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Shackleton and MC Yallah in session

Verity Sharp shares the results of the latest long-distance Late Junction collaboration session between enigmatic English producer Shackleton and Kenyan rapper MC Yallah.

Verity Sharp shares the results of our latest long-distance collaboration session, between enigmatic English producer Shackleton and Kenyan rapper MC Yallah.

Growing up amongst what he has described as the rugged and merciless landscapes of northern England, Shackleton is a producer in his own lane, a purveyor of stark and uncompromising electronic rhythms and textures. Founder of record labels Skull Disco and Woe To The Septic Heart!, his music defies categorisation, drawing elements from the worlds of dubstep, techno and ambient, as well as musique concr猫te, Indonesian gamelan and Moroccan gnawa. Now based in Berlin, his latest EP, The Majestic Yes, builds on the rhythms of Senegalese sabar drum rhythms to craft a web of intricately layered musical explorations.

Kenyan rapper MC Yallah has been a formidable figure in the Ugandan hip hop scene since the 90s. An affiliate of the Nyege Nyege crew since its inception in 2013, her fierce and intense lyrics are drawn from real-life experiences and often address women鈥檚 issues. Delivering her words in a range of languages including Kiswahili, Luganda, English and Luo, MC Yallah鈥檚 artistry is shot through with integrity and self-determination.

Elsewhere in the show, music from Baltimore-based ambient musician and sitar player Ami Dang and cosmic jazz excursions from Edrix Puzzle.

Produced by Gabriel Francis
A Reduced Listening production for 大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • MC Yallah & Debmaster

    Dunia

    • Kubali.
    • Hakuna Kulala.

  • Shackleton

    Shimmer, Then Fade

    • Departing Like Rivers.
    • Woe To The Septic Heart!.

  • Alice Gerrard & Hazel Dickens

    Lee Highway Blues

    • Who's That Knocking? Bluegrass Country Music.
    • Smithsonian Folkways.

  • Edrix Puzzle

    Unhuman Hyperion

    • Coming Of The Moon Dogs.
    • On The Corner.

  • Plaid

    C.A.

    • Feorm Falorx.
    • Warp.

  • Ben LaMar Gay

    Salt Air

    • Certain Reveries.
    • International Anthem Recording Co..

  • Baba Commandant & The Mandingo Band

    Sonbonbela

    • Sonbonbela.
    • Sublime Frequencies.

  • Panayiotis Kokoras

    Viper Snake

  • Ripatti Deluxe

    Radio King

    • Speed Demon.
    • Rajaton.

  • Penny

    Crucial

  • Voice Actor

    Moving Sins

    • Sent From My Telephone.
    • Stroom.

  • Andrew Balfour & musica intima

    Omaa Biinding

    • Nagamo.
    • Redshift Music.

  • Photay & Carlos Ni帽o

    E X I S T

    • An Offering.
    • International Anthem Recording Co..

  • MC Yallah & Shackleton

    Pakasa (Demolition)

    • Late Junction Collaboration Session.

  • MC Yallah & Shackleton

    Back in the Yard

    • Late Junction Collaboration Session.

  • MC Yallah & Shackleton

    Tongues

    • Late Junction Collaboration Session.

  • Street Musicians of Yogyakarta

    Kathik Nganggo Nglirik

    • Street Musicians of Yogyakarta.
    • Mississippi Records.

  • Christine Abdelnour & Andy Moor

    Unprotected Sleep

    • Unprotected Sleep.
    • Unsounds.

  • Jairus Shariff

    Surfacing

    • Water & Tools.
    • Telephone Explosion Records.

  • Ephat Mujuru & Ephat Mujuru and The Spirit of the People

    Kuende Mbire

    • Mbavaira.
    • Awesome Tapes From Africa.

  • OKI & Kila

    Oroho Raha (Stick in the Wheel remix)

    • Kai Kai As To EP.

  • Colin Stetson

    Orthrus (reduction)

    • Chim鈥嬅︹�媟a I.
    • Room 40.

  • Stephen Scott

    IJ2

    • Interjections.

  • Ami Dang

    Become

    • The Living World's Demands.
    • Phantom Limb.

Broadcasts

  • Fri 4 Nov 2022 23:00
    大象传媒 Radio 3
  • Fri 17 Mar 2023 23:00
    大象传媒 Radio 3

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