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From a chance encounter at Salon de Baile to a beautiful collaboration, we are thrilled to announce "Susuma" - a soulful Afrofuturistic track that embodies the spirit of our musical journey. My latest EP "La Spiritual" is now available for pre-order, and we invite you to check out our collaboration "Susuma" - a testament to the power of creative collaboration. Join us on this exciting adventure

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La Spiritual

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Susuma Feat Dengue Dengue Dengue

Rompe Discoteka

Bachetrón

Gulu City Anthems

Coo Oromo

Watch the music video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EayCT5tcaHc

Daniel Haaksman´s acclaimed “With Love, From Berlin” album (released on 25th of January 2019) is focussing on Berlin as a city of yearning for international artists. For his album Daniel commissioned various co-artists to reflect upon their live in the German capital. The feature with Angolan singer Kalaf Angelo (formerly of Buraka Som Sistema) e.g. reflects on what it means to be Black in Berlin. Mexican singer Coco Maria sings in “La Añoranza” about feeling homesick and eventually transforming into a Neu-Berliner.

One of the outstanding tracks of the album however features Brazilian singer [{“Cibelle”(})]. Internationally known since the late 1990s as one of Brazil’s most radical and talented singers and interdisciplinary artists. After a musical hiatus for a focus in visual art and transitioning , having come out as a non-binary person - thus addressed in “they/them” pronouns - [{“Cibelle”(})] moved to Berlin in 2015 after finding comfort and room for self exploration in Berlin showing itself as an accommodating, sex positive trans feminist queer hub.
Cibelle’s work addresses a need for us in society to halt the redistribution of violence and structural oppressions stemming from excluding each other on the basis of race, ability, beauty standards, gender assignment, identity or expression.
“Corpo / Sujeito” (“Body / Subject”) unfolds into a radical questioning of what it means to be a man or a woman, a body bound person or a person beyond a body, our gaze upon each other. Lyrically it narrates states of being that lay beyond gender binaries whilst affirming the strength that arises within someone in letting go of complying with the pre-existing gender binary boxes and their roles. Berlin echoes in “Corpo / Sujeito” (“Body / Subject”) as one of the global centres where one may find room to better understand oneself outside of cis-hetero-normativity, and play out one’s existence with moderately more safety than other capitals, such as São Paulo, where [{“Cibelle”(})] comes from.

The video for Corpo Sujeito offers an opportunity to the viewer to reset their own societally programmed gaze towards people in regards to how one perceives and understands gender, queerness and expression.
It shows an intersectional and inclusive selection of individuals in a plurality of sexualities, skin tones, facial features and gender identities across age in the act of simply being.
they “dress up” wearing all items of clothing in unprescribed ways, in an accumulation of layers that may mirror the layers of self that form identity or the layers of societal judgement that could exclude or include a person.
They get completely covered to the point the view looses the sense of the biology which is animating these animated piles of clothes. The bodies move with gestures that would be perceived as “feminine” or “masculine”, or combinations of both in nuance, regardless of their assigned gender. The camera highlights features that a white cis-hetero-normative society would deem as imperfections, unacceptable grooming those bodies.
The goal is to incite radical empathy though a kinder and more present gaze that recognises the validity of all shapes and forms of being and expression beyond assigned gender, identification, performance, age, race, ability, sexuality, class.
To honour the life that inhabits all bodies and expresses throughout.

The single is accompanied by a breath taking remix by LA´s Kelman Duran. Known for his unique deconstruction take on dembow ryhthms, Duran transformed Cibelle´s song into a sacral sounding, introspective track with a gut-shattering bass.

Corpo Sujeito EP

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Corpo Sujeito ft.  [{“Cibelle”(})]  (Kelman Duran Remix)

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Dengue Dengue Dengue continue expanding their carefully created aesthetic on their new album ‘Zenit & Nadir’ by diving into the deep and rich musical history of Afro-Peruvian music, already hinted in the first single ‘Ágni’, which is the inversion of the traditional Afro-Peruvian rhythm Ingá. The ongoing exploration of the vast and rich musical heritage of the descendants of the former African slaves in Peru has become the main focus of their new album. 

Their interest in Afro-Peruvian music has led them to meet and record extensively with several members of the Ballumbrosio family, a renowned musical dynasty in Peru that has kept Afro-Peruvian musical traditions alive, masters of rhythms like landó, festejo and crioullo music, with traditional dances and instruments such as the iconic quijada - a rattling percussive instrument made out of a donkey’s jawbone. 

The introduction of live recordings with the Ballumbrosio brothers has given a whole new dimension to their always-expanding sound, and they feature extensively all throughout the album. As they were such an integral part of the recording process it made perfect sense that they would contribute to expand Dengue Dengue Dengue’s memorable audiovisual performance as well, and have began playing live shows together this year. The marriage between the traditional and organic percussion of the Ballumbrosios with DDD’s hypnotic electronic production has created a whole new chapter for the band. 

After debuting in 2012, they established themselves as a driving force in the thriving South American digital cumbia scene, but have since expanded their hybrid approach to music to introduce more references such as kuduro and zouk - and more recently the above mentioned Afro-Peruvian styles - which they fuse with traditional Latin American rhythms to build a sonic identity that is hypnotic and dark, while simultaneously festive and life-affirming. 

With the band being a visual project as much as a musical one, their carefully created aesthetic can be immediately noticed in the iconic masks they wear, often referencing traditional or indigenous elements while being artful and futuristic, a striking visual representation of their approach to music. Their new masks, which are being debuted on their upcoming tour, were handcrafted by Barcelona-based artists Twee Muizen.

Zenit & Nadir

Guayabo

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Dengue Dengue Dengue - Guayabo

NoKliché feat. Magellan - Ancestors Dance

‘Da Linha’, the debut album from Lisbon’s PEDRO (@pedro_damaia), is dropping this Friday (March 20). 

The album is being released by revered local label @Enchufada, home to the likes of Dotorado Pro, Dengue Dengue Dengue and, of course, imprint boss Branko, and arrives three years on from PEDRO’s debut EP ‘Damaia’.

With standouts aplenty across the ten-track release it was hard to settle on just one track to spotlight, but we have a sneaky feeling that vigorous, earwormy club track 'Pusha' will be a huge hit with both fans and new followers alike.

The tune features LA-based multi-disciplinary artist Kelman Duran (whose soulful take on reggaeton has been making waves of late) and finds both producers drawing on their respective strengths and production styles to great effect.

‘Da Linha’ is out now, cop it here: ffm.to/pedrodalinha

Da Linha

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Premiere: PEDRO 'Pusha' (feat. Kelman Duran)

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IRUN

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2020 marks a decade of Dengue Dengue Dengue and to celebrate it, we are releasing the Humos Ep series, a collection of remixes, edits and unreleased original tracks. Remastered and available for the first time on vinyl.

We have selected tracks that have been in our dj bags for years, all of them are dancefloor tested and sounding better than ever now on glorious vinyl. We have selected tracks for each EP around different phases of the project.

Humos Vol.2

A1 Chabuca Granda - Cardo o Ceniza (DDD Remix)
A2 Novalima - Memekume (DDD Remix)
A3 DDD - Pineal

B1 Zambo Cavero - Chinchivi (Tribilin, Rolo & DDD Remix)
B2 DDD - Lucha's Juke
B3 DDD - Salvahe
B1 DDD - Turbo

300 Hand numbered copies
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Lucha's Juke

Premiering 'Fire Dub' by Nick León (@nickleon) taken from Victim Of The System V/A Compilation EP out July 18, 2020 via @twinsystem

“Victim Of The System” is a 28-track compilation from newly formed label Twin System, with all profits going towards Brixton Soup Kitchen. Twin System is made up of South London-based DJs and producers DJ Baklava, Flytipper, and brothers Billy and Lewi Boome. After gravitating towards certain sonic worlds throughout a residency on Balamii radio and a handful of parties in London & Bristol, ‘Victim Of The System’ arrives as an effort to showcase some of the artists whose music has kept our minds and moods ticking over throughout the lockdown period. Curated in collaboration with friend of the label Junior, and available alongside a tee designed by Rotterdam based illustrator Tim Mulder, a varied batch of sounds feature. Functional heaters sit alongside malfunctioning oddities, united by an ear-tickling capability.
Brixton Soup Kitchen offers critical support to the homeless and in need, and relies heavily on donations to sustain their work, particularly in these trying times. Still supporting the local community while temporarily closed due to the pandemic, they provide relief to many disproportionately affected BAME persons, as well as a homeless population forced back onto the streets since temporary housing provided came to an end.

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