Review

FabricLive 49: Buraka Som Sistema - Various Artists (UK Fabric)

Portugal’s rated Buraka collective, champions of a more progressive form of Kuduro (the 80s-originated Angolan sound that fuses Afro-percussion and electronica, and was exported to Lisbon in the mid-90s,) provide FabricLive’s 49th compilation.

Alongside Kuduro, the boys whip up drum & bass, grime, breaks and, in their own words “crazy beats.” The frenetic concoction is highly percussive and deliciously upbeat if a little relentless and brash at times, but the end result is positive. Tracks fly from the likes of Skream, Diplo, Zomby and, of course, Buraka – worth a look….
Words BEN LOVETT