Australian soul, Brazilian rhythm, French groove: this is “Sentimental”
- Curol, Yaans and Kinder join forces on “Sentimental”, a three-continent collaboration out now on CORE Records. Kinder created the vocals in Australia, Curol created the beats in Brazil, and Yaans reshaped the entire groove and harmonic weight in France. The result is a club-driven record that pairs underground energy and raw analog textures with the emotion of the original vocal.
Curol is a DJ and producer from Minas Gerais, founder of the Nature Recordings label and one of the leading references of Brazilian house. A WME Awards Best DJ winner and the first Brazilian artist to release on All Day I Dream, she has played Tomorrowland Belgium and Brazil and the Paris 2024 Olympics, with her tracks regularly heard in the sets of Black Coffee, Keinemusik and Hernán Cattáneo.
Yaans, the alias of Raphael, started on piano at four, began producing at twelve and now builds a mood-driven sound across house, indie dance and Afro house. His synth work, groove-driven basslines and analog textures have drawn support from Jamie Jones, Black Coffee, Keinemusik and Shimza, with releases on Sondela, Make the Girls Dance and One Seven.
“It all started when Curol reached out to me with an amazing vocal from Kinder and an initial idea for a track. From there, we worked together to turn it into a club-driven record, blending underground energy with raw analog sounds while preserving the emotion of the original vocals.” - Yaans
Kinder are Ghanaian-Australian sisters Briony and Savannah Osei, whose collaborations, mashups and live shows have taken them from club stages to Coachella alongside Coco & Breezy and a support slot on Katy Perry’s sold-out Australian arena tour. Their debut on Idris Elba’s Sound International label, “Far From Home”, follows a triple j Like A Version of Nelly Furtado’s “Say It Right” and sets at Splendour In The Grass, Listen Out and Field Day.
Sentimental is out now via CORE Records.
Stijn Maris