MA1CO1M x KIBIR LA AMLAK – FI DI KINGDOM
Before Zero Records
4 Track Digital EP with instrumental & dubs
Release: 11 February 2022
Stream: https://ffm.to/fidikingdom
Ma1co1m, a young member of the RasTafari faith, is an artist difficult to categorise. His maternal heritage Ugandan, his paternal Norwegian and he himself currently residing in Stockholm, Sweden. Ma1co1m hails from a new generation of RasTafari musicians, who, although rooted in the ancient foundation of RasTafari reggae and inspired by the greats from Bob to Bunny to Prince Fari, his principal musical inspiration comes from the works of Vaughn Benjamin, aka Akae Beka / the voice of Midnite. It therefore goes without saying that Ma1co1m’s lyrical content is heavily steeped in mysticism, with an often ethereal quality, somewhere between prayer and poetry. 90’s born and raised against the backdrop of millennial culture, Ma1co1m has long followed a calling away from the virtues of the modern world and rooted himself in permaculture projects in Uganda, plant medicine and a keen advocate of sports, athleticism and fitness. Ma1co1m is an artist with a mission and a vision, in the divine inspiration of Haile Selassie I, ‘to become a member of a new race’.
Fi Di Kingdom, is the first of many collaborations between Ma1co1m and London based producer and sound system, Kibir La Amlak. A track that was allowed to become exactly what ‘it’ wanted to be, the riddim was built on a Friday, vocals recorded on Saturday and video shot on Sunday. Just as with Ma1co1m as an artist, one will struggle to accurately confine this track to a specific genre, it’s definitely dub, but also hip-hop and trap, its slow in tempo but in places feels fast paced, its electronic and acoustic, yet one thing which is undeniable is its heavy and deep. An enchanting mbira line summons ancestral forces, the nyahbingi drum sanctifies the ceremonial proceedings and the drum and bass roots the track like a tree well planted by a river of water, providing the perfect tapestry for Ma1co1m to deliver a combination of poetic, prayerful, chanting, rapping, singing, militant yet gentle word sound and power.
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NOTES TO PRODUCER/EDITOR
Single Title: Fi Di Kingdom
Artist: Ma1co1m x Kibir La Amlak
Producer: Kibir La Amlak
Label: Before Zero Records
Composers: J. Thomas | M. Brudeseth
ISRC Codes:
1 – Fi Di Kingdom – Ma1co1m x Kibir La Amlak – UKH4E2100011
2 – Universal Healing Dub – Kibir La Amlak – UKH4E2100012
3 – Fi Di Kingdom (Slew Goliath Mix) – Ma1co1m x Kibir La Amlak – UKH4E2100013
4 – Fi Di Kingdom Instrumental – Kibir La Amlak – UKH4E2100014
Release Date: 11 February 2022
Smartlink: https://ffm.to/fidikingdom
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