{"id":103831,"date":"2022-04-11T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/?p=103831"},"modified":"2022-04-11T16:30:25","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T14:30:25","slug":"dele-sosimi-medlar-state-of-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/dele-sosimi-medlar-state-of-play\/","title":{"rendered":"Afrobeat Ambassador Dele Sosimi and Deep House producer Medlar unite on State Of Play"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UK record label Wah Wah 45s announces the release of new EP <em>State of Play<\/em>, a collaboration between Nigerian-British musician Dele Sosimi and producer Medlar out on June 10th.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Seven years after the release of Medlar\u2019s&nbsp; remix of Dele\u2019s single \u201cYou No Fit Touch Am\u201d from the eponymous album, the two British artists join forces once again. In the track, Medlar, who has been at the forefront of the South London electronic music scene for over a decade, managed to stay true to Dele\u2019s Afrobeat while incorporating the Deep House influences the producer is known for. It is no wonder the track gained so much traction overnight at the time of its release in 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3962941169\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/delesosimixmedlar.bandcamp.com\/album\/state-of-play-ep\">State Of Play EP by Dele Sosimi Meets Medlar<\/a><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the pair had not formally met at this point; it was Dele\u2019s label who originally commissioned the Medlar remix. Though Dele is no stranger to collaborations having worked with the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/sparrow-barbossa-seven-seas\/\">Sparrow and Barbossa<\/a> and inspired other musicians such as Titeknots (in the remix Sanctuary featured the <a href=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/compilation-afrocentre\/\">compilation tracks Afrocentr\u00e9<\/a>) and London jazz ensemble <a href=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/kokoroko-carry-me-home\/\">Kokoroko<\/a>. That said, the Medlar\/Dele duo proved to be an especially good match. After the release of the Full Moon EP in 2020, both artists received the endorsement of BBC 6Music, <a href=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/gilles-peterson-dj-on-a-different-frequency\/\">DJ Gilles Peterson<\/a> and their tracks spinned clubs around the globe .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their new EP <em>State of Play<\/em> sees the return of the duo with features from Tamar \u2018Collocutor\u2019 Osborn, and <a href=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/these-new-kids-are-changing-south-africas-hip-hop-scene\/\">South African rising star Zito Mowa<\/a>. The four tracks that constitute the project, which include Dele and Medlar&#8217;s most popular jams from their live sets, will also be made available on vinyl with the artwork of the label\u2019s in-house art director Animisiewasz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/delesosimixmedlar.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EP<\/a> will be released on the 10th of June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/state_of_play.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-103822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/state_of_play.jpg 600w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/state_of_play-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/state_of_play-465x465.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/state_of_play-375x375.jpg 375w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/state_of_play-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/state_of_play-85x85.jpg 85w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/state_of_play-73x73.jpg 73w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UK record label Wah Wah 45s announces the release of new EP State of Play, a collaboration between Nigerian-British musician Dele Sosimi and producer Medlar out on June 10th. 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