Signed by Defected and released the 6th of july on Copyright Recordings: Born To Funk’s Stonetown EP. Until last week 'Maisha' was in ‘pole-position’ at Traxsource and the Defected download store. The whole EP hit the #1 spot in the singles overall chart.
In an interview with Defected, Born To Funk explains that his inspiration for the EP, while touring Kenia and Tanzania, came from Zanzibar where he played at the Sauti Za Busara music festival. He tells Defected:

“For the second year in a row I have attended and performed at the famous Sauti Za Busara Music Festival in Stonetown, Zanzibar. It was there that I found my inspiration and recorded sounds and vibes of the vivid East African music scene that is gathered in Zanzibar each year.”

The EP, wich includes the tracks “Maisha” (life), “Busara” (Wisdom) and “Umoja” (Unity), is still going strong! Because of the release of the EP, Born To Funk even did a guestmix on Defected Radio! So what’s up for the rest of the year?

‘’I'll probably head back to Africa towards the end of the summer, there's still a lot to see, hear and learn there. Then in autumn right after ADE [Amsterdam Dance Event] I'll kick-off my Asia tour in Japan, one of my favorite places in the world also, so really looking forward to that.’’

Just for the image check the Beatport & Traxsource chart of July.

You can find the Stonetown EP in our ‘latest release’ section.