THE POST-BORDER MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ARTIST COLLECTIVE WILL RELEASE THEIR NEW MIXTAPE, NOIR FEVER PRESENTS: MOONSHINE & LA FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DU BRUIT, ON JANUARY 26

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“Moonshine knows how to get a party bubbling. With every new release, the Montreal-based collective (co-founded by 2022 Polaris Music Prize winner Pierre Kwenders) proves why its parties are beloved around the world. The ear the team has for boundary-pushing dance music is unparalleled…” - CBC Music

Uproot Andy & Pierre Kwenders // Photo Credit : Neil Mota // DOWNLOAD HIGH-RES

Recently signed to Aluna’s new imprint, Noir Fever, Moonshine is a post-border, multi-disciplinary artist collective creating lunar-based events, music, apparel and film centered on African and Afrodiasporic club culture since 2014. It was co-founded by 2022 Polaris Music Prize winner Pierre Kwenders in Montreal and its members are based in North America, Europe and Africa. Today Moonshine is sharing their second single, “Sikoyo”, featuring Pierre Kwenders, Uproot Andy, and Branko.

“‘Sikoyo’ embodies embracing the present, pursuing your aspirations, and prioritizing what truly matters to you,” says Kwenders. “Whether it's expressed through your expertise, talents, or, above all, love. Seizing the moment when it presents itself is crucial. It's wiser to pursue a dream than to live with regrets. Sikoyo, in Lingala, translates to ‘Right Now!’”

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MORE ABOUT MOONSHINE
Since its founding in 2014, Moonshine has carved out an enviable niche in Montreal’s nightlife milieu by celebrating a wide range of fledgling local talents, championing Afro-futuristic, bass-heavy, electro-funk sounds, and bringing together communities that wouldn’t necessarily cross paths otherwise. As the name indicates, the lunar-based Moonshine recipe has the collective throw an all-night, sensory-soaked party on the Saturday after every full moon in ever-shifting, unpredictable locations across the city, always strictly disclosed via text messages. With fresh cuts supplied by resident DJs Pierre Kwenders, Vanyfox, San Farafina, and AKantu, visual installations and a slew of live musicians and performers that have included Kaytranada, Dâm-Funk, Le1f, Venus X, Uproot Andy, Bambii and Branko, the parties have become a staple of the after-hours scene, in Canada and abroad, with appearances in NYC, LA, Paris, Brussels, Milan, Lisbon, London, Barcelona and Santiago just to name a few.

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“The essence of Moonshine came out of parties we used to throw in our kitchens,” recalls Kwenders. “We felt like we couldn’t go out and find what we had cooked up in that kitchen. It’s one of the reasons we started Moonshine: to share that with more people who felt just like us, and who didn’t have access to such sounds or vibes.” Still going strong nine years on, Moonshine has also begun making use of the aesthetic, network, and structure it established with the parties to promote affiliated artists, expanding its vision from ephemeral moonlit soirées to an expanding catalog of genre-busting music, art, and apparel.

MORE ABOUT LA FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DU BRUIT
Fédération Internationale du Bruit, “International Federation of Noise” in French, stands as a cutting-edge musical odyssey, conceived by the innovative minds behind Moonshine—an avant-garde, cross-border collective that curates lunar-pii experiences, music, fashion, and cinema rooted in the realms of African and electronic club culture. Born from their dance floor journey, extending from Lisbon to Los Angeles, FIDB emerges as the quintessential cultural amplifier of the club, offering a haven for self-expression and unity.

In this realm, FIDB shines a brilliant spotlight on the boldest and most inventive African and diasporic club and electronic artists of our era. From the pulsating beats of batida and amapiano to the infectious rhythms of jersey, the “International Federation of Noise” aims to be the resounding heartbeat of dance floors—transforming them into sanctuaries of self-expression and peace, from the sun-soaked streets of Los Angeles to the vibrant alleys of Abidjan.