Madlib's Beat Konducta in Africa coming March 23

• February 22, 2010

Madlib Medicine Show No. 3: Beat Konducta in Africa will be released March 23 as the third installment of the producer's one-release-a-month music series for 2010. Beat Konducta in Africa will be released on CD and double LP, with the first limited editions of the double LP packaged in individually screen printed sleeves and a bonus 45.

Beat Konducta in Africa is a 37-track instrumental hip-hop album produced & mixed with Madlib, featuring J. Rocc. This album bases itself on the obscure vinyl gems from the afro-beat, funk, psych-rock, garage-rock & soul movements of African countries as diverse as Zambia, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Ghana, Botswana and Ivory Coast.

Madlib's Beat Konducta instrumental series - created from Madlib's raw beat tapes - began in 2006 with Movie Scenes, an imaginary movie & TV soundtrack with the feel of Blaxpoitation soul, afro-psychedelia and moody progressive rock. Beat Konducta in India (Vol. 3-4) and A Tribute to J Dilla (Vol. 5-6) followed in 2007 and 2009. Pieces of these albums have been reworked by artists such as Talib Kweli and Mos Def, who used Beat Konducta in India on his 2009 album Ecstatic.

Beat Konducta on CD:
Beat Konducta Vol. 1-2: Movie Scenes
Beat Konducta Vol. 3-4: Beat Konducta in India
Beat Konducta Vol. 5-6: Tribute to J Dilla

Beat Konducta on Vinyl & MP3:
Beat Konducta Vol. 0: Earth Sounds
Beat Konducta Vol. 1: Movie Scenes
Beat Konducta Vol. 2: Movie Scenes, the Sequel
Beat Konducta Vol. 3: Beat Konducta in India
Beat Konducta Vol. 4: Beat Konducta in India
Beat Konducta Vol. 5: Dil Cosby Suite
Beat Konducta Vol. 6: Dil Withers Suite

Madlib Medicine Show:
Madlib Medicine Show No. 1: Before the Verdict
Madlib Medicine Show No. 2: Flight to Brazil
Madlib Medicine Show No. 3: Beat Konducta in Africa