Manoo Strikes Again! 2018 was an amazing year for the French-born DJ and producer as he dominated the house scene with the crescendo highlight being voted No 1 Afro House Producer on Traxsource. Very few producers manage to escape the constraints of genre barriers in their work, but Manoo somehow does this with ease. Be it Soulful, Afro, House, Ambient or Techno his musical DNA continues to push the boundaries and interweaves all the right elements. Speaking of DNA his latest production sees him return to Tribe records for vinyl and digital releases to deliver the Kromosome X EP. Kromosome the title track with its thunderous atmosphere manifests a storm in its journey. DJ’s take note, this is the track that takes your dancefloor to the next level. The bass pulsates with a dark tone throughout whilst the synths swirl and flies into realms activating your DNA to dance and causing your Kromosome gene to express itself through its nucleus and molecular machinery. Just when you thought you had peaked Manoo has no mercy. Enter his signature Mystical Gong on Elektronikart to warn you he has more to offer. With his ability to tell a story through sound Manoo effortlessly directs this composition in a way that each musical component is having a conversation. More

Los Angeles DJ/Producer Jose Marquez’s sound is a result of being brought up around Afro-Latin, Caribbean and other World Music at a young age. Always intrigued by electronic sounds as well, Jose's mission has been to fuse his love of global rhythms with the dance floor. Ankabé delivers just that! The overall message of the song is about peace, ‘Ankabé’ means Unity in Sidy's native language of Bambara from Mali, West Africa. Sidy says “The song is saying…let’s all work together and bring the best in the world”. Ankabé starts off minimally and slowly builds, creating anticipation as the drums start to get louder whilst Sidy’s deep vocal intensifies to an inevitable climax that is sure to ignite any dance floor.
Jose says “Sidy's vocal and drums are the perfect fit. You don't need to know the Bambara language to understand what the song is saying, you can feel it in the rhythm....let the drums speak to you.” Jose burst onto the scene in 2010 with memorable remixes & edits of artists such as Celia Cruz, Nina Simone, Oumou Sangare and many others. In less than two years’ time, Jose was blessed with the opportunity to introduce his sound to the world by remixing for renowned House music labels such as Tribe Records, Djoon Experience, Vega Records, Yoruba Records, Wonderwheel Recording and most recently, the iconic NYC label responsible for the explosion of Latin music in the 70's, Fania Records! More

British producer Zepherin Saint has always been a man with a fierce passion for quality-strewn, vocal heavy deep house. A thoroughly captivating affair throughout, ‘Butterflies’ sees the producer return to his Tribe Records imprint alongside regular vocal collaborator, Miranda Nicole. Kicking off the release is the ‘Tribe Vocal Mix’- full of hazy, fuzzy sounds that play out beautifully. A refined house cut, it’s made all the more mesmerising by Nicole’s sultry vocal contribution. A perfect foil to Zepherin Saint’s beats, the coming together of both is truly a joy to behold. Bolstering the latter is a live mix, as well as an instrumental version, named here as the ’Tribestrumental’ offering. Zepherin Saint is a truly exciting artist and one whose stock continues to rise thanks to his infectious-sounding, afro-tinged house sound.

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On a chance encounter whilst producing in Nashville of all places, Zepherin was so blown away by vocalists he was using to do backing on a project, that he immediately felt inspired to record a new version of Raphael Saadiq’s classic Skyy, Can You Feel Me. Originally used in his sets as an edit, Zepherin had the soulful house community going into a frenzy with hopes for its release. Tried and tested on dance floors around the globe in his sets it’s now primed and ready for release. More