The honour of Fabric’s first proper artist album release has fallen to Portugal’s Buraka Som Sistema and their debut album Black Diamond. Their sound has been invariably described as electro ghettotech and Euro baile funk but in reality, it is rooted in Kuduro – a genre which is thriving in Lisbon’s suburbs but was born in Angola. It shares tone and rhythm with that break-off track from earlier in the year DJ Mujava’s ‘Township Funk’. The album, Black Diamond is well worth a look if these tunes (one featuring the “retired” M.I.A and another Pongolove) take your fancy. They play Twisted Pepper on the 11th of December.
Buraka Som Sistema ft M.I.A – ‘Sound of Kuduro’
Buraka Som Sistema – ‘Kalemba (Wegue-Wegue)’
http://www.myspace.com/burakasomsistema
[Buy Black Diamond from Amazon.co.uk]
Niall Byrne is the founder of the most-influential Irish music site Nialler9, where he has been writing about music since 2005. He is the co-host of the Nialler9 Podcast and has written for the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Sunday Times, Totally Dublin, Cara Magazine, Red Bull and more. Niall is a DJ, co-founder of Lumo Club, event curator, Indie Sleaze club promoter, and producer of gigs and monthly listening parties & events in Dublin.
Respect to BSS. Learn about their first EP “From Buraka To the World”: http://otites.blogspot.com/2006/08/disco-buraka-som-sistema-from-buraka.html
Jesus, mate, as a portuguese guy living in Dublin, you just made my day! I had no idea that Buraka were coming here again!