By Norient on May 16, 2013
By Norient on 16 May 2013 in
BLOG
The two day festival “Lusotronics“ in Berlin celebrates the digital, urban music lifestyles of the four main countries of the Portugese speaking world: Angola, Brasil, Mozambique and Portugal. Not to be missed!
Posted in BLOG | Tagged Angola, baile funk, Batida, Belém, Bonde Do Rolê, Brazil, Cibelle, Dama Do Bling, Daniel Haaksman, DJ Comrade, DJ Marfox, Edu K, Funana, Gretchen, João Brasil, ku house, kuduro, Lisbon, Man Recordings, Maputo, Portugal, Rio de Janeiro, Tecno Brega, Throes & The Shine, Titica |
By Norient on September 21, 2012
By Norient on 21 September 2012 in
VIDEO
Via fast plane YouTube Norient travels criss cross the rapping african continent. We start with fast Mbira-accompagnied flows from Kinshasa and end with meta-discourses and rap-philosophies from Burkina Faso.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged Africa, Afrobeat, Angola, Bawuta kin Bo tia K, Bravo Papa, Burkina Faso, Edy Sex, FOKN Bois, Ghana, HipHop, Janka Nabay & the Bubu Gang, Kenya, Kinshasa, Muthoni The Drummer Queen, Obscur Jaffar, Rap, Sierra Leone, Southafrica, The Busy Twist, Titica, Tokollo "Magesh", Tuesday Born |
By Norient on July 18, 2012
By Norient on 18 July 2012 in
BLOG
The next four wednesdays norient presents you a selection of our thematic dossiers. This week we have a look on old and new dance styles from all over the world: from fast Juke-steps from Chicago or copulative daggering to ghanian Azonto-moves.
Posted in BLOG | Tagged Accra, Alessandro Negrini, Angola, Azonto, Chicago, Colombia, Cumbia, daggering, Dossier dance, dubstep, Finland, Ghana, Girl Walk // All Day, HipHop, Hiplife, Ireland, Japan, juke, kuduro, Mexico, New York, Paradiso, Perreo, Shangaan Electro, Sonideros, Tango, USA, „At Night They Dance“ |
By Eric Mandel on February 15, 2012
By Eric Mandel on 15 February 2012 in
STORIES
Buraka Som Sistema – J-Wow (João Barbosa), DJ Riot (Rui Pité), Kalaf Ângelo, Andro Carvalho and newest member Blaya are in the world of Kuduro key players even though they are – in a way – outsiders, both geographically and sound-wise. An Interview.
Posted in STORIES | Tagged Africa, African Boy, Angola, Buraka Som Sistema, CSS, Deize Tigrona, Diplo, Dossier World Music 2.0, interview, kizomba, Komba, kuduro, Luanda, M.I.A, MC Kalaf Ângelo, Portugal, Rui Pité, World Music 2.0 |
By Norient on June 6, 2011
By Stefanie Alisch and Nadine Siegert on 6 June 2011 in
ACADEMIC
This article explores the role of Kuduro, the popular Angolan electronic music and dance style in the process of updating the national Angolan identity called angolanidade to the conditions of the new millennium.
Posted in ACADEMIC | Tagged Africa, Agostinho Neto, Angola, Angolanidade, António Ole, Batida, Brazil, Buraka Som Sistema, carnival, dance, DJ Mpula, DJ Sebem, Dog Murras, Dossier World Music 2.0, Frédéric Galliano, Gerhard Kubik, Global Ghettotech, Globale Nischen, Ikonoklasta, Jorge António, Killamu, kizomba, kuduro, Kuduro - Fogo no Museke, Kwame Appiah, Les Princes de Kuduro, Lisbon, M.I.A, Mário Pinto de Andrade, Marissa Moorman, Muana Po, Ngola Ritmos, O ritmo do Ngola Ritmos, Portugal, Puto Prata, Radio Fazuma, Rainha Ginga, semba, Tony Amado, Viriato da Cruz, World Music 2.0 |
By Jasper Walgrave on September 30, 2010
By Jasper Walgrave on 30 September 2010 in
VIDEO
A Documentary Film about the Angolan capital Luanda. The film captures its madness, its music, and people. See filmaker DJ Mpula live this Friday 1.10.2010 at Motherland, Zurich.
Posted in VIDEO | Tagged 1. Norient Musikfilm Festival 2010, Africa, Angola, Batida, DJ Mpula, Documentary Film, kuduro, Luanda |
