Posts Tagged africa
DJ ZNOBIA – KUDURO/GUETTO ZOUK/TARRACHINHA/AFRO HOUSE
December 31, 2012 by dj umb
These kinds of images above and these kinds of sounds below remind me of the great early days of this blog and it is those early days that I’m yearning more and more for. You can thank the “EDM” explosion in America for this yearning for something more credible, more real again ;-) 2013 is [...]
Tags: africa, afro house, angola, dj znobia, guetto zouk, kuduro, tarrachinha, zouk
AKWAABA : BLAKA
December 18, 2012 by dj umb
Couple of new tunes from the ever reliable Akwaaba Music! Another azonto scorcher… coming straight out of Dansoman aka DC, the neighborhood of Accra which practically caused Akwaaba Music’s relocation to Ghana. Dansoman is one of the more diverse, happening parts of Accra. It’s so huge, and in many ways so self contained, that [...]
Tags: accra, africa, akwaaba music, azonto, blaka, christian rap, dj juls, fokn bois, ghana, gospel, porn, tozo
Os Kuduristas (Angola) : How To Do The Kuduro Dance
December 12, 2012 by dj umb
Angolan Kuduro music and dance is coming to the U.S. for the first time ever, delivered by Os Kuduristas (oskuduristas.com), featuring Kuduro dance heavyweights. This December some of the best Kuduro dancers from Angola (southwestern Africa) will arrive in New York City and Washington DC, showcasing the highly energetic dance and electronic music style that [...]
Tags: africa, angola, CoréonDú, kuduro, kuduro dance, os kuduristas
Portraits : Gato Preto
December 11, 2012 by Indian Jones
Gato Preto one of the most promising band on the Global Bass scene released a few days ago a superb EP, including remixes from great producers : Rafael Aragon, Cafe de Calaveras, Kuenta I Tambu (KIT), Dj Emil and 2Irie x Tropikore. On that occasion we asked a few questions to Lee Bass, one [...]
Tags: 2Irie, access denied, africa, azonto, cafe de calaveras, dj emil, flore, gato preto, germany, ghana, global bass, hanuman tribe, Kuenta i Tambú, mc zulu, moombahton, portugal, Rafael Aragon, sarkodie, Tropicalbass, Tropikore, tschukudu
DEATH METAL ANGOLA
November 27, 2012 by dj umb
Had no idea that there was an underground Death Metal community in Angola! Watch this: Find out more here: Coalition Films
Tags: africa, african heavy metal, angola, coalition films, death metal, metal, video
Portraits : Dj Zhao
November 16, 2012 by Indian Jones
The walking musical encyclopedia, the party-maker, the great raider of tropical bass has accepted to answer a few of our questions. So here you go guys ! Second part of our “Portraits” series with Dj Zhao ! GenBass : Can you tell us about your personal history and how you got into music? [...]
Tags: africa, arabic music mash up, berlin, dj zhao, kwaito, ngoma soundsystem, portraits, south africa
DJ ZNOBIA : KUDURO & AFRO HOUSE
September 24, 2012 by dj umb
Luv what this dude does, absolute legend from Angola and to follow up the post from a few weeks ago, here’s some more stuff, including Kuduro & Afro House & a DJ mix too.
Tags: 140 bpm, africa, afro house, angola, DJ Znobia O Coiso, kuduro, luanda
JAKOBSNAKE : AFRICA IN YOUR EARBUDS – Afro Clap!
August 21, 2012 by dj umb
Just liberated this blistering mix from Okayafrica featuring loads of South African goodness! Here’s what they say: JakobSnake‘s a man of many trades: producer, Spoek Mathambo drummer, rapper in Cape Town’s Voicetag, DJ for BTEAM and organizer of the Cape Town Electronic Music Festival.Like his projects, JakobSnake’s selections in Africa In Your Earbuds #25 hover closely to the Cape Town scene; his mixtape features electronic bliss [...]
Tags: africa, african house, AfroClap, capetown, jakobsnake, okayafrica, Richard The Third, south africa
[EXCLUSIVE] DRVG CVLTVRE’s KUDURO INFLUENCED DISCO EP
August 21, 2012 by generationbass
The tropical heat scourging my hometown of Tilburg has me in its firm grip. Too hot to sleep, too hot to eat or even set foot outside your house and away from the fan. in this heat my mind drifts to when me and my homeboy UMB made a trip to South Africa, and hooked [...]
Tags: africa, angola, cvltvre, deephouse, disco, dj znobia, doom, doomdisco, drvg, DRVG CVLTVRE, dub, dvb, kuduro, slow
LOADS OF KUDURO KICKS – DJ Znobia O Coiso
August 16, 2012 by dj umb
Some awesome Kuduro DIRECT from Angola from one of our faves!
Tags: 140 bpm, africa, angola, DJ Znobia O Coiso, kuduro, luanda
