Publisher: Splice Sessions Website: splice.com Format: WAV Quality: 24 bit 44.1 kHz stereo Description: Recorded at La Boutique Studio in Dakar and produced by Pape Armand Boye, this package is a deep dive into the infectious makossa style. These bright, cheerful sounds, born in Cameroon, are designed to get people moving. This style features strong electric bass… Read More »
Publisher: Splice Sessions Website: splice.com Format: WAV Quality: 24 bit 44.1 kHz stereo Description: Ismaila Talla, aka Iss814, returns for his third package with Splice Sessions. Taking influences from all over West Africa and mixing them with elements of Western trap and hip-hop, he creates his own world. It is marked by emotional, ethereal melodies and vibrant… Read More »
Publisher: Splice Sessions Website: splice.com Format: WAV Quality: 24 bit 44.1 kHz stereo Description: This edition of Sessions was recorded on location in Dakar with producer and recording artist, Iss 814, to capture the sounds of nature and city life in Dakar. We recorded the sounds of city streets, street performers, and found sound percussion created by… Read More »
Publisher: Splice Sounds Website: splice.com Format: WAV Quality: 24 bit 44.1 kHz stereo Description: One half of The Cool Kids, Chuck Inglish is a rapper and producer and a force to be reckoned with. His impeccable sonic signature spans his own releases as well as tracks from artists such as Maroon 5, Travis Barker and Chance The… Read More »
Publisher: Splice Sessions Website: splice.com Format: WAV Quality: 16/24 bit 44.1 kHz stereo Description: This episode of Splice Sessions offers a unique and uplifting look at meditative sounds. Recorded and produced at La Boutique Studios Dakar by Pape Armand Boyer, this collection of folk instruments and smooth musical passages features West African rhythms, vocals and instruments such… Read More »
Publisher: Splice Sessions Website: splice.com Format: WAV Quality: 24 bit 44.1 kHz stereo Description: Soukous is a style of African popular music characterized by syncopated rhythms and intricate, contrasting guitar melodies. It originated in the Democratic Republic of Congo, known as Zaire, in the 1970s, when the genre emerged and spread throughout Africa and France. Content :… Read More »
Publisher: Splice Sessions Website: splice.com Format: WAV Quality: 24 bit 44.1 kHz stereo Description: Afro Psychedelia is a subgenre of music that was exported from African culture, reworked in the West, and then re-imported back to Africa, where it was taken to a whole new level. Blues and rock originated in Africa, but took on new forms… Read More »
Publisher: Splice Sessions Website: splice.com Format: WAV Quality: 24 bit 44.1 kHz stereo Description: Created by Pape Armand Boye at La Boutique Studios in Dakar, this set brings together some of the best African reggae and dub artists to showcase the genre’s Senegalese style. Processed with Roland Space Echos and other classic boxes, this pack approximates the… Read More »
Publisher: Splice Sessions Website: splice.com Format: WAV Quality: 24 bit 44.1 kHz mono/stereo Description : This pack is a deep dive into the romantic side of Afrobeat created by Ivory Coast producer Fantastic with additional production from ISS814. These sounds, designed for those who want to create calm tracks, are tinged with RnB and pop styles. Immersing… Read More »
Publisher: Splice Sessions Website: splice.com Format: WAV Quality: 24 bit 44.1 kHz stereo Description : Recorded at Studio Laboutique in Dakar, some of West Africa’s finest musicians have gathered to capture a Senegalese take on high life and Nigeria’s afrobeat sounds. Inspired by iconic artists such as Fela Kuti and Ebo Taylor, this package also includes contemporary… Read More »
Publisher: Splice Sessions Website: splice.com Format: WAV Quality: 16/24 bit 44.1 kHz stereo Description : Iss 814 is back with its fourth Splice Sessions pack, this time adding a Senegalese twist to the modern Afrobeat and Afropop sounds that have taken Nigeria and the world by storm. This pack has been designed with contemporary R&B, hip hop… Read More »
Publisher: Splice Sessions Website: splice.com Format: MIDI, WAV, SERUM Quality: 24 bit 44.1 kHz stereo Description : Wagane Faye, the famous keyboardist of many Dakar mbalax and Afrobeat bands, has joined us at Laboutique Studios Dakar to record a lot of MIDI in mbalax, Afrobeat, dancehall, Afroswing and Afropop styles. We then cut these MIDI performances into… Read More »
Publisher: Splice Sessions Website: splice.com Format: MIDI, WAV, SERUM Quality: 24 bit 44.1 kHz stereo Description: This package was born from the Senegalese edition of Splice Sessions. Producer Iss 814 (born Ismail Talla) used some of the original material from those sessions recorded in Dakar last April to create his own sound. The resulting package amplifies the… Read More »
