http://www.thefader.com The FADER is the definitive voice of emerging music and the lifestyle that surrounds it. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:13:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/15/lungu-lungu-kuduro-is-dead/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/15/lungu-lungu-kuduro-is-dead/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:45:25 +0000 Benjamin Lebrave http://www.thefader.com/?p=163125 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 »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/15/lungu-lungu-kuduro-is-dead/feed/ 6 http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/13/premiere-j-wows-fader-mix-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/13/premiere-j-wows-fader-mix-mp3/#comments Wed, 13 Oct 2010 14:30:54 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=73580 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 »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/13/premiere-j-wows-fader-mix-mp3/feed/ 5 http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/26/premiere-buraka-som-sistemas-j-wow-toy-selectah-mochaxo-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/26/premiere-buraka-som-sistemas-j-wow-toy-selectah-mochaxo-mp3/#comments Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:00:07 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=41627 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 »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/26/premiere-buraka-som-sistemas-j-wow-toy-selectah-mochaxo-mp3/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/28/ghetto-palms-106-more-mavado-conceptual-kuduro-exclusive-interview/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/28/ghetto-palms-106-more-mavado-conceptual-kuduro-exclusive-interview/#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:30:15 +0000 Eddie "Stats" Houghton http://www.thefader.com/?p=34895 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 »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/28/ghetto-palms-106-more-mavado-conceptual-kuduro-exclusive-interview/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/14/dj-zhao-ngoma-6-ukulwa-mixtape/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/14/dj-zhao-ngoma-6-ukulwa-mixtape/#comments Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:30:39 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=33197 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/14/dj-zhao-ngoma-6-ukulwa-mixtape/feed/ 15 http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/20/video-premiere-buraka-som-sistema-buffalo-stance/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/20/video-premiere-buraka-som-sistema-buffalo-stance/#comments Thu, 20 May 2010 17:00:20 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=30120 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 »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/20/video-premiere-buraka-som-sistema-buffalo-stance/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/10/video-bert-on-beats-f-anbuley-suomo/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/10/video-bert-on-beats-f-anbuley-suomo/#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 22:45:14 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=28975 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 »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/10/video-bert-on-beats-f-anbuley-suomo/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/07/edu-ks-club-popozuda-mixtape-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/07/edu-ks-club-popozuda-mixtape-mp3/#comments Fri, 07 May 2010 17:00:46 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=28732 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 »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/07/edu-ks-club-popozuda-mixtape-mp3/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/05/video-costuleta-ladjum/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/05/video-costuleta-ladjum/#comments Wed, 05 May 2010 16:08:26 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=28362 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 »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/05/video-costuleta-ladjum/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/12/buraka-som-sistemas-bbc-essential-mix-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/12/buraka-som-sistemas-bbc-essential-mix-mp3/#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:30:27 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=25417 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 »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/12/buraka-som-sistemas-bbc-essential-mix-mp3/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/02/dj-normal-nada-kukiza-k-kuia-mp3-estraga-mixtape/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/02/dj-normal-nada-kukiza-k-kuia-mp3-estraga-mixtape/#comments Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:35:40 +0000 Peter Macia http://www.thefader.com/?p=24387 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/02/dj-normal-nada-kukiza-k-kuia-mp3-estraga-mixtape/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/01/we-just-listened-to-radio-secousse-for-24-hours-in-a-row/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/01/we-just-listened-to-radio-secousse-for-24-hours-in-a-row/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:15:31 +0000 Peter Macia http://www.thefader.com/?p=24295 Secousse is the monthly party run by Johan and Etienne of Radioclit/The Very Best in cities all over the world but based at London’s Notting Hill Arts Club. If you go to it, you should … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/01/we-just-listened-to-radio-secousse-for-24-hours-in-a-row/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/08/stream-dj-gregory-sidney-samson-f-dama-s-dama-s-salon/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/08/stream-dj-gregory-sidney-samson-f-dama-s-dama-s-salon/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:45:08 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=22150 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/08/stream-dj-gregory-sidney-samson-f-dama-s-dama-s-salon/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/03/new-angolan-kuduro-from-agre-g-os-vagabanda-and-game-wala/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/03/new-angolan-kuduro-from-agre-g-os-vagabanda-and-game-wala/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:10:24 +0000 Peter Macia http://www.thefader.com/?p=22000 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/03/new-angolan-kuduro-from-agre-g-os-vagabanda-and-game-wala/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/27/dj-patrick-f-agre-g-pike-pike-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/27/dj-patrick-f-agre-g-pike-pike-mp3/#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 23:35:05 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=21843 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/27/dj-patrick-f-agre-g-pike-pike-mp3/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/14/kilamu-ta-ndjeff-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/14/kilamu-ta-ndjeff-mp3/#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:00:20 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=21495 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/14/kilamu-ta-ndjeff-mp3/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2009/12/21/buraka-som-sistemas-fabriclive-promo-mix-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/12/21/buraka-som-sistemas-fabriclive-promo-mix-mp3/#comments Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:31:38 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=21084 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/12/21/buraka-som-sistemas-fabriclive-promo-mix-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/12/09/killamu-flaminguinho-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/12/09/killamu-flaminguinho-mp3/#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:09:08 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=20703 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/12/09/killamu-flaminguinho-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/10/12/premiere-buraka-som-sistema-restless-stream/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/10/12/premiere-buraka-som-sistema-restless-stream/#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:54:16 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=17964 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/10/12/premiere-buraka-som-sistema-restless-stream/feed/ 4 http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/17/gelu-six-in-the-building-mp3-kuduro-remix-contest/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/17/gelu-six-in-the-building-mp3-kuduro-remix-contest/#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:42:57 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=12456 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/17/gelu-six-in-the-building-mp3-kuduro-remix-contest/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/05/ghetto-palms-65-kuduro-pt-3-akwaaba-sem-transporte-broadcasting-live-from-angola-actually/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/05/ghetto-palms-65-kuduro-pt-3-akwaaba-sem-transporte-broadcasting-live-from-angola-actually/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:24:43 +0000 Eddie "Stats" Houghton http://www.thefader.com/?p=11372 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/05/ghetto-palms-65-kuduro-pt-3-akwaaba-sem-transporte-broadcasting-live-from-angola-actually/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2009/07/13/buraka-som-sistema-blood-diamond-mixtape-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/07/13/buraka-som-sistema-blood-diamond-mixtape-mp3/#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:14:24 +0000 Peter Macia http://www.thefader.com/?p=9314 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/07/13/buraka-som-sistema-blood-diamond-mixtape-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/05/26/more-live-from-angola/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/05/26/more-live-from-angola/#comments Tue, 26 May 2009 11:00:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/05/26/more-live-from-angola/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/05/18/video-os-mais-potentes-vem-ca/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/05/18/video-os-mais-potentes-vem-ca/#comments Mon, 18 May 2009 10:33:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/05/18/video-os-mais-potentes-vem-ca/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2009/05/05/fader-tv-buraka-som-sistema-interview-live/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/05/05/fader-tv-buraka-som-sistema-interview-live/#comments Tue, 05 May 2009 17:40:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/05/05/fader-tv-buraka-som-sistema-interview-live/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/03/24/freeload-vince-the-prince-march-09-kuduro-mix/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/03/24/freeload-vince-the-prince-march-09-kuduro-mix/#comments Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:29:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/03/24/freeload-vince-the-prince-march-09-kuduro-mix/feed/ 1 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