Don't Make me get Serious

Maxwell D is one of the UK's most underrated MCs. He might of fallen out with Wiley & co. but his new Funky tracks are solid. Check Heatwave's great post. His flow on Blackberry Hype is like a throwback to his classics like serious. Cowbells alert on Sticky's funky remix.

Maxwell D - Backberry Hype (Sticky Remix)

Ghetto Bassquake Takes Stockholm

Oh my days this was a banging party. Couldn't have been better. An awesome crowd, venue and the music was pretty good too, ahem.

Massive Shout Outs to our awesome High Life hosts Anna & Seb who killed it in true Ghetto Bassquake style.

At one point the dancefloor was so rammed I  got stuck there with a round of vodka tonics and couldn't get back to the decks. 

I played lots of funky

Chief Boima absolutely smashed it with his white hot Afro House party bombs.

We sampled the Stockholm's post club street cuisine as the sun came up.

Boima went for hotdog & mash in a bread cone thing. I went for the french Hotdog.

Left My Heart in San Francisco... Bay

Sendin love out to the Bay, missin' ya'll!

Today I saw some kids in the Stockholm Subway dressed like they should be in the New Boyz video. So, I decided to share this Turf Feinz video (my friend Yoram's crew) with my hosts Anna and Sebastian to give them a taste of Bay Area culture. Oakland represent!

Buraka - Black Diamond Mixtape

Photo: Bjørnar Håland Flickr

Gotta say that I love this band as much as I did when I first heard them a couple of years ago, maybe more.
Their thunderous new mixtape has so many brainblowing jams and guests on it that I feel phsically sick. Is that weird?

Faultless production, bone rattling percussion and some awesome guest vocals from Afrikan Boy to Aloe Blacc.

More importantly this mixtape reminds that an estimated 3.7 million people have died in Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, and Sierra Leone in conflicts fuelled by diamonds. Thats 3.7 million.


Buraka Som Sistema - Black Diamond Mixtape

Tracklist

01. Diamonds are Forever Intro
02. Dj Znobia feat Jaime Foxx- Africa
03. Buraka Som Sistema – Kalemba (wegue wegue) Afrikan Boy remix
04. Os Lambas – Sapo (BSS Edit)
05. Radioclit vs Guns’n'roses – Sweet Secousse of Mine (Bss edit)
06. The Kiss – Black Diamond
07. Tunes for Baby That Won’t Drive You Crazy – Black Diamond
08. Buraka Som Sistema – IC19 (Toy Selecta remix)
09. Buraka Som Sistema – Aqui Para Voces (FAVELA FUNK SAMBA edit)
10. Buraka Som Sistema – Wawaba (James Braun Copyflex remix)
11. Lykke Li – Dance Dance Dance (BSS Remix)
12. Dirty Tricks – Black Diamond
13. Rusko vs Puto Prata – Let’s Go (BSS Edit)
14. Buraka Som Sistema – R.I.A.D.
15. Lil’Joao feat Aloe Blacc – Off with ya head
16. Buraka Som Sistema – Gang Bang feat Blaya
17. David Zé – O Guerrilheiro
18. Johnny Clarke – Come Back To Me
19. Buraka Som Sistema – Sound of Kuduro (D1 remix)
20. Zomby feat Pongolove – Kuduro Rumours (BSS Edit)
21. Rusko – Cockney Thug (BSS Remix)
22. Paul Simon – Diamonds on the soles of her shoes

Coconut Rollers

Dutty Artz 's bass soldier Taliesin slams the tropics button hard with his new mix of summery bass heavy selecshuns. He's returning to the US after smashing up Budapest for a while but leaving us with this banger of a mix, as he says FACE MELTING DUBS.

Taliesin - Heavy Sick

El Gunicho- Antillas
Dev79 - Live n Die 4 tha Street Bass
Schlachthofbronx - Too High Feat Slush Puppy Kids
Octa Push - Kolokani
Timberlee - Gunny Gunny (Schlachthofbronx RMX)
The Brick Bandits- The Chase
Movado - Inna Di Carback
Movado - So Special (DJ Yonny Baltimore ClubRMX)
Rod Lee - Let Me See What You Workin With (Rustie RMX)
The Dream - Let me See The Booty
Pirate Sound System - Rush Around
Villa Diamante - Daleduro vs Lady Tigra
Eymnd - It's Hot Down Here
Buraka Som Sistema - IC19 (NGUZUNGUZU RMX)

Catch him before he leaves Europe for good.....

July 23rd Budapest @ A38
July 24th Berlin @ Maria Terrasse (Maria am Ostbahnhof)
August 8 PDX @ Branx

Que Bajo SUPER PARTY!

Um, am I really playing this show? This is going to be a jam. If you're anywhere near NY, you need to come check this show out!

As proof of how mad this will be here are quotes from Andy via Dutty Artz:

On Thursday night after the Bomba Estereo show we’re hosting an LAMC after party with a slew of invited guests and unannounced surprise performances. Chief Boima, DJ Orion from Peligrosa All Stars, Nguzunguzu, Uproot Andy and myself plus friends like Chocquibtown and Palenke Soultribe in the building… its the mothafuckin ghettotech symposium you’ve all been waiting for.

Ghetto Bassquake in your Neighborhood

The dates are here! Vamanos and I are hitting the road to bring you the music real time ¡en vivo! The first show begins on Thursday, where I have the privileged chance to play Que Bajo with Geko Jones, Uproot Andy, and some other special guests.

There will be some other surprise dates and locations popping up, so keep an eye out. We'll be posting all the relevant flyers here!

Here are the dates (if you can't read the flyer above):

July 9th: Chief Boima @ Que Bajo, APT (New York) w/ Geko Jones, Uproot Andy, Grant & More

July 11th: Ghettobassquake Soundsystem @ The High Life, Sodra Teatern (Stockholm) w/ Seb & Anna

July 18th: Chief Boima @ Club Nile (Stockholm)

July 25th: Vamanos in Brooklyn (Location TBA)

July 30th: Chief Boima @ Mama Berlin (Berlin) w/ Zhao, Peronistas & The Cumbia Cosmonauts

July 31st: Chief Boima @ Generation Bass (Tilburg) w/ Sonido del Principe

August 1st: Ghettobassquake Soundsystem (Paris)

August 7th: Ghettobassquake Soundsystem @ Secousse (London)

August 8th: Ghettobassquake Tropical Party (Location TBA)

August 21st: Vamanos @ Lowlands Festival (Netherlands) w/ Sonido del Principe, Peronistas & The Cumbia Cosmonauts

Chief Boima's Afreakin Mudd

Chief Boima plays some truly AMAZING records for an African special on Rupture's brilliant Mudd Up show.

Listen here.

Summer Gigzzz: London-Sweden-New York

LONDON - THIS FRIDAY 3RD JULY




Tomorrow night get your grass skirts and coconut bikinis out because its the first Friday of the month >>>> SECOUSSE !!!

Radioclit are in the US spreading the Secousse wild fires with The Very Best but don't worry, holding it down we have...

Live
GALLEONS REACH
A.J. HOLMES AND THE HACKNEY EMPIRE

DJs
CERTIFIED SICKNESS
SECOUSSE SOUNDSYSTEM FT. A.J.HOLMES & VAMANOS

All the info is at Notting Hill Arts club.

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STOCKHOLM - NEXT SATURDAY 11TH JULY



Chief Boima and I have never met before even though we've been doing this blog for a while. So we're psyched to be blasting Sweden together with some full strength Ghetto Bassquake action. Catch us both rocking the bells in Stockholm with our friends Anna and Seb at Klubb Highlife

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NEW YORK - SATURDAY 25TH JULY



I'm going to be playing a secret show in Brooklyn with some AWESOME SPECIAL GUESTS. email me for details: djvamanos@yahoo.co.uk.

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CHECK BACK SOON FOR LOTS MORE EUROPEAN SUMMER DATES INCLUDING BOIMA'S MEGA WORLD TOUR..... 

Train Wreck Mix

Cover pic: Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia by Vamanos flickr



I did a show for Red Bull Music Academy Radio a couple of months back, probably don't need to tell you that its coconut and pineapple flava. Some of the tracks I've posted here as well as a couple of absolute bangers by Banana Clipz which is Ghetto Bassquake's own Chief Boima with Bersa Disco's Oro 11.




Vamanos - Train Wreck Mix (Zshare)



Black Dice - Endless Happiness (DFA/Fatcat Records)
Aniceto Molina - La Cumbia Sampuesana
Sonido Siboney - Cumbia Lorana (Live)
Viento Calido - Ya No Puede Ser (AVA Records)
El Hijo de la Cumbia - El Ghetto Va A Mover (Soot Records)
Patrice Roberts ft. Macka - Wukkin Up (Remix)
Ahmed Janka Nabay - Eh Congo (Green Owl)
Khady Black - Crisis (Bananaclipz Bubustyle Remix) (Ghetto Bassquake)
Magic System ft Cheb Khaled - Meme Pas Fatigue (Artop Records)
B.O.P. ft. Zulu & Costa - Bop Killers (Sony)
Banana Clipz - Push AM (Left, Right) (Ghetto Bassquake)
Skeat - Dumelang (Ruff Riddims)
Dj Mix 1er & DJ Eloh - Bobaraba (Akwaaba Music)
Donaeo - African Warrior (Zephron Entertainment)
DJ Znobia - Beat Remix
ABX - Anthemillas
Homem Barroso - Come Todas
Radioclit - Secousse (All Stars Mix) (Mental Groove)
Scottie B & King Tutt - African Chant (Top Billin' Remix) (TopBillin Music)
DJ SoLmon - UoH Mix
Nayo Crazy - Kibolobolo
Costuleta - Danca do Tchiriri
Buraka Som Sistema - General (Fabric)
Uproot Andy - AKI Special remix

International Bass Services

Man Recording's own yard general man, Dan Haaksman has been pushing pulverising baile funk on us for a few of years now. Consistantly pushing the funkeiros music - For that he gets big respect round here. Now Dan has been meddling with his own baile inflected riddims and drops a Miami Bass Baile electro funk screamer. When the whistling comes in I can already imagine the kids in Rio doing some crazy dance routine. This track is taken from his new Gostoso EP which is dropping on July 3rd, vinyl and digital.

Daniel Haaksman - Pobum Coco

Colombian Trigger Pad Killers

Pic: Vamanos Flickr

We've been letting you down hard by not posting any Champeta. What The Fuck. It's summer, you need something to listen to while burning those sausages on the BBQ, swigging ale and annoying your neighbours.

Champeta is from Colombia's northern caribbean coast, cities like Barranquilla, Santa Marta and Cartagena. Like a sweet tropical cocktail of African zouk and Brazilian baile funk, which figures as much of the population of that part of Colombia is of African descent and Brazil is next door. Champeta is mostly now made on samplers and MPCs. What I like about the whole scene is that its got that an element of the JA soundsystem war. But you win, not by audio volume, but who got the hottest gear.



YeYe DJ is a big dog in the game. Love the crazy sample overload in his tracks.

YeYe DJ - El Vacilon del Mike

This one isn't actually from colombia but it damn sounds like it. Kinky Electric Noise says he makes "Campesino and costeño music for the ghetto fabulous". He just sent me his latest track. Miami Hold Tight.

Kinky Electric Noise - El Gozon (Electro Champeta Remix)

Shake Am Time

Hey! Sr. Vamanos with installment #2 of the Ghettobassquake vs. Green Owl mix. It's summer solstice in the northern magnetic field (sorry south of the equator) and what a better way to enjoy then with this mix! Vamos!

Shama Shama - Okomi Kolangua
Sah'lomon - Rama
Aurlus Mabele - Vacances Aux Antilles
Skeat - Dumelang
Magic System - Kit Dit Mie
Aurlus Mabele - Soto
Normal Nada - Funas 2
Duda - Dja Txiga Nha Bes

Stream it at Green Owl and apparently there's a trick to download, see here.

Who Broke my Beats?

I'm out of the bay for awhile, but the descendants still unite. DJ's Shawn Dub and Refusenik will be filling in as the weekly selectas on Thursdays at Luka's alongside Aebl Dee for a couple months. We'll still have some very special guests throughout the summer!

This week we have the one and only Be Brown of the magnificent People Party. This guy should have been born in London, but reps Atlanta, Brooklyn and now Oakland, bringing everything Funky and Soulful to a colorful Bay Area crowd on the regular. He is also my partner on The Highlife parties coming back in August.

He recently put me on to Brokiton, the Puerto Rico-London link up.

Broki-Comparsa (Hector Calderon 7'' mix) (Direct Download)

Funana In Your Face

Cape Verde's accordion hyperspeed Funana Island sickness has been getting a lot of airtime here. Regulars at Secousse will know its a big sound right now. Radioclit have done a juggernaut of a mix for our excellent french buds Corporate Bloggin blending breakneck Funana riddims with soca, grime, juke, bubu, speed merengue and all manner of fastness.

Git It

Radioclit - Fu (Na Na Na) Mix (Direct Download)

Sabi Dimas - Xibioti e Sousa
Janka Nabay - Eh Congo (Radioclit Edit)
Uproot Andy - La Camisola
Raiss Di Funana - Nho Fifi
Naty Kid - Sereia
Pitbull feat Machel Montano & Lil Jon - Floor On Fire
Ricky T - Pressure Boom
Kidy - Apoia Tradisom (Radioclit Edit)
Skepta - Stageshow Rhythm
Ize - Tronku Di Mundo
Wiley - Sorry Sorry Pardon What (Radioclit Edit)
DJ Vielo - Decale Mon Afrique
DJ Gant Man - Boricua Juke
Maluca - El Tigeraso
Marius - Senhora De Luz
Tony Allen - Fuji Ouija (Diplo Remix)

And on the funana tip, this is my favourite jam that I've been listening to everyday for the past month which always makes me want to lose my shit. Don't know much about Duda other than her track has been produced by the AMAZING Normal Nada who also make kuduro.

Duda-Dja Txiga Nha Bes (mediafire)



Actually I'm not done yet. This one is amazing too.

Antilles Soukous Fry Up

Just realised I love holiday music. And holidays. Might post macarena next week. Think I need a holiday. In the meantime here is some ass shaking soukous by the awesome Aurlus Mabele from 1999. I love the way the girls do most of the singing on this.

Aurlus Mabele - Vacances Aux Antilles

The Tour Begins: Los Angeles

This is my last West Coast, U.S. gig before me and Vamanos meet up to rattle your city streets in the form of Ghetto Bassquake Soundsystem. Official dates soon. But for right now, I'm back in LA, Afro Funké at Club Zanzibar in Santa Monica, this Thursday June 18th.

Chief Boima & Glenn Red @ Afro Funké w/listening party of Laura Izibor

Club Zanzibar

1301 5th Street @ Arizona
Santa Monica, CA 90401
310.451.2221 / 21+ / 9pm - 2am
$7 before 11pm / $10 after

www.myspace.com/afrofunke
www.afrofunke.com

Come get down to the baddest African Jams I can find, the last African party I did in LA spilled out into the streets, people were mad!

Omar Souleyman

I'm still blown away by the Omar Souleyman show. At the side of the stage were two guys, occasionally filming the gig who started dancing. I managed to film this piece of footage just as they moved onto the stage. I'm still not sure if they were actually part of the show or just fans. I also filmed a bit of 'Leh Jani'.