Shangaan Shake
Shangaan Shake V/A
For many of us, Shangaan Electro was an introduction to the world of Shangaan, a South African style of electronic music that's characterized by its simple production style, jarringly high tempos (usually around 180 BPM) and traditional vocals and lyrics. In some ways Shangaan seems totally incongruous with most of today's electronic music, which might be why it struck a chord with some DJs and producers (Pearson Sound even managed to slip a track from Shangaan Electro into Fabriclive 56).
Since that collection came out, Honest Jon's have commissioned reinterpretations of Shangaan music from a varied cast of electronic producers, from Actress to Theo Parrish to former Basic Channel member Mark Ernestus. In the same style as Lagos Shake, which payed homage to Tony Allen, these productions are not so much remixes as they are entirely new compositions which use Shangaan as a "starting point." They were were released in a series of EPs over the last year and a half, and are brought together on Shangaan Shake. The collection will be available as a double-CD package.
Tracklist
01. Mark Ernestus Meets BBC
02. Oni Ayhun Meets Shangaan Electro
03. MMM Meets Tshetsha Boys
04. DJ Rashad & DJ Spinn Meet Tshetsha Boys
05. Burnt Friedman Meets Zinja Hlungwani
06. Actress Meets Shangaan Electro
07. Old Apparatus Meets Shangaan Electro
08. Theo Parrish Meets Mancingelani
09. Demdike Stare Meets Shangaan Electro
10. Peverelist Meets Tshetsha Boys
11. Anthony Shake Shakir Meets BBC
12. RP Boo Meets Shangaan Electro
13. Actress Meets Shangaan Electro 2
14. Hype Williams Meets Shangaan Electro
15. Ricardo Villalobos & Max Loderbauer Meet Shangaan Electro
16. Mark Ernestus Meets BBC Version