Review: Boddhi Satva - Manifest Everything (BBE Music / Batakari)

Boddhi Satva is definitely his own man when it comes to producing music being the originator of 'Ancestral Soul' and at the same time, he likes  collaboration: so it's always a good time to 'Manifest Everything'.

We know from Boddhi's and Dino D'Santiago's 'Moda Boddhi' (see review HERE) that the Satva blend of Afro-house-soul in an 'Ancestral' way  is quite unique and this album confrims this.

In double gatefold format, there's 13 tracks that run from soul-pop to deep funky house ('In That Funk' stands out) together with collaborations with soul legend, Raheem DeVaughn plus Davi Lorenzo & Mr Luu, J'Something, Spilutu & Kaysha, Zaki Ibrahim, Jorge Bezerra and his mate from Pangea, Feddy da Stupid (see review HERE).

Sartva has been mates with long term fans of Masters At Work, Osunlade, Black Coffee

Louie Vega, Gilles Peterson’s BBC 6 Music and Worldwide crews. 

Artwork:  Jean-Michel Basquiat

Artist : Boddhi Satva  

Title : Manifest Everything

Release Date : 11th July, 2023

Catalog Number : BAT011ADG

Label : BBE Music 

Format: Vinyl / Digial / Bandcamp

Review: Pascal Morais - 3 Steps Ahead (Batakari)

Lynyrd Skynyrd famously requested "Gimme Three Steps", John Coltrane had 'Giant Steps' and Pacal Morais cubic music rally call is, '3 Steps Ahead'.

Morais' vision is to produce a deeper mix of Amapiano (South Africa) and Afro Beats into an Afro Deep House as a "3 Step".

It's a bit like taking 'The Spirit Of Malombo' (see review HERE), merging with the vibe of Deep In Your Soul (see review HERE) and adding some 2-step+1 hype and you've got a 4 track EP that'll keep you guessing.

There's a radio edit and extended version of 'Talk Nerdie' that's a beautiful shuffle on a Afro beach under the buzzin' electronic fire flys with some church organ going on!  This is the most instantly accessible track as the title track is a bit on the moody Nordic Noir dancehall (can you have Dutch noir?) and 'Protegé' is a warped gumboot dance.

Similar to the way Boddhi Satva (last seen HERE with 'Mota Boddhi' and also BBE supported) keeps moving the house goal posts, Morais is on a mission... and it's lots more than 2024 Bucket Hats fashion!

This is going to be big and what all the usual suspects circling to be part of a remix set.

Artist: Pascal Morais 

Title: Altera Vita 

Release date: 12th April, 2024

Label : Batakari/BBE Music

Catalog Number : BAT008

Format: Digital / Bandcamp