that a British DJ/musician could get so immersed in the politics of race in a South American country, but that is exactly what happened to Sidestepper founder Richard Blair. It all started when Blair stumbled across a recording session of Afro-Colombian matriarch Totó La Momposina while he was working as an engineer at Peter Gabriel’s Real World studios. “It sounded like Jamaican music, but deeper and more mystical,” says Blair. “There were African drums, but not really. The whole thing took my head off.”
Blair visited Momposina and family on a holiday that extended from one month to two, and then to three, missing his return flight altogether. He was hooked. “I have never seen such spontaneity and warmth and unbridled joy,” says Blair. “People party elsewhere as if they want to forget, but there is no real joy there. Here I have never seen people party with such joy. Total joy!”
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Watch a Video of The Beautiful Andes in Colombia!
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