Ebikokyo EP by Faizal Mostrixx

Ugandan “tribal electronics” genius Faizal Mostrixx
forges an entirely new path on a live collaboration with celebrated
pop/folk singer Suzan Kerunen and instrumentalist Aloysius Migadde.

The Ebikokyo EP – meaning “riddles” - represents an exciting
evolutionary moment in the careers of these Kampala-based artists,
reinterpreting the traditional sounds of Uganda with cutting-edge
electronic production and a fresh upbeat pop sound. Unlike Afro-house
and other dance music genres that incorporate sounds from the
continent into club-friendly formulae, Ebikokyo takes Ugandan rhythms
and melodies as the starting point for a whole new sound.

This collaboration emerged from impromptu studio sessions between the
three artists. Faizal is at once the master and servant of Suzan's
melodic Alur vocals and Aloysius’ dexterous instrumentation. He brings
out their most dynamic and alien aspects, sculpting them for the
dancefloor and the ear. The instruments you hear include Njige, Agwara
and Ndara drums, as well as a selection of traditional Ugandan melodic
strings and thumb pianos.

Soulful, insistent and extraterrestrial, the Ebikokyo EP is an
entirely original and infectious African electro-pop release from
these three very different talents of the burgeoning Ugandan scene.

I am a performing versatile artist in dance, choreography, social work and music production.
My music production focus and interest is to give African Ugandan traditional instruments and organic rhythms a poetic electronic instrumentalism.The motivation behind my work is to preserve and develop African cultural heritage.

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