A beautiful festival season full of highlights, including Sonar, Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide Fest, the 20yr anniversary of Jaw Family and Down The Rabbit Hole. Thank you for the vibrations, we riding high
The Alpha & Omega EP
“I was so intrigued by the AI art of Gizem Akdag, I felt it would fit “Live Together Live” from the upcoming EP “Alpha & Omega” very well. Together with Ege Berkin, she translated the essence of the song into a surrealist visual feast, echoing the message through a retrofuturistic lense.” – Arp Frique “Everyone […]
Omroep Zwart goes gospel, we talk hats, antennas and ancient cultures
North Sea Jazz the momma of all jazzfests
Whether or not you’re a believer, the Gospel stands for the good news. ‘The Gospel Of Jesamy’ by Arp Frique & The Perpetual Singers is a personal good news journey ignited by the birth of a girl named Jesamy, Arp Frique’s daughter. The Amsterdam-based multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer returns with a new record full of […]
“A little water from the sky, a bit of wind but not too dry. Ain’t no computer, need no plug, we know to love, we live and die I said a baby, appletree, a little fishy in the sea I see m growin, blossomin, and they all start from the seed.” From the album “The […]
Arp Frique returns and embarks on a new journey, channeling his love for organic, funk-based music full of obscure synths, bubbly basslines and swirling guitars to bring a new-old hybrid which could be described as P-funk meets gospel-disco. This time around, he joins forces with a range of stellar vocalists: Brandon Delagraentiss, ‘son of a […]
Music is a great connector, bringing people together in many ways. On his journey in music so far, Arp Frique has been fortunate to meet many beautiful artists. The songs on this first edition of “Radio Familia” are deeply connected to the musicians he performs with. Join the music family on a trip through exciting sounds […]
Hosted by Coco Maria and Arp Frique, Coco & The Frique is part Public Access TV, part late-night cable talkshow, part The Tube and 100% WORM. Each episode features interviews with and performances by local and international artists, with sketches, animations, and all the regular chaos that today’s slick streaming services fail to provide. Welcome […]
Arp Frique returns with a new album after a string of releases, leaving the cratediggers and dancefloor tastemakers with underground classics like Nos Magia, Voyage and Nyame Ye. On ”Analog People Digital World’ he embraces the digital coldness of Yamaha’s classic DX7 synthesizer to create a refreshing listening experience using only the FM synthesis-based sounds […]
THIS MOVIE WAS CREATED TO LEAVE YOU WITH MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS The Seed is linked to a track by Stevie Wonder that Arp Frique often covers with his band live – ‘A Seed’s a Star/Tree Medley’. It is also the title of his latest album and the accompanying movie. This film is a deeply […]
So beautiful to have been part of the lineup of both Dekmantel and Lentekabinet previously, and this year was again a big highlight for everyone, superspecial
“A seed is the basis of life: a tree, food, a baby, conception, a thought, an album, a band,” says Arp Frique around the title and narrative theme of his latest album. “A seed is growth from almost nothing to everything.” It’s also linked to a track by Stevie Wonder that he often covers with the band […]
One of my personal faves from the album THE SEED, enjoy it beautiful people!
Our dear friends at Paradiso gave me the opportunity to interview the band in a totally empty venue. Turned into this concert movie, also the prequel to the upcoming movie THE SEED.
La Musique Du Soleil is a hybrid between a funana/zouk 80s throwback on retro-digital steroids and a lullaby dedicated to Arp Frique’s 5-year old daughter Jesamy. Connecting through music and protection even when not physically around are the basis for the vocals, performed by Americo Brito and Mariseya. The song ends with an actual soundbite […]
We are back! The first single from the upcoming album THE SEED
Back by popular demand! The first 2 pressings of my first EP titled “Nos Magia” is back for another round. Three of my favorite tunes I love to perform live: Nos Magia featuring Americo Brito and Ijo Ya / Kamajo both featuring Orlando Julius. Grab a copy now at the clubhouse Rush Hour Music.
Definitely one our favorite festivals in the world, so we had to do their livestream event and make it extra deep and special. We threw in some new stuff, like the legendary Jazz Carnaval from Brazilian supertrio Azymuth, some tracks from the new EP and more juice. Special to us! Enjoy
Caché C’est une épreuve du temps Attend Pas la route amusante Debout Pas restez en marchant Tout droit C’est le chemin étroit
Arp Frique is back, delivering four dance floor ready cuts in his signature style. ‘Minina Bem Li’ is loosely inspired by Arp Frique’s Cape Verdean connection through Rotterdam and Americo Brito, echoing the spacey 70s sounds of some of his favorite music. On vocal duties and doing em BIG is Mariseya aka Marissa Nyamekye. Dancefloor […]
The MOMI, short for Museum Of Modern Instruments, is a popup museum curated by Arp Frique as a part of the 2019 edition of Amsterdam Dance Event dedicated to one hundred years of electronic musical instruments. Starting at the Theremin, ending in the now, we showcased some of the most iconic instruments in music history, a […]
Arp Frique returns with a brand new release on his own imprint Colorful World Records in collaboration with Rush Hour: a compilation of 12 Cape Verdean gems assembled with the help and knowledge of Americo Brito., with a special story behind it. Americo Brito, who features on Arp Frique’s original Nos Magia, is a proud […]
“Arp Frique presents Festival Magia” is back on August 23rd and 24th for it’s third edition, and it’s going deeper. Two days and nights in Rotterdam’s art district around the infamous Witte de Withstraat. In the most vibrant part of Rotterdam, both indoor and outdoor, Festival Magia is expanding it’s storytelling mission with more than […]
Improvised Suites For Analog Machines – an improvised tribute to some of the most influential synthesizers of the 70s and 80s, performed and composed together with Arp’s Family-member, keyboardist Erik “Keysie” Ritfeld. Arp Frique: “Each suite is named after the synthesizer we used, limiting ourselves to one synth per song, accompanied by the Elka Drummer […]
EASY MAN explores the career of Surinamese musician and composer Ronald Snijders. With more than twenty self-released albums, his unique sound and style made him the figurehead of the ‘kaseko jazz’ genre in the 1970’s. Despite being difficult to find, his music remains popular and in demand amongst DJ’s and record collectors worldwide. EASY MAN […]
We are happy to announce this row of European dates, kicking off with ADE at Paradiso and the Rush Hour Store, followed by some countries we haven’t visited yet, very exciting! Stay tuned for many more dates around Europe and beyond…
Azymuth & Marcos Valle, Wally Badarou, Hailu Mergia, Pedrinho, Ahmed Fakroun, DJ Okapi, Digital Zandoli Soundsystem, Margie, Mar & Sol Soundsystem and the LOKA DJs perform on Sept 1st in Rotterdam
Ronald Snijders and Arp Frique celebrate International Synthesizer Day
The Family in full effect for your viewing pleasure, live stream goes global
Americo Brito’s C’est Doudou gets the Arp Frique treatment.
A Short Story Based On The Truth
Official video premieres through Noisey, a look into the Colorful World Of Arp Frique.
The Colorful World is coming alive.
Gilles Peterson selects Nos Magia for longlist Track Of The Year category.
First release out now featuring Orlando Julius. Limited edition colored vinyl 7inch on Paradiso Vinyl Club.
So many directions I can go.
So many alter egos I wanna get to know.
