Endelig kan vi presentere en av våre absolutt favorittprodusenter av Afrikansk og Word Fuion-House, Boddhi Satva. Dette er en kar vi har hatt på ønskliste i flere år nå. Og hva er mer perfekt enn å gjøre det i anledning RETROs sammarbeid med Oslo World Music Festival i år? Vi digger afrikansk House og sist vi hadde Black Coffee på besøk ble det en kveld vi sent kommer til å glemme. Det som skiller Boddhi Satva fra annen Afro-House er hans mer organiske lydbilde med mer elementer av tradisjonell afrikansk musikk der den mer typiske Afro-Housen er mer minimalistisk og dyp. Han er også kjent for å remikse låter fra sjangere som bla. RnB, hip Hop og Pop, for å sette sitt eget preg og lydbilde med det han selv kaller Ancestral Soul Interpretations. Disse remiksene er det mange av og han har samlet de i tre gratis mixtapeutgivelser kalt Ancestral Soul Interpretations pt 1, 2 og 3. Disse er gratis og kan streames/lastes ned her på hans soundcloud(se etter linker på veggen i eventet). Boodhi Satva er en av eliten innenfor sin sjanger og er inne i varmen med sammarbeid med House-legender som Louie Vega(Masters At Work), Osunlade, Karizma, Alton Miller, Black Coffee, X-Press 2, Timmy Regisford, Danny Krivit, Terry Hunter, Moodyman og mange fler. Vi gleder oss til denne kvelden med sydende afrikanske rytmer blandet med house i diskoen på RETRO i sammarbeid med Oslo World denne torsdagen.

RETRO x OSLO WORLD Presents:

BODDHI SATVA (BBE, Vega Records, Offering Recordings - CAR)

Nico Coltsfoot (Sunkissed)

DJ Nuhhh (Kids Love Wax/RETRO)

Karima (RETRO)

NB: Boddhi Satva går på klokken 01.00.

http://www.osloworld.no/

Billetter: http://www.billettservice.no/event/retro--oslo-world-pres-boddhi-satva-billetter/437237

BODDHI SATVA

Boddhi Satva was born and raised in Central African Republic where his love for music was clear even in his formative years when he was involved in writing,producing and rapping with Gbekpa Crew (hip hop crew), created by himself and a few friends. His overwhelming desire to share a deeper message in conjunction with irrefutable production skills left him searching for a more meaningful way to get his sound heard.

In 2000 Boddhi's search for more took him to Belgium to pursue his studies which revealed his greatest passion, music and ultimately deep house music. After absorbing the music of the greats like Masters At Work, Osunlade and Kevin Yost, Alton Miller, St Germain, just to name a few Boddhi knew what he wanted to do and described it as follows, “It was like a revelation to me, from then on I decided to play and produce THIS music”, and that's exactly what he has been doing!

Having met Alton Miller in 2005 and working together on two powerful Eps' "Prelude To A Motion Ep" and "See The Day", released by Paris-based ATAL MUSIC, Boddhi's name and sound was not only gaining recognition but praise from peers all around the world. Boddhi's motivation was stronger than ever and 2006 brought forth the distinct sound of Ancestral Soul that was first inspired and then introduced to the world by Osunlade's Yoruba Records with the “Satva Varti Ep”. At this point Boddhi had not only met many of the people that inspired him in the industry but he was now working with them on various remixes and original productions and also with labels like Bubble Soul, Seasons Limited, Seed, Ocha Records, Yoruba Records, Abicah Soul Recs, Franck Roger Digital, Deeper Shades Recs, Citydeep and UGH.

The impressive body of work and multiple collaborations within such a short period of time earned Boddhi the title "THE MACHINE" from his peers and also fueled the drive that had been building within him to start his own label "Offering Recordings". Offering Recordings was a part of Boddhi's inner spirit and dedicated to quality music that brought forward uplifting feelings. Spiritually refined, Offering conveys it's message through music; freeing everyone of their stresses, fears, and inner pains. This label was an outlet for Boddhi to give support and recognition to artists that feel the music but also appreciate the message that lives within the music.

With the full support of Louie Vega and Vega Records for the past two years Boddhi's exposure has sored to new heights. Louie has introduced Boddhi to the scenes most prestigious events like WMC in Miami, ADE in Amsterdam, Vega Records Get Togethers in NYC, Sunset Ritual of IBIZA and Londons prized MINISTRY OF SOUND, so they can experience what Louie knew from his first encounters with Boddhi, that his sound would move people! All of this exposure and hard work has brought countless tracks, mixes & remixes, fans from all over the world and true strength and integrity with consistent hits. Boddhi is now harnessing all of that energy and preparing to release "Invocations"his highly anticipated album which embodies and places all the growth, spiritually and emotionally, that Boddhi has experienced through out his entire journey in this music. "Invocations" is an album filled with Eclectic Sounds, African Roots, Neo Soul, Ragga that all has the signature Boddhi style. With tracks like "Who Am I" (feat. Athenai & C.Robert Walker) & "Puncho Koko" (feat. Yacoub) you can see and feel Boddhi's range and growth in every facet of his art. Boddhi's spiritual openness to the universe and all the good it holds has also brought him to Greece, Japan, Germany, Italy, Angola, South Africa and that's just to name a few of the many places in the past year! When it comes to the United States Boddhi is in high demand and welcomed with opened arms, having rocked NYC's house community he has gone on to also share his light with Chicago, Las Vegas, L.A., Detroit, Phoenix, Boston, Miami, and again that's just in this year!

http://boddhi-satva.com/

https://soundcloud.com/boddhi-satva