Although Zouk Bass is an expression I have been making a point to avoid, I have to give it up to some of the cats rocking the name. Kudos to Generation Bass for pushing the sound of Lisbon’s next generation Fruity Loops wizards, in this case DJs 2Pekes and Kuimba from the DZC crew. Read [...]
Friday Freebies – BIG FKN GUN, DJ Znobia, Alidu, Murlo, DJ Zhao
Been drooling over this one for a few days now, finally up on soundcloud. BIG FKN GUN is the bomb as explained more thoroughly here. Okmalumkoolkat from Dirty Paraffin has a flow that has been driving me nuts ever since I heard their Greatest Hits mixtape. And Spoek, does he still need to be introduced? DJ [...]
Kinshasa is the Best: DJ Zhao – Heart of Light
Congolese music is the best in the world, and Zhao gives us a real juicy slab of the goodness. Makes me want to learn Lingala… Read about the meaning behind the title on Zhao’s blog, and peep the impecable tracklist below: 01 Sam Mangwana – Liwa Ya Niekesse 02 Orchestra Makassy – Kufulisika Sio Kilema 03 [...]
Didjak Munya – Oxygène
Didjak Munya has been on Kinshasa’s hip hop circuit for well over a deacade now, but Oxygène is his first international release. The album, which has been brewing for several years now, displays Didjak’s versatility and talent for incorporating a wide range of musical references, without ever losing site of his Congolese roots. Collaborating with [...]
Ajebutter22 – Gbono feat. Dr Sid
Another banger from a team you can trust: I drooled over Senrenre to the point where I felt compelled to write the story behind it, and now Ajebutter22 and production duo Studio Magic are back at it with Gbono, featuring Mavin Records‘ own Dr Sid. Platinum Toxx of Studio Magic tells me: “With the success of [...]
