Owls Are Not trace relations between religious rituals, possession cults, pop and club dance music from the Northern Region of Malawi. The common tropes are reverberations of n'goma - the drum. The mix is sourced from radio shows, local studios and producers, field recordings. The last fifteen minutes contain a raw-processed recording of all-night-long ritual in which the leader of Owls took part. The ritual is part of the possession cult recently delegalised in Malawi, hence the names of the participants were not published However, the authors of the this electronic edit were given permission to present the recording.
Cover:
RSS B0Y 1
credits
released January 31, 2019
Tracklist:
1. Owls Are Not - Hot air / Bar soundscape
2. Martin Chipamba - Odantuma
3. Dada Icon - Ka Queen
4. Muonekela Band - Kuli milandu kuno anzanga (rec. Moya A. Malamusi)
5. Augustine Kapira - Nasankha Yesuh / Emmanuel Mlonga Ngwira - Gologolo
6. BlackFace Family - Motokala
7. Afaza - Money mi waan
8. Chibade - Sitilola
9. Radio Maria
10. Vanting feat. Chronic, Twiggy & P. Dang - Land of the Free (prod. Homage & Twiggy)
11. Adams - B.I.G. Ent & Itel Promo
12. Lawrence Benjere - Mwedeee
13. Radio Islam / Owls Are Not - Spearrr
14. Fresh D Beats - John Rambo Riddim
15. Owls Are Not & Peter Kaunda - Bea B-58 (edit)
16. Tonga Boys - Buranda
17. Tay Grin - Chipapapa (Owls Are Not edit)
18. Kukaya - Kamdodoni
19. DJ Martin - Sanate
20. Tremmot x Trnnix - Swag ya Satana (prod. Nel-C)
21. Trinity Kachingwe Khumbo & Madalitso Khumbo - Tikuposa Adziko
22. Mozy Nyex-B -Yamaweya
23. Austin Julio Mangulenje - Pandzi pano mpalumbwe (rec. Moya A. Malamusi)
24. Pompodem Wakuda - Wachamba
25. Nyika Church - Vimbuza (rec. P. Dang)
26. Fresh D Beats - John Rambo Zakonzi / Owls Are Not - Spearrr 2
27. Nel-C - Hot Engen Riddim
28. Sing’anga M.’s Patients / Owls Are Not - Powerful spiritual songs
29. Tony B x Babe - Flying Colors
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