Gedi's Featured Artist Mix Vol 005 - The Opolopo Mix

Opolopo is one of the hottest producers on the planet right now. From Soul Funk and Disco and straight through to four on the floor House Music, Opolopo can turn his talents to any genre he chooses. From working with DJ Spen’s label Quantize Recordings to Joey Negro’s Z Records, Toolroom records and beyond; he certainly is an artist in high demand.

Opolopo is Yoruban for "plenty", a word that best exemplifies the diversity of this production wizard’s musical voyage. Yoruba (in case you didn’t know), is one of the three largest ethnic groups of Nigeria, concentrated in the southwestern part of that country and highlights that Afro tinge that underpins his work.

Born in Zirc, Hungary but defecting to Scandinavia with his family at the age of two, he spent the early part of his creative development tagging along with a touring keyboardist father and listening to fusion and electronic records. Artists like Herbie Hancock, Jeff Lorber, Earth Wind & Fire, Quincy Jones, Jean-Michel Jarre, Isao Tomita, and Kraftwerk helped feed his ingenuity. The likes of George Clinton, Bootsy and General Caine infected him for life with the funk virus.

Starting out with over dubbing on cassette decks with a Casio VL Tone toy keyboard in his early teens, he migrated to constructing soundscapes on synths, beat boxes and computers. His music spans over two decades on labels such as Local Talk, JVC Japan, Z Records, Om Records, Warner Brothers, Tru Thoughts, Sony/BMG, Defected, Tokyo Dawn Records and Especial Records.

His collaborations/remixes include Grammy nominated vocalist Gregory Porter, Omar, Steve Arrington, Lisa Stansfield, Shaun Escoffery, Sandy Barber, The Sunburst Band, Mario Biondi, Azymuth, Dazz Band, Mr. V, and Leroy Burgess.

Track Listing: 

01: Opolopo Feat Angela Johnson - Stay This Way (Micky More & Andy Tee Mix)
02: Stone Foundation Feat Paul Weller - Deeper Love (Opolopo Remix)
03: Leroy Burgess - Barely Breaking Even (Opolopo Remix)
04: Herbie Hancock Feat Gavin Christopher - Stars in Your eyes (Opolopo Rebounce Mix)
05: Adina Howard - Mind Reader (Opolopo Remix)
06: Meda - Vision (Opolopo Remix)
07: Spencer Morales Feat Tasha LaRae - I Need Your Lovin' (Opolopo Remix)
08: Kelvin Sylvester & Natasha Watts - Fly Away (Opolopo Remix)
09: Sunburst Band Feat Angela Johnson - In the Thick of It (Opolopo Boogie Remix)