Tagged: kuduro
Lungu Lungu: Kuduro is Dead
It pains me to say it, but it appears kuduro is seriously fading out in Angola. It’s so hard to believe. I was there just two years ago, and kuduro was blasting out of every … read more »
Premiere: J-Wow’s FADER Mix MP3
As ever, we are talking about the fearless Buraka Som Sistema producer/DJ from Lisbon, not the excessively tanned Jerz chica now famous for being a prominent member of the leisure-class-with-a-hurricane-glass. Our J-Wow was here first! … read more »
Premiere: Buraka Som Sistema’s J-WOW & Toy Selectah, “Mo’chaxo” MP3
In yesterday’s Ghetto Palms column, Eddie Stats had a very interesting conversation with Ghetto Bassquake purveyors Vamanos and Chief Boima about the direction of tropical music—and what “tropical” even means. Said Vamanos: “To me, it’s … read more »
Ghetto Palms 106: More Mavado / Conceptual Kuduro / Exclusive Interview!
Once more into the breach between ethno and techno y’all. One of the biggest tracks from my last blend in this tempo was Nic Sarno’s “Mana Wasa” which is from Enchufada’s Hard Ass Sessions Vol. … read more »
DJ Zhao, Ngoma 6: Ukulwa Mixtape
Just in time for Youth Day, the June 16 holiday commemorating Soweto uprising against the apartheid regime, DJ Zhao has compiled an incredible mixtape of African and African-inspired dance music (including some of the self-same … read more »
Video Premiere: Buraka Som Sistema, “Buffalo Stance”
Neneh Cherry’s dancehall-video-referencing, technicolor graffiti for 1988′s “Buffalo Stance” forged the future for everyone from Deee-Lite (whose own groovy videos came a couple years post facto) to MIA (duh). But in this clipped beat cover … read more »
Video: Bert on Beats f. Anbuley, “Suomo”
You might remember Ghanaian vocalist Anbuley as the arresting presence on Zakee Kuduro‘s “Sane Eba,” and here she is yet again to steal the show. Bert on Beats, an Estonian producer, enlisted her for “Suomo,” … read more »
Edu K’s Club Popozuda Mixtape MP3
Revered baile funk producer Edu K whipped up this collection of heaters for Club Popozuda, a tropical London dance party that has now transformed into purveyor of a great SoundCloud feed. They say love is … read more »
Video: Costuleta, “Ladjum”
We’re used to seeing Angolan kuduro vocalist Costuleta in much lower-budget videos, so it initially seems odd that the production quality of this one equals that of your garden-variety American rap clip. But then he’s … read more »
Buraka Som Sistema’s BBC Essential Mix MP3
Buraka Som Sistema‘s Essential Mix is like throwing a rave in a rainforest, all humid, eardrum-breaking beats and ridiculous collective energy. The Portuguese ensemble is gifted at making their rhythms sound actually contortionist, kuduro twisting … read more »
