The German-Namibian artist EES released a new video – Mahambeko (Blessing) featuring the singer Lady May. The song is from the latest album “Megaphone Ghazzie” which came out last October.
Lady May is no stranger – the young singer from Windhok, Namibia already released a few nice albums somewhere between House, Kwaito and RnB. Most of them are internationally distributed by the Berlin-based label Faluma.
“Mahembeko” is not the first collaboration with Lady May and EES – check out “One of them Bois” from 2010.
This is the first very own Release of the french-german DJ and producer Duo Hat+Hoodie on Berlin based label Be Bonkerz, run by Leg-No and Chris De Luca. “Gimme Some” is a 3 track instrumental EP which fuses british music styles like UK Funky and Garage with south african Kwaito and angolan Kuduro. Make sure you’ll give this nice blend of music a listen and buy your copy, if you like it, it’s out now in every good download store!
Like already announced a week ago, Spoek Mathamo’s latest project “Nombolo One” was released, yesterday. On this Release, Spoek Mathambo pays tribute to classic south african songs from the 70s to the 00s, by such great artists as Brenda Fassie, Letta Mbuli, Caiphus Semenya, BOP, Jack Knife, Chiskop, Sankomota, Mahlathini… just to name a few!
The digital Version of the Release is available on Motel11′s Bandcamp page. Get this amazing piece of music, now! The price is up to you, you can decide yourself what to pay for!
You can also pre-order the strictly limited physical Version of the Project, now, for only 17€! Just 100 copies available! The CD will be dilvered in a nice wooden Box. You can order it from the bandcamp page, too!
And make sure you’ll check out the Limited Spoek Mathambo merch Denim Jackets, available in 10 different colours and limited to 50 pieces, designed by the dynamic Cape Town based art collective “Love and Hate Studio”!
“Mambesa” is the second EP by Kosta Kostov, released on UrbanWorld Records/Copenhagen! The producer and member of Balkan Bass sound “Bxp Soundsistema” teamed up with the percussionist and singer MMbeki, the guitar player MarcoT and the singer Olivera Brkic to combine sounds from African with elements of european and mexican music styles! The Result is a 3 track EP, plus 4 remixes of these, with a very unique sound somewhere between Kwaito, Electro, Pop, Folk, 3ball and Balkan Bass!
Listen here and download a copy of the title-track “Mambesa”, for free:
Yesterday, the multi-talented, Luanda based, producer DJ Satxibala dropped his latest House Video featuring singer Julio Gil! After searching for more information about the producer, specialised in Kizomba, Kuduro and House, I’ve stumbled upon a couple of awesome free downloads on his soundcloud page (all 192kBit/s), I have to share with you! Also the Julio Gil featured single is included, next to an other Maskarado Collabo!
Check the Video here and grab a couple of free Tunes below:
While observing the angolan house scene, I’ve stumbled upon Rapper Maskarado! The Kuduro Artist is one of the first who realised the full potential of the rising music style and started mixing his Kuduro Vocals with House Beats from angolan producers like DJ Djeff and Don Juan!
His biggest success so far is his collaboration with DJeff “Elegom Bounsa”, which got released worldwide by our friends from Akwaaba music!
On Maskarado’s soundcloud page I’ve found 5 free Tunes, I’d like to share with you! The Quality is a bit low (128kBit/s) but it’s good enough for your mp3-players, at least!
New Afro-House and Kuduro banger outta Luanda by Francis Boy, Puto Angolano and Sana! House Music is getting more and more popular in Angola, you should keep an eye on this new genre!
Jumping Back Slash is notorious for his highly infectious takes on South African House merged with all forms of UK Bass incarnations. His latest release on Pollinate Records (as part of the “Nectah” EP series) is a beautiful proof again and covers the whole range from Kwaito to UK Funky to Future Garage.
The opener “Flaai Baba” is a dark Funky banger, full of chopped up vocals and a driving bassline. “Pap En Jam” is pure Cape Town hype, featuring vocalist Qubekani The Ndola. Truly feeling the happily bubbling along synths on JBS’s take on the well-known South African hymn “Shosholozaaa”, before it comes to some serious Future RnB with “No Love” and “Running Back”. “Ubusuke” finally is an awesome warm and flowing Tropical Bass production with a deep melancholic touch.
You can also find an impressing collection of Jumping Back Slash edits of 90s RnB. They are all for free and I seriously recommend you download at least the latest one, the JBS Simba Zombo Relick of Brownstone’s “If You Love Me”: Brownstone – If You Love Me (JBS Simba Zombo Relick) by Jumping Back Slash
