A couple of years of hard graft are starting to pay off for Portugal’s Buraka Som Sistema, whose blend of Angolan kuduro rhythms and European electro sounds has been destroying dancefloors across the world since the release of their From Buraka To The World EP in 2006.
Being asked to mix a fabriclive CD is a sure sign that the group have cemented their place on the dance music A-list, and the Buraka boys don’t pass up the opportunity to show exactly why they got invited to the party. This mix goes hard from the word go, with one or two more laid-back moments only serving to lull you into a false sense of security before the beats and basslines batter you again.
Touching on electro, house and dubstep, as well as their own nu-kuduro sound, the pace is relentless and the tunes come thick and fast. Apparently the group set out to avoid “making a compilation of 20 club bangers that two months from now are going to be totally forgotten,” and only time will tell if they’ve managed to pull that off. But right now this looks a lot like the sound of 2009.
You can check out a little taster – featuring Rio’s own Deize Tigrona – below, and buy a copy for your grandma’s Christmas stocking here.
Buraka Som Sistema feat. Deze Tigrona – Aqui Pra Vocês (Buratronic Mix)
