AKIYO - Excursions In Gwoka Vol 2

Format: 12" Vinyl
Catalogue No.: BATB006
Release Date: 16 Sep 2024
Genre: International

Repress: Jan 2025

Excursions in Gwoka vol. 2 is another adventurous outing for the Beauty & the Beat label that takes them ever deeper into the gwoka scene of Guadeloupe. it is the celebrated carnival outfit Akiyo who are in focus here with two tracks taken from second and supremely hard-to-find long player, Mouvman, in 1993. 'Deboule' is a real heater with bustling drum funk and chatting tribal vocals all run through with synth wizardry from Marie-Galante Jacques-Marie Basses. 'Blo' is just as steamy and intern with percussion, whistles and big beats all making quite the impact. Breakplus adds a London twist to 'Deboule' while CW adds a cosmic air to 'Blo.'

Side 1
A1. "Deboule"
A2. "Blo"
Side 2
B1. "Deboule" (Beakplus’ Broken Tribute remix)
B2. "Blo" (CW edit)