N’Djamena, Chad
Lowup and HAPE Collective are proud to present this double A-sided EP, an unexpected Afro European collaboration between Tchad based MC FTP and Italian producer, DJ and musician Go Dugong.
Both up-tempo rollers combine the conscious urban swag and ‘francam’ (French Cameroonian) lingo of young Cameroon born and Ndjamena-based MC FTP with Go Dugong’s production mixing traditional African balafon and drumming with thumping Afro-trap beats.
Americas, Africa, Europe
2020 challenged the ways we interact, make and experience music.
It brought obstacles to the cultural connections between Americas, Africa and Europe we feel passionate about.
Yet, we are happy to see that the HAPE family around the globe is alive more than ever, working on new ideas and staying creative.
Technology may have allowed us to stay connected but after the distancing, coming together again will fill the void.
Our journey will continue, and we hope you will continue being part of it.
In the meantime, here are some highlights from 2020!
Florence, Italy, 29th August 2020
On Saturday 29th August in Florence New Generation Festival & HAPE Collective invited the public to the closing of ReGeneration Festival presenting John Swing at the Manifattura Tabacchi.
The ReGeneration Festival (#ReGen) was an unprecedented four-day programme of socially-distanced concerts and productions running from 26 to 29 August at the landmark Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens in Florence which was offered to audiences entirely for free while also being streamed live online.
The World, 17 May 2020
In the midst of these strange times, we celebrated the 4 year anniversary of our collective wanting to pay tribute to all the incredible collaborations, musical discoveries, and, above all, friendships built along the way, spanning North and South, East and West.
On Sunday May 17 we joined our friends at Dumba Nengue - a growing pan-African community…
“Cuba es Tropical… Seamos Tropicalistas”
ése era uno de los varios lemas elegidos por Las Cerverias “La Tropical y Tívoli”, la compañía que creo unas de las más conocidas marcas de cerveza cubana.
La Historia de Los Jardines empieza con la adquisición de la Tropical por Cosme Blanco Herrera en el 1897
Out on April 27th, ‘Confinement’ (French for lockdown) – a new song by our friends at Pulo NDJ and a living testimony of how the lockdown is seen in West Africa.
Check out confinement on Bandcamp [LINK]. All proceeds of digital sales will go entirely to the band members to help them sustain themselves throughout this difficult time until they are able to return to N’djamena.
