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Storytellers

by TRKZ

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Hell in Paradise / Ying Yang! 04:19
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Day One (A Million Times!) 03:44
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Indian Ocean 03:44
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Hope 02:55
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Angel of Darkness 04:23
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Departure / Fairytales 05:02
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Once Upon A Time 05:28
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Moonlight Lullaby 03:11
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Harmonic Motions 04:21
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The Big Bend Theory 02:40
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Now & Then / Forever 06:25
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Truth (Dream) 04:00
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Siren's Enchantment 02:02
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14.
Doves! 04:13
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"Everyday we walk our streets, absorbing colours, conversations, faces, honks, and endless smells. We drive and dive into devices that propel us forth, in ways that those before us couldn’t fathom. Suffice to say, the routes we choose to take as one collective, modern brain encourage traits along the lines of productivity, ambition, analytic calculation; the pace at which we move requires constant motivation.
A lot of time is spent within the bubbles we've created. With reason, that is so. How else would we be able to maintain a vital self, or know to filter that which does not fit into our world? There is a perk, nevertheless, to the deserted act of slowing down. To switching off, breathing in, looking up and listening. Perhaps the dancing of the leaves above may catch your eye. Perhaps your ears would follow trails to a tender symphony, directed by the flocks that go unseen on what we call a normal day.
The formless hands of angels usher us to see and search beyond, as only then would we be able to perceive reality with truthful eyes. May happenstance be granted one more chance to tell us stories of divine intentions. With Spirit as the chauffeur, we’d gauge how long it’s been since last we’ve trusted one another; or celebrated life, with the simplicity of birds and drums and rattles to accompany our joyous singing."

Text by: Valéria Zimba

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released March 1, 2019

1. Hell in Paradise / Ying Yang!
- Guitars, Percussions, Pads, Flute, Vocals, Lyrics and Composition by Ailton Matavela
- Kankhubue & Percussions and Composition by Auro dos Marquile
- Produced by Ailton Matavela

2. Day One (A Million Times!)
- Vocals, Sound Effects, Synths, Drums and Percs, Lyrics and Composition by Ailton Matavela
- Xigovia flute by Auro dos Marquile
- Produced by Ailton Matavela

3. Indian Ocean
- Vocals, Guitar, Percussions, Lyrics and Composition by Ailton Matavela
- Guitar composition arrangement by Tiago Correia-Paulo
- Produced by Ailton Matavela

4. Hope
- Vocals, Guitar, Ukulele, Percussions, Synth, Sound Effects, Lyrics and Composition by Ailton Matavela
- Produced by Ailton Matavela

5. Angel of Darkness
- Drums, Synths, Strings, Pads, Sound, Bass, Sound Effects, Lyrics and Composition produced by Ailton Matavela
- Produced by Ailton Matavela


6. Departure / Fairytales

*Departure
- Vocals, Percussions, Bass Guitar, Lyrics and Composition by Ailton Matavela
- Guitar and Composition by Rita Couto
- Produced by Ailton Matavela

*Fairytales
- Vocals, Mbira, Synths, Pads, Lyrics and Composition by Ailton Matavela
- Backing Mbira by Mwenya Musunga
- Produced by Ailton Matavela


7. Once Upon a Time
- Vocals, Guitars, Synths, Lyrics and Composition by Ailton Matavela
- Poem by Tupac Shakur presented by Zahir Gonzalez
- Ngoni, Mbira and Composition by Auro dos Marquile
- Flute by Sethy Flautas
- Backing guitars by Roberto Chitsondzo Jr
- Produced by Ailton Matavela

8. Moonlight Lullaby
- Vocals, Synths, Pads, Lyrics by Ailton Matavela
- Piano by Christopher Born
- Bass Guitar and Composition by Mateus Santos
- Acoustic Guitar by Ivan Hanif
- Produced by Ailton Matavela


9. Harmonic Motions
- Vocals, Drums, Synths, Pads, Lyrics and Composition by Ailton Matavela
- Produced by Ailton Matavela

10. The Big Bend Theory
- Vocals, Drums, Synths, Pads, Sound Effects, Bass, Lyrics and Composition by Ailton Matavela
- Produced by Ailton Matavela

11. Now & Then/Forever

*Now & Then
- Vocals, Reverse Mbira, Bass, Lyrics and Composition by Ailton Matavela
- Guitars by Roberto Chitsondzo Jr
- Produced by Ailton Matavela

*Forever
-Vocals, Guitar, Percussions, Lyrics and Composition by Ailton Matavela
-Vocals, Guitar, Mbira and Composition by Rita Couto
-Produced by Ailton Matavela


12. Truth (Dream)
- Vocals, Guitar, Flute, Percussions, Pads, Lyrics and Composition by Ailton Matavela
- Produced by Ailton Matavela

13. Siren's Enchantment
- Vocals, Guitar, Synths, Pads, Sound Effects, Lyrics and Composition by Ailton Matavela
- Produced by Ailton Matavela

14. Doves!
- Vocals, Guitar, Percussions, Synths, Sound Effects, Lyrics and Composition by Ailton Matavela
- Produced by Ailton Matavela



*Notes:
All songs were home recorded by Ailton Matavela, except:

- The whole track #8 and Electric Guitars on track #3 which were recorded at Auxene Audio in Maputo by Sound Engineer and Producer Christopher Born.

- The Mbiras on the second part of track #6 (Fairytales) were recorded outdoors through the Smartphone at the Waka Mbira workshop at Associação dos Músicos Moçambicanos in Maputo by Ailton Matavela.

- The Tupac Shakur poem on the intro of track #7 was recorded through the Smartphone in Los Angeles, California by Dulce González.

- The Guitars, Ngoni and Mbira on track #7, the Mbira, Guitars, Percussions and backing vocals on the second part of track #11 (Forever) were recorded at Cheyenne Studios by Ailton Matavela.

- All of the sound effects were recorded through the Smartphone except the one from track #8


*Special Thanks to:
- Christopher Born, Auro dos Marquile, Milton Gulli, Ricardo Pinto Jorge, Tiago Correia-Paulo, Tavares Cebola, Valéria Zimba, Yannick Magaço, Wilford Machili, Ivan Hanif, Dulce González, Frédérique Martin, Nandele Maguni, Glenn Espinoza, Eduardo Timóteo Mondlane, Namésio Zuber, Jordão Taímo, Rita Couto, André Coelho, Mateus Santos, Roberto Chitsondzo Jr, Adilia Nhanala, José Matavela, Shira Shiwa Shvadron, Géraldine de Spéville, José Lápis, Geoffrey Shimwa, Marc Brebant & Ana Lúcia.

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Ailton "TRKZ" Matavela is a young mozambican recording artist, producer/beatmaker and singer
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