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Atouba, the debut album from Ntjamrosie. The little taster we got in last year only hinted at the beauty of a project like this. Nelson & Djosa again on production prove they are not one trick pony's. . each beat as fresh as the last, and totally keeping in step with the direction of the album. Provided with the perfect bed, she truly blossoms.. Regardless of the language of delivery, be it Bulu, English or even French, you can always be 100% sure that her passion will more than comfortably survive the translation.

Not trying to be dramatic, but this is exactly what I hoped it would be. .

Best thing is that its out tomorrow. . Uk heads. . Juno. For a list of other distributors, here.

And as with all things appletree, there will be a huge party to celebrate. . So on the off chance that I have any dutch readers.. apart from Nalden (See Sidebar).. here are the details. . And that text in the bottom right hand corner.. FREE ENTRANCE - So all you'd have to pay is the flight.



NTJAMROSIE

NELSON & DJOSA

APPLETREE RECORDS

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Nalden from Appletree Records threw me onto this.. Nelson & Djosa (producing Ntjamrosie album..mmmm) featuring Kofi anonymous on the vocals: slide..

Get the mp3 here, via the appletree podcast.

Ntjamrosie - Patience

My favourite label at the moment is that dutch imprint, Appletree. . Since meeting them all in London a few weeks back I've had this cd on constant rotation.. in between my little fits of bass of course. Ntjamrosie is the fourth release from Appletree, following on from Sotu The Traveller, Beau Love and the brilliant first volume of the Smoothies Mix Series - something you can still go and grab free of charge. Just use this link - Right Click Save As - and for the tracklisting here... For those who like their soul, jazz, funk and hiphop.. It's definitely something to be checked.

Anyway, Ntjamrosie is the next artist to drop from the camp, with a debut 12" dropping on July 16th. On her myspace, she describes the sound as BuluSoul, which I guess comes from her birthplace; Cameroon. Boasting an amazing voice, the soul is there in abundance. The production on the lead off single "Patience" by label mates Nelson and Djosa is perfect, your constantly aware of it, but not once does it draw your attention away from the wonders of Ntjamrosie's voice.

The A side also contains two other tracks , "Bia Yon" and "Squeeze In The Breeze".. in both the standard remains equally high, maybe less suited to the club.. but I can see both creeping into any Peterson set. On the B side comes the remix treatment.. INT and Sotu The Traveller both producing brilliant versions of the lead single "Patience".. Both are certainly capable of making people move.

While it's very early on in her career, I can't help seeing shades of Erykah Badu..however that could just be because Stones Throw recently shared a Madlib produced gem of her's thats been stuck in my head since I first heard it. Eitherway, if she continues to work with producers who understand her sound this well.. Appletree Records could be onto a bit of a winner.

One of my releases of the year to date, and I've got this feeling it still will be come December time.

Anyway, for your listening pleasure, courtesy of the folks at Appletree..

Mp3: Ntjamrosie - Patience
Mirror: Yousendit

Ntjamrosie Myspace
Appletree Myspace

Big thanks to Nalden and the guys (no idea how to spell the names).. Sorry about that.