I first stumbled across fellow Brixton boy DJ Vamanos at the turn of 009 while hunting around for global ghetto sounds - you know the hard ass, rowdy, raw and energetic as f**k music whether dancehall, kuduro, baile funk. He'd just come back from Nicaragua with a record box (or pro logic case) of reggaeton, bassline and merengue. He's making moves and is down with Radioclit who in turn are down with Diplo. Here's his latest mix of tropical jams from Africa, Latin America and Caribbean.
Tracklisting here:
Black Dice - Endless Happiness (DFA/Fatcat Records)
Aniceto Molina - La Cumbia Sampuesana
Sonido Siboney - Cumbia Lorana (Live)
Viento Calido - Ya No Puede Ser (AVA Records)
El Hijo de la Cumbia - El Ghetto Va A Mover (Soot Records)
Patrice Roberts ft. Macka - Wukkin Up (Remix)
Ahmed Janka Nabay - Eh Congo (Green Owl)
Khady Black - Crisis (Bananaclipz Bubustyle Remix) (Ghetto Bassquake)
Magic System ft Cheb Khaled - Meme Pas Fatigue (Artop Records)
B.O.P. Feat. Zulu & Costa - Bop Killers (Sony)
Banana Clipz - Push AM (Left, Right) (Ghetto Bassquake)
Skeat - Dumelang (Ruff Riddims)
Dj Mix 1er & DJ Eloh - Bobaraba (Akwaaba Music)
Donaeo - African Warrior (Zephron Entertainment)
DJ Znobia - Beat Remix
ABX - Anthemillas
Homem Barroso - Come Todas
Radioclit - Secousse (All Stars Mix) (Mental Groove)
Scottie B & King Tutt - African Chant (Top Billin' Remix) (TopBillin Music)
DJ SoLmon - UoH Mix
Nayo Crazy - Kibolobolo
Costuleta - Danca do Tchiriri
Buraka Som Sistema - General (Fabric)
Uproot Andy - AKI Special remix
And here's his blog, Ghettobassquake which is a great source of found tropical sounds.
Catch him in the flesh here...
Secousse
Notting Hill Arts Club, London - Friday June 5th
As usual, I'm playing first Friday of the month with the awesome Secousse Sound System. Secousse continues it's musical rampage across the tropics to bring you the original riddims of Afro-Colombia. Taking you to the windswept caribbean coasts of South America, Vallenato.co.uk, will play the sweet sounds of cuuuuuumbia!! They are one of the only Vallenato bands in Europe keeping the roots alive and are going to mash up all your favourite cumbia jams in a nonstop sun-drenched tropical hoedown.
Joining them, A.J. Holmes and The Hackney Empire, who absolutely destroyed it last month, and are officially the best house band in London will play their awesome Palm wine tropical bangers. On the decks as usual, The Secousse Sound System ft. Radioclit, A.J.Holmes and Vamanos will rinse the Tribal skanking pressure till chuck out. Que Fuego!!
http://www.myspace.com/secousseclub
http://www.nottinghillartsclub.com/
Also that night: O Baile
Bar Music Hall, London - Friday June 5th
A new Portuguese night in East London with a special Tropical pre-summer special.
Live set from Brazilian punk funkers, Tetine, and me playing Baile funk, Kuduro and mas.
http://www.barmusichall.com/
Tate Modern
South Bank, London - Friday 22nd June
Catch me and A.J.Holmes bringing the Secousse tropical mayhem to a tent outside at the Tate Modern, turning the Thames into the Amazon for a few hours.
Secousse Sound System DJs: A.J. Holmes & Vamanos 12 - 1pm
The Hackney Empire live 1pm - 2pm
Secousse Sound System DJs: A.J. Holmes & Vamanos 2 - 3pm
