Argentine artist Don Plok just dropped a new single featuring Soom T. It’s titled “Wandering Thoughts” and it is remarkable. What a funky and creative way of exploring different sound samples, beats, and whimsical effects in this reggae-ish bop. Soom T’s gentle vocals provide the pivotal anchor that brings everything together, which allows for so many unusual elements to move so fluidly.
“Wandering Thoughts” is a stimulating cerebral high.
In an interview with K7BLOG Plok speaks about influences in his music…
“On the one hand, I come from the world of the drum, which already loads the music. Also, my sets are always a journey, at least for me, and in general, my life is quite present the introspective, mystical, or ritual, but without being related to anything in particular, nor to a place, or tradition. I am influenced by several cultures that I mix to generate my own cosmovision.”
About Don Plok
“Don Plok is a producer, DJ, and percussionist based in Buenos Aires with over 13 years of activity. He mixes contemporary rhythms with traditional African patterns; Classic Vinyl Samples, and Synthesizers. His influences varied from Latin American Folk, Dub, Electronic Music, and the Cumbias of his teenage years. Founder and resident of Guateque Soundz, since 2010- with which he has enveloped countless artists like La Delio Valdez, Uji, and La Dame Blanche. In 2018 he also co-founded Dunumba Soundsystem.
During the last years, he toured through Latin America and Europe at festivals such as Fusion (Germany), Goulash Disko (Kroatien), and Movimientos (UK), among others. He collaborated with artists such as Chancha Vía Circuito, Martha Van Straaten, Sara Hebe, Tinariwen, Dj Peligro, Silverio, and Rafael Aragón.“
About Soom T
Soom T is a Scottish singer of Indian origin. After having campaigned alongside Y Network, a group of young representatives of Glasgow ghettos aiming to change their city, Soom T decides to devote her life to music to denounce injustices and talk about her daily struggles through militant and impactful lyrics. She was the first member of a hip-hop group, released a few bhangra songs then discovered sound systems and reggae culture thanks to different crews and producers including Bus, The Orb, and Mungo’s Hi-Fi. She is quickly spotted by the public, in particular thanks to her generous music and her incisive and inimitable flow. Soom T handles words with incredible ease and has always preached sincerity in her lyrics. She then becomes an essential artist of the underground reggae scene, known as the “The Raggamuffin Queen.”
After fifteen years of activity and nearly a hundred tracks to her credit, she released her landmark album “Free as a Bird” in 2015, which shows the full extent of her talent and musical spectrum. “Ode to A Karrot” in 2016, “Born Again” in 2018, and “The Arch” in 2020 will follow. In 2022, Soom T returns with her new studio album “Good” which she entirely self-produced for her own imprint Renegade Masters. An album at the crossroads of reggae, dub, and jazz, in which she denounces, as usual, the political and social problems of our time. As usual, Soom T continues to denounce nowadays political and social issues, all with a spiritual approach, an inimitable style, and an incisive flow of her own.
