Classix is a new monthly party that you can depend on! Every month Classix will challenge dj’s to dig deep in the crates and bring out only the truly classic ish. Maybe it’s a jackin’ Chicago house track from ’89, a bumpin’ re-edit of an old disco jam, a hip-hop golden oldie or the newest future classic. These will be nights to remember. These nights will be Classix.
Comfusões takes Angolan Pop music from the golden 60s and 70s to Brazil. The songs by legendary singers like Teta Lando, Artur Nunes or Carlos Lamartine are passed on into the hands of the most exciting Braziilan producers of today.
For a long time now Angola has been cut off from the rest of the world due to the civil war raging in the country until 2002. Times have changed. Today the economy is booming and also the magic of the countries music is starting to move beyond the borders of the African continent. Kuduro being the latest craze spreading into the international club culture. Long before that in the 60s and 70s some of the most soulful tunes ever to come out of Africa had been recorded in Angola. It is the melancholy of Portuguese Fado infused with African rhythms (not unlike Cape Verdean music) that makes this music so special.
The title of this compilation is a play on words: meaning either “confusions”, or “with fusions”. The project is a confusing meeting and mingling of two cultures with a shared language (Portuguese) and a somewhat related, yet different history. It is not about conserving culture. It is about continuing a story of exchange that started long ago when the first Africans were forcibly brought to Brasil and over time helped create a vibrant music that has touched people throughout the world. Available in iTunes.
Just saw this movie. Highly recommended for anyone with an interest in Youssou N’Dour’s music, Senegal, Africa, their culture(s), religions and relationship with the West.
Aly Kourouma, aka DJ Ndebele, has been a great supporter of Akwaaba’s music and work. He designed the poster for the Liberation Beat event we did together back in the fall in Santa Barbara. He’s also been designing some beautiful screen prints and creating his own art, all of which will be available for your viewing pleasure at his upcoming show Saturday February 28 at the Agape Center in Culver City.
