Dance Rhythms from Africa: Sud-Sud Diversity with Guedra Guedra

Copyright restrictions pose a challenge for our channel. YouTube automatically monetizes the songs in this mix, directing ad revenue to copyright owners. This means we can’t control the ads or their frequency. As a result, 99.9% of MAJ’s yearly viewership generates no income for us due to copyrighted music. MAJ’s mission is to share high-quality vinyl-only mixes. To continue, we need support to maintain our studio and cover expenses. Please consider supporting us on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/myanalogjournal Or make a one-time donation with no sign-up: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/MyAnalogJournal ---------------------- Guedra Guedra is the DJ and producer alias of sound artist Abdellah M. Hassak. His work sits between electronic and bass music, ancestral rhythms, and imagined futures, drawing from African sound traditions through an afrofuturist lens. With a long background as a DJ and sound explorer, Abdellah’s practice spans field recording, sound mapping, and archival research across Morocco, West Africa, and beyond. The Guedra Guedra project is rooted in the deconstruction of rhythm, the re-centering of African sonic languages, and the decolonisation of the dancefloor. The name itself reflects this connection, referencing both a traditional desert dance and a multipurpose vessel used as percussion. These explorations continue to shape his productions, informed by deep listening, travel, and vinyl research across the African continent and the MENA region. "This mix is both an intimate and collective journey, a rhythmic exploration of South–South dialogues through the prism of vinyl. Each record is a fragment of memory that I carry with me — from African disco to cosmic boogie, from spiritual jazz to gnawa trance, from percussive highlife to global pulses. Through these grooves, I seek to reveal the invisible lines connecting the shores of North and South Africa — the migrations of sounds, the cultural exchanges, the mutual influences. The mix becomes a sonic map of African diversity, a celebration of rhythms that unite body and spirit. Bright guitars, analog synthesizers, tribal percussion, and voices carried by the continent’s memory weave a story in motion. Each track reflects my curiosity for the bridges between tradition and modernity, between memory and invention." www.instagram.com/djguedraguedra www.soundcloud.com/djguedraguedra https://facebook.com/djguedraguedra https://linktr.ee/guedraguedrapro https://guedraguedra.bandcamp.com https://smugglersway.ffm.to/mutant ------------ Cameras: Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/ Mixer by Condesa Electronics Turntables: Technics 1210mk2 Stylus & Cartridges by Ortofon UK: Ortofon 2M Blue & Ortofon Concorde MKII Twin Club DJ https://www.henleyaudio.co.uk/brands/ortofon/ Record Cleaning Brush: Record brush “Joni” https://ramar.berlin/en/ Equipment Provided by Audio Gold: Leben CS 600x Valve power amplifier Grundig Audiorama Hanging Speakers Yamaha CR-2020 vintage receiver  Mordaunt Short Festival Series 2 vintage speakers Audio Gold custom Technics plinths https://majical.co.uk/stories The “Aladdin’s Cave of hi-fi” Audio Gold specialises in new and second-hand stereo equipment for your home, restaurant or bar. We will find an awesome sound for you and your space, whatever your budget. Stop by or give them a call; they are here to help with all your hi-fi needs. https://audiogold.co.uk/ 0208 341 9007 info@audiogold.co.uk 308-310 Park Rd, N8 8LA Special Thanks to Dan from Symphony Distribution They are the distribution partner of Tannoy, Kerr Acoustic, Montaudio and Zeiler Audio https://symphonydistribution.co.uk/ ------------ Did you like our rug? We do too! It’s a hand-woven rug from a Turkish company called Halicizade! They ship worldwide. Browse it through the link down below: https://www.halicizade.com/en ------------ Animation and cards by Lili Fourmestraux lilifourmestraux.com ------------ Find MAJ: https://www.instagram.com/myanalogjournal https://www.instagram.com/zagerlat https://www.patreon.com/myanalogjournal https://linktr.ee/myanalogjournal