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SNDW 059CD
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2014 release. Strands of Afro-house, kuduro, benga, semba, samples from old Angolan movies and Afrobeat tracks, African MCs, and musicians from all over the world are all deftly mixed together by Pedro Coquenão. Inspired by the multicultural hotbed of his home city of Lisbon and trips to Nairobi and Luanda, Dois was predominately produced in his own garage-studio over a two-year period.
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SNDW 059LP
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2014 release. Strands of Afro-house, kuduro, benga, semba, samples from old Angolan movies and Afrobeat tracks, African MCs, and musicians from all over the world are all deftly mixed together by Pedro Coquenão. Inspired by the multicultural hotbed of his home city of Lisbon and trips to Nairobi and Luanda, Dois was predominately produced in his own garage-studio over a two-year period.
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SNDW 12014EP
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Batida is back with the Alegria EP, the second remix laden offshoot single from his debut LP. Mixing the syncopated, synthetic rhythms of kuduro with elements of classic 1970s semba and Congolese-influenced guitar licks, Batida's creator Pedro Coquenão and others have extended and re-worked three of the best album cuts. Remixes by Beat Laden and Maga Bo. The 12" vinyl comes with a free mp3 download of the release.
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SNDW 7017EP
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Angolan/Portuguese Batida (aka Pedro Coquenão) returns with a new single following on from his critically-acclaimed debut LP (SNDW 038CD/LP). On the A-side, thumping bass lines collide head on with 1970s Angolan music legend Carlos Lamartine. The remix features an original loop from Portuguese producer Beat Laden. The B-side features a beefed up remix of album track "Yumbala" by London-based producer A.J. Holmes & The Hackney Empire. Includes a free mp3 download of the release.
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SNDW 038CD
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Soundway are proud to release the debut album from Batida, the brainchild of Angolan/Portuguese DJ Mpula aka Pedro Coquenão. A distinctly modern and vibrant project with its feet firmly rooted in the past, Batida combine samples from old 1970s Angolan tracks with modern electronic dance music. Music is the starting point but through dance, graphics, photography, radio and video, Batida expands, taking in politics and social commentary but always bringing it back to the party. Being the first of a string of brand new projects, this eponymous first album sees Soundway taking a slightly different direction in 2012 and beyond. Championed mostly for their work in un-earthing and re-releasing classic, rare and vintage tropical recordings, Soundway have started signing new acts that have drawn on and been inspired by the kind of music found on the label's groundbreaking compilations and re-issues. What originally started out as a radio show designed to promote new African music has slowly evolved into a collaborative project crossing continents. Whereas nearly all of kuduro (Angolan electronic music) has no links with its country's musical heritage, it is deeply engrained in Batida's music. Sampling tracks from 1970s Angola, Batida is a reinterpretation of Angola's musical past, bringing it firmly into the modern day. Batida's high energy live show features dancers, percussionists, DJs, MCs alongside visuals and images (both archive and new) of Angolan streets, war and fragments of tribal life. CD version features bonus track "Tribalismo." Featuring MCK, Circuito Feixado, Ikonoklasta, Beat Laden, Quem Me Rusgou, Ngongo and Bob da Rage Sense.
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SNDW 038LP
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180 gram vinyl LP version with free download. Soundway are proud to release the debut album from Batida, the brainchild of Angolan/Portuguese DJ Mpula aka Pedro Coquenão. A distinctly modern and vibrant project with its feet firmly rooted in the past, Batida combine samples from old 1970s Angolan tracks with modern electronic dance music. Music is the starting point but through dance, graphics, photography, radio and video, Batida expands, taking in politics and social commentary but always bringing it back to the party. Being the first of a string of brand new projects, this eponymous first album sees Soundway taking a slightly different direction in 2012 and beyond. Championed mostly for their work in un-earthing and re-releasing classic, rare and vintage tropical recordings, Soundway have started signing new acts that have drawn on and been inspired by the kind of music found on the label's groundbreaking compilations and re-issues. What originally started out as a radio show designed to promote new African music has slowly evolved into a collaborative project crossing continents. Whereas nearly all of kuduro (Angolan electronic music) has no links with its country's musical heritage, it is deeply engrained in Batida's music. Sampling tracks from 1970s Angola, Batida is a reinterpretation of Angola's musical past, bringing it firmly into the modern day. Batida's high energy live show features dancers, percussionists, DJs, MCs alongside visuals and images (both archive and new) of Angolan streets, war and fragments of tribal life.
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