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ψ Radio Devi

Radio Devi is a musical act from the San Francisco Bay Area formed in 2008. Radio Devi is a combination of live and textured loops that create a rich and uplifting dance atmosphere. A unique fusion of world instruments over funky grooves and dub basslines with soulful RnB vocal stylings over the top. Radio Devi is deeply inspired by the music of Mali, Morocco and Mauritania fused with funky rhythms and textured synths. Descriptions include “Progressive, World, Soul” or “Ambient, Ethno, Groove.” Radio Devi was formed out of the critically acclaimed and award winning world music group Hamsa Lila. Radio Devi features Ian "Inkx" Herman on drums and samples (Hamsa Lila, Hugh Masakela, Paul Simon, Foxgluv, Post Junk Trio, Rain Maker, Shabaz); Vir McCoy (Hamsa Lila, Foxgluv, YOU, Kid Kaleidoscope) on Bass, Guitar, Sintir, Saz, Guimbri and other strings; Evan Fraser (Hamsa Lila, The Funnies) on Ngoni, Sanza, Jaw Harp, Synthesizers, Percussion, Lyra, Ney, Flutes, Lap Steel and others; & Deja Solis (Hamsa Lila, Qawaalis) who lays her soulful diva vocals over the top. For booking contact Vir McCoy at 415-370-5146.

ψ Radio Devi Trax

Present sample :: Ngoni Butter ~

Θ Dogon Lights {Fato Foli} (2009-Present)

Fato Foli, aka Dogon Lights {pronounced 'Do-Gon'}, features members of Hamsa Lila with Yacouba Diarra, a native of Burkina Faso and an extraordinary player of the Camel-Ngoni or Hunters Harp of the deserts of Mali. Fato Foli also features Timomo of Guinea on the Balon a 4 stringed Calabash harp that sounds like a bass.

Dogon Jam ~

Dogon Vid