This was a banging party. Massive sets from The Hackney Empire, Afrikan Boy, DJ Edu & The Secousse Sound System. Big up to everyone who came down, it was too much fun. Below are some pics taken by Dave Swindells. More here. And some more over at Vice. Next dance is JULY 2nd at Notting …
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Secousse Sound System Radio June Podcast
London is getting hotter. Secousse Sound System heats it up a bit more – Myself, Mo and A.J. Holmes playing you some Secousse flavours on the new show we did for London Fields Radio. Secousse Sound System on LFR Malcolm Mclaren – Double Dutch (RIP)Tshetsha Boys – Vomaseve Big Nuz ft. DJ Tira- UmliloEl-B & …
Secousse World Cup Afro Special
Secousse is back this Friday 4th June with a World Cup Afro Special. As the World Cup is coming up we thought we’d bring you a very special party of sheer African heat to celebrate. So bring your Vuvuzelas and your flags to rep your team because we’ve got Massive live sets from Afrikan Boy …
Uproot Andy Summer Euro Tour
Brooklyn’s Uproot Andy hits the road, bringing his Tropical firepower for a tour of Europe this summer. Be sure catch him with a tonne of awesome guests in your town soon. He’s sent us this exclusive mixtape made up of minimixes from Andy followed by Tete de Tigre, Jay Weed & Douster. Tracklist will be …
Panama Turf War
Everyone’s favourite Panamanian-Bay Area reggaetonica hyphie rockers, Los Rakas have just dropped their sick new video for ‘Soy Raka’. As you can see it’s mad sunny and full of nuts dances I can’t do. If you haven’t got it yet, grab their Hold Yuh refix by Uproot Andy that Boima posted and their highly awesome …
Assume Crash Position
Last weekend I was lucky enough to catch the incredible Congolese Trance hurricane of Konono No1. at Matt Groening’s ATP (live clip) alongside brilliant sets from Amadou & Mariam and Toumani Diabate.Anyways, Konono smashed it, like a Brazilian street carnival warped through a rusty Congolese distortion pedal. They’ve just dropped an awesome new album called …
Ghetto Bassbook
We made a Facebook Group. Come and join. Ghetto Bassquake Facebook Group (Promise not to send you lots of irrelevant messages)
Svenska Palmas
Swedish Tropical Master Blasters, High Life are kinda of our Secousse scandinavian cousins. Apart from destroying Stockholm with their awesome parties, they are shit hot good times DJs too. They just did a great mini mix for Radio P3, basically the only decent music station in Sweden. Git It… P3 Pop Mini-Mix! by High Life …
Ethiopique Rockers Throwback
Loving this new one from Nas & Damian Marley. Sampling the classic Mulatu Asteke track, Yegelle Tezeta. Released on 18th May by VP. Sounding like some old Wu Tang bizniz.
DMCAaaaaay!
I’ve had only a couple of DMCA take down notices, luckily not a full blog removal like others (yet). The latest came last week removing a post from 2007 – I’ve actually got a secret back up of this blog over at wordpress so you can see the post here. In it, i simply posted …
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love me some Bongo! I didn't know you used to play in a project with him, got any recordings?
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