WauWauDefaCool by MatthewFromAmsterdam

Wau Wau Defa Cool translated from Wolof is Yeah, yeah it's cool. In making this record I thought about the African diaspora and all the sounds that African and Afro-(insert country here) has influenced. From Bahia to Angola, DC and New York to Nairobi. These sounds and textures are global yet throughout them all are cultural ties that bind it all together. I hear Yoruba and Orisha songs in deep house from Chicago, just like i hear go-go in the talking drum. There is a spiritual/cultural confluence that takes place in all of these sounds. This is a loose interpretation of that singular sound, spanning 16 pieces, each its own individual with a specific influence. I hope you enjoy. - Matthias

Matthias Bomgaars is a Dutch musician from the small town of Eindhoven. Early on he found a cathartic release in creating music in his room. He instantly fell in love with the process of recording, in his 20's he relocated to Amsterdam where he enjoys the relative peace and quiet of the city and his ability to remain fairly unknown there while continuing to create incessantly.