NY’s dub-minded bass DJ/producer Nate Mars worked out the South-of-the-Equator sonics heard on this of remix of “Aroro,” originally done by oft-sampled Colombian vocalist Petrona Martinez. Amazingly, the singer didn’t really start her music career until 2002 at the age of 63 (she made her money collecting sand for brick making prior to then), but continues to sing and perform now moving into her seventies. Mars’ track places Martinez’s vocals in the middle of spacey synths, tropical percussion sounds complimenting the 3/3 beat, and a rolling bassline that comes and goes—leaving the aging singer’s words and melody relatively untouched. (via Ghetto Bassquake)

Aroro (Nate Mars Remix)