Jonas Blue Revisits His Childhood Influences With New Single, 'Madan'

Utilizing unreleased components from the unique session, the producer reworks a traditional monitor that has stayed with him since age 12.

Jonas Blue‘s newest single is a rework of one of many data that helped form his musical id. The chart-topping producer’s monitor revisits ‘Madan’ by Salif Keïta, a track he says has stayed with him since childhood.

Blue first found ‘Madan’ on the age of 12 after listening to Martin Solveig’s remix in a London file store, a formative expertise for a producer who has since constructed a profession on reframing acquainted materials for modern dancefloors, as he did with ‘Quick Automobile.’

Constructed utilizing beforehand unheard components from Keïta’s authentic session stems, ‘Madan’ blends the unique’s African instrumentation and vocals with a fab digital bassline and augmented synth work from Blue. The monitor preserves the unique’s heat and rhythmic character which have led to its endurance whereas introducing a contemporary Afro-pop impressed framework.

“Once I was 12 years previous, I found Madan by Salif Keïta remixed by Martin Solveig in a London file store – and it’s stayed with me ever since,” Blue mentioned in a press release. “It turned a part of the soundtrack to my life, influencing my units and productions ever since. Once I was invited to create a brand new model, it meant a lot to me that it initially felt untouchable. However as soon as I obtained the unique session stems, all the pieces modified. There have been stunning, unheard elements from Salif and his band that by no means made it into the remix the world is aware of. It felt like uncovering a hidden treasure.”

You may take heed to ‘Madan’ under and discover the brand new monitor on streaming providers right here.