When you think of music from Brazil or Portugal the last thing to come to your mind is heavy music and no wonder. For all these years I've heard of only two well-known bands to come from the countries of bossa nova and fado. More of an irony is the mere fact that despite being in the big family of heavy music they certainly sound different. Sepultura is probably the biggest trash import from Latin America at all and Moonspell is perhaps the best Portuguese metal export. I am not really digging their music, well, I used to like the Brazilians a bit, but that was a long time ago, having in mind that I even didn't consider for a second going to their gig in Sofia. Anyway this is more of a post-tribute to the Brazilian/Portuguese metal scene and two fine examples of it.
(unfortunately no official video was available)
Showing posts with label Portuguese. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Portuguese. Show all posts
Sunday, 29 March 2009
Monday, 23 March 2009
Discoveries: Buraka Som Sistema
ZOMG! I guess I've been spend the last few years in a deep sleep as just today I got to hear this great Portuguese/Angolan group called Buraka Som Sistema, which have worked together with M.I.A. on the track "Sound of Koduro", which is included in both their first LP "Black Diamond" and Mathangi's re-release of "Kala". Apart from this song they have plenty of other amazing dance stuff, which is actually stylistically defined as a renewed version of kuduro, an Angolan dance. Don't think that Buraka Som Sistema make ethno music, despite the inspirations they draw from Brazilian, Portuguese and Angolan cultures. They are a fine cheerful electronic act that fuses elctropop, techno, baile, grime, underground hip-hop and nevertheless lots of fun.
You can listen to their stuff here:
From Buraka to the World (EP)
or
"Black Diamond"(LP)
Do no forget to prelisten the albums and if you have liked them to support the band by buying their releases or go their concerts!
Here are a few videos of Buraka Som Sistema:
You can listen to their stuff here:
From Buraka to the World (EP)
or
"Black Diamond"(LP)
Do no forget to prelisten the albums and if you have liked them to support the band by buying their releases or go their concerts!
Here are a few videos of Buraka Som Sistema:
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)