While the internet continues to get hyped about moombahton, I have to say I’m a lot more excited about some of the more vocal led dem bow riddims coming out of the Dominican Republic over the last few years. The island seems to have taken the more brutal minimal elements of early reggaeton back in …
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Ghetto Bassquake’s Essential Carnival Mixtapes 2012
With Notting Hill Carnival around the corner, thought I’d do a megapost of my favourite recent mixtapes to get you in the flag waving mood whether you’re going to carnival or not. I’m not going to waste your time, these are all certified rum and redbull accompaniments from Afrobeats to soca to pure latin rave. …
Antony Santos – Vete (Uproot Andy RMX)
For me one of the highlights on Andy’s awesome XLR8R mix was his remix of bachata guitar legend Antony Santos. Other than the odd track by Tito el Bambino, Omega and Toby Love, I’ve always had a few issues with the sickly romantica nature of Dominican bachata but Andy’s mix brings out the fire and …
Dirty Love Raps
Blanca con Culo Remix-Villanosam feat. Melymel Villanosam is the man. Having a string of bangers out this year, he’s quickly becoming my favorite currently active Spanish language rapper. Questionable lyrics aside (okay not aside, included!), this is my jam. via LMP
El Fuerte
A few weeks ago Rupture was quite rightly bemoaning the lack of coverage the Cosmopolatino media were giving to the man with the world’s greatest voice, Omega. How things change in a short period of time as here he is co-hosting Alex Sensation’s weekly top 5 tropical countdown. It’s good to see Don Omar’s Danza …
The People’s Princess
Maluca couldn’t be more New York even if she tried. Since Mad Decent dropped her debut Mixtape , I’m loving her crazy mash up of Caribbean sun kissed jacking merengue, rude reggaeton riddims and acidic tweaking clubby basslines. Large Up on Okayplayer have just made this exclusive webisode clip of Maluca reminising about illegal NY …
Mambo Peligroso en la Calle
Today some brain warping Mambo/Merengue de calle/Merengueton (Wot U call It ? – Very fast amazing Dominican rap business. If you’re feeling Omega, Moreno Negron and that kind of thing, you’re gonna love Berto Lokkera who lives in Spain. This is monster. El Mambo De La Lokkera (BertoLokkera Jorge & Baketa) – La Escuela Del …
Rapido! Ahorita!
When it comes to the the shear innovative riddims of the Caribbean, it don’t get much more tropical than Dominican republics’ Speed merengue. I heard this stuff booming everywhere in Central America, there’s even loads of remixes of rap tunes blended with bachata guitar samples and raved up salsa horns which sound truly fresh in …
Donkin in the Caribbean
Ok I’m lying again. Its not quite. But its pretty much a Donk track till the amazing merengue comes in at 1:04. Stand up Dominicanas !!! Pike – Electromerengue
Trans-Atlantic Merende Style
It seems a good time to finally post on a connection that I had made, which may be superficial, but remains an exciting discovery for me to make. The past couple Sierra Leone parties/events that I’ve been to, I noticed a fast, double-timed drum music, programmed on synthesizers, that for some reason I’ve been associating …
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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