Review: Cee ElAssaad feat. QVLN - Ore Yeye O (Ensouled)

Ensouled, the label run by Cee ELAssaad, has got themselves a worldwide hit with 'Ore Yeyo O'.

It's only been a couple of months' since the  release of Cee's 'TRIBE' featuring Masaki Morii (see review HERE) and this is another monster tune.

We know the Cee is albout Afro-House Yoruba style but what do you expect from a "genre-defying" QLVN?  Well, the vocals have the peace and love of a Bob Marley, a world/Mali/rock guitar solo, massive jazz organ, prog. electric violin/synth and more.

In thre forms, orginal, reprise mix and a very short vocal only, there's only going to be positive vibes about this one baby.

Next years' WOMAD set already guaranteed.

Colour and Pitch · Colour and Pitch Sessions with Sumsuch - September 2024

Artist: Cee ElAssaad ft. QVLM

Title: Ore Yeye O
Release date: 16th August, 2024
Label : Ensouled

Catalog Number : ENSLD005

Format: Digital  

Review: Cee ElaAsaad Feat. Masaki Morii – TRIBE (Ensouled)

We are 'TRIBE' - the gang are gonna love this!

We've been lucky enough to follow Cee ElAssad on Ensouled with the first release, 'CLEVER' when he was assisted by Jaidene Veda (see review HERE) that was followe by Trinidadian Deep's equally impressive 'Moments Of Sounds EP' (see review HERE).

You can still hear his Morrocan roots but this teaming up with Japanese producer Masaki Morii there's deep Afro-House soul that's got at least one foot in Detroit's dancefloor.

A full-on dub version would be cool but as the message is, "We are a Tribe, We are interconnected, You and me, We are interconnected" - sounds like You And The Music anthem to me.

P.S. This week, Sumsuch's Colour & Pitch Sessions for June played the track 'Tribe' (track 9) and full soundcloud link below.

Colour and Pitch · Colour and Pitch Sessions with Sumsuch - June 2024

Artist: Cee ElAssaad ft. Masaki Morii
Title: TRIBE
Release date: 28th June, 2024
Label : Ensouled

Catalog Number : ENSLD003

Format: Digital  

Review: Cee ElAssaad - Cosmic Fusion (Cacao Records)

Cacao Records are a label that like to pick the best of Afro House, Deep House, Electronica, Downtempo and anything else that hits the spot; and have they hit the bulls eye with this new single!

OK, what is going on?  This is a full-on jazz dance classic al a Azymuth.  "Can't be!" you say. I'm telling you it bloody well is. 

Cee ElAssaad is from Morroco and I don't know what he's got in his record collection but 'Cosmic Fusion' is like a rapid jazz dance synth soaked groove of Latin percussion proportions that will wreck the dancefloor as it's 'Cosmic' and it's 'Fusion'. 

And if you can't keep up with that pace, there's a ambient mix on the b-side that drops the percussion and dubsteps the synths to the darkside. 

It's not just me that's excited about this one as San Francisco based Coflo (you can see why after his remix of, Kerrier Collective's 'Life Wants To Live' - see review HERE), UK history man Bill Brewster, Germany's Âme, Japan's Dazzle Drums and Makossa (he of Austria's Makossa and Megablast) to name just a few of a worldwide and musically broadbased fans that are also supporting this special release.

Cacao Records · Cee ElAssaad - Cosmic Fusion

Artist: Cee ElAssaad

Title: Cosmic Fusion / Cosmic Fusion (Ambient Mix)

Release date: 7th July, 2023

Label: Cacao Records

Catalog Number: CAO65