Black Diamond [Vinyl] [Limited Edition]

Buraka Som Sistema, Buraka Som Sistema | Format: Vinyl

Product Details

• Vinyl (April 21, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Limited Edition
• Label: Fabric [Studio]
• ASIN: B001TIQTES
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #401,752 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Luanda-Lisboa

2. Sound of Kuduro

3. Aqui Para Vocês

4. Kalemba (Wegue Wegue)

5. Kurum

6. IC19

7. Tiroza

8. General

9. Yah

10. Skank & Move

11. D..D..D..D..Jay

12. New Africas, Pt. 1

13. New Africas, Pt. 2

Editorial Reviews

2008 release. Championed by Diplo, M.I.A, Santogold and Switch, Buraka Som Sistema's unique sound, a 21st Century electronic take on Angolan Kuduro music, has been corrupting dancefloors all over the world. Their electro ghetto-tech take on their favorite South West African music fuses Techno, Drum 'N' Bass, Hip Hop and Dance music, as well as influences from their youth and culture. Buraka Som Sistema formed when Lil John and Riot began working with Angolan producer, Conductor, who brought along an extensive knowledge of Kuduro music to the table. Enter Kalaf, the articulate, stage stalking MC and the core of the equation was complete. The band have already received massive attention from critics and DJs alike. Guest vocalists include M.I.A, Kano, Petty, Pongolove, Bruno M, Saborosa, Puto Prata, Deize Tirgrona and DJ Znobia. Fabric Integral. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Music to Mend the Past(?), May 13, 2009

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Michael C. Puzio - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Black Diamond (Audio CD)

Buraka Som Sistema are a rag tag team that put together an excellently thumping album that has a streamlined semi-theme to it. It's genre is kuduro; although it could easily pass with great acclaim and pride to be the fantastic melding of latin-esque style, hip-hop & 'drum & bass's dependence on strong bass rythyms, and the sampling & variations with electronica-like approach. The thematic gist of 'Black Diamond' seems to be on the verge of attempting to say something able to be interpreted as socio-political speech. From the obvious that the members are a Portuguese-Angolan identifying piece, to the tracks 'Africas Pt. 1' & '2', they infuse the convergence of cultures to create a sound quantifiably not new to the ear, but distinctly original in it's own product. This may, one might say, mirror the developing socio-political changes that are presently occurring in Angola (Africa symbollically as a whole) and Portugal (the E.U., really) as presented in the language and the topics briefly mentioned throughout different tracks & in the short title itself. Obviously the past of these two countries and continents is not positive, but at present, with the changes and developments in both that we may or may not be aware of, there is an interaction & even potential sense of interdependence that is the elusive message behind the simple content of 'Black Diamond'. Buraka Som Sistema may be surmised as saying: while past is prologue, the present is - as these artists have created through their music - what we make to be the future. That, or I've read too deep into it. Either way, it's a superb album for people who enjoy hip-hop, techno or electronica, and/or reggaeton/latin-influenced pop.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great mix of African and electronic music, January 2, 2012

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Camilo - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Black Diamond (Audio CD)

Although I'm not new to African music (in a broad sense) I'm new at Kuduro, this is the first kuduro CD I'd bought. I totally loved it, it's very catchy, has a lot of energy and I love the African influence. I hope Amazon expands its catalog of Kuduro bands, such as Os Lambas or Dog Murras.

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Dance Album of 2009, September 18, 2009

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Sara Sousa Silva "Sagres Natura Surfcamp Port... (Sagres Algarve Portugal) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Black Diamond (Audio CD)

The songs in this cd are amazing, are really energetic and ecletic, you can dance till you fall!