Premiere: Fantasma “Eye of the Sun Remix” | January 13, 2015 |
Peter Holslin adheres to a strict, mirrored-aviators-only code When it comes to South African hip-hop, the first thing that comes to mind might be Ninja from Die Antwoord mugging for the camera in ghoulish pitbull prosthetics. Coming in at a very close second, though, is the adventurous music of Spoek Mathambo. The Johannesburg-bred MC/songwriter/producer may […]
One World Under a Groove: Batida’s “Pobre E Rico” | July 22, 2014 |
Now Jordan Pedersen really wants to go to Angola too. “Write what you know,” they say. Great advice, except if what you know is boring as sin. Not that that’s a problem for Lisbon DJ Batida. According to an interview with iCrates, Pedro Coquenão was born in Angola but came up in Lisbon. He grew up […]