Mo Kolours
The Drum Talking Mixtape
Mo Kolours, the half-Mauritian percussionist and vocalist celebrated by the likes of Gilles Peterson, has released a new EP entitled Drum Talking on One-Handed Music. Based on drums, this project includes a variety of songs that all focus on percussion. Clearly audible throughout are the influences of soul, dub, and sega music.
The tracklist does not include songs, but lists the drummers and percussionists to each track instead:
- Nilija
- Math Samba, Luc Assa, Alpha Konate, Prosper N’Kouri
- Unknown
- Hermeto Pascoal
- Roy Haynes
- Buddy Miles
- P. Lapouble
- Ray King, Mike Rose, Pablo Gonsales, Sam Kelly, Joey Dee
- Carlton “Santa” Davis
- Bernard Purdie
- Easy Santa
- Sol Amarfio
- Stomu Yamash’ta
- Ed Green, Gary Coleman
- Gregg Gregg
- Nilija, Pudim, Ben Hassan
- Adama Drame, Siaka Bamoro
- Eddie Knowles, Charlie Saunders, David Barnes








[...] to Wax Poetics for hosting [...]
Mo Kolours Drum Walking Mixtape for Wax Poetics May 18th, 2011 at 3:53 am[...] Music, half-Mauritian percussionist & singer Mo Kolours has put together this little mix for Wax Poetics. 01. Nilija 02. Math Samba, Luc Assa, Alpha Konate, Prosper N’Kouri 03. Unknown 04. Hermeto [...]
nutriot.com | Mo Kolours – Drum Walking Mixtape May 19th, 2011 at 5:12 amwhat dub track is that at 11:00 right after Cymande? it’s some remix or cover of Every Knee Shall Bow.
thanks
shape June 12th, 2011 at 12:57 pmNo DL link?
BOOO
Tone June 13th, 2011 at 4:49 amcan i please get a track ID for the one at 11:00?
shape September 4th, 2011 at 8:29 pmWhen I saw wax poetics and drum talking it was a done deal. This is more than just music, this is more than just a mixtape, this is eternal sounds travelling all the way back to the drums of congo to 2012 and beyond. Thank you peeps for putting this together.
AJ October 2nd, 2011 at 8:08 amtrack ID, pleaaaaasse!! common, Mo – gotta have that one :)
shape March 18th, 2012 at 6:29 pmCheck out this exclusive Q&A feature with Mo Kolours by Fourth and Main:
http://www.fourthandmain.com/editorial/?file_name=blog&blog_alias=mo-kolours51
India July 6th, 2012 at 4:35 pm[...] Wax Poetics: http://www.waxpoetics.com/blog/dj-mix/mo-kolours-mix [...]
Q&A with Mo Kolours of One-Handed Music « Sound Colour Vibration (Music | Art | Film) January 10th, 2013 at 2:14 pm