{"id":107107,"date":"2022-05-19T17:05:59","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T15:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/lorkestra-virtuous-circle\/"},"modified":"2022-05-19T17:17:47","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T15:17:47","slug":"lorkestra-virtuous-circle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/lorkestra-virtuous-circle\/","title":{"rendered":"Lorkestra invites us in his virtuous circle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

French producer is about to launch Virtuous Circle<\/em>, an afro-electronic mixtape full of good vibrations expected to be released next month. He met with PAM to talk about the release of his eponymous single.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If he comes from the world of hip-hop, first through dance and then through beatmaking and djing, Lorkestra is experimenting with an eclectic style focused on afro sounds. The co-founder of the 99Ginger collective and travelling companion of French rapper Gracy Hopkins now continues his solo journey. After two EPs, Daily Stories<\/em> and Dopamine<\/em>, published respectively in 2017 and 2020, it is with Virtuous Circle,<\/em> a short mixtape not devoid of energy, that he returns to showcasehis renewed sound. \u201cTravelling, going to Portugal, going to Amsterdam, seeing all the different diasporas: Jamaican, Angolan, Nigerian, etc. I think that it\u2019s all of this melting pot that brought me where I am today musically.<\/em>\u201d he explains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lorkestra is influenced by his travels and his music is largely influenced by the rhythms imbued by his discoveries and research. Virtuous Circle\u2019s <\/em>birth coincides with a new start for the Parisian-born producer. Having left behind the never-ending asphalt of the capital, he opted for a much more solar and inspiring horizon by moving to Marseille a few months ago: \u201cI had a breakthrough when I escaped for a week in the southwest of France during the lockdown,\u201d<\/em>he says.\u201cIt was always sunny and it was very relaxing. I realized that I was much more productive outside of Paris so I decided to move to Marseille. Since then, my productions have taken on a whole new dimension.\u201d<\/em>His inspiration soared and his mixtape began to take shape. Now feeling liberated, he carries his interest for the incandescent groove of Lisbon\u2019s batida, for the amapiano phenomenon that is constantly exporting abroad and for the plethora of other diasporic percussions intended to make you move. \u201cI think it\u2019s really important today to understand the basics before you want to develop a style, especially when it\u2019s African.<\/em>\u201d he recognises. Moreover, Lorkestra\u2019s approach remains lucid and concerned about this: \u201cI am not African so I have to do this research work, to understand the history of such genres , and not to fall stupidly into appropriation. It\u2019s not necessarily my culture but I pick up on these codes back with my influences. To pay tribute while bringing my vision.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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