Papa Ghana - I am An African

I Am An African is the new single from the EP “The Mandingo” by the dutch/Ghanaian MC Papa Ghana also known as Jefferson Osei who is also part of L'afrique Som Systeme. His music ranges from a variety of styles such as afrobeat, coupe decale, kuduro, grime, dubstep, electro and hiphop.

Great track and video!

   

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Buraka Som Sistema - Bootyleg

Yay!
I swear, every time Buraka Som Sistema come out with something new, its like Christmas for me.
Buraka recently made a bootleg with Diplo doing the acapella, and of course.... I...LOVE...IT!!!
Even better, you can download it for free!!

Enjoy.

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Gato Preto ‘Tschukudu EP’

Tschukudu EP (OUT NOW / Remixes by Flore,Access Denied,Hanuman Tribe) by Gato Preto


Kuduro/Baile Funk Hybrid by Lee Bass, female vocalist Gata Misteriosa and B’Crazy, create a brand new project called Gato Preto. (Check out above)
Their sounds are the perfect blend between African music and urban electronic styles as Moombathon, Bmore, Bailefunk or Dubstep or maybe even a blend of Kuduro and Favela House.

Listening to this heavy bass and Gata Misteriosa's hard Portuguese vocals, you won't be able to keep you feet still.
'Quality stuff for all the belly shakers!'

Enjoy.

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Shelby Da Mata - Nangayte

At first I wasn't too sure about this House/Kuduro track, but it has defo grown on me.
Sang in Lingala, Shelby Da Mata's Nangayete fuses Kuduro/House with congolese tongue!

What do you think?

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Tuesday Mix: Bamboo Bass Vol.1 (Tropical Bass, UK Funky, Moombahton, African, Tribal Guarachero)

Tuesdays are always one of those days which are always just so gloomy. Following the dreaded Monday, but not yet quite reached the middle of the week.

Here's a mix (which is downloadable) put together by DJ Silent pressure to lighten up the mood.

The mix features rhythms from all over the world such as Tropical Bass, Funk House (UK), Moombahton, Kuduro, Semba, Hip-Life, Coupe Decale, Reggaeton, and Baile Funk.

Happy Tuesday and Enjoy.

 Bamboo Bass Vol.1 (Tropical Bass, UK Funky, Moombahton, African, Tribal Guarachero) by Dj Silent Pressure [SWS] 

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Kuduro Meets Rock

Can this work?
We've all seen different genres collaborate in music, and now Portugal based Kuduro duo, The Shine, have teamed up with to Portuguese Indie Rockers called Throe to create the track 'Batida'.
In all honesty, I actually like it. Maybe a few tweaks here and there as it is a bit too much going on at once in some bits. But over all... an OK from me.

Here's their new Video Batida:



What do you think of the track?

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Agre G feat Bruna Tatiana - Antao Nao

I don't know what rock I must have been living under but I was slighlty unaware that Bruna Tatiana can rap. Any whoo, here's Agre G's new video, 'Antao Nao' Feat Bruna Tatiana.

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Pupilos Do Kuduro feat Pongo Love - Makongo

I've listened to how Kuduro has evolved over the years, and I must say, it has indeed come a long way. From just hard beats electronically put together to MC's rapping over them has brought an new stance to Angolan Dance music. Now with influences from the continent and beyond, a new brand of Kuduro is born. 

I've always loved Pongo Love since she appeared on some of Buraka Som Sistema's tracks, and now she's featured with Pupilos do Kuduro, thus the track Makongo which I Love Love Love.

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DJ Patrick Ft Aleluia - O Pato

These two always hit the spot every time they duet.

Ahhh... Semba. 

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Komba - Buraka Som Sistema

I was meant to blog about this a little while back, but some how it managed to go over my head.

My taste in music is somewhat slightly varied, as I don't have a particular favourite genre. Purely for the fact that I tend to like what I'm feeling at that moment in time. Kind of like my dress sense.

Anyways...

I am a big Buraka fan, and of course, purchased Buraka Som Sistema's new album (realeased on 31st October 2011), Komba a couple of weeks ago.

For those of you who don't know (most likely the majority) Buraka Som Sistema is a collective Lisbon based group who mix Angolan sounds of Kuduro with House and Techno ultimately creating an new sound of Afro-House.

This album is very energetic with unstoppable dance energy.

Currently on repeat on my ipod:

Eskeleto feat Afrikan boy

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