Submit your tracks for the 3rd Paris DJs Soundsystem compilation!!
"Rise Of The Troubadour Warriors - Tropical Grooves and Afrofunk International Vol.3" will be the third compilation coming out on the Paris DJs label, gathering old cats and newcomers from the worldwide Afro/Tropical scene, and curated by Djouls (Paris DJs) & Elvis Martinez Smith (Les Frères Smith). We are looking for artists willing to participate by submitting tracks… Read the full article for complete info.
Paris DJs Soundsystem - Rise Of The Troubadour Warriors - Tropical Grooves and Afrofunk International Vol.3
The 1st Paris DJs Soundsystem compilation 'Dis Is Good For You' was released at the end of october 2012, gathering tracks from Grant Phabao, The Jays, Adrian Quesada, Carlton Livingston, The Lone Ranger, Kaleta, Franck Biyong, Les Frères Smith, Lee Fields, Afrodyete, Muyiwa Kunnuji, Super Hi-Fi, Pyramid Blue, Kraked Unit, Joseph Cotton, Oghene Kologbo and Soul Sugar….
Listen on bandcamp.
The 2nd Paris DJs Soundsystem compilation, 'We Are The Fire Inside Your Mind' was released early may 2013, featuring tracks from Polyrhythmics, Phil Motion & The Easy LO-Fi, Bixiga 70, Jungle Fire, EMEFE, Radio Citizen vs. Deela, Mop Mop, Arat Kilo, Jungle By Night, Goat, Grant Phabao & The Silvertones, The Sidetones The Grits, and International Ducks...
For this third volume , the subtitle will be, of course, 'Tropical Grooves & Afrofunk International Vol.3', for which we found the following title: 'RISE OF THE TROUBADOUR WARRIORS', fitting our "Afro/Tropical" concept. Amazing illustrator Ben Hito designed an original artwork, as usual. And then we're sending the finished art cover to our network of artists, asking for tracks… The selection will be curated by the Paris DJs crew with the help of Elvis Martinez Smith from French band ©© Les Frères Smith.
If you follow our work you know the deal by now :
- no advance
- non-exclusive
- tracks only licenced in the context of the compilation
- artists keep 100% of their masters and publishing
- 50/50 on all net profits (deductible are bandcamp fees, tunecore fees, paypal fees, and fabrication costs for physical)
- Paris DJs pays for the artwork, mastering and promotion
We are looking for :
- Tropical Grooves / Carribean Funk
- Afro Beat/Afro Funk/Ethio Jazz/Highlife
- Afro Jazz/Afro Pysch/Afro Soul/Afro Latin
- Psychedelic Funk
- Raw Dancefloor fillers connecting the various strands of the black diaspora
Contact us :
Email : info [at] parisdjs.com or using the contact form or through our facebook page
Links :
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Artwork by Ben Hito
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