This track is so intense and I can’t wait to drop this on people. For those who don’t know, Kuduro is an urban music of Angola, an African country and former Portuguese colony. Like Baile Funk, the lyrics are in the local Portuguese creole of the country. It seems to have been influenced by the beat of Soca. I have been exploring this genre a lot as of late as I am always looking for new sounds. In the most part, Kuduro is very fast paced at about 140 bpm. That means it does not go with a lot of music other than Soca but a night of just those two would make anyone not from Trinidad or Angola’s ears bleed. On this song M.I.A. is basically just here to provide hook and probably some name recognition so people give it a listen (and probably associate herself with some new upcoming third world sound so she remains “cutting edge”). Buraka Som Sistema need no help though, they have already proven they rock with their ep from last year. Check out a few of their other tunes. They are a bit slower in the bpm department and mix quite nicely with anything from dancehall to electro to house. Kuduro is definite worth adding to your listening and playing collection since it is high energy and adds some new sound to the club (and it may freak many white hipsters out, always a bonus).
Tags: baile funk, buraka som sistema, dancehall, djing, electro, hipsters, house, kuduro, M.I.A., soca
May 29, 2008 at 2:10 am |
I just LOVE that music ;D~
I’m portuguese and here in Portugal that song is already a hit
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Good rhythm!
May 29, 2008 at 2:15 am |
yeah, this song is really off the hook
October 26, 2008 at 11:07 pm |
What are the lyrics for the song? I don’t speak Portugese but I would really like to know whats going on in the song – it’s so fantastic.
December 4, 2008 at 1:30 am |
Totally agree with you…Kuduro is an amazing sound! Just want to point out though that there is no Portuguese creole spoken in either Brazil or Angola, and both Kuduro and Baile Funk are usually sung in Portuguese (even if they use really heavy local accents and lots of slang), although Kuduro is sometimes partly sung in Kimbundu, the main local language (other than Portuguese) in Luanda, Angola. As for lyrics, I don’t think they’ve been published, since they seem to be impossible to find…hopefully somebody’ll figure it out!
December 4, 2008 at 1:49 am |
Thanks for the info man. I wasn’t too sure about the creole thing I guess. Have you heard the whole album? It’s pretty good in my mind. I like the mixture of kuduro with other electronic sounds.
August 29, 2009 at 2:56 am |
Love this song!!
It has a really good beat to it.
Something I’d never heard before.