Welcome, Bienvenidos. This is Andrés Digitals original Cumbia Round Up. And I did it again – another dobble Round – this is dedicated to all the people who still requesting another Round of “La Cumbia – Desde Colombia hasta el Mundo”. To much Cumbias of Class to choose only 5. And as I do not only repost Soundcloud Links you get it in a tight mix…also check out the older Round Ups – all 31 of them are online and some of dem gettin massive plays. You will find so much pearls. Thank you dear listeners, gracias a la Cumbia !!

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Cumbia No 1 Grupo la Droga – El Ventarron (Bigote Remix)
Bigote is the man who just killed the Dengue Dengue Dengue Guys, you may have seen this shocking pictures in the Internet. The Man from Granadas Caballito Crew is coming around a lot and is remixing Grupo de las Droga Psychedelic Chicha Tune with love.
Soundcloud – Facebook – Caballito

Cumbia No 2 Makina Kandela – Tócate Esta
This lovely Group comes from Santiago de Chile. The 9 Musicans from Chile and Colombia unites the love for traditional and contemporary Sound from the Colombian Carribbean Coast. So you get Cumbia, Bullerenge, Gaita, Merengue, Porro and many more. Toda/os esperamos el viernes !!

Soundcloud – Facebook – Home

Cumbia No 3 Canteca de Macao – Nunca es Tarde
This group is now 10 years old and what started as kids in Madrid, Spain now is a big success with more then 90 Concerts played in 2012. The 6 Musican Band has 5 Albums out wich you could download via their Homepage. The Tune “Nunca es tarde” I found on the beautifull Rebel Sounds Compilation wich you could download here.

Facebook – Home – Soundcloud

Cumbia No 4 Super Spanish Combo – Crudo
The Super Spanish Combo comes from Barcelona (Spain/Catalunya). And as Barna allways had a very own Latino Sound they mixup Cumbia, Calypso, Salsa, Son…with hip hop and funk in a very special way. (Did I say this before ??) You have to give a listen to their brandnew Album “Llego el Combo” wich you could Download for free via their Bandcamp. For the Vinyl Lovers also is something available, but you have to be fast, because of it’s a limited Edition !!

Home – Bandcamp – Facebook

Cumbia No 5 Manos Arriba Cumbia Interlude (Sheeqo Beat vs DJ Sugu)
Sergio Zaval aka. Sheeqo Beat is part of Monterreys 3ballMTY Colective. And could you imagine that this young guys now have a “Disco De Oro” for their Smashhit Intentalo. Big Up Tribaleros and if we are here at the mighty Cumbia Round Up I don’t play 3ball, here we have a lil Cumbia Edit.

Soundcloud – Facebook – Blog

Cumbia No 6 Relo Feat. Hanna – Final Feliz
Relo is DJ and Producer and has a cool Album out together with Hanna Shinohara. Both from Buenos Aires/Argentina combining Space Cumbia Sounds and deep Bass. “Final Feliz” comes with 2 Vocal Mixes and 2 Dub Versions and is a freeload via Sub Klub. Check them out, they have more cool stuff.

Relo Soundcloud – Facebook
Hanna Soundcloud – Facebook

Cumbia No 7 Bring the beat Back (Caballo Cumbia Grit Edit)
OK, what should I say bout my dear compañero Alberto Caballero aka. Caballo, Colombiano from Toronto/Canada. Mastermind of Latino Resiste and Rebel Rec., Blogger for tropicalbass.com and many more relevant Bass Blogs, Musican, Singer and Creator of new Genres. So you shure noticed the Molly Grit EP wich you could Download here for free. Molly Grit is a music tag that grabs the molecular base of trap, moombahton, juke, dubstep and tropical bass sounds. In this Remix here he combines this con the loved Cumbia. Fresh !!

Soundcloud - Facebook – Latino Resiste

Cumbia No 8 DJ Shotnez (feat. Bomba Estereo) – Nighttime (Superpendejos Remix)
Next one is real Worldmusic…Ori Kaplan aka. DJ Shotnez is Part of the Balkan Beat Box, ex Member of Gogol Bordello, Residente in NY and Traveler. Bomba Estero and Li Saumet is one of Colombias finest and Al Lindrum & David Miret are Superpendejos from Barcelona (again the Town of Angels) and are the Remixers of this Boom Tune. Vente pa aqui !!

Shotnez Soundcloud – Facebook
Bomba Estereo Home
Superpendejos Soundcloud - Facebook

Cumbia No 9 La Maquinita (Yelram Selectah)
Antonio Apodaca aka Yelram Selectah comes from Tijuana, Mexico. He has some hot stuff for give away check his EPs – Muertos en Vida (EP) , My Bass (EP Remixes) and Ritmo & Sabor (EP)

Facebook – Soundcloud

Cumbia No 10 Shacalao (El Timbe Tropical RMX)
Ok, last one, Barcelona again…not really Cumbia but for me it fits perfect into this RoundUp Mix. Ricardo Muñoz aka. El Timbe is freestyler because of this his music is called Timberismo and this is good !! He is part of the Folcore Crew and you also have to check out all his beautifull mixes

Soundcloud – Facebook

Amigo/as Un Abrazo
Andrés Digital

PS If there are any Questions contact andresdigital(a)tropicalbass(dot)com. Also I will be available for some Bookings from October till December. So if your intersted in a Cumbia Bass Set (including 3ball, Moombah and other Stuff)…lets talk.

UrbanWorld Records starts the new year by dropping a free compilation with lots of tunes and remixes by various of their artists and collaborators! To be exact, there are tunes by Copia Doble Systema, Colonel, Paco Silva, La Tropa Colombia, Dub Piraten, SuperPendejos, Copia Doble Systema, Thykier, Silver Bullit, Stereo 77, Kush Arora, N4Sa, Kinck, Solo Moderna and Los Chicos Altos.
The eleven track strong comp is much influenced by classic dub music mixed with global bass styles and modern EDM.

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and before someone asks: no there isn’t a track nr. seven ;)

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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

Sometime ago, Watcha Clan was in the search of trendsetters to remix their song We are one!!!
Finally the wait is over!!
First Singles from the whole pack!!
We Are One (Mc Sufferah Remix) by Watcha Clan
Remixes including some of the best globalbeaters like Maga Bo, Transglobal Underground,
Shazalakazoo, Dr Das, Hijo de la Cumbia, and many more…

The New ep “We Are One remixes” will be out on 22nd oct via Piranha Musik–
Includes remixes by 4hero (Uk), Hugo Kant (Fr) and the winners of the remix contest, Danochilango (Mex), Superpendejos (Sp) and Mc Sufferah (De).

Okok, I know, some of you missed this Round Up last week. I’m late sorry !! But here it is, here comes Andrés Digital original Cumbia Round Up on tropicalbass.com. This is Round 23. You ready for the Lucha ? Again I have 5 fine remixed Cumbias with lots of Bass for you. We’re starting in Mexico over to España and back to Argentina. Wicked Music, que vive la Cuuuuuumbia !!

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Cumbia No 1 – Albert Dj – Loquito Por Ti
Alberto Alquicira Dominguez is Albert DJ, comes from Mexico DF and loves to remix Cumbiaclassics. This one gives a good drive to Armando Hernandez beautiful Cumbia Loquito por ti.
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Cumbia No 2 – Polymiller ft. Ali Gua Gua – No mas sangre
Ali Gardoqui aka Ali Gua Gua was born in Veracruz and lives between Mexico DF and Buenos Aires. She’s part of the Tropical Punk Project Kumbia Queers and runs more projects (Garage Rock with the ULTRASONICAS, Electrocumbia with AFRODYKE) DJ GUAGUIS is the alter ego as Selector.

Soundcloud – Facebook – Polymiller Soundcloud

Cumbia No 3 – Nava Show – La Guacharaquera (Sebby Frescoe bootleg)
Sebby Frescoe grew up in Santa Fe and lives in Santa Cruz. He started in 2002 making Dubstep. In the spirit of a continued evolution of style he begun a series featuring versions and edits of some popular cumbia throughout Latin America.These bootleg versions fuse cumbia and bass music producing quite a unique and interesting combination.

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Cumbia No 4 – Superpendejos – El Macho Pendejo (La Sintonia Es Total)
The Superpendejos universe is full of colors, sonic landscapes, deep emotion, love, and awareness activism, it’s a way of life that creates a unique style of music. Made with love, spiced up with bass for maximum dancing pleasure add to that a tropical twist and some bouncing beats and you have it. Al Lindrum & David Miret take digital cumbia into new territories adding a deephouse feeling to the phychedelic sounds of cumbia. They released a Must-Have Ep “Ya Sta Qi” on Urban World Records

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Cumbia No 5 – Tu Guaina – Cabeleraaa!
Tu Guaina (Argentina) is a multicreative Artist. He is Vj, he makes Art and Illustration with Exhibitons in various gallerys. He does Film and Photography and he produces Cumbiastep Bangers. He has a EP out on Caballito.

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Reggae+ Cumbia!!
Brand new track from Superpendejos..
Set as Free Download
Smokey Cumbia – Superpendejos vs Steel Pulse by SuPerPEndEjoS

SuperPendejos presents their debut release on UWR, a three track Ep showcasing some of their trademarks. Lots of Tropical sounds with accordion, melodica and hornsections mixed up with organic fat beats and big basslines.
and we managed to bring an EXCLUSIVE tune from that wicked album that you should grab!

The whole album is absolutely great! And it’s out now… you know..click the arrow and follow the steps!

Superpendejos – Ya Sta Qi by UrbanWorld Records

This is a banger!

Superpendejos – Ya Sta Qi by UrbanWorld Records

Silver Bullit is three guys from Copenhagen (Mads Michelsen, Kristoffer Sjelberg and Daniel Plon), whose composing and producing music inspired from Black American, African and Caribbean genres. They are recreating these styles with a new sound – their driving force being the beat and grooves. Being two drummers and a rhythm guitarist, they have a strong background as jam-session players, so when the three of them decided to unite of their forces, the goal was clear: everything is gonna be funky from now on. Silver Bullit seeks out special and talented singers and MCs to match their funky groove, covering genres like soca, merenque, afrobeat, kwaito, funk, funk and more funk.

UrbanWorld is proud to present the first EP with Silver Bullit. The title track, ‘Koloko’, with King Ayisoba on the vocal is a an afrobeat inspired track with a very powerfull vocal. First remix is a strong powerful kuduru-like remix by no other than The Very Best featuring additional vocals by African Boy. For the second remix, straight for the clubs, UrbanWorld’s own Thykier fuses African and 3ball rhythms in a strong club ready remix. The second track, ‘Me Gusto’, is a a latin funk tune featuring Carlos Perez on the vocal and a beat with serious dance floor potential. It is backed up by a super funky remix by DJ Panko, who is well-known as part of the Spanish group, Ojos De Brujo. Rounding up the EP is ‘The Meter’ – a soca and dancehall inspired track with vocals by Fantabis and Shaka Loveless, and remixed by Barcelona up-comers, Superpendejos.