From Stockholm, the artist of Gambian roots Mansa questions the diasporic context in which he evolves through a DJ set guided by movement and emotions.
Coming from a Swedish-Gambian family, Mansa was born in Sweden, where he founded the Diaspora collective, inviting artists such as the Kenyan Jinku to his side. As its name suggests, the crew brings together artists from different diasporas and aims to pool their experience in a Northern European country. Mansa translates this search for belonging into his music, causing a melancholic collision between the coldness of electronic music and the warmth of West African sounds. Difficult feelings made radiant on his early EPs Anxiety et Solitude which earned him a nomination for the Swedish Independent Music Awards in 2020. Two other EPs will follow, built on the same theme: Lost in Translation on the Devagar Discos label and Sonte Samarala at Basy Tropikalne, an EP that we praised in these pages when it was released. For this PAM Club, Mansa confides in music by releasing this introspective mix built with the guts, including two new productions.
“Although ambivalent, it is an energetic mix with sounds from all over the African continent and its diaspora, to bring you some warmth to face the end of winter. »
Tracklist :
Junior Taurus – Umfazi (feat. Cnethemba Gonelo)
Mr.JazziQ, Kay Invictus – Halala (feat. Mellow & Sleazy)
County – Coracao
Hagan – Kora Song (Sonix) (ft. Jali Bakary Konteh)
The Train – Enchipai
INVT – ZICATELA
Pat Thomas – Onfa Nkosi Hwee (Hagan Edit)
Mellow & Sleazy & Justin99 – Chipi ke Chipi
DJ SOL K – Stars (feat. Foi) [THBK]
Mellow & Sleazy – Thandiwe (feat. BoontleRSA & Aneman)
Ubuntu Brothers & Sandza De Keys – Summer Daze
DJ Nigga Fox – Natural Gas
Mansa – Lonely (unreleased)
Nidia – Anik
Otik – Wetlands
Mansa – Longing (unreleased)
VIP – Breathe In (Hagan Edit)
Ghetto Kumbe – Intro (Ghetto Kumbé Remix)
Ghetto Kumbé – Está Pillao (Studio Bros Remix)
Midnight Ravers – Teguerer (Limbololo sound system REMIX)
Gafacci – NO ROOF
Emo Kid – Enkwarini featuring Fawell (remastered 2017)
Yuting Wu × Imryll – Modern Melancholia (Puzzy Stack Remix)
OMAAR – NIGHT SHOT
Hagan – Pull Up (feat. Griffit Vigo)
Bello no Gallo – Khula (feat. Niseni)
Griffith Vigo
Lorkestra & Mr Meyz – Kalimbaz
Daviaa & Deejay Veiga – Okapa
Nídia – Nah
Dj News AO – Parodias (Coming soon)
Follow Mansa on Instagram and Soundcloud.
