Ote Maloya: The Birth Of Electric Maloya In La Runion (1975–1986)
Strut present a brand new compilation documenting the groundbreaking maloya scene on Réunion Island from the mid- ‘70s, as Western instrumentation joined traditional Malagasy, African and Indian acoustic instruments to spark a whole era of new fusions and creativity. Compiled by Réunionese DJ duo La Basse Tropicale, ‘Oté Maloya’ follows up last year’s acclaimed ‘Soul Sok Séga’ release on Strut.
- First ever international compilation of 1970s maloya scene on réunion island
- Includes extensive sleeve notes tracing the history of the culture a cross four centuries
- DJ support from gilles peterson, lauren laverne, mr scruff and more
- Essential follow up to strut compilation ‘soul sok séga’