BNegão & Seletores de Frequência – Transmutação

BNegão & Seletores de Frequência – Transmutação

BNegão & Seletores de Frequência show in their third album their newest multifaceted sound experiments. Mixing Dub, Suingue/MPB, Afro percussion, Surf Rock, Funk and many other styles this record contains an infinity of sounds and references in one project. Free...

Batavia Beats Mixtape

Batavia Beats Mixtape

Mixtape of Hip Hop and Rap stuff from Jakarta, formerly known as Batavia. Tracklist: 1. Sweet Martabak – Ada Sumur Di Ladang 2. Saykoji – So Wat Gitu Loh 3. Rotra – Jagal Prabu 4. Saykoji – Eyyo 5. 2nd Clan – Benthik 6. Too Phat –...

Thiago Elniño – Fundamento

Thiago Elniño – Fundamento

Thiago Elniño from the midzsize industrial city Volta Redonda in the Rio de Janeiro state comes up with a Hip Hop/Rap album full of oldschool Brazil samples,...

Zimun – Pra Frente

Zimun – Pra Frente

The album from Zimun out of Belo Horizonte is a rich and diverse ride between hip hop, jazz, afrobeat, rock and funk. Download from their website....

Criolo – Convoque Seu Buda

Criolo – Convoque Seu Buda

Criolo just released his new album which contains apart of Hip Hop and Rap as well MPB, Samba and Afro(beat). He counts with the participation of Tulipa Ruiz, Money Mark, Juçara Marçal, Kiko Dinucci, Rodrigo Campos and Síntese. Download for free from his website or...

3 MOZquiteiros – FRELIMU (Frente de Libertação de Música)

3 MOZquiteiros – FRELIMU (Frente de Libertação de Música)

Mozambique is actually not much on the musical map of the world despite it’s original music styles such as Pandza, Marrabenta and the sound of the Mbila (kind of xylophone). Regarding Hip Hop and electronic music the national artists focus more on copying the...

Combo X

Combo X

Combo X is the solo project of Nação Zumbi’s Gilmar Bolla 8. Fresh Manguebeat mixed with other rhythms from Northeastern Brazil and innovative band of 10 people including two...

Criolo Doido – Singles, Parcerias e Raridades

Criolo Doido – Singles, Parcerias e Raridades

“The purpose of the compilation “Singles, partnerships and rarities” is to rediscover the lost path – once seen as a break – between the careers of today and the old Crioli Doido through partnerships, rarities and inaccessible tracks...

OQuadro

OQuadro

The band OQuadro from Ilheus, south of Bahia, has just released their first album, and promises to give his fans with a quite peculiar run Hip-Hop. With the versatility of shows played ​​with instruments (bass, drums, guitar, percussion and electronics) the group drew...

MC Ralph – Os Afro-Raps

MC Ralph – Os Afro-Raps

Translation of the accompanying text: Inspired by the Afro-Sambas of Vinicius de Moraes and Baden Powell this disc is to rescue the roots of a folk. Letters that address african-Brazilian spirituality, music full of samples and percussive elements. A mixture of...

Sacassaia

Sacassaia

Sacassaia from Brasília produce a very interesting mixture of Brazilian styles and other Latin-American rhythms together with Rap and Dub. From their website: “In the first semester of 2008 the DJ/MC/composer Gardenel (Gabriel Gardenal) and the...

Bebel Du Guetto

Bebel Du Guetto

My neighbor Bebel Do Guetto from Morro do Cantagalo was born in the state of Maranhão. She started to sing and to rap by the age of 12 and to write their own lyrics by 17 (she is 23 now). Bebel says her main influences are Elza Soares, Snoop Dog and Bob Marley. The...

Funkero – Poesia Marginal Mixtape

Funkero – Poesia Marginal Mixtape

Funkero is one of the most talented and fastest Brazilian MCs. He participated two times in the final of the Liga dos MCs, a local battle competition, and appeared on several TV shows. His first solo album is mixed by DJ Negralha with whom he performs live as well....

Kuduro Dessert

Kuduro Dessert

I got some messages asking for more Kuduro tracks so here are some add-ons. First, it’s the recently released Foça Kuduro EP on Flamin’ Hotz that I kindly received from Casi. As most of the tracks have been posted already on other blogs I just link to them...

Kuduro Do Futuro Mixtape

Kuduro Do Futuro Mixtape

Kuduro is a music style from Angola that is known for its pushing electronic beats and heavy rap. Because of the influences from African rhythms it is sometimes described as Afro-Techno. It was created in the 90’s by Tony Amado. The word Kuduro has two meanings:...

Brazilian Hip Hop Samba Rap Mixtape Part 1

Brazilian Hip Hop Samba Rap Mixtape Part 1

A guest mix for Maga Bo’s radio show Sambacana on Spannered. Tracklist: 01. B Negão & Seletores de Freqüência – V.V. 02. A Filial – Brilha o sol 03. Marcelo D2 – Sinistro 04. Rappin’ Hood – Rap o som feliz 05. Dom Negrone...