Mixpak FM 064 is brought to you by London DJs and promoters, Hipsters Don’t Dance. Made up of Hootie Who & Kazabon, the duo have been pushing the dancehall-soca-rap-afrobeats sound for years, with their longstanding clubnight and mixes. They were also responsible for these edits of our Douster release last year. With an encyclopaedic knowledge of all the aforementioned genres, it felt right to ask them to dig in deep to one of the most exciting sounds to blow up in London lately: Afrobeats.
Hootie Who describes how they were inspired for their Mixpak FM mix:
“Ever since Kazabon and I started the HDD club night we wanted to explore our respective heritages and its musical output. Kazabon’s heritage is Ireland by way of Trinidad which helps explain her voracious appetite for Soca. I am from Nigeria but born and raised in the west. It’s funny because until recently Naija music reflected Trinidad’s Soca season in the sense that artists tried to release music around a specific time of year (Christmas). The day after Christmas is Calabar Carnival, the carnival is still in its infancy but it’s already Africa’s largest street party. That carnival experience heavily influenced this mix. From the floats pumping out the biggest Afropop songs of the moment, to the Channel O/ MTV Africa after parties where South African house reigns supreme to the packed clubs where people try out the latest dance craze. It’s all here in this mix that captures the sound of the past few years. This mix can’t do that experience the justice it deserves especially the feeling of connecting with your homeland but we did our best. Trust me you haven’t lived until you have seen someone on roller skates azonto in the middle of the blazing hot summer.”
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Mixpak FM 064: Hipsters Don’t Dance Tracklist
Iyanya – Bust My Brain
Ajebutter22 – Badman Freestyle
Terry G – Akpako Bum Bum
Flavour – Flavour – Nwa Baby Ashawo Remix (So Shifty More Drums Edit)
Ice Prince – Gimme Dat (Murlo Refix)
Ms. Chief feat Yemi Alade, Kel Zara & Ex-O – Wanting
Kaakie – Toffee Pon Tongue
EME – Roll It
Burna Boy – Yawa Dey
Hipsters Don’t Dance – Abuzz Abuzz Abuzz
Joey B feat Sarkodie – Tonga
Ajebutter22 – Omo Pastor
Wizkid. – Jaiye Jaiye
Sarkodie feat. EL – Dangerous
Davido – Skelewu
PSquare – Personally
Starboy feat Wizkid & L.A.X. – CARO
DJ Cleo – Do It Again
Revolution – Vulolo
Djeff Afrozila feat Nacobeta, Agre G & Game Wala – Mwangolé
Mafikizolo feat Uhuru – Khona
5Five – Move Back
Bandana Shatta Wale – Dancehall King
D-Black featt. Joey B – Vera
Olamide – First Of All
Henry Knight – Olopa
Timaya ft. Machel Montano – Shake Yuh Bum Bum
Modulo TGB – Dumbeemii
Buk Bak – Kolom
E.L. – Obuu Mo
Iyanya – Kukere
Kcee feat. Wizkid – Pullover
Wande Coal – Rotate
Iyanya feat Wizkid – Sexy Mama
2Shy – Azonto Girl
D’Prince – Goody Bag
Fuse Odg – Antenna (TS7 Remix)
