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Maskarado – Monami – acapella

JB — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:42:01 +0000

We won’t call this one a remix contest, instead we want to shift towards a permanent musical lab: we will regularly post stems, vocals, instrumental parts, drum loops, for you to work with. All creative commons, you can do anything you like with it, as long as it’s not commercial. If you do have commercial […]

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Sebem interviews Os Mais Potentes

JB — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:09:49 +0000

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01/12 WW: Killamu full length

JB — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:47:45 +0000

Stay tuned… the Rangel beatmaker returns early 2010 with his bangin’ album A Minha Face… sneak peak coming soon!!

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Fazuma vs Akwaaba

JB — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 18:39:52 +0000

Lisbon, Portugal’s own DJ Mpula, host of the Radio Fazuma show, connects with the Akwaaba team to revisit the Angolan gems collected on Akwaaba Sem Transporte. Adding a dash of his own potent production, this mix is sure to get your body in motion. And sure to give Angolan kuduro new means of transportation, directly […]

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08/04 WW: Akwaaba Sem Transporte

JB — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 06:32:21 +0000

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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Akwaaba Sem Transporte on Myspace

JB — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 04:00:08 +0000

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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08/12 LA: Akwaaba on Cosmic Barrio

JB — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:14:43 +0000

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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Kuduro studios

JB — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:35:05 +0000

Puto Mira (Vagabanda) at DJ Kobe’s studio in Marçal Heroy (Vagabanda) at DJ Kobe’s studio in Marçal DJ Stan & DJ Fofo’s studio in Marçal DJ Fofo in the studio On our travels throughout Africa, we’ve seen plenty of home studios where coupé décalé, hiplife and now kuduro hits are made. The studios are usually […]

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Killamu, Rangel beat maker

JB — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:10:52 +0000

DJ Killamu and Mestre Ara form Guetto Produções, a fully independent studio with some of the biggest names in kuduro. This picture was taken outside the studio, at Killamu’s house in Rangel. Rangel is a municipio famous for its kudurists and DJs, kids flock from all over Luanda to record in studios like Killamu’s. Now […]

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Killamu – Não Maya

JB — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:21:07 +0000

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