After hitting a couple of successful gigs in New York and Los Angles, Rio de Janeiro’s Omulu wraps up his U.S. tour in Boston at Pico Picante and in Chicago at Cumbiasazo this weekend. (more…)
Kafundó Records is back with the second volume of their compilation series. Keeping in line with the theme of the 1st compilation, this 2nd edition aims to highlight the latest in contemporary Brazilian electronic music, refracted through the lens of an alternative Brazilian social reality. (more…)
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In his final post for this series profiling the artists on Kafundó Vol. 1, the compilation of digital roots music put out by Kafundó Records and ourselves, Maga Bo tells us about the Salvador, Bahia based duo A.MA.SSA. Their collaboration with Mauro Telefunksoul, Apache Nagoh, can be found 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 post he gives us a little background on Paraiban production collective Furmiga Dub. Their track “Forró do Ragga” is featured on the Kafundó Vol. 1 Compilation:
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…)
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 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:
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…)
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!
Usually people put out a mix before their tour to promote upcoming shows… Well, I’m putting one out after — many excuses as to why — most importantly because I wanted to share a part of my set that got some interesting reactions from crowds this past month touring the U.S. (more…)
To be released on June 10th and available now for pre-order, Dutty Artz is proud to present Kafundó Vol. 1 a collection of some of the hottest tracks from the contemporary Brazilian DJ scene, curated by Maga Bo and Wolfram Lange. (more…)
In this guest post, DA friend Jez Smadja shares with us thoughts & context on Passinho, a hypnotic new dance style that is contouring the complicated culture of the Rio’s baile funk scene, suggesting alternatives to the cartel-ization of funk, sidestepping standard dancefloor machismo, and (hopefully) challenging the gentrification of Rio, one of the most expensive and most touristed cities of Latin America. Enjoy!
