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).
via EXCLUSIVE OYA FESTIVAL DOWNLOAD: Buraka Som Sistema - Yah! (The Count & Sinden Remix) | RCRD LBL
Bon Iver - “For Emma, Forever Ago” (from his Take Away Show)
He nailed it.
in other news, if you’re curious about my feelings towards technology in 2008:
