I have to admit I was a little confused with the popularity of our beloved Southern U.S. bred, “trap” music when I arrived in Rio. (more…)
Meet Tropkillaz from Kafundó Vol. 1
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New Release: El Remolón’s “El Chamuyero” Remixed!
After a short winter vacation in Brazil, Dutty Artz comes back with new heat from Argentina! (more…)
Meet DaGanja from Kafundó Vol. 1
Another guest post by Wolfram Lange, co-founder of Kafundó Records, DJ, and blogger at the Soundgoods website. In this edition he gives us a little background on DaGanja. His track “Tá No Ar†appears on the Kafundó Vol. 1 Compilation: (more…)
Meet Maurotelefunksoul from Kafundó Vol. 1
Another guest post by Maga Bo: DJ, producer, and co-founder of Kafundó Records. In this post he gives us a little background on Maurotelefunksoul. His collaboration with A.MA.SSA. “Apache Nagoh (Rasteira Edit),† appears on the Kafundó Vol. 1 Compilation. (more…)
Meet Zé Brown from Kafundó Vol. 1
Another guest post by Wolfram Lange, co-founder of Kafundó Records, DJ, and blogger at the Soundgoods website. In this edition he gives us a little background on Zé Brown. His track “Eu Valorizo” appears on the Kafundó Vol. 1 Compilation: (more…)
Meet Combo X from Kafundó Vol. 1
Another guest post by Maga Bo: DJ, producer, and co-founder of Kafundó Records. In this post he gives us a little background on Combo X. Their song “Bua Sound All Day†appears on the Kafundó Vol. 1 Compilation. (more…)
Chief Boima’s Global Dance Round Up – Passinho No Nova Iorque
Passinho, the new wave of Youtube fueled funk dancing from Rio, is making its way to New York City. I missed Na Batalha, the musical about the growth of the dance movement amongst Carioca youth, when it premiered in Rio this past June. Don’t make the same mistake as me, as dancers from the show will be in New York next week!! (more…)
Meet Ba-Boom from Kafundó Vol. 1
Another guest post by Wolfram Lange, co-founder of Kafundó Records, and blogger at the Soundgoods website. In this edition of the Brazilian underground electronic scene round up, he gives us a little background on São Paulo based band Ba-Boom. Their song “Mano Sujou!†appears on the Kafundó Vol. 1 Compilation: (more…)
Meet Stank from Kafundó Vol. 1
Another guest post by Maga Bo: DJ, producer, and co-founder of Kafundó Records. In this post he gives us a little background on Stank. Their song “Godê Pavão!†appears on the Kafundó Vol. 1 Compilation:
Meet Lucio K from Kafundó Vol. 1
This is a guest post by Wolfram Lange, co-founder of Kafundó Records, and blogger at the Soundgoods website. In this post he gives us a little background on Lucio K. His song “Bahea!†appears on the Kafundó Vol. 1 Compilation: (more…)
Chief Boima’s Global Dance Round Up – Modern Day Hustle
Dance is an often overlooked, central part of many of the music scenes we are interested in at Dutty Artz. It has been important for us since the early days — when Matt Shadetek’s Brooklyn Anthem became dubbed Craziest Riddim and spread like fire amongst the Brooklyn-teen Dancehall scene. Today so many local dances and DJ scenes have such an intimate symbiotic relationship, so I’m gonna start a new column here to put some of the developments in musically-informed body movement back at the center of our attention: (more…)
Meet Maga Bo from Kafundó Vol. 1
Like I said yesterday, Maga Bo should be familiar to Dutty Artz listeners… but if he’s not check out this fire mix he put together to promote his tour and the new Kafundó Vol. 1 Compilation: (more…)
Meet BaianaSystem from Kafundó Vol. 1
This is a guest post by Maga Bo, co-founder of Kafundó Records, and DJ/Producer extraordinaire that should be no stranger to Dutty Artz listeners. In this post he runs us down on BaianaSystem. His remix of their song “Oxe Como Era Doce” appears on the Kafundó Vol. 1 Compilation: (more…)
Kafundó Vol. 1 – Digital Roots Music from Brazil Out Now!
As the world tunes into FIFA’s World Cup this week, Dutty Artz and Kafundó Records team up to bring you a Brazil that you might not see displayed on your TV screens.
Kafundó Volume 1, a compilation of digital roots music from Brazil, is out today on iTunes, Bandcamp, Juno, or any of your favorite digital download stores!
Meet Coletivo Di Tambor & DJ Mangaio from Kafundó Vol. 1
In order to give a little background on each of the artists that appear on the upcoming Kafundó Vol. 1 release, the guys from Kafundó Records and I are going to run down a little about each track on the compilation. I’ll kick it off with a song that has become a staple in my DJ sets these days: (more…)