http://www.blentwell.comtags.php/kuduro Recent links posted on Blentwell. 60 http://official.fm/track/185685 I don’t know what Kuduro means in the Kimbundu language of northern Angola, but its colorful translation in Portuguese is in some ways fitting of the music in both form and theme. Still, even though a lot of the music is hard, and a lot of the songs about fucking, the phrase is very much limited in describing the rich layers of word and sound, and becomes reductionist if taken only at face value. Kuduro can also be playful, humorous, soulful, emotional, ominous, scary, joyful, celebratory, and uplifting. It is also sonically adventurous in radical ways, fearless in its pushing and often destruction of dance music’s aesthetic boundaries, in ways often more bold and creative than sound-design obsessed electronic music from North America or Europe: from sweet accordions to reckless synths, from 8-bit game console palettes to near industrial noise, from samples distorted way beyond recognition to some of the deepest basslines in the world. And the vocals are just as wildly diverse: from “normal” singing to what sounds like children rapping to animalistic growling, grunting, yelling. The many different flavors of Kuduro come from both its roots as well as later influence: mainly evolving from Batida rhythms (itself a fusion of African and Caribbean traditions) of the 1980s, Kuduro has since branched out to sometimes incorporate elements from many other styles including Cape Verdean Funaná, Coupé-Décalé from France and the Ivory Coast, Afro-Brazilian percussion, Western Hiphop and Techno. A concise example of this melting of tradition, current club culture, and ruthless sonic experimentation might be track 28: Batida – Tribalismo Com Sacerdote, in which what sounds like distorted Mbiras (thumb piano) coexist with Angolan rap, furious rave energy and absolutely mental synth lines which verge on noise. And speaking of Western Hiphop and Techno, this mix adopts quite a few Detroit Ghetto-Tech and Chicago Juke samples, to draw parallels between inner-city Afro-diaspora underground and African urban sound. Because, at least from where i’m standing, the Parallels are many: relentless and insistent focus on rhythm; use of repetition past the point of monotony in becoming pure abstraction; fast tempo and intensity pushing the dancefloor near breaking-point; gritty, raw, and unpolished sound; and finally, ruthless libidinal energy which defies any attempts at restraint. Also, besides a few entirely unexpected and thrilling use of cultural pastiche in the songs themselves, such as what sounds like Gamelan in Dj Clintonn’s track 09 and Arabic strings in Dj Znobia’s track 10, there are 2 of my mashups here: track 16 which incorporates Indonesian Jaipong drums and track 35 which transforms the orchestral version of an old rave number we all know. Mostly consisting of both older and newer Kuduro from Angola, this mix also includes a few songs from Cote d’Ivoire, Cape Verde, and Brazil. I tried to avoid Westernized hipsterized “blog-Kuduro” altogether, but 3 tunes feature non-African collaborating producers or remixers: their inclusion is testament of the strength of these tracks. - Source Site:http://www.tropicalbass.com/2010/12/dj-zhao-ngoma-7-hardass-kuduro/ Thu, 16 Dec 2010 05:03:48 -0600 http://official.fm/track/NGOMA6 Framing house music, perhaps the most depoliticized of all urban musics, whose narrative revolve around unreflective pleasure seeking, in a political context may seem incredulous to some. Yet this incredulity would be based on a superficial reading of the essence of house music culture, despite what it has become in the commercial sphere: in its very inception, the escapism into a fantasy hedonistic world was an expression of the underprivileged and marginalized, and the creation of a sanctuary of acceptance was nothing less than a political act of the oppressed and discriminated against. Perhaps even more than Chicago or Detriot 67, the political dimension is deeply interwoven into the urban musical fabric of South Africa, and has profoundly influenced its evolution. Zulu protest songs live on through Kwaito, the first musical expression of a free South Africa, and from there the current House culture developed: if less overtly rebellious, it nonetheless retains in its beats and voices the spirit of revolt: the urgent and passionate expression of a people who have been subjugated for too long. The Zulu word Ukulwa means war and struggle. and in this context it can only mean a war against oppression and the struggle for freedom and independence. Apartheid may have officially ended, but its myriad effects can be unmistakably felt in a slew of social problems which plague the nation today, from crime to domestic violence as result of the break up of families, from poverty to various hardships which come from an entire generation having been systematically deprived of formal education. Thus even while many positive things are taking place, as South Africa is surely rising as a proud modern nation, even as we rejoice in these blissful rhythms, we must remember this war, and both continue, and continue to be inspired by, this struggle against domination, against injustice: Ukulwa. - Source Site:http://differentwaters.blogspot.com/2010/06/ngoma-6-ukulwa_01.html Sun, 12 Dec 2010 07:52:10 -0600 http://www.divshare.com/download/8548951-747 New mini-mix from H.U.D., Hackney, London Woah-a. TRACKS: ACHUDI "Adabala C64" - H.U.D. "Kakao Riddim" - DIGITAL MYSTIKZ "Pathways (Doc Daneeka remix)" - MOODYMANN "Freaky Lil Mama" - AFROJACK "Cool (remix)" - LOCO DICE "Pimp Jackson Is Talkin' Now (Luciano remix)" - ROBERT HOOD "Resurrection" - BRACKLES "Sutorito Faita" - COOLY G "Jus Wanna (dubplate)" - I.D. & SKINNZ "The Blues" - KIKI "Good Voodoo" - DJ Q feat. SAVANNAH "Got It Started (T57 Remix)" - ZED BIAS "Neighborhood 09 (MJ Cole remix)" - DJ ZNOBIA "Ponto" - DJ ZNOBIA "Ma Batem" - DARLING FARAH "Berline" - JOY ORBISON "Wet Look" - JAHDAN BLAKKAMOORE "The General" - Source Site:http:// Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:03:48 -0500 http://www.zshare.net/download/61761669b6de742a/ EXCLUSIVE MIX FOR DESPARRAME BLOG: TROPICAL, UK FUNKY, KUDURO..... 1. GHISLAIN POIRIER Feat. FACE T - BLAZIN' (STARKEY RMX) 2. JOKER - GULLYBROOK LANE 3. AMADOU & MARIAM - SABALE (DAKUNT & STINJ CADONGUEIRO RMX) 4. ROSKA - PYRAMIDS 5. LIL SILVA - BURNIN' 6. HANNAH HOLLAND Feat. MAMA - SHAKE IT UP 7. BURAKA SOM SISTEMA - YAH 8. SHYSTIE - PULL IT (ILL BLU RMX) 9. DIPLO & LAIDBACK LUKE - HEY (SONIC TRUTH RMX) 10. DJ GERO - SAVATE (KAZEY & BULLDOG RMX) 11. TIMBERLEE - GUNNY GUNNY (SCHLACHTHOFBRONX RMX) 12. STARKEY - LEAK RIDDIM (VIP MIX) 13. DEBRUIT - CONGO WHOOMP 14. DJ PHABIO - BOX LOUCO 2009 15. ZOMBIE DISCO SQUAD - EUROVISION (DAKUNT & STINJ RMX) 16. MAJOR LAZER - PON DE FLOOR 17. L-VIS 1990 - RUN 18. R1 RYDERS - RUBBERAND VIP 19. EGYPTRIXX - JUST SAY REALLY (BOK BOK RMX) 20. M'PULSE - SHADOWRUN 21. TOY SELECTAH - BKLYN RAVERTON BREAK 22. RADIOCLIT - SECOUSSE (MUMDANCE RMX) 23. DROP THE LIME - WE ARE THE FUTURE 24. DESIRED STATE - HIGHLANDER 25. JEREMIH - BIRTHDAY SEX (VENOM & DAMAGE RMX) - Source Site:http://desparrameeeee.blogspot.com/2009/06/despamix6-m-pulse-leaving-south_16.html Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:17:36 -0500 http://www.madeinglitch.com/podcasts/podcast05.php In this episode we've got a sizzling summertime mix from Amsterdam's DJ Mataklap. Dancehall, cumbia, samba, kuduro, soca - this is tropicalia at it's most twisted and practically demands to be played at high volume. Plus, we've all the details of our latest Made In Glitch digital release: 'We Break Bones' by Bass Science, available now at the Addictech and Juno Downloads online stores. tracklist: 1/ Moderat - Slow Match 2/ Sibot - Badder Than (feat. Teba) 3/ Lazer Sword - Gucci Sweatshirt 4/ Fauna - El Zombie (feat. Princesa) 6/ Zurita - Informacion Tropical 7/ Sonido Del Principe vs. Dead Prez - It's Bigger Than Cumbia (Mataklap mashup) 8/ Busy Signal - Up In Her Belly 9/ Filastine - Dance Of The Garbageman 10/ Rye Rye & DJ Blaqstarr - Shake It To The Ground 11/ DJ Blaqstarr - Hands Up Thumbs Down 12/ M.I.A. - World Town 13/ Buraka Som Sistema - Kalemba (Wegue Wegue) (feat. Pongo Love) 14/ Pitbull, Lil' John & Machel Montano - The Floor Is On Fire 15/ Schlachthofbronx - Isartalerghettoschutzenremix iTunes Subscription http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=299622529 RSS Subscription: http://www.madeinglitch.com/podcasts/MIG001.xml / M4A File: http://www.madeinglitch.com/podcasts/MIG05.m4a / MP3 File: http://www.madeinglitch.com/podcasts/MIG05.mp3 - Source Site:http://www.madeinglitch.com Sun, 31 May 2009 12:36:09 -0500 http://rapidshare.com/files/228578832/Mix_For_Hungry_iPod_Full_1.mp3 squeezed into this hour and half mix dudes who make the world a listenable place 1. Cupp Cave - Jupiter 2. Mr. Vegas - Mus Come A Road 3. Phenom Melody - Millenium 4. Terry Lynn - Street Life 5. Sub Swara - Yeah (Ina Dravidian Bombstep - Heyoka Remix) 6. M.I.A - Paper Planes (zombys paper jigglin remix) 7. Onra - My Comet 8. Mike Slott - Deux Three 9. Wankers United - Gomme Arabique 10. Cumbia Obama - ? 11. Kraddy - Steppin' Razor 12. Harmonic 313 - Falling Away (ft Steve Spacek) 13. Exile - San Pedro Cactus 14. 16bit/Little Dragon - Twice 15. Joker - 80's 16. Timeblind - Egyptian Chicago 17. 2000F & J Kamata - You Don't Know What Love Is 18. Blaqstarr feat. Jhi-Ali - Stuntastic (prod by Diplo) 19. Guy Shomroni - Double banton (got too excited w distortion version) 20. Dj Znobia - Patchy Luanda 21. Noah D & Roommate - Street Sound 22. Schlachthofbronx - Good To Go 23. Unknown - No No No 24. Neil Landstrumm - Shit Daddy Bass (ft. Carlton Kilawatt) 25. Bobby Caldwell - What You Won't Do For Love (DZ remix) 26. Marco Del Horno - Samurai (Rusko 'Safe Sex' Remix) 27. Zomby - Kaliko 28. Starkey - Escape 29. Modeselektor - The Black Block (Rustie Remix) 30. The Widdler - The Bride 31. Arge - Whoo!! 32. Rustie - Response 33. Pop It Off Boyz - Crank Dat Batman (Starkey Adam West Mix) 34. Cotti & Doctor - Rise The Temperature 35. Stagga - Sick as Sin 36. Kanye West - Love Lockdown (Flying Lotus Remix) [guy_sho@hotmail.com] - Source Site:http:// Mon, 18 May 2009 18:09:46 -0500 http://www.divshare.com/download/7022222-2a9 Part two of the "Please Hang Up" mix series is here. And it's BIG. The tracklist speaks for itself here. On-point mixing as standard. 70+ minutes. 320 kbps. Please comment. Enjoy. TRACKS: FUMIYA TANAKA "Drive # 1" - ANSTAM "Cree B - GEENEUS "In To The Future" - MARTYN "Storm Watch" - RHYTHM AND SOUND "King In My Empire" - BEN KLOCK "Underneath" - LIL SILVA "Funky Pulse" - GUIDO "Orchestral Lab" - NORMAN NODGE "ManMade" - KONTEXT "Blinkende Stjerne" - GEIOM "Lame Car" - NB FUNKY "Riddim Box" - BEN KLOCK "Napoleon Hill" - 2562 "Movern" - ELLEN ALIEN & APPARAT "Jet" - MILLS / HOOD "Drama (The Wings)" - METRONOMY "Radio Ladio (Radioclit Swedish remix)" - DEADBEAT "To Berlin With Love" - DROP THE LIME "Hear Me (Baraka Som Sistema remix)" - ALAMEDA "Nao Reipeitao Neh" - ROBERT HOOD "Ride / Rhythm" - PURPOSEMAKER "The Shaker" - JEFF MILLS "Power (Jet Set)" - THE HORRORIST "One Night In NYC" - DARKSTAR "Need You" - BUSY SIGNAL "Unknown Number" - MAD MIKE BANKS "Attack Of The Sonic Samurai (The Battle Within)" - PANGAEA "Bear Witness" - SURGEON "Whose Bad Hands Are These (Autechre remix)" - LD "Traumatic Times" - MARTYN & MARCUS INTALEX "After Seven" - BOXCUTTER & KINNEGO FLUX "Familiar Sound" - SILENT SERVANT / KALON "Violencia" - GATEKEEPER "Tomb" - VYBZ KARTEL "Weed" - GYPTIAN "Guns And Guns" - SURGEON "DisinVectant (Dislocated Finger remix)" - SILENT SERVANT / FUNCTION "Violencia" *special thanks to Mike Banks for narration - Source Site:http://bodymusik.blogspot.com Sun, 05 Apr 2009 22:36:49 -0500 http://fairtilizer.com/track/Kuduro_do_Futuro_Mixtape_by_Soundgoods Tracklist: 01. Bruno M - Tá Vené 02. Os Vagabanda - Dois Tok 03. Rodrigão feat. Panda - Olha Hora 04. Puto Prata - Fala Yoyo 05. Puto Langa - Soldado Na Casa 06. Bruno M - To Rosa 07. Os Defayas - Ta La 3 08. Famila O P - Ngaxi 09. Os Lambas - Tá Faltar + 1 10. DJ Buchinho - Nail 11. DJ Tony - M.P. La 12. DJ De Gala - Azar 13. B.K. feat. Ti Lamba - É No Gueto 14. Yanilson - Faço 2 Tiro 2 15. Outro - Source Site:http://soundgoods.wordpress.com/2008/11/07/kuduro-do-futuro-mixtapekuduro-do-futuro-mixtape/ Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:36:52 -0600 http://www.zshare.net/audio/50679948d91bbd2f/ the more he goes forward the harder it is to describe the kind of his mixes, well its something living, like a creature of the night, sweating and sensual, always morphing from one shape to another... this is the definition of what should be a MIX !!! Fidget , ghetto house, bmore, hip hop, Kuduro, classics anthems...and pure mash up , get ready for the unexpected ! playlist on the myspace as usual... - Source Site:http://www.myspace.com/freezedabootyhunter Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:38:14 -0500 http://masalacism.blogspot.com/2008/08/dancing-in-tongues-mix-by-khiasma.html#links A mix of big beats and heavy bass from all around the world (Argentina, Jamaica, Morocco, UK, Brazil etc.) All the links and tracklisting can be found on the url/site: #1 Mr Vegas - Hot Wuk (Chase & Status Remix) [Jamaica/UK] #2 Fauna ft Princesa - El Zombie [Argentine] #3 Chancha Vía Circuito - Calzad [Argentine] #4 Fnaire - Aaz L'Khil M'rabteha [Morroco] #5 Erup - Click Mi Finger [Jamaica] #6 Skibadee - Tika Toc [UK] #7 Radio Radio - Cliché Hot [Canada] #8 Andy - Sen'khona [South Africa] #9 Hcp - The Party [Puerto Rico] #10 King-Der - Ladoc Oscuro [Spain] #11 Dj Zoki & Dj Crni Zmaj - Trube haos [Germany/Serbia] #12 Darbouka Egyptienne [Egypt] #13 Sergio Mendes - Magalenha [Brazil] #14 Amilcka - PagoFunk (Luisinho DJ) [Brazil] #15 Digão - Reloginho (DJ Leandrinho) [Brazil] #16 MC GD - Batucada (Shark Producoes) [Brazil] #17 Dj Bula & Dj Revolution - O Barulho [Angola] #18 Familia Agre - Sai Do Caminho [Angola] - Source Site:http://masalacism.blogspot.com Sun, 31 Aug 2008 15:12:59 -0500 http://www.zshare.net/audio/10670557a03b4863/ Bashment Jack's latest attempt to get Mr Blentwell's attention ... it's a mix of bounce'n'grind disco that touches on everything from ghettopop to yuppie shagging music but somehow he doesn't include any of the genre that he shares his name with. .... Buraka - Yah! // Datarock - Computer Camp Love // In Flagranti - Incarnation // Freak Nasty - Da Dip // Fannie Pack - Camel Toe // The Rapture - House Of Jealous Lovers // Pitbull + Lil' Jon - The Anthem (Calabria) // Enur + Natasja - Destination Calabria // Tiga - Move My Body (Boyz Noise remix) // Destiny's Child - Bills, bills, bills // Radioclit - Divine Gosa (Switch remix) // Bonde de Role - Office Boy (Shir Khan remix) // Wiley - Wearing My Rolex // Clara Nunes - Eh Baiana // Tony Allen - Awa Re Na(Bonde remix) // Soulja Boy - Crank Dat (Cousin Cole remix) ... getnice.net.au - Source Site:getnice.net.au Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:11:19 -0500 http://www.weareie.com/audio/blogariddims/blogariddims37.mp3 Os Cacos (as in recolha os cacos, pick up the pieces...) is now up on Blogariddims. 50 minutes of transnational bass - dubstep grime cumbia hip hop ragga kuduro baile funk dub chaabi soca crunk. - Source Site:http://www.weareie.com Sat, 29 Mar 2008 23:51:29 -0500 http://www.zshare.net/audio/4413349bbff9a1/ 15mn of xxxtrem Kuduro !!! Buraka Som Systema & more - Source Site:http://www.myspace.com/marvydapimpmusic Sat, 05 Jan 2008 11:44:42 -0600 http://www.zshare.net/audio/28029316c82d24/ Boom. NEW!!!! URL MONRO live from The Nest in Hackney E8. All-over styles including exclusive re-mixes. Tracks from Panoptikum, Stephen Marley, SMD, Blaqqstar, Bole 2 Harlem, Full Pupp, Subway, Natural Rhythm, Kenny Dope, Radioclit, MIA, Joakim, Movado & Busy Signal, et al. The Pearl comes correct here in one take. You can tell it's live 'cause it is, dunny. This is one of those improvised sets where you can hear all the lovely imperfections. No wheel-ups, no chat, just pan-geographic hip-shaking bassbin business. A DJ beating some records. URL MONRO in the building people. Summer on blast, my ninjas. Tuck in and enjoy. - Source Site:http://bodymusik.blogspot.com Tue, 05 Jun 2007 11:25:18 -0500 http://mrphipson.podspot.de/files/MP022.mp3 Mr Phipson is back in 2007 and keeps it up with the incredible podcast series. This time I digged in all digital crates and created a massive »MixTape«, well mixtape is not really a correct expression cause it ain't a tape but an podcast episode. Enjoy 60 minutes of urban, ghetto sounds from the favelas and shantytowns of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Angola. I selected two genres of urban pressure sounds from portuguese speakin' countries. Brazilian Baile Funk Carioca meets up with Kuduro from Angola and Lisbon, Portugal. For me both styles are very similiar with attitude and technique, though the sound is way different. Funk Carioca with its typical »tamborzao« (heavy drum sounds) and broken beats fits perfectly in a mix with 4-to-the-floor Kuduro beats. Both styles are produced very often by DJs in bedroom studios (like my podcast radio show ;-) Kuduro is a kind of mixture between House, Hip Hop and Ragga elemtens, the beats are in a similiar pattern like Reggaeton beats of Panama/Puerto Rico but are much faster and mostly 'round 140 BPM, while Funk Carioca or Baile Funk is around the 130s BPM a little side information for the techy geeks among open minded music friends. - Source Site:http://mrphipson.podspot.de/post/mp-022-baile-funk-vs-kuduro-soundsystems/ Fri, 02 Feb 2007 14:33:34 -0600