Kuduro Music

dubble-u-c

Dorkus Maximus
Thoughts?
Opinions?

Some background info and mp3's here:

http://www.fatplanet.com.au/blog/2006/10/27/kuduro/

"literally translated as “hard ass”, the genre first blossomed in the early 90s - its genesis has been claimed by a producer called tony amada, dubbed “angola’s grandmaster flash”. fusing local african instrumentation and rhythmic sensibilities with ragga, techno, hip hop and caribbean influences, kuduro retains the upfront party vibe of funk carioca, but jettisons miami bass in favour of 4-4 electronic production."




I like what i have heard so far.
 
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Eric

Mr Moraigero
I like a lot of it but it can get a little boring (I find the production to be a bit 1-dimensional so the songs don't hold my interest after a few listens). The energy is great though. I like Buraka som Sistema or whatever they're called. A little more going on there.
 

Woebot

Well-known member
i have some great kuduro.

check out Buraka Som Sistema's "Yah"

(whispers) it's at iTunes
 

Guybrush

Dittohead
The Buraka Som Sistema track is great, I havent' heard much else though. It's less alien and exciting than baile funk in that it (or, the tracks I've heard) uses four-on-the-floor rhythms rather than home-baked breakbeats, but, yeah, it sounds fresh. Unfortunately, it's already a hipster-plague, and that's a huge offput.
 

claphands

Poorly-known member
the non-buraka stuff is raw as hell, I mean buraka som sistema is the bonde do role of kuduro.

find a puto prata track or check out the "um para dois" comp
 

Guybrush

Dittohead
find a puto prata track or check out the "um para dois" comp
Ok, will do.

I see that somebody has already awarded it a Wikipedia entry:

Kuduro
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Kuduro (or Kuduru) is a type of music from Angola. It is mostly influenced by Sungura, Afro Zouk (known as Kizomba natively), Semba and Ragga music genres. It is characterized as uptempo, energetic, and danceable.

The name itself is a word with a specific meaning to location in the Kimbundu language, which is native to the northern portion of Angola. It has a double meaning in that it also translates to "hard ass" or "stiff bottom" in Portuguese, which is the official language of Angola. Not surprisingly, Kuduro is also a type of dance where, typically (like Ragga, some forms of hiphop, and other afro-based musics) the female dancer protrudes her derriere and swings it sensuously to the rhythm of the hard-hitting Kuduro beat.

Kuduro is very popular across the former Portuguese colonies in Africa, as well as in the outskirts of Lisbon, Portugal (namely Amadora), due to the large number of Angolan immigrants. White Portuguese often say Kuduro has racist lyrics against white people, but this is mostly a myth caused by the use of creole words that are often missunderstood.

The most well known in Kuduro is Angolan Helder , Rei do Kuduro (King of Kuduro ). He is radicated in Lisbon .

The Angolan musician Tony Amado is said to have helped create the genre, upon meeting U.S. based Ragga DJs.

Some other known names in Kuduro are: DJ Manya, DJ SL, DJ Davids, Helder Rei do Kuduro, Dog Murras, Tony Amado, DJ Nike, DJ João Reis, DJ Beleza, DJ Joca Moreno, DJ Malvado, DJ Amorim, DJ Paulo Jorge, DJ Baby T, Sebem, Puto Prata, Noite e Dia, among others.
 

slye

Allied Heights
This "Yah" tune is massivE! Definately something to explore further... (rubs hands together).

Claphands - Where can one get ahold of this "Um Para Dois" comp?
 

claphands

Poorly-known member
look for it on soulseek. the industry for this is even less international than funk carioca and besides the radio canal angola site it's really the only place to find the random CDRs that pop up on the street.

edit: this is, by far, my favorite puto prata track:
puto prata featuring a bunch of people - mete mete, tira tira
http://www.sendspace.com/file/gvnivl

I think I edited that wiki entry back in the day to add puto prata and noite e dia to their list of artists
 
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dubble-u-c

Dorkus Maximus
look for it on soulseek. the industry for this is even less international than funk carioca and besides the radio canal angola site it's really the only place to find the random CDRs that pop up on the street.

edit: this is, by far, my favorite puto prata track:
puto prata featuring a bunch of people - mete mete, tira tira
http://www.sendspace.com/file/gvnivl

I think I edited that wiki entry back in the day to add puto prata and noite e dia to their list of artists

thanks clap hands.
I like that one. Intense , raw, dance music.
 

carmen

 
definitely lack attention span to figure out the difference between Kuduro, Kwaito, Coupe Decale, and on andon but Zhao's suggestion that ayisyen stuff in another thread was Decale, and noticing "DEKOLE" in various titles and lyrics, and mining that tip lead to "Raboday" (of which there are literally hundreds of remixes of the Dekole tune alone).

have only begun to dig thru it, but this track had Kuduro in title:


and sounds like New Orleans, imo

from what i can tell, its skeletally 'digital' RaRa, using fake instruments so obviously a step backwards

a n intro to straight-ahead kanaval, only 11 minutes

this mix really reminded me of why i hate Buraka Som Sistema

Raboure


getting back to the rara digi labels
if titonton was smooth jazz?

can anyone run a BPM counter on this one

even acclimated to soca tempos, this seems a bit over the top? guys are feeding it to their mattapan transmitters like its normal



http://soundcloud.com/djunior/manche-pou-tout-dj-yo-kap-pale

http://soundcloud.com/djsteeve1/real-tanbou-piresan-dj-steeve

http://soundcloud.com/fenellymixauguste/waka-waka-manje-lajanm

http://soundcloud.com/fenellymixauguste/boubou-fenelly


as we continue to stray more and more off topic

http://soundcloud.com/fenelly/mixtape-sa-fenk-tombe
 

zhao

there are no accidents
definitely lack attention span to figure out the difference between Kuduro, Kwaito, Coupe Decale,

those are VERY different carmen! much more than the difference between Naija and Hiplife, which can sound similar to those unaccustomed.

Kuduro is 140 BPM, no not dubstep 140, actual 140. it is from Angola, and largely comes from the Afro-Caribbean "Batida" rhythms.

Kwaito is usually around 100-110 BPM, and for lack of better, sounds like "Hip-House". and it is from South Africa, with roots in Zulu music and the Township Jive of the 60s - 80s.

Coupe Decale is from Ivory Coast / France, and i guess may be a LITTLE BIT similar to Kuduro, but it's not as hard edged, with much different basslines (Kuduro often doesn't even have any), and autotuned voices and much more lush, more pop.

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HERE.
 

trza

Well-known member
Batida is the first "new" producer signed to Soundway records after releasing boatloads of compilations.

I may still have to track down the Bazzerk compilation from Mental groove from last year as well. The Angola compilation on Analog Africa wasn't Kuduro, but is was packed with great brazillian influenced African music.
 

zhao

there are no accidents
Batida is the first "new" producer signed to Soundway records after releasing boatloads of compilations.

wow that's a first on more than 1 level right? by first "new" you do mean he's the first contemporary signing? label used to be exclusively reissue no?

I may still have to track down the Bazzerk compilation from Mental groove from last year as well.

yes that is a really good one.

signature Batida tune "Bazuka" and 2 tunes from bazzerk comp (where bazzerk commented) on this short mix:
http://soundcloud.com/djzhao/20min-rhythm-force-spring-2012

The Angola compilation on Analog Africa wasn't Kuduro, but is was packed with great brazillian influenced African music.
fa sho fa sho... they did an amazing job even by their usually excellent standards on that one... you hear the roots of Kuduro in it clearly, at least i do. lots of batida rhythms.
 
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