Artist Info: Dj Raph

DJ Raph is the alias of electronic producer Raphael Kariuki, from Nairobi, Kenya. He is an outstanding figure in the growing Kenyan underground electronic scene. his work is a considered homage to the traditions which he borrows from. The archive is revered rather not researched. The respect that DJ Raph, a Nairobi-based producer, has for a broad African cultural heritage is deeply visceral and palpable in this music. Long samples allow the field recordings to breathe, to open up an innovative and vital electronic soundscape. [read more...]