CHIEF BOIMA
OPEN Sessions — recorded live on May 2-3-4 2012 at La Triennale, Milano

Official release date: November 15th 2012Digital release, free download — total running time: approx. 3 hs
Download link: Dropbox

OPEN ARTI — a project by Zero and Vodafone — run for the whole month of May 2012 at La Triennale museum in Milan. Simone Bertuzzi/Palm Wine co-curated it with Andrea Lissoni, program and general info can be found on OPEN website and on older Palm Wine posts.

Chief Boima opened the dances during the first three days, playing three sets in a row from May 2nd to May 4th, sifting out three different eras of African and African diaspora music: Soukous and Highlife from the 70s and 80s on the first night, Coupe Decale, Ndombolo, African Hip Hop and Reggae from the 90s and 00s on the second, and finally Azonto, Logobi and contemporary African hip hop on the last night.

This digital release is the live recording of these three sets of approximately one hour each. Enjoy and spread it!

Tracklists

Session one
Mujaye Power — Good Morning Sierra Leone
Afro National — Water Nar Mot
Sam Fan Thomas — African Typic Collection
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Lea Lignanzi — Dede Priscilla
Pepe Kalle — Zouke Zouke
? — ?
Soukous Stars — Nairobi Night
Sam Mangwana — Maria Tebbo
African Brothers Band — Oman Bo Adwo
Sooliman Rogie — Maria Tebbo
Brenda Fassie — Weekend Special
The Mahotella Queens — Igugu Lezwe
Oscar Sulley & The Uhuru — Dance Band Olufeme
Cousin Culo — Water Get No Enemigo
Richy Pitch — Abanaba feat. Kwesi Dankwa
Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe — Osondi Owendi
Les Wanyika — Sina Makossa (Chief Boima & Uproot Andy Remix)
Afro National — King Jimmy
Michael Jackson — Liberian Girl
Willy Denzey — Liberian Girl feat. Mohamed Lamine (Rai’N’b Rmx)
Bonga — Falar De Assim
Mendes Brothers— Angola

Session two
Alpha Blondy — Brigadier Sabari
Various Arists — Crises
Timaya — Ogologomma Remix
Hemoglobina — Sonho Africano
African China — Baba God
Camouflage — Wifey
Various Arists — Burundi Ragga Mix
Unknown Artist — Track 06
Batman — Lambori
Flavour — Nwa Baby
Pacotille — Professeur
Positive Black Soul — Djoko
Doug E Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew — Africa (Goin’ Back Home)
Disiz La Peste — Voie Du Sénégal Feat. Mokobe, Oumou Sangare et Hawa
BNP — Yow Mil Dal
Nameless — Mannerless
Various Artists — That Girl
Brenda Fassie — Thula (Kwaito)
Mapaputsi — Kleva
Dj Tevcinq — Decaler Dans La Paix
Magic System — Amoulanga
Les Garagistes — Mama
DJ Znobia — Falaram feat. Dog Murras
Killamu — Melodia de Semba
African Connection — Ami Oh
Espoir 2000 — Abidjan Farot
Douk Saga — Douk Saga en Féte (remix)
Flamzy — Faroter feat. Joskar
DJ Arafat — Jonathan
BB Ramazani — Fouka Fouka
Kaysha — Good Life 2005
Seb M — A Felicidade (Original)
Salif Keita — Madan
Amadou & Mariam — Sabali (Uproot Andy Remix)
Afro National — Lovie Dovie
DJ Cleo — Bloemfontein Funk (w/ DJ What What)
Magic System — Un Gaou A Oran (Shaun-D Remix)

Session three
Madtraxx — Skamaress
Rishi Romero/Freddy de Majunga — African Forest/Cool Cool (pwedza moombahsoukouss rmx)
DJ Eridson — S.B E no easy
Samklef — Noni
Ruff N Smooth — Swagger feat. Stay Jay
Camp Mulla — Feel No Pain
Kirko Bangz — Drank In My Cup (Brenmar Remix)
Kekotown — Make U Dance feat. Madtraxx
Wizkid — Pakurumo
Mzee feat. Candy Nurse — Mahuwelele (Mzee’s Tribal Mix)
Ajebutter22 — Senrenre feat. Taymi B
Dj Capiro & Francis Boy — Itocota feat. Sana
DJ Znobia — Indian Groove
DJ Juls — Indian Hemp
E.L. — Mame Wossop
The Pipelines — Beware Higher Power
Daft Punk — Da Funk
DJ Meji — Spotlights feat. Kibistone
D4L — Coupe Like Me Baby (Chief Boima Remix)
Double — Tatali (Los Carlos Kuduro Remix)
Keche — Aluguntugui
MC Cidinho — Dinheiro (Maga Bo Remix)
Prince Royce — Corazon Sin Cara
La Ola Criminal — Sin Gas
Mozart La Para — No Eh A Ti (Prod. by The Cholu)
Dice Beats — Put That Ass On Me feat. Kaper6
JP N De Royal force — Make U Dance
Total Lopi — Ethiou
Janka Nabay — Sabanoh
Arpebu — Africas Sole
DJ Arafat — L’amour que j ai pour toi (Comandant Baracuda)
DJ Arafat — La Geneze de La Vie
Popcaan — Get Gyal Easy
Popcaan — Get Gyal Easy (Poirier Remix)
Mokobe — Profitez feat. Youssou Ndour
Bamakosoldat — Kumba Frifri
Jeri-Jeri with Mbene Diatta Seck — Dub Dafa Nekh

Chief Boima is a Sierra Leonean-American musician, DJ, cultural activist, and writer currently based in New York. He is a member of the Brooklyn based music, arts, and culture collective Dutty Artz.
www.chiefboima.com

Special thanks to Zero and OPEN staff.