Buraka Som Sistema
BURAKA SOM SISTEMA. 373,843 likes 122 talking about this. Official page for Lisbon based collective Buraka Som Sistema. Buraka Som Sistema, or Buraka Sound System, are a Portuguese group who, besides soundtracking many a Fifa session with their track 'Kalemba (Wegue Wegue),' have brought the sound of Portuguese dance music, interbred it with Angolan Kuduro and thrown in a little Brazilian Baile funk for good measure and birthed a unique genre of exotic dance music entirely peculiar to them. Portugal's Buraka Som Sistema are named in honor of a Lisbon suburb, but their reach is far broader. The band, founded in 2006, quickly became global ambassadors for kuduro, an Angola-rooted fusion of hip-hop, house, dancehall reggae and local styles. Buraka Som Sistema, the hugely successful international band best known for their unique ability to bring an experimental mix of music from all corners of the globe to the clubs, announce 'Off The Beaten Track' a 60 minute documentary to be premiered in September and on a five date European tour. BURAKA SOM SISTEMA's profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates.
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