Mixtape murderation

So many good things going on over at Akwaaba - case in point is the truly excellent mixtape from Max le Daron of Belgium's MDD Party Crew you can download here. Heavy stuff - kuduro speaker rattlers aplenty, club bangers from the Prodigy's "Voodoo People" to Schlachthofbronx's "Ayoba" assaulted by beats that sound like depth charges detonating outside your submarine's hull and basslines that buzz like a cookie box full of pissed off hornets. Wicked!

Here is a short video where Killamu explains the origins of kuduro and Akwaaba whet our appetites for upcoming releases.

Killamu: 10 years of kuduro in Angola from Akwaaba Music on Vimeo.

If you take to heart Killamu's assertion that no one now producing kuduro makes a living from it, why not do your bit and head over to iTune$ to get his brand new album and the Akwaaba Sem Transporte compilation once you are at it?

Makongo vs DJ Malvado - Kisselenguenha

Afro-Portuguese kuduro ravers Makongo* dropped their awesome video for DJ Malvado's version of their track "Kisselenguenha" today.

The original cut off their unmissable debut album Angolan Kung-Fu is more than twice the length and almost three times as mad, so head over to Juno to get your copy. Apart from "Devil's Daughter" it's an end to end burner so you'd do well to get the whole thing.

* Makongo = Rappers/champion beatboxers SP and Wilson + MC Petty of Buraka Som Sistema fame (e.g. "Yah")+ DJ Knowledge or DJ Stik Up on decks + live percussionists + Formula Armada, a top class troupe of break/kuduro/tecktonik dancers who tear it up at open airs, rock festivals and even on Portuguese afternoon TV.

Hard ass editions I

Hard Ass Sessions 1 — DJ Znobia in an original limited Artist Edition from thevinylfactory on Vimeo.

This looks incredible...I'm a get me one.