Flatinternational Vol. 3 (2020)

During this period of isolation, it seemed fitting to return to the idea of the eclectic mix-tape, using a variety of materials sourced from the Flatinternational archive—new, old and unusual. A process begun so many years ago when Matt Temple at Matsuli asked me to contribute a mix of South African tracks to his blog in 2008.

While there is no specific theme to this mix, I do feel it captures this moment—the lamentation, the loss, but also the joy and ecstasy of possible futures. The mix opens with Reuben Caluza’s homage to those that died during the 1918 influenza pandemic that hit South Africa significantly hard. It then travels through some beautiful new and old material, serious and humorous, traditional and experimental, through lamentation, fear, anger, loss, love, hope, ecstasy, and acceptance.

All tracks sourced from the Flatinternational South African Audio Archive. (FX 11)
http://flatint.blogspot.com/2020/11/flatinternational-vol-3.html