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EXCLUSIVE OYA FESTIVAL DOWNLOAD: Buraka Som Sistema - Yah! (The Count & Sinden Remix)

Posted 8/8/2008 1:22 PM by Samuel Duke

Tags: dance, electronic, kuduro, oya festival, Samuel Duke

Portugal’s Buraka Som Sistema play kuduro, a syncopated, skittish version of house music that originated in Angola and then disseminated into Lisbon and its suburbs.  Over the past year or so—due in no small part to the efforts of Buraka—the sound has exploded around the globe, lodging itself into DJ sets of heads like Switch and Diplo and winning over fans like M.I.A. (with whom the group toured this year). The three dudes in Buraka have been relentless in their hustle, traveling and touring extensively and bringing the kuduro sound to unsuspecting ears everywhere. Tomorrow they’ll play at the Oya Festival, where their single “Yah!”—an unstoppably pounding and addictive anthem—is sure to inspire mass body moving. Today we’ve got a special exclusive download of London producers-of-the-moment The Count & Sinden’s remix of “Yah!” so make sure to grab this for all your smarmy bassline needs this weekend. Also scope the group’s video for “Sound Of Kuduro” below, which they shot on a trip to Angola to work with elusive kuduro godfather DJ Znobia and features crazy dancing from the streets of Luanda and a guest spot from the aforementioned Ms. Maya. 

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