Buraka Som Sistema posted this video on their youtube channel as a “thank you” note to all who came to see them live. And we thank them for sharing this footage with us…

However we know that very soon we may have fresh news from the boys. Keep this link… you will need it:
www.ustream.tv/channel/buraka-tv

THE HARD ASS SESSIONS ARE BACK… VOL.3 IS HERE!

After inviting artists like BAOBINGA, OCTA PUSH, NIC SARNO, BOK BOK, DOUSTER and ZOMBIES FOR MONEY, we continue to challenge artists into creating their own vision of a Kuduro beat.

On Volume 3 we have J-WOW (from Buraka Som Sistema) and Toy Selectah (Mad Decent) mixing Cumbia and Kuduro for the first time ever (think of Africa playing ping-pong with South America in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean), we have Oliver Twizt and Rockid transposing the whole dutch house energy into Kuduro (HUGE!), Melé applying all his 140bpm London lessons and
WILDLIFE! flirting with techno in a very respectful way.

Melé (UK)
Track – Kanopa Riddim
- I’m Melé and I’mm an 18 year old producer from Merseyside, England. I produce messed up House & Garage music. Been producing since I was about 13, was really influenced by early 90’s hardcore and late 90’s garage initially. I’ve done remixes for the likes of Skepta, Greenmoney, The Count and Sinden and New Young Pony Club, and i have an EP forthcoming on Sinden’s label Grizzly very soon!
- I was really excited when i got asked to make a track for the compilation. I’ve always wanted to challenge myself to make a kuduro track so this was the perfect opportunity!
– 5 songs I am into: FIS T – Deep Mover; C.R.S.T – Dial The Operator; MENSAH – 1986 Was The Future; CARTE BLANCHE – Gare Du Nord; USHER Ft NICKI MINAJ – Little Freak

Oliver Twizt (NL)
Track – Wanna be Gangstas (with DJ ROCKID)
- My name is Oliver Twizt and I’m a dj/producer from Holland. You could describe my sound as energetic-shufflin-party beats with aggresive-electronic-hiphoppin leads. My goal is to resurrect HIPHOP, but on 128 bpm now!
- I always was a fan of Buraka Som Sistema (played their essential mix so so so many times!), so it was really a surprise when I got the email! I’m inspired by kuduro and you’ll hear it a lot in my other tracks as well. Back in the early 90’s you had a similar genre which was big in Holland called “bubbling”. For me “bubbling” was a combination of pitched up dancehall riddims (140 bpm) mixed with samples of “Sranang Pokoe” (local Surinam music). So my parents always played Surinam music when I was younger and later bubbling hit me. So I really grew up with these energetic percussive  rhythms. So I guess making kuduro was always in me and this was a good chance to finally get it out!
- 5 songs I am into: OLIVER TWIZT ft MALUCA – Loca; BART B MORE- Brap; CALI SWAG DISTRICT – Teach me how to dougie; DJEDJOTRONIC – Bit This Thin; SHM- One (Congorock mix)

WILDLIFE! (CH)
Track – Metazoa
- I’m a DJ/producer based in Switzerland usually working the corners where dancehall, synth pop, new wave or punk rock and all different kinds of electronic club music meet. I’ve been working on quit a few projects with Jamaican singer Terry Lynn and been doing remixes for guys like The Very Best, Edu K, Act Yo Age, Poirier or french pop outfit The Dø. Dropped my debut EP “Jumbie” in late 2009 and got my next EP “BUCKUP”, a futurisic journey into reggae/dancehall’s golden era droppin this fall.
- African rhythm patterns have always had a huge influence on my production, but I never really worked on anything faster than 130 BPM before, so the Kuduro project was some sort of a trip into terra incognita. I tried to capture a trancy, repetitive and dark feel and combine it with bouncy Kuduro influenced drum patterns. The result is ”Metazoa”.
- 5 songs I am into: Kink – E79; L-VIS 1990 – Reprise; BOW WOW WOW – Golly! Golly! Go Buddy!; POPCAAN – Up Inna Di Club (Street Vybz Riddim); BAMBOUNOU – Nappy Head (French Fries Remix)

TOY SELECTAH (MX)
Track – Mo’Chaxo
By the time of this post Toy Selectah was unavailable to answer this little interview because he’s on tour. Stay tunned… We’ll have this one at any time.

Tracklist
01 – MO’CHAXO – J-WOW & Toy Selectah
02 – KANOPA RIDDIM – Melé
03 – WANNA BE GANGSTAS – Oliver Twizt & DJ Rockid
04 – METAZOA – WILDLIFE!

J-WOW & Toy Selectah – Mo’ chaxo (Radio edit) by J-WOW

Switzerland’s enfant terrible, DJ/producer WILDLIFE! first came to public attention for his unanimously praised musical contributions to Terry Lynn’s debut-album “Kingstonlogic 2.0”. The blogosphere ignited while global press including; The New York Times, Fader, The Guardian, The Independent, VICE, XLR8R, Rolling Stone, etc. tried to coin a name for what they saw as a new ‘emerging genre’ – he simply likened
the sound to putting a Jamaican cat in a blender and turning up the bass.
WILDLIFE! fanned the flames by producing remixes for the likes of Radioclit, Edu K, Marina & The Diamonds, Poirier, The Very Best and The Dø. The end of 2009 saw the release of his debut EP ‘JUMBIE’ designed to keep caribbean ghosts busy on the dancefloor.
On deck for fall 2010 is the new EP ‘BUCKUP’ rolling across dancehall’s golden eras with legends Sammy Dread, Major Mackerel and new era vanguard, Terry Lynn.
‘BUCKUP’ is accompanied with remixes from L-Vis 1990, French Fries, Adam Port and Douster.
WILDLIFE! continues to pack a hectic tour schedule while simultaneously recording his debut full album for 2011, rumoured to be crashing together punks and Jamaicans.

WILDLIFE! on Myspace: www.myspace.com/itswildlife
WILDLIFE! on Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/itswildlife

Tracklist:
01. WILDLIFE! ft. Terry Lynn – Nocturnal World (French Fries Dub)
02. Human Life – Wherever We Are (Manaré Remix)
03. Lorenzo Vektor – Turn It Up (Canblaster Remix)
04. Melé – Kanopa Riddim
05. Manaré – Blitzkrieg Riddim
06. LOL Boys – 123
07. WILDLIFE! ft. Sammy Dread – M16 (L-VIS 1990 Remix)
08. Roska – Squark (Guarachero Refix)
09. J-Wow & Toy Selectah – Mo’chaxo
10. Green Velvet – Harmageddon
11. Oliver Twizt & DJ Rockid – Wanna Be Gangtas
12. M.I.A. – XXXO (Riton Re-Rub)
13. Savage Skulls & Douster – Rendezvous (J-Wow Remix)
14. Bambounou – Abodan
15. WILDLIFE! – Metazoa

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E-RADIO # 11 – WILDLIFE! by enchufada

Lets turn Lisbon into the Capital of something…

We have all the necessary ingredients to turn Lisbon into the capital of a new music headquarter, based on the lusophone sounds present in the Lisbon panorama. All we need is to connect the outlet.

Enchufada threw the first rock by creating the Hard Ass Sessions, a collection of records were we invited producers from all over the World to creat one song inspired in Kuduro, a sound that has been growing every day and that in the current days has a huge importance making the bridge between the lusophone unique sound and the rest of the World.

When we started thinking about the third volume of the Hard Ass Sessions we felt we needed some place we could call home so that we could let this city breed these songs in its natural habitat – the dance floor. And so the creation of the Hard Ass Nights become inevitable and Lux the generator which will connect the outlet.

To kick-off this bi-monthly parties we invited our Buraka DJ’s, the new kid on the block Diamond Bass, the promise of kuduro in Lisbon DJ Marfox and one of the HARD ASS SESSIONS vol3 artists WILDLIFE!

Check them out here:
BURAKA DJ’S – www.myspace.com/burakasomsistema
WILDLIFE! – www.myspace.com/itswildlife
DJ MARFOX – www.myspace.com/djmarf0x
DIAMOND BASS – www.myspace.com/diamond.bass

Tickets are on sale in Flur Discos store and Lux Fragil (cost 10€).

Tracklist
1-J-WOW & TOY SELECTAH “Mo’chaxo”
2-MELÉ “Kanopa Riddim”
3-OLIVER TWIZT & ROCKID “Wanna Be Gangstas”
4-WILDLIFE! “Metazoa”

After 2 years as a regular Dj in the major Clubs in Lisbon and Oporto (under a different name) Joel Ildefonso, aka Diamond Bass, decided to start having some more personal style on his sets by adding something produced by him.

The taste for African and Brazilian sounds is easily explained due to the social and historical context of Portugal and the close relations in centuries with Africa and Brazil. The mix and inclusion of House music was a simple and natural step since the goal here is to bring traditional rhythms to the dancefloor in a way they make sense inside a Club. The major influences are between several actual projects such as Buraka Som Sistema, Daniel Haaksman, Radioclit, Batida, Douster, Schlachthofbronx,.. In production, Ableton is the weapon of choice and apart of some vocals (some because other are recorded by Diamond Bass himself ), all the rest are original productions made with heart and devotion!

In clubs Diamond Bass sets are built up with House, Kuduro, Baile funk, Dubstep and anything that seems suitable at the time!

Diamond Bass on Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/diamond.bass
Diamond Bass on Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/diamond-bass

Tracklist:
1-Baaba Maal – Miracle
2-The Very Best – Nsokoto (Sabo edit)
3-Diamond Bass – Se Prepara
4-French Fries – Senta
5-Chis Lake & Lys – La Tromba (D-Thai remix)
6-Kill The Noize – Roots
7-Buraka Som Sistema – Lisboa Luanda (Nic Sarno remix)
8-Dj Bigga – Boeke Anthem (Ophex edit)
9-Zombies For Money – Me Toca Só
10-Douster – A Mi A Loco
11-Roulet – Kitamanda
12-Killamu – Flanminguinho
13-Dj Znobia – Pausa

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E-RADIO # 10 – DIAMOND BASS by enchufada

It hasn’t been a month since “É UMA ÁGUA”, PAUS debut EP, hit the stores and the demand is huge. But don’t worry… we’ll give you all the tips.
If your in Portugal now you can buy in several stores like FNAC (where the EP was sold out but now is already available), Louie Louie, Carbono, Flur and of course our Enchufada store. Plus if you get the chance to see a concert of this energetic band don’t wast the oportunity and grab your copy.

And this is our ENCHUFADA SHOP

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