Discover Jagwa Music
https://amf.didiermary.fr/jagwa-music/
A kind of Punk music to dance to… Jagwa Music, live from the streets of Dar Es Salaam, the latest sensation from Tanzania. Straight from Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), here’s Jagwa Music: a crew of 8 youngsters playing intricate grooves at breakneck speed on traditional & makeshift percussion, a keyboard player going wild on a […]
KUTU - Namuna Feat. Pongo
https://youtu.be/RbR5nC31qS8
Mixing Ethiopian #Electro #Pop with #Kuduro?
More on Pongo: https://amf.didiermary.fr/pongo-comeca-bruxos/
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.
Gato Preto – Barulho
https://amf.didiermary.fr/barulho-gato-preto-mendinga-carnival/
Gato Preto, with roots in Ghana, Portugal and Mozambique, mixes music styles, some like Kuduro or Favela Funk with the electronic vibes of AfroHouse.
In “Barulho,” Gato Petro goes even further : it’s Angolan Kuduro meets Punk & Metal with distorted guitars in an afrofuturistic or afro-postapocalyptic video.
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.
Branko – SDDS
https://amf.didiermary.fr/branko-sdds/
Branko is the producer & DJ behind Buraka Son Sistema‘s success.
Created in lockdown and inspired by the current times, here’s Branko’s single “SDDS” in 2020, the sms-style shortening of the Portuguese word “sau·da·des.”
Roughly translated from Portuguese, Na Zona means something like being in a specific place, occupying a zone and owning it […]
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.
From Angola to the World… Buraka Som Sistema
https://amf.didiermary.fr/from-angola-to-world-buraka-som-sistema/
Buraka Som Sistema was an electronic dance music project from Portugal, specializing in a fusion of techno beats with the African Zouk and Kuduro genre. It is generally credited with creating the “zouk bass” and “progressive kuduro” variant and has received an MTV European Music Award. […]
PEDRO – Stuck On You (feat. Bryte)
https://amf.didiermary.fr/pedro-stuck-on-you-bryte/
From the Lisbon global club scene, PEDRO (Pedro da Linha) teams up with Ghanaian MC Bryte for this infectious and dancefloor-ready ‘Stuck On You’.
Lisbon based PEDRO started making music when he was in school. Initially inspired by his older brother’s techno collection and the kizomba and kuduro he’d hear when he was hanging outside […]
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”.
