Various Artists – Ayo Ke Disco: Boogie, Pop & Funk from the South China Sea (1974-88)

SOUNDWAY (UK)SKU: SNDWLP158

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Soundway Recordsから、新たなコンピレーション「Ayo Ke Disco」が登場。南シナ海周辺の新独立国で生まれた1970年代と80年代の音楽的アイデンティティを深く掘り下げる内容だ。

今回は、Soundwayの長年のゼネラルマネージャーであるAlice Whittington(DJ Norsicaaとしても知られる)が自ら選曲し、マレーシアのルーツを活かしてアジアのレコードコレクションから音楽をセレクトした。彼女はレーベルの運営に加え、国際的なステージやラジオ局で多彩な音楽をプレイしている。

「Ayo Ke Disco」はインドネシア語で「ディスコに行こう」という意味。ディスコ・ファンク、サイケデリック・ファンク、シンセ、シティ・ポップ、ヒンドゥスタニ・アラビックのリズムからなる10曲のレアトラックが、地元のレーベルから丁寧にライセンスされ、インドネシア、シンガポール、タイ、マレーシア、香港、フィリピンの活気あるディスコやライヴシーンのスナップショットを形成している。

このヴァイナルリリースには、Norsicaaによる「Ayo Ke Disco」ジンも付属。南東アジアの音楽史に関する詳細な調査、アーカイブ写真、地域の著名なコレクターとの独占インタビューが収められている。

 

A1. Fatimah Razak - Dahaga
A2. Black Brothers - Mangge Mangge
A3. Marini & The Steps - Kuingin Dekatmu
A4. Tian Niu - Deng Ni Zai Yu Zhong
A5. The Rollies - Disco
B1. Regalado - Pinoy Funk
B2. John Philips & The Steps - Ayo Ke Disco
B3. Aria Yunior - Salah Tingkah
B4. Ahmadi Hassan - Habibi (Mari Bersatu)
B5. Pongsri Woranuch - Aew...Phu Chai

 

Soundway Records delivers an exciting new compilation, diving ever deeper into South-East Asia. Ayo Ke Disco celebrates the musical identities emerging during the 1970s and 80s from the newly independent countries nestled around the South China Sea.

This time, Soundway’s long-time general manager Alice Whittington (aka DJ Norsicaa) steps into the limelight, embracing her Malaysian heritage and selecting music from her heavy collection of Asian records. Aside from steering the label, she is often found on international stages and radio stations playing an eclectic array of music.

For Ayo Ke Disco (meaning ‘Let’s go to the disco’ in Indonesian), 10 rare tracks of disco-funk, psychedelic funk, synth, city pop, and Hindustani-Arabic rhythms were painstakingly licensed from local labels – forming a snapshot of the vibrant discotheques and live scenes across Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong and the Philippines.

The vinyl release is also accompanied by the Ayo Ke Disco zine from Norsicaa, with extensive research on the history of music in South-East Asia, archival photos and exclusive interviews with some of the region’s most respected collectors.

AYO KE DISCO ZINE

Who made the first records in Asia? Who brought jazz to the region? How did musicians work around censorship? What do vinyl collectors really think about the industry now…? These are the burning questions – and answers – from the deep dive investigation of Norsicaa as she pored through countless research papers and geeked out on facts with fellow aficionados, while curating her compilation. Brimming with fascinating stories, archival photos and music recommendations, the Ayo Ke Disco zine paints a vibrant picture of how the modern music industry developed in South-East Asia. Outside of academia, this is the first time such a meticulously researched summary of the region’s musical history has been available to the public in a highly digestible format. 

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