South African DJ Mo Laudi has created an exclusive mix tape to mourn the passing of a new secrecy bill in parliament last Tuesday.
I was inspired to do a mix opposing South Africa's secrecy bill by my friends who are journalists. I myself used to write for SA Promo magazine and SA Times in London a while back. I believe that the press should be free: a country without a free press easily becomes corrupt as politicians abuse their power without whistle blowers!
The African National Congress is in denial about the level of corruption that exists amongst its members and they are trying to cover it up. I believe a government should be for the people and should be transparent. The public should know what their money is being spent on and why a government minister has a new house while the people he serves have no electricity. The more the public are aware, the more politicians will act accordingly.
For the mix I juxtaposed Nelson Mandela's 1990 prison release speech over the latest South African electronic club tracks that are big in clubs around Europe, featuring Balaklava, Blackcoffee, Dj Kent, amongst others.
Click here for the Black Tuesday Mixtape. Here's the set list:
Time for Revolution – Mo laudi + Aero
Hypersonic – Clock (Mo Laudi edit)
Falling – DJ Kent feat. Malehlokwa
Juju – Blackcoffee
Terminator – CNDO Balaklava mix
Banane Mavoko – Oskido, Black Motion feat. Jah Rich
Mo Laudi is a cutting edge DJ/producer/MC/artist mixing nuworld ectro. He was also one of the first promoters to bring South African House DJs to the UK which led to a massive African club music influence in UK electronic club music. He has jammed with Damon Albarn (Gorillaz) Red Hot Chilli Peppers, and opened up for Miriam Makeba, Vampire Weekend, Trentemoller, Brodinski, Diplo and many more. Over the past few years Mo Laudi has played over 40 countries,. He also MCs as part of the ground-breaking Swedish/Malawian pop outfit The Very Best. Every Friday you can catch him at his residency secousse, Divan du Monde in Paris, France where he plays a mix of African club music, Latin, hip hop, electro, Brazilian, and everything that keeps the keeps dancefloor moving.
