Ogou (Pran Ka Mwen) [Turtle Revisit]

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Cinematic composer Jon Cooper aka Turtle, returns to Reflections with a stunning revisit of Anjunadeep’s Lakou Mizik & Joseph Ray ‘Ogou (Pran Ka Mwen)’ from their collaborative album ‘Leave The Bones’.

Back in 2021, GRAMMY-winning electronic music producer and artist Joseph Ray teamed up with the multi-generational Haitian band Lakou Mizik to produce an 11-track album, sought to paint a fresh glimpse of an often misrepresented country by encapsulating it’s rich culture, through Vodou chants, chest-pounding Rara dance tunes and contemporary protest songs, conveying the listener to Haiti’s spiritual heart.

Having stumbled across Lakou at a tiny beach side club in Jakmel when he first arrived in Haiti in 2015, the bands organic power entranced Ray, who saw the possibility of merging his cinematic electronic production style with Lakou’s own traditional dance rhythms.

NPR World Cafe debuted the first single from the album ‘Ogou (Pran Ka Mwen)’, characterised by vibrant strings, traditional Haitian rhythms and a jubilant chorus. The record is an impassioned plea to the Vodou spirit of Iron and War for protection from the brutality of life’s daily battles - “Ogou, you brought me here, take care of me.”

Glaswegian producer and composer Turtle, first joined the label earlier this year featuring on the seventh instalment of our emerging artist series ‘Reflections 07’ with a meditative lullaby ‘Falls Of Avich’. Followed by his four-track EP ‘Acts Of Union’ an enchanting sonic journey, born from spontaneous improvisation, crafted to evoke a sense of nostalgia. Throughout his evolution and fascination for sound, Jon began moving into a more fluid and experimental sound, and subsequently composed scores for award-winning documentaries by renowned documentary filmmaker Fernando Villena.

Bringing his signature tones back to the label, Turtle delivers a dark, atmospheric revisit of ‘Ogou (Pran Ka Mwen)’, weaving the Haitian vocal chants through euphoric synths and a haunting bassline.

Out now on Reflections.

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