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James Acaster's Perfect Sounds

Evelyn Mok & Malian hip-hop

James Acaster's Perfect Sounds

BBC

Music

4.8798 Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2020

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Evelyn discovers the Malian hip-hop artist Luka Productions, named after his own studio, and his 2016 album Mali Kady. Plus 'Kettering Is Nice' makes its debut.

Produced by Hannah Hufford Photography by Edward Moore Design by Danny Arter

Transcript

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0:00.0

BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts.

0:04.5

If you like adult content and strong language, good news.

0:08.1

This podcast has plenty of it.

0:10.1

With any luck?

0:14.0

My name is James Acaster, and in 2017, I had a breakdown.

0:18.5

I dealt with that breakdown by buying as much music in 2016 as was humanly possible

0:22.7

and as a result, I now own over 600 albums that came out in 2016 and I'm convinced it's the

0:29.0

greatest year for music of all time. But it's not enough for me being convinced. I also want to

0:33.7

convince each and every single one of you, plus a different guest every week.

0:37.6

I'm going to send them an album in advance that I'll come on and talk about it.

0:40.5

This week, my guest is Evelyn Mock.

0:42.7

And the album I've sent her is Mali Caddy by Luca Productions.

0:46.7

Co-production Present. Luca Productions is a

0:58.0

Luca Productions is an artist from Mali

1:12.3

he specialises in hip-hop music

1:14.6

but also mixing it with traditional Malayan music as well

1:17.5

especially the rhythms throughout the album

1:19.6

the drumming on it is very representative of the country

1:22.6

I'm a teary a chera senti yeah

1:25.4

a mani'i'i a maniaf a maniafong o'i'i'i a maniafong o'g The album is also a celebration of Mali, so we're going to get into that on the podcast too.

1:42.0

It's a very joyous album.

1:43.3

I'm hoping that it's bought Evelyn Mock.

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