Kuduro

She provides guest vocals on supporting act Buraka Som Sistema’s kuduro song “Sound of Kuduro.”

HW Pick: Maya’s Harlem State « 2009

Okay, so I've read that the name Kuduro translates more or less to '"hard ass" - why hard ass?

! Exclaim.ca - News 2009

Okay, so I've read that the name Kuduro translates more or less to '"hard ass" - why hard ass?

! Exclaim.ca - News 2009

Actually, the name Kuduro comes from a song made by a guy named Tony Amado - and that kind of became the name of the movement.

! Exclaim.ca - News 2009

Actually, the name Kuduro comes from a song made by a guy named Tony Amado - and that kind of became the name of the movement.

! Exclaim.ca - News 2009

Kuduro, a raucous music that sounds like a cross between samba and an electric hand drill, could be heard at full blast.

Africa Dispatch: Angola Slumdwellers Long for 'Baghdad' 2010

Originating in Angola and exported to the suburbs of Lisbon, Kuduro combines traditional African rhythms with techno, souk, raga and soca.

Modiba: Buraka Blasts NYC's Bowery 2009

Kuduro sounds were stretched even further when, for instance, samples from Daft Punk were used along side their carnival vibes.

Modiba: Buraka Blasts NYC's Bowery 2009

The track got louder and louder, faster and faster, and when Carvalho started the count -- "1..2..3..4" -- the crowd frantically jumped up and down to the sound of a throbbing bass, roaring synths, and the furious pulsating rhythms of Kuduro.

Modiba: Buraka Blasts NYC's Bowery 2009

I discovered at the festival that the Latin fusion group Kuduro were braver, spunkier and more funny than their albums.

At Montreal Jazz, A Global Sound 2009