Samosa Italy レコード& CD

Review: Samosa makes the occasion of its 30th release milestone with a gem of a 12" from label boss De Gama who offers the correctly entitled Tropical Gangster three tracker. It's an EP that will keep the summer vibe alive a little longer with its pool-side house and disco fusion fun of Afro flavours and big hooks. 'Karibu Funk' has a tribal rhythmic vibe to it with loose percussion and plenty of exotic flutes, then comes the heavy groove that is 'Lucky Fellow' with bouncing bass and a magic flute riff. On the flip is the more cool and seductive sound of 'PiNa Colada' (2023 remix) which has slinky Latino drum breaks and irresistibly melodies full of tropical colour.

Review: Samosa is doing what's right for it and disco lovers by double-dropping to start off the New Year with a bang. The Italian label has got a new VA EP arriving at the same time as this second volume of its African series. The second volume is another fresh one with an array of artists kicking off with Vincent Galgo who brings some raw percussive energy to 'J'ngolo'. Matalo!'s 'Zaire' gets more down and dirty with some rugged rhythms and Leslie Lello's 'Alcyone' has a joyous feel thanks to the big horns. It's De Gama's 'ETA' which then shuts down things with some Afro-vocal hypnotism.

Review: Italian DJ and producer Sourires is next up on the Samosa label with a new EP that marks a fine debut outing. 'Pampasosa' (De Gama Re-Groove) sure is an accomplished house cut with live drums and jazzy melodies, plenty of loose percussive lines and expressive hooks. 'Liam' slips into a loopy disco-house groove that will have the good times flowing freely with its irresistible sense of fun and happiness and 'Keep Rolling' (De Gama Re-Groove) is another filtered and loopy cut to prop up the party. 'Flavor' is a deeper house shaker with plenty of early US influences and great vocal.