New single from the album “Megaphone-Ghazzie” by German-Namibian artist EES alongside the Kwaito legend Mandoza from South Africa.

EES website

It’s “Kwaito from Namibia” Week on Tropicalbass.com

To be honest, i don’t know anything about these guys, except they call themself the Black Dice Crew and are based in Oshakati/Namibia! Anyway, the music speaks for itself, I think! This is authentic Kwaito with the typical namibian vibe and it’s free… i like the third tune very much!!!

BL@CK DICE-ME EN U by Die BlackDice Crew

MAN OF THE MOMENT FT VARIOUS ARTIST by Die BlackDice Crew

Blackdice ft p makers&Platform by Die BlackDice Crew

Now we top th rank by Die BlackDice Crew

Facebook: Black Dice Crew

Satlam is a rising namibian Kwaito, Afro-Pop and Hikwa Artist! His second album “Denominator” was released, recently! Sadly, it’s not available oustide of Namibia like most of the music produced over there!
Luckily, this dude has a soundcloud page! You can grab some of his most successful tunes from there, like his two great collaborations “I do” with Karlos Lokos and “Pandula” with Mushe!

SATLAM FT. KARLOS LOKOS – I DO by Satlam

Pandula Ft. Mushe by Satlam

MEDICINE by Satlam

SATLAM – TO MY FAMILY by Satlam

Facebook: Satlam

South African house producer DJ Sbu released his new album “Sound Revival Vol. 1″ this week.
It includes the hit single Lengoma with singer Zahara. Beside his numerous albums he produced Sbusio Leope is also a radio and tv host, actor and director of a movie.

As too often with releases from South Africa it seems that there is no international digital distribution – which is a shame! If you have family in ZA, try to get hold of this album.

01) Intro Pro & Lungelo
02) Sbuda Ore Jela Bana feat. HHP
03) Lengoma feat. Zahara
04) Mama Afrika feat. MXO
05) Ndenzeni feat Nhlanhla Nciza
06) Reading Your Mind feat.Wanda Baloyi
07) Love feat.Lungi Naidoo
08) Touch The Sky feat Ntaoleng
09) Way Of Life feat.Mr_O
10) Music feat. Lungelo & BlackCoffee
11) Tolofela feat. Bongani Nciza
12) Ghubuluzing Rmx feat. Oskido/DJTira/BigNuz&Fisherman
13) Ng’thandimali

Lately I was musing about the question if there might be a common fashion style in the Tropical Bass scene, a question that brought me to no end. But if there is a common taste, Gold Coast Trading Company is definitely one of the suppliers you should have on your map.

Brainchild of designer Emeka Alams, GCTC not only features witty designs with a message, awesome prints alluding to “traditional” African patterns like Kente, and organic fabrics, it also heavily draws on musical inspiration. Collaborations with Dutty Artz (called “Tropical Systems”) and recently The Very Best can be found in it’s beautiful look-book, and there is more to come for sure. As Emeka told the Italian Vogue: “Music really drives me and helps all my designs come together. When I listen to artists from back home artist like Spoek Mathambo, BLK JKS or Salif Keita their music draws out these different feelings build up and it’s through the design process that I open up and release them”.
To complete this vision for every collection an accompanying mini mixtape will be put together by a like minded musician, each 14:44 minutes long. 1444 is the reference point the whole philosophy of Gold Coast Trading is centered around, it’s the year European colonists started to deport the first Africans. This strong political stance can be felt in every collection, for example the “Soweto Youth 1976″ designs, dedicated to the 25th centenary of the student-led Soweto Uprising where almost 200 kids lost their lives.

For the recent collection, named the “The Very Best/Julia”, collaboration partner Johan Hugo (of The Very Best / Secousse / Radioclit) combined 14:44 minutes of finest South African House productions to a driving “Ode to South Africa”.
Vol.2 | JOHAN HUGO of The Very Best – ‘An Ode To South Africa’ by POPULAR BASS

Totally worth checking out as well: The first installment of the series, “Vintage African” by New York-based Sweater Beats. It’s tagged as “hip-hop funk inspired vintage African folk”, and, uhm, that’s what it is.
Vol.1 | SWEATER BEATS – ‘Vintage African’ by POPULAR BASS

This Video has everything Tropical Bass stands for! Check Lizha James new Single produced by angolan beat maker I.V.M Beatz! Nyandayeyo is a great mixture of the finest african electronic music, somewhere between mozambiquen Pandza, angolan Kuduro and south-african Kwaito.

Facebook: Lizha James

Namibia’s Kwaito star decided to give out the tune from his second Video of his 2010 album “The Power Of 7″ via soundcloud, from today! The Video was already released in September 2010…

Mover by THE DOGG

and a few minutes later he also shared this cool tune from his last album!
Jabule by THE DOGG

Facebook: The Dogg

Brandnew 50minutes long Mixtape from one of the pioneers of this scene. The San Francisco based DJ Kush Arora already produced tropical bass tunes long before people called music like this.
“Tribal War” features tunes from several genres like UK Funky, Kwaito, Kuduro, Baile Funk, Dubstep, House, Dancehall… just to name a few. Of course, there is also plenty unreleased material from himself on it, too.

Kush Arora – Tribal War Mixtape by KushArora

1.Professor – Intro Jezabell
2. Appietus – Miss Doctor Remixed ( Paul Mormota Remix)(Akwabba Music)
3. Jali Bakary Konteh – Combination (Hat+Hoodie remix)( Akwabba Music)
4. The Crime – Tundra ( Top Billin) with acapella by Mega Banton”Shake Sitten”upcoming Kush production on Top Billin’
5.Savage Skulls & French Fries – Marawa (Enchufada)
6. Sharkslayer- Hammerhead (Dub) (Top Billin)
7.Chernobyl – Empina A Pipa (feat MC Gi&Cabal – Dex remix)(Man Recordings)
8. Zombie Disco Squad -Danca Do Zumbi ( Man Recordings)
9. Chrome Optimism (Remixes) [Dubblestandart Meets David Lynch & Lee "Scratch" Perry]- Kush Arora Tropical Bass Mix( Subatomic Sound Recordings)
10.L-Viz 1990- Zahonda ( Greena Remix) (Sound Pellegrino)
11.Appietus – Miss Doctor Remixed ( Sabbo Remix)(Akwabba Music)
12.Mujava – mugwanti (Schlachthofbronx remix)
13.Batida – Tribalismo Com Sacerdote
14.Fiedel – Doors To Manual ( Ostug Ton)
15.Dj Soto & Zoca Zoca – Tem Fogo Na Saia
16. DubbelDutch – Dead Pool ( Enchufada)
17. Puto Cosa – Vem Live
18. Kush Arora feat. Shamik – Time Runner ( upcoming on High Chai Recordings)
19. Jack Sparrow – Red Sand ( Techtonic)
20. Mumdance – Sacrifice ( Jack Sparrow Remix) (Mad Descent)
21. Kush Arora – Tribal War ( unfinished, unreleased) + Zuzuka Ponderosa “Tambores” acapella taken from Sub Swara’s “Triggers” album(low Motion)
22. Rogue State – Very Tribal (R8 Recordings)
23. KuBo Feat. Joyce Muniz)- Boha ( Man Recordings)
24. Schlachtfhofbronx_-FockMeAvontade(MCGringo MCNe)
25. Puto Prata Ft Man Killa – Alila
26. Berts On Beats – Zulu Airlines (Man Recordings)
27. Kush Arora – Vampire Riddim ( Subatomic Sound) + upcoming KAP release acapella Mega Banton “Reppin and Stepping”

Facebook: Kush Arora

Government4000, pioneer of Global Ghettotech in Serbia, is back with part 19(!) of his amazing Mixtape-series “Bullshit Or Not” featuring Bass music from all over the world… Yes, if you don’t know his mixes yet, you have 18 earlier volumes to check ! You can still find Volume 13 – 18 on his souncloud!

But for now have fun with his latest mix:

Bullshit or not pt.19 – extended bullshit edition by Government4000

Tracklist:

bonde do tigrao – o baile todo
leo justi – andamos de cyclone 2010
mc gi – origami
crookers – para de grahcina / sticky k remix
count and sinden – tamborzuda ft. mc thiaguinho / acapella
beware + motorpitch – el toro! / original hennessy black mix
j-wow – rebita
deize tigrona – injecao / yapla remix
dj mujava – township funk / ashley beedle’s africanz on marz remix
jali bakary konteh – combination / hat + hoodie remix
prince zimboo – santa flaws / cocotaxi remix
sapabonde – vai nao se esconde / ophex remix
j-wow & toy selectah – mochaxo
chernobyl – empina a pipa / toy selectah guarachero cosmico remix instrumental
jason rivas – black moon / sheeqo beat remix
parov stelar – hotel axos
makossa and megablast ft. gaiola das popozudas – late que eu to passando
fatboy jr. ft. shazalakazoo – kristal
beware ft. mc gringo – tamborzao con scratchy
daniel haaksman – senta senta mais uma vez
zombie disco squad – danca do zumbi
yolanda be cool – afro nuts / lisa delux edit
daniel haaksman ft. seguindo sonhos – hands up
cocotaxi – pivo
shazalakazoo ft. mc maiquinho – to com saudade
shazalakazoo & mc gi – pura cachorrada
shazalakazoo ft. mc gi – sai fora
mc gi – quer romance / hungry sam remix
mc gi – danca do facao / hungry sam remix
classixx ft. jeppe – I’ll get you / daniel haaksman remix
la banda r basile – la chenille / douster gwada remix

Myspace: Government4000

Today we’d like to share the first two Volumes of Tupolev Sound Crash’s new Mixtape Series “Mzansi House Classics”. The belgium based Sound presents you two 1 hour long sets full of Mzansi and Kwaito House Classics from South Africa, mixed by their Selectas Darcyr and Leblanc.
Give them a listen, you won’t regret it!

MZANSI HOUSE CLASSICS VOL 1 by tupolevsoundcrash

MZANSI HOUSE CLASSICS VOL 2 by tupolevsoundcrash

Facebook: Tupolev Sound Crash