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Spreading Mamã Africana: take this instrumental!!

on June 6, 2011

Batida and Akwaaba invite you to take this beat further, sticking to the original concept: the song Lá Vai María is about Mamã Africana, both Africa and the African mother. So we just ask that you stick to the theme: write a song about your own María, about mothers, about Africa, write with a strong [...]

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Africa Day: Batida – Mamã Africana EP

on May 25, 2011

We are excited to welcome Batida back on our pages, and even more excited to release this great little EP with them, in celebration of the founding of the African Union in 1963. Before we tell you the story behind this EP, we do want to stress that this free EP will only be available [...]

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Batida – Alegria

on July 20, 2010

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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Batida – Bazuka (hint at Carlos Lamartine)

on January 22, 2010

(Approximate BBRAVE vs Google translation from www.radiofazuma.com): Dive into the archives of the RTP [national Portuguese TV]. The idea was to select images that illustrate the hidden story behind “Bazuka”. We [DJ Mpula & Radio Fazuma team] hand-picked historic archival footage, added some contemporary images we collected, and footage from our documentary “E Dreda Ser [...]

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Sebem interviews Os Mais Potentes

on November 18, 2009

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