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…)
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…)
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…)
My group Old Money’s been working on a new project, but needs your help to bring it to the world! (more…)
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…)
Big things!
This coming Sunday, July 27th at 5PM, Dutty Fam Ripley and Ushka are stepping up to the decks at Lincoln Center for Globalfest’s Lincoln Center Out of Doors. The line-up also features electronic Bollywood Raga musician Charanjit Singh who is making his U.S debut and BaianaSystem, who appear on the recent Kafundo Vol. 1 compilation. (more…)
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…)
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…)
I’m guest djing for the DA homie, MPeach’s LRMTO Sessions, at Caracas Arepa Bar at Rockaway Beach this Saturday, July 19th from 4-9pm. (See info below) Come make a beach day out of it, eat yummy arepas, take a little ocean dip, and dance to some tunes. The high is 81 degrees on Sat! (more…)
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:
I’ve got some major gigs coming up this July in NYC and I can’t wait create more dance space with you!
The Jazz Museum of Harlem has an exhibit up on Ralph Ellison’s record collection, and a few weeks ago Scheme and I went by to check it out. Before I went, I caught Richard Brody’s piece about the collection which sparked a lot of thoughts, I’ll try to weave them together below. (more…)
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…)
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…)
