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Over the last decade, the Afro-Portuguese sound of Kuduro has travelled from the bairros of Lisbon to a global audience. DJ Mag's Anna Cafolla meets...
From: Angola and Belgium
For fans of: Deena Abdelwahed, Fatima Al Qadari, Loraine James
Three tunes: ‘Arms Deal’, ‘Airstrike’, ‘Ceasefire’
“In my high school class, I was the only person that was openly against the regime,” says Nazar. His family fled Angola for Belgium before he was born...
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The Angolan producer and MC's first for the imprint since 2015
Príncipe will release a new EP from DJ Firmeza, ‘Ardeu’.
The first track to be unveiled from the Angolan producer and MC's package is 'Intenso'...
The talented youngster to release 12” on Lisbon label next month.
The latest of Principe Discos' releases — the Lisbon label that has brought the city’s unique take on Angolan kuduro to wider attention — is the...
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London’s Tribal Brothers and Bristol’s DJ Polo link up on Livity Sound with four cuts of future-facing UK funky. Hear ‘Three Tribes’ now
Tribal Brothers and DJ Polo have teamed up for a new EP on Livity Sound.
‘The Link Up’ finds the longstaning London duo of LR...
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Next up on Tash LC’s Club Yeke label is Lisbon’s Bubas Produçoes with the ‘MEGA’ EP. Hear the irresistibly buoyant kuduro cut, ‘Padjinha Part 3’...
Bubas Produçoes will release a new EP, ‘MEGA’, on Tash LC’s Club Yeke next month.
Set for release on 5th June, the five-track release finds...
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It's out on his self-titled label next month
Breaka will release his debut album next month.
Titled 'We Move', the nine-track release will arrive via the UK producer's self-titled label. Made on a laptop...
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São Paulo grime MC AKA AFK and producer TONCALi team up on Tash LC’s Club Yeke for the ‘Brasa No Mapa’ EP. Hear ‘Hard’ now
São Paulo’s AKA AFK and TONCALi will release a new collaborative EP on Tash LC’s Club Yeke label this week.
The MC and producer combo...
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Lisbon trio Blacksea Não Maya return to Príncipe with eight cuts of thrilling, evolutionary batida. Hear DJ Noronha’s dub-evoking ‘Estranhos e Loucos’ now
Lisbon’s Blacksea Não Maya have returned to Príncipe after five years with a new EP, ‘Máquina de Vénus’.
The trio, comprising brothers DJ Kolt and...
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"Rogério continues being mesmerized by the immensity of music touching his mind and soul," said the label
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Cosmic House duo Chic Miniature deliver their long awaited LP on Crosstown Rebels. ‘Suki Ni’ is a shimmering, spaced-out cut of laid back groove...
The formidable duo of Ernesto Ferreyra and Guillaume Coutu Dumont have teamed up once again as Chic Miniature as they released their long awaited LP...
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"It's about the end, but it's also about dignity and remaining standing despite being mutilated"
Nazar will return to Hyperdub for the release of his debut album next year.
Titled 'Guerilla', the album sees the Manchester-based producer draw on his...
Crazy P, Rob da Bank and more set to rock the Sancho Panza Stage
London's iconic celebration of Afro-Carribean culture - Notting Hill Carnival - returns to W11 this August Bank Holiday 29th-30th August.
Europe's largest street festival is...
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Breaka blends breaks, footwork, baile funk, UK funky, kuduro, trance and more on his debut album ‘We Move’. Hear ‘Descending’ now
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Taipei’s Sonia Calico readies her futuristic debut album on More Time Records, ‘Simulation of an Overloaded World’. Hear the ASMR-inspired club cut, ‘Mukbang Roller’ now
Sonia Calico will release her debut album ‘Simulation of an Overloaded World’ this week.
Landing on More Time Records, the 11-track album draws influence...