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    BERLIN: 6.May All Night All Next Day Afro-Caribbean MELT DOWN

    from 8PM - 6PM the next day... this how we do!
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    Amici Italiani dove sei?

    Thursday 30 April @ Sketch Club: Ngoma Bass for Merano, the beautiful mountains, Giorgio Moroder's home town. http://www.sketch.bz/ and Thursday 5 May @ Visionario Cinema: Ngoma Deadly Venom will murder the Far East Film Festival in Udine...
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    NGOMA SOUND: new night in Berlin!

    THURSDAYS 22-4H at Das Hotel -- Mariannenstrasse 26A Berlin (Kreuzberg) ____________________________________________________________ APRIL 14 - DJ ZHAO + MARFLIX (TROPICAL BASS) + Marcel on Percussion! APRIL 21 - DJ ZHAO + BOOM BROTHERS APRIL 28 - DJ ZHAO + DOVECAKE MAY 05 - DJ GRACE KELLY...
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    FUSION 3: house of Eshu

    In Yoruba spiritual traditions (contemporary Ghana, Togo, Benin, and Nigeria) as well as its descendant Afro-diasporic faiths like Vodou, Santeria/Lukumi and Candomble in the Caribbean and Americas, Eshu (AKA Esu, Exu, Elegba, etc.) is an important Orisha (deity). The divine messenger between...
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    where should i play in England and Ireland?

    finally, finally going to make my way to your beautiful country with teh bestest breakfasts. as well as Dublin and maybe other cities in Ireland. in May. any suggestions which promoters / clubs might be interested in the classic, modern, and mutant Afro-Asian-Tropical sounds of NGOMA...
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    NGOMA 8 - Saodade

    NGOMA 8 - Saudade Historically the Afro-Caribbean connection has produced so much amazing music about romantic love. Particularly, Angola and Cape Verde has developed specific strands of musical expression which focus on a special feeling: that of loss and longing, of desire and nostalgia, of...
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    Immortal Egypt / Revolution Dub

    DOWNLOAD FEEL FREE TO DISTRIBUTE OR USE FOR ANY PURPOSE COMMERCIAL OR OTHERWISE
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    Chop Chop Akwaaba Supermix!

    The super awesome and diverse Akwaaba asked me to do a mix to represent the first 2 years of their existence, and it was quite a challenge. The releases cover a wide range of both classic and modern sounds -- how was i going to move from Malian roots to Kwaito, to Hiplife, to African Salsa, to...
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    Ngoma 7 - HARDASS

    01 Dj Znobia - Ta Pio 02 DJ Ramatoulaye - Alhaji (Aladin Mix) 03 Helder, Rei do Kuduro - Felicidade 04 Unknown - Unknown (Helder Junior) (samples Dj Godfather) 05 Unknown - King Wendu 06 Directamente da Banda - Baza Baza 07 Project Winter - Progressividade 08 Dj Nedwyt Fox - Agora Nukutusula...
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    American Pictures

    amazing book and collection of photos made by this danish hobo (first "immersive" photo journalist?) who traveled by hitchhiking during the past 4 decades or so, all available online: http://www.american-pictures.com/roots/roots.htm it is an immense visual historical document of poverty...
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    Radio Ngoma: African and Africanized Killer Beats

    Radio Ngoma VOL. 3 MOODY BOOTY (still no soundcloud embedding in the mixes forum?) a set for the Club. more bangin than previous volumes but not as many specials. in addition to Afro flavors such as Kwaito, South African House, and Kuduro, this includes some Brazillian and Jamaican vibes...
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    recordings you have now or have had on repeat

    seems in this A.D.D. age of skipping through wave forms and files in a matter of seconds, it is a rare occurrence to play the same recording over and over in one sitting. i personally sometimes decide against this practice even if i want to, because, you know, the pile of stuff i need to get...
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    Stelfox: Hiphop workshops for Palestinian refugees

    http://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/music/hip-hop-workshops-for-refugees-in-jordan?pageCount=0
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    Berlin Wed. 13. Oct. MOODY BOOTY

    don't matter if you're sad, glad, or bad -- come get wild and crazy to my sweet ass global electronic selections in this chic and fun bar with a dance floor. in addition to loads of delicious Afro flavors this night will include some European and American underground sounds: UK Funky, Garage...
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    DJ Zhao - Fusion 2

    Traditional and contemporary music from 5 continents, 25 countries, re-edited, mashed up, and dubbed out. The Fusion series is more for listening compared to the dancefloor heat of NGOMA, but there are certainly some bangers in here, alongside more tripped out and lyrical numbers. Tracks are...
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    [BERLIN] Thurs. 23 Sept. Dub Gabriel / Donna Summer / DJ Zhao

    sorry forgot to post about this until now, 1 day before the show :/ DUB GABRIEL (Destroy All Concepts, San Francisco) DJ DONNA SUMMER (Cockrockdisco / Nightshifters, Berlin) DJ ZHAO (Ngoma Sound System, Berlin) 23.09.2010 - 22.00 Icon --- Cantianstraße 15 10437 Berlin in the glorious...
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    DJ Zhao - a Midtempo Trip Around the World

    mods, can we enable soundcloud embedding for this sub forum? thanks if possible! :)
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    Bloggification

    here is how to succeed in today's dance music industry. take good indigenous music such as Cumbia, Baile Funk, South African House, Hiphop, UK Funky, or anything else, and: 1. remove any trace of soul 2. take out all the organic groove 3. make mechanical funk-less machine beats roughly in...
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