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Batida
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- Country: Portugal
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Batida is DJ Mpula's vision, a multitalented producer-performer-video maker-radio DJ and under this guise, with contributions from likeminded artists, is making some of the most inspired African urban street music around. This collaboration is the result of the Angolan/Portuguese connection in Lisbon where Batida is based. Fusing the jacking high speed rhythms of kuduro with sweet melodic guitar samples of '60s Angolan semba music, 'Yumbala' is one of those jump up tracks that fills dance floors in seconds with urgent vocal delivery and conscious lyrics from Angolan MCs, Sacerdote and Dama Ivone from Luanda's Circuito Feixado. Taking the sound to the next level, Batida bring pure riotous kuduro power for 2011.
Batida's original mix of 'Yumbala' is a remastered, rebooted and recharged version of the semba infused classic that was originally featured on the now unavailable debut Batida album released in 2009 only in Portugal and Angola. This year it's ready to destroy your nearest dance floor.
Recent Blogs About Batida
Cumbiaton of Mexico City
I often bang on about my trip to Tepito market in Mexico DF in 2010 where I picked up a sweet selection of pirated cdrs of 3ball, cumbia, duranguense and a load of other regional mexican party styles. A couple of the most exciting cds for me were reggaeton – but not the normal synth drenched smooth Puerto Rican melodic vocal style of the last few years. These tracks were closer to the original brutally funky percussive led chopped up dembow tracks like Tra Tra Tra based around vocal samples. So over the last couple of years, I always seem to throw a few of these down in my own sets and thought i’d share a few.
One track that I loved immediately was this one by DJ Pablito Mix
And this one by Peruvian DJ Yoger
DJ Yoger – La Gente Sabe que somos de la calle Remix
Yoger gets a shout out on the intro of this hammer of a track by a crew of girl MCs, Las Pisikatas.
Los Pisikatas – Leyes de Reforma
and this one by DJ Amparito
Vice recently posted up a really cool short film by Bernado Loyola on the Mexico city cumbiaton scene presenting the inspiring Under Style DJ collective led by Pablito Mix. Vamonos.
Batida FREE Remixes – Kambas Remixturam
Batida smashed it at their recent Boiler room/Studio Africa sets which you can watch here. Make sure you catch them this year. They’ve also recently dropped an excellent free album of remixes by folk like Spoek Mathambo, Octo push and the highly awesome NaZaretH Yumbala remix we put out.
Like their Facebook page to download
DJ Spoko
Some excellent new SA house jams from DJ Spoko who you may remember collaborated with Mujava on the classic Bacardi house track, Township Funk.
Firstly JB horns punctuate ‘Cucumba’.
And from his new buyable Ghost Ship EP on True Panther Sounds, I’m loving ‘Azange’ featuring vocals from Magaula & Puzuzu from Ghetto Boyz.
Check this In The Studio interview with him at XLR8R
Spoek Mathambo Boiler Room set
A great Dj set I was lucky enough to catch (Thanks OkayAfrica) a few weeks back by our favourite, Spoek Mathambo at the Diesel+Edun Studio Africa Boiler Room session.
Via Discobelle
Recent Comments
i am looking for a latin for a new club.
http://soundgoods.net/2010/06/15/dale-tumbao-mixtape/
Hey can I get a break up with my girl type of lyrics. Thanks man