Mr. Bor jumpstarts February with an r&b mix for house rules
House Rules ft Mr. Bor is perfect for all the love in the air this month. If you love R&B and cool soul vibes, then Kenyan DJ and producer, Mr Bor has cooked up just the right vibes on this mix -Perfect background music for those 1.00 AM nights, backseat conversations and just chills.
Enjoy Mr Bor’s mix below as you get an indent look at the Nairobi
https://soundcloud.com/harmattanrain/house-rules-ft-mr-bor
Where are you right now? Describe your surrounds. What do you see? What do you hear? What can you smell?
I’m at a friend’s place, roasting coffee beans and watching a tutorial on brewing a dark Belgian ale.
What do you imagine people doing as they listen to this mix?
3am, a spliff and night drive through the empty streets of Nairobi.
If this mix were a cocktail, what would it be made of?
This would definitely be a coconut champagne punch that combines fresh peaches and strawberries, coconut water and some champagne for a chill Sunday afternoon.
What is your first DJ memory? Where did you first DJ? Tell us your experience.
This is one of those mad stories that I am thankful for. Had this deep urge to DJ, so I used to watch DJs do their thing for years. Since I was a sound engineer and music producer, I feel my mind already had a cheat sheet for this.
So, in 2015 I got a gig without having ever done anything as a dj, run to a music store bought a dj controller at 2pm. Got home fumbled around and understood how to cue and drop the track. 8pm at Creative’s Garage for a Word’s Loudest Library gig, I played my first ever set.
Wasn’t the best, kept on forgetting to cue the tracks so every DJ knows how this can go, but all in all a beautiful experience.
You get to go back in time and be a DJ for one 90s – early 2000s musician, who would it be?
Digable Planet. Why? Blowout Comb
Describe your life with three songs
Jay Z – Can’t knock the hustle feat. Mary J Blige
Fela Kuti – Teacher Don’t Teach Me Nonsense
John Coltrane – Blue Train
Name 2 musicians people should look out for (In Africa)
Steph Kapela
Blinky Bill, catch him live at the Cape Town Jazz Festival in March
You meet 3 African Writers and they want to have a party. Who are they, what’s your favourite book by them and what are you playing them first?
Can I answer this next time I do a mix?
Describe the colour black.
So much power, they are still afraid. You know who.
Name 3 things every DJ needs (Physical or otherwise)
A genuine love for music
Good Headphones
Peace of mind. Very few understand how much power this has on a DJ’s work
Track List
1. Kanye West – Devil in a New Dress feat. Rick Ross
2. Aaliyah – Rock The Boat (Rhythm Ndovu Remix)
3. Erykah Badu – On & On (KA-YU Remix)
4. IAMNOBODI – Imani
5. Anderson Paak – Without You (feat. Rapsody)
6. Zapp and Roger – Computer Love
7. Sade – The Sweetest Taboo (Tall Black Guy Blap-Up)
8. Jay Z – Dead Presidents II
9. Fela Kuti & De La Soul – Stakes is High (Instrumental)
10. Fela Kuti & De La Soul – Trouble in The Water (Instrumental)
11. Kendrick Lamar – The Blacker the Berry
12. Miguel – Come Through and Chill
13. Mos Def -Miss Fat Booty (Qwanah’s Cake Remix)
14. Woody Green -Telascope feat. IAMDDB
15. Erykah Badu – Love of My Life (Kaytranada Remix)
16. Ramaj Eroc – I Love You More ft NoName