Thursday 7th of March 2019 will see the launch of the first EP CLAQUE, by collaborative duo Samico (Brazil) and Mozzaika (Algeria/France). This transatlantic production was created, written and recorded between Recife, Paris and London.
Mozzaika is an Algerian-French multidisciplinary artist. Describing her work as ‘poelitic’ and her ethos holds diversity at its core. She seeks to create dialogues through collaborations with artists around the globe. Rooted in jazz, Mozzaika’s intuitive and genre defying vocal approach to music blends French poetry with North-African textures.
Writer, director, co-director and editor of several music videos such as ‘Recifechando’, ‘Dar Souiri’- LV and the documentary ‘Femme à Alger’. 2017 saw Mozzaika achieve success with the 1st chapter: Brazil “Voyage au Monde du Pernambuco” of her project ‘HUMANS UNBORDERED’ -an international visual album on the theme of Borders. The documentary/making of “Voyage au Monde du Pernambuco” will be shown at the CLAQUE E.P. launch party event: ‘Mozzaika Exposed’.
She is currently writing the UK chapter of ‘HUMANS UNBORDERED’. Check her latest creation, first single Claque’s music video here.
Samico is a Singer, composer, multi-instrumentalist, music producer, artistic director, technician and sound designer from Recife, Brazil. He is a fluent artist in all stages of the artistic creation of music until its arrival to the public’s ears. With 20 years of luggage behind the scenes of Brazilian music, accumulating works with names like Lula Queiroga, Di Melo, Maciel Salú, Marsa, the Angolan Anselmo Ralph and the American Lisa Papineau. Now he is preparing to launch his first solo album and already gives signs of the will to come.
The first track ‘Claque’ talks about Mozzaïka’s encounter with a certain kind of domination inherent in slavery. Among Mediterranean vibes, Mozzaïka shares a blunt delivery of a po-e-li-tical analyse, her take on Pernambuco’s History and the bloody commerce of sugar cane, strongly supported by Rogério Samico’s powerful use of traditional Brazilian drums mixed with hip-hop grooves. The 3 other tracks focus on the complexities of love and desire. Mozzaika launches the EP this Thursday at Folkore in Hackney, for more details click here.