We first met Lua Preta, the Polish/Angolan duo blending together electronica, kuduro and afrohouse, only a few months ago, when we featured their hit “Quero Mais” (Basy Tropikalne) in our monthly compilation. <a href=”http://basytropikalne.bandcamp.com/album/quero-mais-somnilokwie”>Quero Mais/Somnilokwie by Lua Preta</a> Now, the Luanda-based project formed by Mentalcut & Supa Gia G is back...
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Italian producer Andrea Mangia aka Populous debuted in 2002 with an album titled Quipo. 15 years later he is still making music and finally receiving the attention he deserves both in his native Italy and beyond. His latest album, Azulejos, released last year, has earned him the appreciation not only...
Derived from the Afrikaans word ‘kwai’ literally translating to angry, kwaito is the heavy, house music pumping out of modern South Africa. Kwaito was formed South Africa’s Soweto township, drawing on several South African genres such as kwela, marabi and bubblegum music, the thriving afro pop scene of the 80’s....
