Producer Profile: Sango

Sango

Currently on tour in Europe, electronic music producer Sango hails from Michigan, United States which is refreshing considering most of the producers I listen to are from the UK. Sango creates amazing music: often, he takes inspiration from genres such as Cumbia and Salsa, adds electronic beats and deep bass, and creates a completely original and euphonic aura. Check out his new album "North" on Spotify, "Middle of Things, Beautiful Wife" is amazing. Yet again, I have to give a shout out to Soundcloud for helping me discover gifted artists such as Sango. 

One of my favorite EPs is his Otra Vez EP (2012) which can be found and purchased on Bandcamp. My favorite tracks from this EP are "O Carnaval (Rio Traphino) and Me Gusta Mucho (Santo Domino Trap) but all of it is excellent! 

Otra Vez explores and celebrates the diverse music of Latin America, with each track working off of a different geographic location/musical tradition. Sango takes traditional samples of this Latin music, manipulates them through effects and repetition, and of course, adds the electronic bass. The beats of the EP are largely formed by the Latin samples but Sango fills out these beats with deep bass, creating a rich atmosphere. The Otra Vez EP both honors and alters the musical traditions of Latin America, proving, once again, that sampling is another way of perceiving and enjoying what has already been created by forming it into an original work of art. 

Bandcamp Otra Vez EP: http://sango.bandcamp.com/album/otra-vez-ep

"Middle of Things/ Beautiful Wife": https://soundcloud.com/soulection/sango-middle-of-things