PAPARA

TRACKLISTING


A1. M.CHUZI - Tzatzìki
A2. M.CHUZI fea t. Nabou Claerhout - Mammoet
A3. M.CHUZI feat. Joy Slam - Carbonade
A4. M. CHUZI - Intermetsauce
B1. M.CHUZI - Tahini Miso
B2. M.CHUZI - Sambal
B3 . M.CHUZI feat. Mixmaster Menno - Pickles





INFO


On the isle of Crete, the ancient practice of dipping your bread in diff erent sauces and dips is called "papara". True to its music-as-sauce philosophy, Brussels-based groove formation M.CHUZI invites you to dip your ear into the so nic sauces that are on offer in its versatile menu.

Released 4th Nove mber via Sdban Ultra, the collective's debut album 'Papara' is an inviting mouth ful of afro rhythms, funk, and prog jazz, combined with the spacey soundscapes o f the Brussels metropole, as they look to Fela Kuti's afrobeat style for inspira tion.

Winner of the prestigious Sound Track contest held at Ancienne Belgique back in December 2019, the octet has gone from strength to strength, in cluding having album track 'Tzatzìki' feature on the critically acclaimed variou s artist's compilation 'Lefto presents Jazz Cats volume 2', released earlier thi s summer. The track was arguably the highlight of the album and received radio s upport from leading radio DJs including Gilles Peterson of BBC Radio 6 Music and Worldwide FM fame.

It's the tasty 'Tzatzìki' that launches 'Papara' , an exotica-spawned, merry bombardment of fizzing percussion and a subsequent b rass freakout. Next up is the heavy acid rock of 'Mammoet' featuring rising trom bonist Nabou, which soon breaks out into a groove-laden mix of Egyptian-inspired horns and Fela-style rhythms, before poetic warrior Joy Slam, adds her vocals t o the dub-centric rhythms of the sweet 'Carbonade'.

Elsewhere, 'Inter metsauce' fuses skittish horns with funky drums while the spicy 'Tahini Miso' bu rsts into life with trance-inducing beats and mystical, Middle-Eastern seasoning . The album closes with the multi-rhythms of the burning 'Sambal', before we div e-dip into the funky 'Pickles', featuring Mixmaster Menno's (STUFF.) wildstyle s cratching skills. With each track named after a band member or featured artists' favourite sauce, M.CHUZI serves you a diverse and flavourful plate of unique co mpositions, taking afro-groove and its descendants to a new level of eclectic dy namism.