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08/04 WW: Akwaaba Sem Transporte

08/04 WW: Akwaaba Sem Transporte

At last… Akwaaba unleashes a wild collection of bangers from Luanda, Angola. Some of the big names are on there, Puto Prata, Noite e Día, Zoca Zoca, but some new comers (Os Mais Potentes, Figura) and total newbies too (F4, Gelú-Six). The album is available for purchase in the iTunes store, and you can listen [...]

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08/04 WW: Ze Bula remix contest

08/04 WW: Ze Bula remix contest

Akwaaba Music, Mad Decent & Fairtilizer are happy to bring you the Ze Bula Remix Contest by Figura and DJ MJ, off of our Angolan kuduro compilation “Akwaaba Sem Transporte”. THE RULES 1. Download the acapella HERE (140 bpm) 2. Remix the song the way you like! 3. Upload your remix on Fairtilizer and name [...]

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Akwaaba Sem Transporte on Myspace

Everyone has their favorite site to listen to music and check out new artists… Myspace still deserves respect, so we created a page for Akwaaba Sem Transporte, our Angolan kuduro compilation.

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08/18 WW: Carlos Lamartine

08/18 WW: Carlos Lamartine

To balance out our kuduro release, Akwaaba Sem Transporte, here is a beautiful collection of Carlos Lamartine’s recordings, from the mid 1960s til 1975. He was a member of several bands, including Os Aguias Reais, and was backed up by some of Luanda’s best conjuntos: Os Merengues, African Show. The album comes out August 18 [...]

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08/12 LA: Akwaaba on Cosmic Barrio

Derek Rath, host of Cosmic Barrio every Sunday on KPFK, invites Akwaaba founder Benjamin Lebrave to talk about his recent trip to Angola, Angolan music, African music, Akwaaba, and more of that good stuff. Tune in at 6pm this Sunday July 12, KPFK 90.7fm in LA, online at www.kpfk.org, download here or just listen, right [...]

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