“KUYA” is pure motion. From the first pulse of percussion, ARTO makes it clear he’s not just building a track, he’s building an atmosphere. The France-based producer/DJ has carved out his lane at the intersection of Afro House and Afro Tech, and this single distills everything magnetic about his style: tribal chants that loop like ancestral echoes, hand-played percussion driving an irresistible groove, and African guitar riffs cutting through the mix like sunlight through dense jungle canopy.
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It’s the kind of song that sneaks up on your body, your head starts nodding, your shoulders loosen, and before you know it, you’re lost in the rhythm. “KUYA” thrives on tension-and-release: cinematic breaks that hang in midair, then explode into high-impact drops that could level a festival crowd. There’s a real sense of storytelling in the arrangement, ARTO doesn’t just play with sounds, he orchestrates a journey.
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This release kicks off a massive September run for ARTO, with “ARRIVA” dropping on September 10 and “Rio Gueppi” following on September 19, and “KUYA” is the perfect opening shot. It’s both hypnotic and explosive, the kind of track DJs will stash for peak-hour sets and listeners will loop at 2 a.m. just to keep the energy alive.
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