There's a trend in electronic music right now where producers take familiar pitched down vocal samples, throw them on top of heavy 808's, with a dreamy pad, add some glitches here and there, build some progression, and the Music will mos def make you move and do the "New Harlem Shake" or something. However, Atu (Atupele Ndisale) incorporates many of those elements mentioned above into his designed beats, but he also brings a major component into the mix to make the Music timeless...some SOUL. Everything flows just right and makes you want to close your eyes and take you there...yeah right there. You can even get your two-step on. You would never know Atu is a 20 year old producer, engineer because what he creates is so grown and sexy. He was born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast (from Malawi), and has lived many places, but currently resides in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He just released an album called "Pictures On Silence" where all proceeds will go to Every Child in hopes of providing some financial assistance based in rural areas of Malawi in southeast Africa. A beautiful way to give back, which is a very honorable act in my opinion. Make sure to support Atu by purchasing his album and linking with him on Twitter and Soundcloud.
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