They’re calling it “Bacardi House.” Or at least DJ Spoko is, cause why not invent your own genre of township funk when you are black and live in a neighborhood called Ghost Town, outside a mostly white city called Pretoria, in the country of South Africa. I know “Spoek” means ghost (as in “Mathambo,” off whose tweets I spotted this vid). Not sure if “Spoko” is of a similar nature but it would follow, since he made his name off releases like Grave Yard Session and Tombs and Graves. Fittingly: on cassette.
Last night I saw Titica perform at a teeny tiny bar in Brooklyn, in the corner on the floor next to the DJ booth, and it was A DREAM REALIZED. Uproot Andy and I determined it was the first Angolan kuduro performance ever in New York City (holler at me if I’m wrong/yes I’ve seen Buraka but they are from Portugal yall)! And this is gonna be happening more, too, as apparently a dude in Luanda (and not a dude who visits Luanda) is hiring PR in the US to try to spread Angolan music here and hopefully get some folks some dollares. I AM ALL FOR THAT.
