{"id":98042,"date":"2022-02-01T10:27:16","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T09:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/?p=98042"},"modified":"2022-02-02T17:12:47","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T16:12:47","slug":"kush-arora-vision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/kush-arora-vision\/","title":{"rendered":"Kush Arora, visions of riddim culture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The San Francisco-based producer has announced a killer dancehall project, released via London\u2019s Club Yeke.&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Kush Arora, also known as Only Now, has long carried the soundscape of dancehall close to his heart. Based in San Francisco, the producer grew up listening to Mafia &amp; Fluxy, Xterminator, Madhouse Records on rotation and the Indo-Caribbean flavors of Apache Indian.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His large palette, developed on more than thirty projects, shows his appreciation for these connections: 2006\u2019s <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/kusharora.bandcamp.com\/album\/bhang-ragga-dancehall-bhangra-in-future-dub\" target=\"_blank\">Bhang Ragga<\/a><\/em> had coined \u201cdancehall bhangra in future dub\u201d, while his upcoming EP <em>Vision<\/em> will continue blending different genres, featuring\u00a0 nods to the latest fusions of sound emerging from the British capital and beyond. The project will be released via London-based label Club Yeke, a platform known for exploring sounds from the African diaspora, South and Latin America, run by London DJ Tash LC.<\/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=1126735662\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kusharora.bandcamp.com\/album\/vision\">Vision by Kush Arora<\/a><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBronze Riddim\u201d, released as a single for the EP, \u201c<em>channels the madness from the past two years, written at the outset of 2021 and experiments with similar concepts<\/em>\u201d in the artist\u2019s words. The three remaining tracks will blend dancehall with drill, bashment and bass music, and will feature Jamaican vocalist 45diBoss and reggae artist Blackout JA. \u201c<em>An attempt to understand our limitless influences &#8211; past, present and future &#8211; lies at the core of<\/em> Vision\u201d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/kusharora.bandcamp.com\/album\/vision\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vision<\/a><\/em> by Kush Arora, out on February 7 via Club Yeke.&nbsp;<\/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-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1010\" height=\"1010\" src=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/kush-arora-visions-1010x1010.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98043\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/kush-arora-visions-1010x1010.jpg 1010w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/kush-arora-visions-759x759.jpg 759w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/kush-arora-visions-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/kush-arora-visions-661x661.jpg 661w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/kush-arora-visions-465x465.jpg 465w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/kush-arora-visions-375x375.jpg 375w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/kush-arora-visions-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/kush-arora-visions-85x85.jpg 85w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/kush-arora-visions-73x73.jpg 73w, https:\/\/pan-african-music-production.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/kush-arora-visions.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1010px) 759px,100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The San Francisco-based producer has announced a killer dancehall project, released via London\u2019s Club Yeke.&nbsp; Kush Arora, also known as Only Now, has long carried the soundscape of dancehall close to his heart. 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