DJ and multi-instrumentalist Bosq and singer Pat Kalla team up once again for the vibrant and funky “C’est Quoi, C’est Quoi”. Drawing heavily on influences from Pat’s lineage of Cameroonian musicians, the track fuses West African rhythms with Disco guitar licks and funky horn blasts that sit somewhere between a classic James Brown arrangement and Fela Kuti’s massive syncopated wind section. Pat’s vocals, alternating between his trademark falsetto & hypnotic chants, perfectly tie together the varied influences into a cohesive whole.
Since his debut in 2013 on Ubiquity Records with Bosq Y Orquesta de Madera, few producers have been able to keep up a level of consistent quality rivaling that of Massachusetts born, Medellin, Colombia based, Bosq. His collaborations with vocalists from across The Americas & Africa have been dance floor staples at clubs & festivals around the world, played by the worlds most influential DJ’s like Folamour, Purple Disco Machine, Gilles Peterson, Palms Trax & more. Across the Atlantic, Pat Kalla has been steadily building a serious discography of his own through his collaborations with Voilaaa, Guts, and his own solo material on the well respected Heavenly Sweetness label. Despite the amount of existing material between them both, C’est Quoi, C’est Quoi relies on no redundancy, pushing them both to a meeting point between their sounds which is at the same time familiar & completely fresh.
The title track is accompanied by a dubbed out, rhythm focused version made especially for DJ’s or living room dance parties. This version focuses entirely on the percussion breakdown, with brief horn laden respites that quickly give way to the drums once again. The two tracks will be released both on high quality 7” vinyl, as well as all digital platforms, on Bosq’s Bacalao records. Release date is set for March 24th.