Philly B + Budasac - El Hakama (Single)

El Hakama fuses heavy rolling jungle breaks and a thundering bass line with a haunting vocal which drifts across the multiple grooves of this hostile, yet uplifting Philly B soundscape. The vocal stabs are taken from a recording of a local Hakama from Darfur, West Sudan who sings for peace and unity in her region, a place where music can spark or diffuse a battle and where words and melodies are like a medicine for the soul.  El Hakama does indeed offer a musical healing, but one of a quite different nature.  Once the bassline hits and you start to see the signs of a screwface emerging, you know everything is going to be alright. This release sees Philly connecting with long time brother in arms, producer Budasac who offers up a tearing re-lick of the track to shake your bass bins.

Philly B is a DJ and producer originally from South West London and now living between Sudan and the UK. Philly B is known for his bass heavy productions drawing from Hip Hop to Jungle to Dub to Jazz to wherever.  Having released a slew of productions with Potent Funk, Dented & High Focus, Philly is working on furnishing his own imprint Philly Driven Riddim with releases.  El Hakama is a departure from his usual production style and is the beginning of a new set of drops on the label.

Budasac is a jungle DJ and producer hailing from the midlands and now based in Manchester UK. Raised on the sounds of Hip Hop and Jungle techno from the early 90's, he is known for his uncompromising selection and relentless mixing style. His own productions have featured recently on both Radio 1 and Rinse FM. Long time friend and affiliate of Philly B he is very proud to be involved with this project.