ShazaMasalaKazoo by ShazaLaKazoo x Masala Soundsystem
FULL ALBUM AVAILABLE HERE: https://masalasound.bandcamp.com/album/shazamasalakazoo
It can be said that this Polish-Serbian artistic cooperation was written in the stars. Despite the fact that for a long time the bands did not meet directly - ShazaLaKazoo tunes were blasted from the speakers at early Masala Soundsystem parties - and similarly, the track "Cyber Punjabi" from Masala's debut release was regularly appearing in ShazaLaKazoo's sets for several years. Over time, the gravity pulled these bands even closer. In 2010 Neki (one of the founders of
ShazaLaKazoo) remixed the song of Village Kollektiv (which was Masala's sister project, with most of Masala members involved). A little later, in 2014, Neki and Duże Pe from Masala (and Sylwia
Kowalska from the Planet Foundation) met in Budapest, while taking part in the Visegrad project "Ethno Music - Old Traditions In New Ways". On the basis of the good vibes resulting from this meeting, a decision was made to "someday do something together". Since then, the Planet
Foundation has tried several times to raise funds from various sources for the implementation of the joint Masala Soundsystem + ShazaLaKazoo project. Unfortunately, negative answers were
given several times - and then the COVID pandemic arrived, which "frozen" culture for a good two years. This seemed to bury all hopes that this cooperation would ever actually take place. But then - like in a Bollywood movie - when it seemed that all was lost, the sun suddenly rose and everything ended well, thanks to the cooperation of the Planet Foundation with the Bialystok Cultural Centre, who agreed to support this project. The first proof of this happy ending was the Masala Soundsystem + ShazaLaKazoo joint concert, staged as a part of "Wschód Kultury" festival in Białystok in August 2022. The second proof is the album that you are (virtually or actually) holding in your hands.
Tracklist
| 1. | Kolo Terrorista | 4:55 |
| 2. | Sutumore - Byalistok (by Bus) | 5:56 |
| 3. | ShazaMasalaKazoo | 4:03 |
| 4. | Where You Gonna Run? | 7:09 |
| 5. | Obywatele IV Świata | 5:49 |
