Rafiqi's Blog

Carnival Kulcha.. international OUT

jothee — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:54:49 +0000

Enjoy the video.. and now available to stream and buy on most major online outlets.. Tnx Rafiqi.

“CARNIVAL KULCHA” now available on iTUNES and AMAZON

Carnival Culture celebrates the diversity of Africa and the African Diaspora by paying homage to the role of Carnival traditions in allowing us to be who we are in the defiance of repression… This collaboration of Namibian, Kenya n and Trinidadian characters is a representaion of what goes down when we keep the party cultural…

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Oops RMX Kalimpantu

rafiqimusic — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 13:30:45 +0000

Feeling this fresh intrepretation of Kalimpantu, high tempo vibe by Dan Birb.

RMX – UUPARA by Paul Kerry

rafiqimusic — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 10:42:56 +0000

Uupara is back, one of our favourite tracks from Kalimpantu - the translation mix by Paul Kerry brings a refreshing feel to the song. We are honored and just over-joyed to share this track with you, its FREE 2 DOWNLOAD, feel free to share it with your friends,family and partner. a BIG SHOUT OUT to Christi Warner who features on this song as well.

“Here is my take on another one of your tunes. Once again… great song – great fun! Hope you enjoy it… “ by Paul Kerry

DOWNLOAD LINK
http://soundcloud.com/myndzaudio

ABOUT PUAL KERRY
http://paulkerry.com/

“Return of the Boogie Nights”

rafiqimusic — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:30:04 +0000

Jamukarie – Sound Track Video is OUT!!

Inspired by the pilot for the short film “Return of the Boogie Nights” produced by Myndz Community, music trio Rafiqi were casted for the pilot and were so impressed by the location and decided to use the site to shoot the music video Jamukarie.

” Its quite an urban mystical place,”says Ezeek, Rafiqi vocalist, “I remember at one point two white horses appeared from nowhere while we were shooting and the house itself, has a character of its own,”

The video has an erring feeling which reflects the mysticism surrounding the house.

“Jamukarie is a excellent piece of work, from a likewise brilliant project that is Kalimpantu the album, way to go Rafiqi!” Dj Dubwise

Images from the shoot

Click to view slideshow.

Uupara remix by limoNero – just in

rafiqimusic — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:29:27 +0000

The Rafiqi-captained ship “Spread Luv thru music” docked in Nerthelands recently to find limoNero; a hiphop and dubstep producer who translated Uupara- a single from Kalimpantu, the latest offering from Rafiqi, to a dubby hiphop mix “I started producing in january 2009,” he names his main influences as; jay dee, el-p, 9th wonder, madlib, dan the automator and the rza.

A quick visit to his profile gives you a taste of what you can expect from limoNero. He says about working on Uupara, ” I wanted to make the mix a uptempo song…I treid to make the track ‘hip-hop’ (boom bap drums) but on the other hand I wanted to contribute to the ‘sound’ of the vocals,” that explains the funky guitar one can hear on the track.

Listen and Download the mix here.

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rafiqimusic — Mon, 24 May 2010 13:31:50 +0000

For bookings and all enquiries write to us: rafiqimusic@gmail.com or rafiqi@hotmail.co.uk

Paul Kerry Mix – Kalimpantu

rafiqimusic — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:15:01 +0000

Hi,

Its been a while since we last blogged, but between everything else we been Bless. We recently recieved a new mix of the lead single “Kalimpantu” from the latest album Kalimpantu from Paul Kerry which was a wonderful surprise. Visit his site and you will know what we mean.

So, in the spirit of spreading love through music, we offer the mix of Kalimpantu by Paul Kerry for FREE. We hope it will bring as much happiness to you as it did for us. Enjoy!!

RAFIQI – Kalimpantu ( Paul Kerry mix) by myndzaudio

“Just recently I finished up work on “Kalimpantu” – a great song by a group called Rafiqi.It reminded me a bit of Johnny Clegg – one of my favorite artists. I invite you to take a listen, and if you like what you hear, you should check out more of their music – they were a nice discovery for me and I really enjoyed producing their track.” – Paul Kerry

DOWNLOAD LINK
http://soundcloud.com/myndzaudio

ABOUT PUAL KERRY
http://paulkerry.com/

ABOUT JOHNNY CLEG
http://www.johnnyclegg.com/

ABOUT RAFIQI
www.myspace.com/rafiqimusic

Kokanakoya

rafiqimusic — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:12:21 +0000

From the Album Kalimpantu by Rafiqi now available on iTunes,Amazon & emusic

” Iyalo! Afrika ..(Hallo Africa)…. the land where the children are born…they say Kasumba is culture….kasamba is crazy…..circumcision turns a man to a warrior….there is a great need for more cultural centers… Afrika imara bila siasa (Africa stand firm)”
Written: Killa B, Kiiru N., R. Mootseng & Kariuki N.
Composed & Arranged: Rafiqi & Christian Polloni
Vocals: Makhosa Man, Ezeek, Jothee, Christi, Killa B
Keyboard & Guitars: Christian Polloni
Bass: Dona
Recorded @: Cabanon Studios
Mixing: Burton Reid
Produced: Rafiqi & Christian Polloni

Same Female Video Release

rafiqimusic — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:25:24 +0000

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A tribute to woman all over the world
The video is shot in dimness with the candle highlighting the artists expressions as they praise and reveal their sentiments on the other gender, a collage of photos that showcase women in different locations, moods, ages and races.The flash effect blends well with the digital color effects that are suitably dissolved as the video plays. The full effect of the content is a feling of recognition for all the struggles that women go through on a daily basis and the lit candles is as if to acknowledge the fact that the world does pretend not to see that struggle an apology and praise at the same time

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KALIMPANTU Now Available on iTunes and Amazon

rafiqimusic — Fri, 29 May 2009 13:29:07 +0000

Finally its Here!

Rafiqi’s New Album is now available over the internet on all major retail out lets.

iTunes Amazon Myspace Myndz Community

KALIMAPANTU is irresistible to music lovers and critics in search of an authentic departure from the mundane and mainstream. World music enthusiasts and Spoken Word artists will relish in the new school musical expression of ideas and nuances reminiscent of old-school Afro-Music!