Ruta Panamericana del Sonido, is back again.
This time we go to the top of the whole continent. Literally, RPS strikes from Bolivia.

The trip which started a-la Che Guevara, is not political oriented, but it does have a very political intention: trying to unveil the Urban Culture and Music from each country “La Panamericana” crosses by.

Ruta Panamericana’s own Caballo & Chong X are joined by Bolivian bassheads Ale Cassis, Dj Quien, Villa Victoria Soundsystem and Oliver Sky.

If Che Guevara died in Bolivia, these rebels are trying to make sure Bolivia doesn’t get behind in the collective mind of the Empire in terms of sounds.

So, join us for this amazing trip.
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Now, do not feel or create the perception that this is the only kind of stuff created in that wonderful country,
There are hundreds of great releases that you may find either at OI MAS BASS soundcloud, or the individual SC streams from Bolivian producers.

Having in Mind that Bolivian Music is perhaps one of the lesser known scenes from South America, we needed to make a strong alliance with Oi Mas Bass, who are perhaps the strongest Bass Collective from La Paz.
If Che Guevara died in Bolivia, these rebels are trying to make sure Bolivia doesn’t get behind in the collective mind of the Empire in terms of sounds.
Please, do not believe this country is behind in any sense. They have a very strong bass scene that has been covered about the key players before.

The final result is exactly what the Bolivian Bass scene sounds like. A perfect blend between Andean roots, and Modern Bass. From Digital Cumbia, to Moombahton, to Bashment, or Cumbiathon; Bass en la Alturas is just the perfect example of the modern music played in the under Bolivian Scenes.

Ruta Panamericana del sonido is a project started by Chong X and myself, and on each stop we are joined by local musicians.

This time our Bolivian bassheads are Ale Cassis, Dj Quien, Villa Victoria Soundsystem and Oliver Sky.
Ale Cassis

Chong X decided to go for a brass-cumbia inspired in the Bolivian take of the rhythm

Villa Victoria went for a heavy bass approach

Dj Quien again dropping his 8bitsCumbia

I (Caballo) went for a moombah-Bubbling Bolivian inspired track

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This is a real hard beats with Caribbean flavors.

The original track, produced by Venezuelan Tropikore is a high melting moombahton electro. It has a bass line that clearly shows his influence. Finally, a particle of reggae guitar skank expresses the sentiment that runs throughout the Caribbean, not to mention percussion and tribal instinct. From start to finish, the English lyric by Barbadian 2Irie, showing its potential to excite the public and spread it to their urban edge, to become the issue in a soundclash full of good vibes and fists up.

The remixes that add strength and keep the voice resource. Thus Blingyeras from Bariloche, Argentina, proposed in this first remix to his career as a producer, a playful Moombah air of dancehall and hip hop, with highly technical and styling in rhythmic database programming.

Then Deucci from Caracas, Venezuela, shows an interpretation with influences of dubstep, electro and even rock, to form in their entirety a Moombahcore destined to break any scenario.

Then, Chong X, overall international reference & tropical bass, from Peru, favors us with an exclusive dub reggae, where the low speed percussion, confirms once again his versatility as a producer. A taste for all to share with the master mr ChongX.

Download it here

Germany`s Number 1 Moombahton-Producers LiedersOfTheNewSchool once again teamed up with Prince Zimboo!! sick EP

symbiz

Carnnibal

Chong X

Soulforce

Sujinho

Germany`s Super Producers LiedersOfTheNewSchool once again teamed up with Prince Zimboo, and an epic team of remixers for one of the hottest releases of 2013

Original comes with the lyrical genius out of the African bush, who has 999 wives and even more rhymes. Prince Zimboo.

Symbiz Sound out of Berlin gave it an oriental dubsteppish twist and a very heavy production

the Czech producer Chong X made a Remix where Cumbia meets oldschool Dancehall

SoulForce added a smooth Moombhouse Remix.

DJ Sujinho, a DJ from the newly revived Nossa Camp out of Barcelona adds a crazy remix, changing the tempo in between from slow Trap to up-tempo Juke-Beats that should keep every party jumping.

Another extremely creative retouch comes from Carnnibal out of Kingston Jamaica, He blends Acid Basslines, weird electronic sounds and African drumming to a unique Mix that probably has never been heard before. (zouk bass?)

Grab this cool Reggae/Dancehall Riddim by producer MikkiM with three tunes from jamaican and czech (-american) artists. The riddim will be released on a 10″ vinyl, soon, but you can already download a digital copy which includes a exclusive moombahton remix by Chong X and a jungle remix by Drama Jacqua, as well.
The free archive below features mp3s of all tunes in 192kBit/s, if you need them in better quality you can buy a copy via bandcamp!

Free Download:

Up In Riddim (direct download)

Stream/Buy the EP here:

Up In The Hills Video:

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For those who don’t know.. Caballo started in 2004 as a ragga-drum n bass- latin project which has evolved through the years.
Drone & Bass is a heavy return to those roots, keeping the sonic update, minimal, dubstep, trap, heavy bass, cumbia plus 3 amazing remixes by Chong X, Copia Doble Sistema, and Haikiri.

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The album features 6 original tracks!

and 3 remixes from top producers: Czech/Peruvian Chong X

Copia Doble Systema’s copyflex

and Beijing/UK Harikiri & Howie Lee

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No need to tell anything about this great album by czech producer MikkiM anymore, since we’ve already written about it a few weeks ago, in detail. Except that we would like to let you know that it’s now available for free download! Yes, you can download the full album… and not just only, the archive also includes four exclusive and so far unreleased remixes by Big-Fi, MoL and our homie Chong-X!

Free Download:

listen the whole album without the remixes here:

and here is a one of the four remixes you’ll get by downloading the archive above:

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2DEEP and Muevelo reveal the tropical side of trap music with the help of Cratesz, babySTEPS, Johnny Chino, DJR, Chong X, Sizzurp, Shane Suffriti and Gurbtron! The six track strong compilation is a declaration of love to some of the originators of trap like Flosstradamus and Baauer, which contains moombahton remix of some of their greatest hits among others. Especially the remix of Trinidad James hype tune “All Gold Everything” is a must have.

Simply unlock the free download by giving the Muevelo fanpage a like on facebook and grab your copy now!

Download:

TRAPICAL EP (facebook)

Minimix and previews:

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We made it! 2012 is almost over, so we spent another year spend with awesome bass music from all around the globe (our third already, unbelievable). Tropicalbass.com can be considered as a household-name in a certain global music scene, with a familial group of die-hard enthusiasts splattered all over the globe at the core, while at the same time tropical club sounds became de rigueur blueprints for mainstream pop music. Let’s hope that this global exposure will lead more and more people to an interest in very local music scenes – future enthusiasts in the best case.
Then our blog got a sibling finally – we started to release stuff on our own TropicalBass label! Expect a lot to come in 2013 from this. And we got recognized by important media outlets Spiegel Online and The Guardian – we think we will become famous and rich in 2013.

Looking back on my quite long review in 2011 regarding a couple of genres from Kuduro to Tribal Guarachero to Moombahton, the musical evolution in 2012 help me shorten things: Now everything is EDM (from a US-point of view). Oh well, and then there is Trap.
At least the world as we know it didn’t end.

Thank you all for the steady support – shout outs to every reader, every producer, every live-act, DJ and interview-partner, all the labels and fellow bloggers pushing the good stuff. We love you all! Time again for the inevitable Best-of-2012-list that you all were waiting for.

ANDRÉS:
Top Albums/EPs:
MKC – Caribbean Swagga
Sonodo Desconocido – Trópico Quasar
Maga Bo – Quilombo de Futuro
Cumba Mela – Remix Ep 1
Sonikgroove ft. Prince Osito – Better dan dem Remix EP
Kumbia Queers – Pecados Tropicales
So Shifty ft. Madera Limpia – Rumba EP
Sonido Guay Neñe – Copla Colectiva Digital
Suelta la voz – Copia Doble Systema
Chico Trujillo – Gran Pecador
Palenke Soultribe – Makako EP
Tropikore – Guarapo EP
Frikstailers – Guacha EP
Subatomic Soundsystem ft. Anthony B – Dem Cant stop we from Talkin EP

Top Labels:
Latino Resiste
Root a Pacifica
Cuero Digital
Moombah Pacifica
KONN Recordings
Dr Dragao’s Lab
DJ Subversiovo Caminos del Fuego
Caballito
Cumbiasound -Calzones Lagos EP
Kuto Selektah Quilla – Kontra todo Autoridad EP

Top Artists:
Superpendejos
Chong X

Top Videos:
Moviembre (Boogat / G-Flux)
Major Lazer ft. Amber Coffman – Get Free
Skrillex & Damian ‘Jr. Gong’ Marley – Make It Bun Dem
Hector Guerra – What Up?
EL MAKAKO feat. BATATA
Sergent Garcia – Calentura Mi Son (feat. Zalama Crew)

Top Bonus:
Mixtapes from King Kong Disco, Ohrwo. Lady Chann, Pedrolito and Movimientos
Book and Music: Sounds and Colors – Colombia
Andrés Digital – Messages from outta Space (KONN) and Aventuras Colombianas (Rebel Rec.)
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CABALLO:
Top Tunes:
Carnnibal – Which Crime mi a talk
Major Lazer – Original Don ( Flosstradamus rmx)
Yellow Claw – Krokobil
Ezequiel – Gurr Swag
Freaky Phillip – Raices
Explosion Negra – Bailalo Pues ( Banginclude Remix)
Flosstradamus – Roll up (Bauuer Remix)
Skrillex & Damian Marley – Bum dem (Dreadsquad Remix)
Edu K feat Blanquito Man – Favela dubstylin’ (caballo edit)
Pocz & Pacheko (feat. Dj Yirvin) – Muevelo
Bonus: Flosstradamus – Roll up (CHONG X rmx)
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JELKA:
Top Albums/EPs:
Schlachthofbronx – Dirty Dancing
So Shifty ft. Madera Limpia – Rumba EP
Copia Doble Systema – Suelta la Voz EP
Angel Haze – Reservation EP
The Very Best – MTMTMK Album
Kendrick Lamar – Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
Santigold – Master of My Make-Believe
Matanza – Dubamerica

Top Tunes:
Schlachthofbronx – Apizaco
J Alvarez – Junto al amanecer (So Shifty Dembow edit)
Burna Boy – Tonight (Murlo Refix)
DJ Sbu feat Zahara – Lengoma (Murlo Remix)
Rihanna – Diamonds (Jerome LOL Edit)
The Dream – Walking on the moon (Grahmzilla Remix)
Chief Keef – Don’t like
Miguel – Adorn (Sammy Bananas Bootleg)
Papa Wemba – Yolele (Mad Mation Refix)
DJ Comrade – Mulherada Trap
Wine-O – Pop my Trunk (Dubble Dutch Edit)
Joao Brasil & Moroka – Elephant & Castle

Top Videos:
Iski feat. Basic One – Gelatin
Schlachthofbronx feat. DJ Assault – Everyday of the Week
Major Lazer ft. Amber Coffman – Get Free
M.I.A. – Bad Girls
Banda UÓ – Faz UÓ
Otto von Schirach – Salpica
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LEUB:
Top Albums/EPs:
Mash Up International ft. VA – Lava Cabeza EP
Sarkodie – Rapperholic
Bonde do Rolê – Tropicalbacanal
The Very Best – MTMTMK Album
Gato Preto – Era De Gato Preto
Débruit – From The Horizon
MKC – Caribbean Swagga
The Peas Project – Power & Romance
Cholita Sound – Ponte Free
Skip & Die – Riots in the Jungle

Top Tunes:
Tommy Lee – Tom & Jerry (Ackeejuice Rockers Remix)
KiT – Jackhammer
gLAdiator ft. FERAL is KINKY – Bitch Slap Geek Boy Remix
Fellow vs. Basic One – Walky Walky
A-Trak & Zinc ft. Natalie Storm – Like The Dancefloor
El Freaky ft Empire Isis Ras Jahonan Benny B – La pongo
Ackeejuice Rockers – Dancehall Scheme
Famous Eno – All Good FM
Gato Preto ft. MC Zulu – Musica Di Gato Preto (2irie & Tropikore
Remix)
2irie & Chong X – Moombahtrain (Shanty town refix)

Top Videos:
Wax Wreckaz feat. Etzia – Bubble & Wine Up
Elo ft. FOKN Bois – My Everywhere
MC Gi – México Caliente
Deize Tigrona ft. Jaloo – Prostituto
The Very Best – Yoshua Alikuti
Gato Preto – Tschukudu
Balkan Beat Box (BBB) – Part Of The Glory
PROFIT ft. Lee Scratch Perry & Warrior Queen – Two Edged Sword
Dazed Dog ft. Mystic Dan – Moombahwine
Banda UÓ – Faz UÓ
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MARFLIX:
Top Albums:
DJ Malvado – From Africa to the world
Edmond Mondésir – Emosion Bele
Raggasonic – Raggasonic 3
TropicalBass Vol1 – Funky Edition

Top Tunes:
Blood – Go
So Shifty feat Madera Limpia – Rumba (Edu K Remix)
Benjai – A.T.A.O Engoma (Magaroze Riddim)
Antilles Riddim (Precision Productions)
DJ Sbu feat Zahara – Lengoma (Murlo Remix)
El Dusty – K le Pasa (Alvaro Remix / So Shifty Remix)
Partysquad – Go down low (Neki stranac remix)
Stylo G – Call me a yardie (Sonora Remix)

Top Videos:
Sister Deborah – Uncle Obama (feat. Fokn Bois)
Vanilla – Rage
Iski feat. Basic One – Gelatin
Awadi – Ma revolution
Puto Portugues feat. Nelo Paim – De Maria pra Meury
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TOP TOPICS 2012 ON TROPICALBASS.COM:

1. Die Antwoord – Baby’s On Fire
2. Skrillex – Bangarang
3. Yellow Claw feat. Siaak & Mr Poska – Krokobil
4. PSY – GANGNAM STYLE (강남스타일)
5. Nicki minaj – Pound the alarm
6. Diplo – Express Yourself EP
7. Skrillex & Damian Marley – Make It Bun Dem Remixes EP
8. D’banj – Oliver Twist
9. Cypress X Rusko – Roll It Light It
10. TropicalBass Vol. 1 – The Funky Edition

This list might surprise many of you – but all the names from the mainstream business like Skrillex, D’Banj and Damian Marley in our Top 10 have a simple reason: Our most important source of users is google by far – almost 5 times of people who go to tropicalbass.com directly or from facebook. The same Top 10 for direct or frequent visitors looks totally different and represents more “us”.
Regarding that fact, the next list of search terms is no surprise:

People came from search engines with these search terms

1. tropical bass / tropicalbass
2. die antwoord
3. skrillex bangarang
4. goldielocks wasteman ddl
5. seeed

Most popular tags:

1. Moombahton and Moombahcore
2. Cumbia
3. Dancehall
4. Kuduro
5. UK Funky

In the early morning of december 25th this year, (the serbian) Santa has left you a very cool present under the tree! Various tunes from previous ShazaLaKazoo releases got the remix treatment, lately. All of them are collected on the free “ShazaLaKazoo Remixed!” EP.
Download six brandnew and exclusive remixes by The Binary Cumbia Orchestra, DJ SuperStereo, Chong X, Dubosmium, Loud n Clear and DJ Chiflamicas, for free. Best gift ever… merry christmas to all of you!!!

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