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Elegom Bounsa!!

Elegom Bounsa!!

DJ Djeff feat Maskarado – Elegom Bounsa by Akwaaba Music DJ Djeff offers a break from the raw Angolan kuduro batidas, and shows us a clubbier side to the Luanda sound on Elegom Bounsa, a collaboration with kuduro-house darling MC Maskarado. House and deep house are the result of years in Portugal’s club circuit, inspired [...]

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Batida – Alegria

We love Batida! We already posted the first video for the song Bazuka, which itself samples the equally awesome song Bassoka from Carlos Lamartine’s album Histórias Da Casa Velha. And here Batida return with a beautifully nostalgic video for the potently upbeat song Alegria. Do yourself a favor, check out www.radiofazuma.com and buy the album [...]

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Did we never post this?! Perfect Loosers @ Social Club (Paris) Ze Buuuuula!

Did we never post this?! Perfect Loosers @ Social Club (Paris) Ze Buuuuula!

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Killamu in Riddim mag (DE)

Killamu in Riddim mag (DE)

The review is in the paper mag, but apparently not on the website… thanks to our buddy Georg from Outhere Records for pointing this one out!!

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Angolan Semba vs Brazilian Samba

Hey African music fans! My name is Catherine Barnes, and I’ll be contributing a series of articles to this blog on Angolan semba and Brazilian samba. I’m a percussionist and armchair ethnomusicologist fascinated by all rhythms African and of the African diaspora. I recently returned from studying samba in Rio de Janeiro, which is also [...]

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