Katoo took a field recording or a sample of an indigenous African choir chanting "Araya" and layered it over a heavy, driving (South African house music) log drum beat. The result is explosive: the organic, raw human voice combined with the thumping bass of modern electronic dance music.
Is "Araya Araya" a fleeting meme or a timeless standard? Given that the chant is hundreds of years old and has only just found a global platform, it is likely here to stay in some form. araya araya
Araya.
There is fatigue in araya . The fatigue of carrying a self that does not fit into any form, any job title, any relationship status. Araya is what you exhale when you finally admit: I am tired of performing a person. Katoo took a field recording or a sample