[:en]Burkina Faso rapper Art Melody releases a new single from his upcoming album Zoodo (which translates to...
DJ’s Do Guetto – Free Comp – A Slice of Luso History
I don't hate Elvis Presley. But if I were to explore the early days of rock'n'roll, he is not an artist I would spend...
Maskarado – Double Holiday Freebies!
Monami has been playing in loops for weeks now around here, so it's exciting to share two additions to the Monami...
Maskarado – Monami – acapella
We won't call this one a remix contest, instead we want to shift towards a permanent musical lab: we will regularly...
New Kuduro House: Maskarado – Monami
Maskarado is a familiar name for anybody paying attention to Angolan house and kuduro. He's the go-to MC for many of...
Kuduro is Dead?!?!
(Originally published in the Lungu Lungu column for Fader magazine) It pains me...
Novidades de Angola
In no particular order, and to help you enjoy your week end, current favorites from the land of Mwangolé:
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...
Os Mais Potentes “Yoyó” on latest Fader Mag 7″
In the Fader's own words: "The 12th installment of the FADER/Southern Comfort 7-inch series is an upbeat one, with...
Killamu – A Minha Face
Killamu is one of the most respected kuduro beat makers in Angola. He has been part of the kuduro scene for ten years...
DJ Zhao – Ngoma 3
BBRAVE met DJ Zhao during his stay in Berlin last October. The two didn't get to play together, but did exchange...
Killamu: 10 years of kuduro in Angola
Akwaaba meets Killamu in front of his home and studio in Luanda, Angola. Killamu's been making kuduro beats for close...
Killamu – Flaminguinho free download
You may remember Killamu's remix of Tiramakossa on our Akwaaba Sem Transporte kuduro compilation. His full album A...
Sinden w/ Haaksman on Kiss FM, plays Killamu
We recently got in touch with Graeme Sinden, DJ and host on London's Kiss FM, who just did a show with Daniel Haaksman...
Galliano & kuduro
Awesome, AWESOME mix of early (earlier?) kuduro, by Galliano, the first western dood we knew to push kuduro back in...
BBRAVE @ Bombdiggy (Amsterdam) mix is up
Finally took the time to upload this live mix of BBRAVE rocking Overtoom 301 in Amsterdam last month. Entertain your...
Sebem interviews Os Mais Potentes
11/11 Indepêndencia de Angola
In 1975, Angola became independent from Portugal, months after the fall of Salazar's Estado Novo. Rather than repeat...
01/12 WW: Killamu full length
Stay tuned... the Rangel beatmaker returns early 2010 with his bangin' album A Minha Face... sneak peak coming soon!!
Listen to Akwaaba Sem Transporte
11/07 BBRAVE @ Future World Funk (London)
Russ Jones and DJ Cliffy are sharing the decks with BBRAVE on November 7. These doods have been running London nights...
11/06 BBRAVE @ Secousse (London)
We've been eying Secousse for a while now... Radioclit, Vamanos, AJ Holmes and always dope guests, first friday of...
Akwaaba Sem Transporte review in Clark (fr)
Pretty fancy.... Clark is one of the sharpest culture mags in France at the moment, and it is a pleasure, scratch...
Super Akwaaba Maquis Mobile
In honor of all the maquis, chop bars and other bass pounding watering holes encountered on his journeys to Africa,...
Generation Bass vs Akwaaba
DJ UMB of Generation Bass takes the wheels and compresses our kuduro comp Akwaaba Sem Transporte into a 30 minute get...
Fazuma vs Akwaaba
Lisbon, Portugal's own DJ Mpula, host of the Radio Fazuma show, connects with the Akwaaba team to revisit the Angolan...
08/27 SF: BBRAVE @ Afrolicious
Joey and Oz of Afrolicious are inviting Akwaaba's turntable-hogging founder, BBRAVE, to spread the African sounds in...