Sunday night. New York. The city is calmer, more subdued. The relative quiet is pierced by the occasional honk, probably one of the many taxis speeding by outside; at this hour they are not as frustrated and rushed as they are during the day. The tea cup is almost done...my bed beckons. Outside, the buildings sparkle; the sky is clear but you rarely see starts in this city. Inside, this is playing... O Mambo Domingo à noite. Nova Iorque. A cidade está mais calma, mais sossegada. São raras [...]
After a football-filled day replete with all the raw emotions that accompany them, I'm retiring to bed with Coca o FSM echoing in my ears. Tass Bem, Pass Bem. You know the man, you know the drill. Happy Monday. Tass Bem, Pass Bem Depois de um dia recheado de futebol e as fortes emoções que o acompanham, retiro-me para a cama com Coca o FSM nos ouvidos. Tass Bem, Pass bem. E boa semana que vem.
This one is something special. When Coca released Apaixonado Jovem back in October I mentioned it was my favorite yet...I figured I might as well stop making such statements since O Ano Q Vem is as enticing if not more. Music for the soul. I felt it deep. The tempo, Coca's delivery, the backing vocals...it's exciting to see him move from strength to strength and consistently churn out songs of this caliber from week to week. Click below to get a taste of baby-making soul music made in Angola. O Ano Q [...]
This one's among the top three 6tacool jams by Coca so far. I've been playing it all week. What a surprise to hear him show off his rapping skills. Very well done, Coca. So Sou Faray Ninguem Acreditou Este som está entre os melhores dos que já ouvimos aqui feitos pelo Coca. Tenho tocado este brinde toda semana. Não sabia que o mano Coca tinha uma veia de rapper, mas deixou-a aqui bem patente. Granda som, este. Gostei.
Prince Wadada's ragga style meet Coca's soulful beats. I think it's the first collaboration between these two Angolan artists. Have a listen: Sem Massada O estilo ragga do Prince Wadada com os soul beats do Coca. Acho que é a primeira vez que estes dois artistas colaboram. Disse assim o Coca: " He heyyy!! Hoje é sexta e como sempre dou um coxe de soul de borla...esta semana bumbei com o mo Faray...Prince Wadada que escreveu um som cheio de alma...eu acho que ta uma grande malha [...]
So good it hardly seems real: Coca o FSM with Marisa & Milton Gulli. Three of my favorite Lusophone artists in a single beat, in a single song. Marisa shines with her tried and tested spoken word, Coca with his soulful vibe, Milton in the chorus. Excellent for Friday afternoons such as this one. Amanhã Tão bom que nem parece verdade: Coca o FSM com Marisa & Milton Gulli. Três dos meus cantores lusófonos preferidos, num só beat, numa só canção. A Marisa sempre com o seu 'spoken word' alucinante, Coca [...]
If you speak Portuguese, the lyrics of this song speak for themselves. If you don't, well, I can't exactly translate its racy sexual lyrics at the risk of this site no longer being 'safe for work'. It seems that Coca is in love...enjoy this soulful chilled groove made in Angola. Hoje vou te dar com força Como disse acima, para quem fala português e obviamente consegue ler estas poucas palavras, a letra sexual e ofegante deste brinde groovy fala por si. Não vou me dar ao trabalho de a pôr [...]
This song tastes so good after a long day of work. Especially a Monday. It's like aural therapy. When I hear a song that sounds and feels particularly good, I have the tendency to play it on repeat, paying no particular attention to how many times it's been played, thinking nothing of "ruining" the song. In my mind it's never ruined. I don't tire of it. When I'm playing a song on repeat, I know that I'll be listening to this particular song for a long time to come. It's exactly what happened with this Coca track. I put it [...]
Of all the songs Coca's released so far in the 6tacool series, this one's my favorite. From the opening drums to the bassline to the man's way of crooning, 1 Milhão de Xs (1 Million Times) is beating its competition. There's a lot of soul put into this one. I've been using it as my sundowner, the type of music that goes down easy after a day of work. I like the fact that there are currently three heartfelt Coca o FSM tracks on the Lounge's home page, which is fitting, because after all this is the place for beautiful [...]
Clearly I'm having trouble being as punctual as I'd like with regards to posting Coca's weekly chilled afro-soul sounds. But better late than never, they say. Below you can listen to Coca's latest creation, Vamos Lá, featuring that good man 7 Xagas aka Cláudio Lwakuti, whose photograph adorns the cover of the Lounge's latest mixtape , and Lelia F. Tomorrow there's another one…brilliant idea this one by Coca, Fridays now have a whole new, 'afro-soulistic' meaning. Vamos Lá Definitivamente que não me estou a dar bem no que toca [...]
I think all of Coca's friends and fans have asked him the same thing: "When's the album coming out bro?" What ensues isn't a proper album, but its something that we, as his friends and fans, have been waiting on for a good while: a steady stream of that sweet, soulful Coca sound that we're all so thirsty and avid for. Coca's friend and fellow musician Kalaf (of Buraka Som Sistema) pushed Coca to release one song a week and show us all what he's been working on in that 'laboratory' of his, to which Coca gladly obliged. He's going [...]
É mais um Sons d'A Trompa! Esta semana, com alguns dos nomes referidos neste vosso blog durante as semanas de 14 a 27 de Fevereiro. São 34 temas em duas horas e um quarto de música nacional: Danças Ocultas | Norton | Amor Electro | Couple Coffee | Lousy Guru | The Gift | Aquaparque Dear Telephone | Orelha Negra | Tiago Guillul | Bulota | Os Velhos | PZ | The Quest | Cavalheiro Deus dos Cães | Emanuel Casimiro | Zorra | Luisa Sobral | Throes | Under The Pipe | Sunflare Sonic [...]
"Relachtotal"... ...é este o título da nova mixtape de Coca o F.S.M. (Faray Sem Mobile), uma produção caseira composta por oito faixas. "Relachtotal" foi integralmente escrita e produzida pelo músico angolano. É experimentar. E é só sacar. É livre. É gratuito. Download Legal "Relachtotal" - Coca o F.S.M. (Edição de Autor, 2011) www.myspace.com/cocafaray Talvez lhe interesse também... [...]
" É spam mas não é para apagar. É para ouvir e fazer forward ." ( 1 ) Chama-se "E-SPAM 0013 e é a primeira colectânea da editora Enchufada. Está a ser distribuída com a última edição da revista Blitz e custa apenas 4,90€. Exactamente; apenas. Muito bom. No alinhamento estão nomes como Buraka Som Sistema , Orelha Negra , Coca o F.S.M. , 1-UIK Project , Macacos do Chinês , Youthless , DJ Znobia , DJ Riot , J-Wow , Roulet , Paus e [...]
Back in December of 2009 I told you about DJ Soulbreakxtra , who also goes by Tuka and livens up the scene at Luanda's Elinga Bar on Thursday nights. You get extra points for remembering that I mentioned that Tuka has a brother who shares the DJ booth with him at Elinga . Together, they form Afrologia, and turn Thursday nights into a delicious mix of good music, good vibes, and good people, mingling about in that open-air patio, taking in the sweet Luanda air and looking out over the Marginal. That man who shares the [...]
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