{"title":"Preference Records","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"wala-wala-bok","title":"Wala Wala Bok?","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1996, Dakar-based group Pee Froiss released \u003cem\u003eWala Wala Bok?\u003c\/em\u003e, a groundbreaking album that helped define Senegalese hip hop. Alongside groups like Positive Black Soul and Daara J, Pee Froiss became champions of Senegalese hip hop, inspiring an entire generation by linking hip hop with political struggle. Dubbed “an African Public Enemy” by the BBC, Pee Froiss channeled the fundaments of hip hop and reggae into a sound deeply rooted in the realities of Dakar. Originally exclusively released on cassette, \u003cem\u003eWala Wala Bok?\u003c\/em\u003e fell out of circulation despite being a touchstone of Senegalese hip hop history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis remastered reissue of \u003cem\u003eWala Wala Bok?\u003c\/em\u003e restores the album’s legacy nearly 30 years after. its original release, presenting it for the first time in high-quality formats. Accompanied by a 48- page booklet with rare artist photos and new liner notes, the release celebrates the singularity of Senegalese hip hop and its contribution to the larger history of African hip hop\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Preference Records","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":51391535251787,"sku":"R0834-9660","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/PeeFroiss-WalaWalaBok-PRF12-Packshot.jpg?v=1741174329"},{"product_id":"gruppo-adra","title":"Gruppo AdRa","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThere is a night in the Naarm\/Melbourne music scene that takes place every Tuesday night, known as the ‘Make it up club’. A meeting place where all improvisers, from all walks of life come together to make it up. Many stories have unfolded because of this wonderful institution,there have been many collaborations, many bands, many interactions. A place that values the beginner as much as the master, and is there even such a thing?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis is where Rama Parwata and Adam Halliwell met, playing in a multitude of collaborations set for the outer reaches of sonic explorations. A centre for birthing their ideas and watching them grow into fountains of sonic possibilities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eRama having reputation for his audacious and technical aural explorations in sound, texture and rhythm on the drum-kit, drawing influence from Jazz, Extreme Metal, and Gamelan music from his Balinese and Indonesian heritage. Adam for his sensitivity to dynamics, form and narrative and his lucidity-chaos juxtapositional-style drawing on influences in pop to folk, and free music and jazz.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThey unite together with their love of the freer sides of jazz and improvised music, alla Peter Brötzmann and Ganelin Trio to the more funk laden music of Bitches Brew and Herbie Hancock’s Mwandishi. It’s when musicians find a synergy together, be it through sound conversations, be it through mouth conversations, or be it through the love of what other musicians have said before them, then they can go forth and collaborate freely. As is the case for this duo. Rama and Adam play from different worlds but find a synergy amongst the humanity of sound.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe name of this group ‘Gruppo AdRa’, is a simple combination name of Ad’am and Ra’ma, Gruppo is used because of our combined italian heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAs Rama and Adam are primarily live musicians, improvising and using the studio as a tool is new to this duo. This recording is an experiment in composing from percussion first. To feel movement in harmony and arrangement through the improvising senses of a percussionist. The result is a through composed work, a narrative starting inside the body and expanding outward into the world and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Preference Records","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":51620035821899,"sku":"R2929-5541","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/c6417b2b9f2dc45880f7e2d51814708b.jpg?v=1744297692"},{"product_id":"consistency","title":"Consistency","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs everything in life changes, one thing is consistently true: everyone is alone, but loneliness results when there is no self love, reliance, or understanding I hope that this album can encourage whoever listens to reflect introspectively and feel ok being: alone, and not lonely.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Preference Records","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":56065406304587,"sku":"R0400-1678","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/unnamed-2025-12-08T164602.998.jpg?v=1765212371"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/collections\/preference-records.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}