Dois

 
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Batida
Dois

[ Soundway / CD ]

Release Date: Friday 28 November 2014

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Batida release new album "Dois" via Soundway Records. Strands of afro-house, kuduro, benga, semba, samples from The Clash and old Angolan movies and afro-beat tracks, African MCs and musicians from all over the world are all deftly mixed together by Pedro Coquenão.

Inspired by the multicultural hotbed of his home city of Lisbon and trips to Nairobi and back to Luanda, 'Dois' was predominately produced in his own garage-studio over a two-year period.

In 2012 Batida's explosive self-titled debut came out on Soundway Records. Mixing the syncopated rhythms of Kuduro with elements of 1970s Semba and Congolese-influenced guitar licks, Pedro Coquenão won fans for an album that "demanded movement" (The Line of Best Fit) and "gave a view of the old and new, the West and Africa." (The Guardian)

Much of the remix and sampling spirit from the first record remains but 'Dois' also features live instrumentation along with a host of different guests.

English, Portuguese, Quicongo and Zulu languages all feature on 'Luxo' with Spoek Mathambo (South Africa) & his crew contributing the lyrics together with Angolan MC Sacerdote and a guitar riff by Duncan Lloyd (Maximo Park). On 'Céu' Coquenão pushes things in a deeper direction, dis-assembling and reforming elements of the Francois & The Atlas Mountains studio sessions of the track 'Les Plus Beaux' .

Tracks:

1. Pobre e Rico
2. Tá Doce
3. Mama Watoto
4. Luxo
5. Bantú
6. Cooking Ugali
7. Fica atento!
8. Lá Vai Maria
9. Chat with Mr.Ochieng
10. Céu