With a great new record, African in New York, dropping on Dutty Artz next week, Boima’s had time to whip up a new fire cracker of a mix for XLR8R. Taking in a myriad of Afro house party styles from kuduro to coupe decale as well as a few of his own productions, you need …
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Jack 2 Juke – The Movie
From Jack to Juke: 25 Years of Ghetto House from Sonali Aggarwal on Vimeo. Ever since this blog started we’ve been longtime fans of the greatest thing thats ever come out of Chicago – JUKE dammit. Sonali Aggarwal has put together a great film looking at the history of all the Chi-town Ghetto House styles …
Old Money Next Hype
Our friends at OkayAfrica just posted a video of New York’s Old Money chatting about their influences of world wide Ghetto music and how it translates into their sound. Check a few bars from their awesome bass heavy jam ‘Ackee & Saltfish’.
Poirier – Soca Road EP
You can pretty much trust Poirier to deliver the goods. Once again he’s playing to his strengths with a carnival pile up of soca killers. These are going to have you following the next truck you see down the road waving your flag like you forgot its winter. Especially feeling ‘Bring It On’ with vocals …
Soundway sign Batida
Massive congratulations to our own Batida who have announced this week that they’re signing to Soundway Records to release their album internationally, the label home to so many of our favourite releases. The label, now branching out into some more modern styles of African music, Batida’s brilliant sampling of old 60′s Angolan semba tunes means …
La Makina del Karibe – ‘Maki Man’
A few months ago, A.J. Holmes played me his great remix of a champeta track ‘Maki Man’. Its finally been released along with some other banging remixes from our dudes Moroka, Daniel Haaksman and Hat & Hoodie. Like most Colombian champeta tracks it has a strong west african soukous flavour and can’t fail to cheer …
Wiley – Dem Na Kill Pon Sunday (Heatwave special)
Just when I thought 2011 had been a bit of an average year for bashment, The Heatwave drop this IMMENSE riddim with Wiley coming on like a grimey Tenor Saw. I don’t know where this one sprung from, at a guess Wiley’s collaboration on Showtime but its going to make my NYE. Big up The …
Vee – ‘Stagalash’
A nice new Kwaito-Kwasa jam from Botswana’s Vee. Via Victoria Blackshaw.
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