Batida is back with a collection of remastered tracks, unreleased mixes and lost versions on Um, a title with a double meaning as it’s both number 1 in Portuguese as “hmm”, an Angolan sound to start many words in Umbundo language, the main language spoken in Huambo, the city where...
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Here’s a brand new episode of our Rhythm Passport On Air podcast in collaboration with SOAS Radio. This month, we reached Pedro Coquenão, also known as Batida, by phone in Lisbon, and we had an intense and interesting chat about several topics. From his recent participation in Africa Express: The...
If you have attended any of the previous Africa Express shows, you know they never disappoint your thirst for music. For hours and hours, they stun you with a deluge of quality acts and unexpected collaborations, not only featuring the exceptional artistry of the musicians involved but also their welcoming...
29/03/2019 4:00 pm - 11:00 pm Africa Express: The Circus The Big Top, London
12/05/2017 - 13/05/2017 10:00 pm - 4:30 am Kartel With Batida (DJ), Esa + NKC The Clf Art Cafe, London
12/05/2017 - 13/05/2017 10:00 pm - 4:30 am Kartel With Batida (DJ), Esa + NKC The Clf Art Cafe, London
16/07/2016 - 17/07/2016 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm Walthamstow Garden Party Lloyd Park, London
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The group Konono No.1 and Angola-born, Lisbon-raised, artist Batida, have teamed up and released Konono No.1 meets Batida, an album that is both thought-provoking and also an enjoyable listen. The songs are engaging medleys of electronic instrumentation, along with sounds such as the thumb piano, that we assume that the Congolese listeners would already...
- 12:00 am - 12:00 am Tropical Beats Party With Batida, Skip&Die And Alo Wala Village Underground, London