Portugal’s Buraka Som Sistema debut album Black Diamond came out week and the band have released a 20 minute mixtape full of banging ghettotech tunes, mostly their own. The Kano collaboration sounds really good here and I’m liking Drop the Lime’s dub bass remix of ‘Sound of Kuduro’ It’s an intense skank and move.
- Buraka Som Sistema: “Intro”
- DJ Malvado: “Puto Mekie”
- Radioclit: “Secousse (Crookers remix)”
- Buraka Som Sistema: “Skank & Move” [ft. Kano]
- DJ Znobia: “Patchy Luanda”
- Debonair Samir: “Samir’s Theme”
- Buraka Som Sistema: “Kalemba (Wegue Wegue)”
- DJ Furioso: “Activate”
- Buraka Som Sistema: “Sound of Kuduro (Drop the Lime remix)”
- Reso: “If U Can’t Beat Them
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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.
