Death Metal Angola
https://amf.didiermary.fr/death-metal-angola/
“Death Metal Angola” is a 2012 documentary by Jeremy Xido, released in theaters in 2014.
It follows a loving Angolan couple, Sonia and Wilker, whose love for death metal music is bringing hope to the town and children of Huambo, and Angola as a country. The devastating reality of Angola’s history of wars, and civil […]
IKOQWE – Pele
https://amf.didiermary.fr/batida-ikoqwe-pele/
IKOQWE gets its inspiration from old school Hip Hop as much as from traditional Angolan music.
“Pele” is from their album “The Beginning, the Medium, the End and the Infinite.” The project is considered the Luso-Angolan ambassador for the new African electronic wave, made up of Batida & Ikonoklasta, the Angolan activist rapper. […]
DJ Malvado, DJ Satelite & Dj Gálio - N'ditila
Feat. Melvi and Peter Rodrigues
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpkBBFCm4wY
Angola Soundtrack 60s & 70s
https://amf.didiermary.fr/angola-soundtrack-60s-70s/
2 compilations, “The Unique Sound Of Luanda 1968-1976” & “Hypnosis, Distorsions & Other Sonic Innovations 1969-1978,” to revive the unique soundtrack of Angola is the 60s & 70s.
These compilations represent the best of the short lived recording industry in Angola, a brief moment of history, when three recording companies produced approximately 800 limited [...]
Vum Vum – Muzangola (1969)
https://amf.didiermary.fr/vum-vum-muzangola-1969/
In Angola, in one way or another, Vum Vum is normally considered to be the father figure of the Angolan rock scene. Here’s the rare “Muzangola” EP released in 1969.
There has been a fair amount of tributes paid to the overwhelming uniqueness of Muzangola, his first EP, published in 1969 by Valentim de Carvalho. However, […]
Pongo – Tambulaya
https://amf.didiermary.fr/pongo-tambulaya/
Angolan singer and rapper Pongo (Engracia Domingos da Silva – born in 1992) in “Tambulaya” from her first EP “Baia” released in 2018.
The video draws from memories of attending dance competitions and seeing members of her family “feverishly” dancing and “showing off” on the floor.
Bonga – Kambuá
https://amf.didiermary.fr/bonga-kambua/
Kambuá is the first single from “Hora Kota” (The Time of the Elders), the 13th album released by Bonga in 2012, a remedy for the blues.
José Adelino Barceló de Carvalho aka Bonga (Bonga Kuenda), born in 1942, is an Angolan folk and semba singer/songwriter and musician. He started his musical career while in exile in […]
Urbano de Castro – Fatimita
https://amf.didiermary.fr/urbano-de-castro-fatimita/
António Urbano de Castro (1941-1977) was an Angolan singer-songwriter, who perished in Sambizanga in the aftermath of the unfortunate protests of May 27th, 1977.
Is Metal / (Hard) Rock music un-African?
https://amf.didiermary.fr/rock-music-un-african/
An unfortunately popular myth is that Rock music, such as Metal or HardRock, is un-African, a genre for white people in which Africans are under represented. This myth needs to be debunked. The African continent has birthed several diverse and thriving rock scenes throughout the years, from Zamrock to Nigerian psychedelic [...]
Kiala Nzavotunga – Je m’appelle Kiala
https://amf.didiermary.fr/kiala-nzavotunga-je-m-appelle-kiala/
Kiala Nzavotunga played guitar for Fela (with Egypt 80, between 1981 and 1983) and is one of the founders of Ghetto Blaster in Paris (1984-1989).
Kiala Nzavotunga is a singer/guitarist/songwriter born in Angola. After moving to Lagos as a young man, Kiala solidified his mark […]
Kuduro anyone? (2) With a story inside…
https://amf.didiermary.fr/kuduro-anyone-profile-picture/
Where does the profile picture (PP) I use on my main Mastodon account @cybeardjm come from?
Check the post and watch the video...
DJ Malvado – Zenze Feat. Eddy Tussa
https://amf.didiermary.fr/djmalvado-zenze-eddy-tussa/
DJ Malvado is a DJ, producer and artist who brings the rhythms of Africa to the world: Afro House, Afrobeat, Kizomba and unique fusions inspired by the roots of the Portuguese-speaking African countries.
“Zenze” is a track released in 2012, and remixed multiple times since. It features Eddy Tussa, a well known Angolan singer.
London Luanda Remix Series
https://amf.didiermary.fr/london-luanda-remix-series/
London-based production duo The Busy Twist revisits & remixes psychedelic Angolan guitars and rhythms from the 60s and 70s in their LP “London Luanda Remix Series” released in 2019.
From St Lucia to Jamaica to Ghana to Colombia, The Busy Twist collective has travelled the globe to create their dance floor killing productions. The Remix […]
Eddy Tussa – Angolano Kikola
https://amf.didiermary.fr/eddy-tussa-angolano-kikola/
Conceição Bartolomeu António (born in March 1977), better known by his stage name Eddy Tussa, is a singer and member of Warrant-B since 1993. “Angolano Kikola” was filmed in Luanda City, Angola.
Titica – Olha o Boneco
https://amf.didiermary.fr/titica-olha-o-boneco/
Titica is an Angolan kuduro musician and dancer, with a Congolese background that influences her music.
Her stage name is Portuguese for “worthless” or “useless”; she chose the name to reclaim the hateful words that have been directed at her as a trans woman.
Pongo – Começa & Bruxos
https://amf.didiermary.fr/pongo-comeca-bruxos/
Listen to Começa and Bruxos by Kudurista Pongo.
Pongo embodies the renewal of Kuduro, mixing her African, Langan & Zairian roots with EDM, bass music, dancehall & melodic pop. Her powerful, rhythmic, but equally fragile & sensitive voice draws us into her world, on the borders of dance & saudade, where no one has taken […]
Ary Feat. DJ Jesus – Mama
https://amf.didiermary.fr/ary-djjesus-mama/
“Mama” by Ary is featured on the EP “Da Banda Collective, Vol. 1” – Dj Jesus is known as a promoter of Afro music culture for his productions and unique way of playing with batuques.
Ary – Pelo Menos 50 Feat. Titica
https://amf.didiermary.fr/ary-pelo-menos-50-titica/
Angola’s Ary teamed up with kudurista Titica on the DJ Dias Rodrigues-produced ‘Pelo Menos 50.’ The track features on Rogrigues’ Picante Vol. 5 (Spotify) compilation and the video was filmed in Luanda’s Bairro Operário.
DJs Di Guetto
https://amf.didiermary.fr/djs-di-guetto/
DJs Di Guetto is a compilation of Angolan Kuduro from Portugal, by DJ Marfox, DJ Nervoso, DJ N.K, DJ Foxufo, DJ Pausas and DJ Jesse. This 13-track album of Afro-Portuguese sounds direct from the Lisbon scene is taken from Volume 1, originally released in 2006 to capture the African dance music spirit from the outskirts […]
Batida (2012)
https://amf.didiermary.fr/batida-2012/
The debut album from Batida, the brainchild of Angolan / Portuguese Pedro Coquenão. A distinctly modern and vibrant project with its feet firmly rooted in the past, these tracks combine samples from old 1970s Angolan tracks with modern electronic dance music. Music is the starting point but through dance, graphics, photography, radio and video, Batida […]
Afro Panico – Matimba
https://amf.didiermary.fr/afro-panico-matimba/
Os Afro Panico est un trio de musiciens et de danseurs angolais formé par Silvio Aleks, Sydney Lima et Brayma West. Ce groupe de Kuduro et d’AfroHouse s’est rendu très populaire dans les années 2010 avec ses tubes “Wololo” et “Matimba”.
