Prétu 1 – Xei di Kor – Album Out

After thousands of years navigating adrift in the sampledelik afro cosmo, some sporadic apparitions in the telescopes of the extraction spacial agencies, and five poorly deciphered communications, left in the digital imperialist archives, prétu launches his first extended communication: xei di kor 1.

It was realeased on the October 6^th by prétu’s own label Tchada Elektro. “prétu 1 – Xei di Kor,” comes after the singles “Waters,” “Fidju Maria,” “A Luta Continua,” “Xei di Kor,” as well as “Amor Di Uber,” which will be included in a second part.

Xullaji is a rapper, musician, sonic and visual poet born in Lisbon, of Cape Verdean origins. He is best known for his political work in rap as Chullage, and for sound design for visual artists and theater under the name soundslikenuno. In a schizophonic outburst, Xullaji became Prétu: an Afronaut traveling through a sampledelic dimension.

Prétu’s work is an ongoing aesthetic exploration of imaginaries and possibilities of resistance to the social, political, economic, and technological reality that systematizes the confinement, fencing, and control of the mobility and future of Black people. The music and visual creation synchronize this exploration by overlaying different African universes and temporalities through samples, electronic programming, and percussion, combined with scenic representations and image collages.

Despite synthesizing different musical genres, it doesn’t conform to any specific one. Instead, it opts for a density that has long been banished from the regimented cultural landscape for white consumption and dancing. By “white,” we mean all Westernized people, regardless of their racial background. In this first part, the music features collaborations with Braima Galissá, Mick Trovoada, Lowrasta, Landim, Scúru Fitchádu, Dino d’Santiago, Cachupa Psicadélica, John d’Brava, and Tristany.

On the visual front, it involved collaborations with Peles Negras Máscaras Negras, Mónica de Miranda, Hangar, Ghost Productions, Orlando “Deja-Vu” Podence, Artur Monteiro, and MDA Colors. It also included various dancers, actors, and non-actors from the Black community in the outskirts of Lisbon and Margem Sul.

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