Sarera, Blanc Manioc - Walimizi (2022) [Hi-Res]

Sarera Chiconi and the Blanc Manioc label unite on the Walimizi album, an exploration of maorais sounds through electro music, out on November 18.

In the town of Chiconi, on the west side of Mayotte, an instrument maker is the heartbeat of the island. Fondi Cole Assani is one of the members of Sarera, the fusion of Petit Klan and Ragnaou Dzoby, two bands representing Mayotte’s musical identity all over the Indian Ocean. More importantly, he’s one of the only few musicians able to manufacture instruments on the island: the gaboussi replacing the guitar, the dzendze, a sort of maorais zithar, the m’kayamba, an idiophone coming to life when its grains are moved. And in Lyon, on the east side of France, the Blanc Manioc label led by DJ and producer Dom Peter is at the heart of the rich afro-electro scene’s development.



Tracklist:
1 01. Sarera - Tseki (04:57)
1 02. Sarera - Tsindzaka (03:32)
1 03. Sarera - Tsindzaka Dub (05:05)
1 04. Sarera - Laisse moi danser (05:42)
1 05. Sarera - Tseki (PANGAR Remix) (05:21)
1 06. Sarera - Tsindzaka (Praktika Remix) (03:54)
1 07. Sarera - Laisse moi danser (Deena Abdelwahed Remix) (05:45)
1 08. Cornelius Doctor & Tushen Raï - Choungi (07:15)