UNDERGROUND MUSIC FROM AROUND THE GLOBE
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...
La Villa Cumbiera Mixtape
Cumbia Villera (from the villas, as low income settlements in Buenos Aires are called) is the Argentinean "ghetto" version of Cumbia, originated from Colombian Cumbia and was brought to Argentina by immigrants. In the late 90's it got more and more played with and...
Fiesta Influenza
Got this CD with macabre title on a street market in Mexico City. It's mostly crap Pop stuff, but some interesting Tribal/Technocumbia on it too. They use to put a minimix of some of the tracks as first track on the CDs. So this is that Intromix giving an overview and...
The Best Of MPBC Mix
Phonogram-Polygram released between 1978 and 1981 a series of records called MPBC which means Música Popular Brasileira Contemporânea (Contemporary Popular Brazilian Music). But has less to do with MPB or other Brazilian Pop music, but in fact with Jazz and Fusion...
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....
Buguinha Dub – Vitrola Adubada
Buguinha Dub is sound engineer of Nação Zumbi one of the bands of Recife's Mangue Beat movement. In april 2009 he released this solo album on the French netlabel Les Cristaux Liquident. 01. Abre caminhos 02. Liberate 03. Adubando 04. Fino da massa 1 05. Gafieira...
MOZ Songs Mixtape
Grabbed some sound on my recent trips to Mozambique: Pandza, Ragga, Dancehall, Kwaito, Hip Hop, probably Marrabenta and other styles. Tracklist: 01. MC Roger - Moçambicanas Dançam Assim 02....
Kuduro – Fogo no Museke
Very interesting documentary by Jorge Antonio about Kuduro and impressive pics from Luanda. The bad news: it's in Portuguese only, but definitely worth watching anyway. Here is some little information in English. You can download it from TugaVideosTV as well....
Funk Carioca Hybrid 5: Digitaldubs
This is the instrumental version of Rio's Digitaldubs' fantastic Funk Milk Riddim. Funk Carioca meets Dancehall! Get the whole CD on Muzamba Records here or two more tracks for download here....
Costuleta – Bomba Kuduro
Here are two tracks and a video from Costuleta's latest release that you can buy on Kizomba. ...
Funk Carioca Hybrid 4: Sabbo
Just got this very nice housy Funk Carioca Hybrid track from Israeli producer Sabbo. The vocals are from MC Thiaguinho released on Man Recordings.
Songoro Cosongo – Misturado Com Cachaça Fica Muito Bom
I have recently been to a very nice show of Songoro Cosongo. Founded in 2005 in Rio de Janeiro, the band is made up of musicians from Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, Columbia and Chile and thus what they play is a mixture of Brazilian music, Latin rythms, Reggae and...
Funk Carioca Hybrid 3: Frikstailers
Here is one more from one of the best new Argentinean producers, the Frikstailers. They just released an EP on Revolt Into Style Records that kindly provided this track. Buy the whole EP on vinyl from Juno Records or the digital format here. [soundcloud...
Funk Carioca Hybrid 2: Turbo Trio
Turbo Trio is made up of BNegão, Tejo Damasceno (from Instituto) and Alexandre Basa (who produced the first album of Black Alien). They make a mix between Electro, Miami Bass and Funk Carioca and released their debut album in 2007. [soundcloud...
A Base Baile Funk 2008
This is a version of the tamborzinho beat that dominated the Funk Carioca (or Baile Funk) scene in Rio in 2008. It is a beatbox version of the tamborzão beat. The voice is from Mr. Catra and it has been originally produced by DJ Sandrinho, but I don't know who made...
Jorge Ben Tribute Mix
This mix is a tribute to the master of Sambarock, Jorge Ben, containing cover versions of his songs in various styles of Brazilian music of the 60's and 70's. Tracklist: 01. Que Maravilha - Os...
The Peronists – Nacionalismo Electronico
This is the album of The Peronists released on the Argentinean netlabel Mamushka Dogs Records.
Funk Carioca Hybrid 1: MC Gringo & Frikstailers
Foreign funk carioca pioneer MC Gringo recently teamed up with Frikstailers on his tour in Argentina. Watch a video here. Check out their remix of his track "Fudegú de Perequetê". This is the...
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 in the...
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: On...
The Mighty Bop – Spin My Hits (2000)
Postagem especial para uma pessoa especial. Parabens! See link in comments.
Força Do Pará Mixtape
The music style Tecno Brega from Brazil's north was brought to a wider and international audience through the documentary God Copy Bad Copy for it's Open Music Business Model. Inspired by this movie and posts on Wayne and Wax and Overmundo about the sub-genre Eletro...
Nueva Cumbia Mixtape
Tracklist: 01. DJ Negro - Cumbia Rabiosa Feat. Capleton 02. Blanquito Man, Control Machete & Celso Piña y Su Ronda Bogotá - Cumbia Sobre El Rio 03. El Hijo De La Cumbia - La Mara Tomaza...
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...
Chapéu Chapado Mix
A live guest mix with brazilian goodies I made some time ago for Joscha Creutzfeld's radio show on Monofunk. Tracklist: 01. Antonio Adolfo - Aonde Você Vai - Artenazal (1977) 02. Brasil Show...
Japanese Jazz Compilation
This is a compilation of japanese Jazz I made some years ago for friends. 01. Keitaro Miho & Jazz Eleven - Unknown Tracktitle 02. Yosuke Yamashita - Kurdish Dance 03. Tee & Company - Combo '77 04. Masahiko Satoh - Cajuput Trip 05. Naoya Wada Quintet - Sunset...