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Drum Core

by Obeka

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Drum Core 03:25
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Aye Gombey! 03:34
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My first drum was a blue empty water basin that was nearly as big as me. Til this very day I don’t know how I ended up with it at 4 years old but it was destined to be banged on for hours in the bathroom as my mums goes sick at me from the outside. No matter how much noise I made after a while she still let me play. I joined the Bermuda Gombeys around the same time which taught me sonic language, soundscapes, pace/tempo and distinct rhythms native to its homeland. 500 year old dance moves and performance fighting between each Gombey, 7person drum orchestras, high pitched whistles, polyrhythmic riffs and intoxicating claps of rims and sticks.

'Gombey' comes from an African word meaning 'rhythm. The infectious beat is provided by various percussion instruments, including a snare drum and goatskin bass drum which creates a unique type of percussive singing. On the first track Drum Core the loose and high sounds of a fife adds unexpected melodies as the hard hitting note flurries around you. Aye Gombey! provides a sonic escape to Bermuda's dancehall and reggae culture - chopped and slowed tempos using ship horns, snares and ethnic drums fused with whips and whistles of Gombey Dancing. Enchufada's Rastronaut flips Drum Core with a percussive head-bopping energy layering his unique imprint from the underbelly of Lisboa's electrifying music scene.

Here’s my tribute to the heritage and music which shaped me

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released December 3, 2020

Written, Composed and Recorded and by Obeka
Drum Core Remix produced and mixed by Rastronaut

Mastered by Bobo Molander (A Working Studio, Mcr)

Photo by Nate Motsa
Artwork by Alex Cullen

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Obeka Manchester, UK

From the shores of Bermuda to the inner-city musical depths of Manchester underground club scene. Unearthed, heavy and convicting sound culture delivered by his Caribbean and African roots.

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