Impose Magazine — At this year's Treasure Island Music Festival Impose had the opportunity to talk to Li'l John João Barbosa, DJ Riot Rui Pité, Conductor Andro Carvalho and Kalaf Ângelo of Buraka Som Sistema. We were schooled on the sounds from the streets of Lisbo... more info
Altsounds — Portugal's Buraka Som Sistema recently unleashed their much anticipated sophomore album Komba, which they were describing as an exploration of the borders between life and death, and ultimately was a searing mix with their hyper-timed dance music app... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Buraka Som Sistema - "Hangover" (Stereotyp remix) (MP3) Buraka Som Sistema at Terminal 5 in 2010 (more by Zachary Alex Stern) Portuguese electro/tribal group Buraka Som Sistema released their most recent LP, Komba, on October 31 via Enchufa... more info
Totally Fuzzy —
Buraka Som Sistema just dropped Komba, a new full-length bonanza that, according to SPIN contributor Richard Gehr, finds the Portuguese dance collective assembling "Jamaican dancehall, Brazilian favela beats, South African ghetto-tech, and video-gam... more info
Altsounds — After being slowly handcrafted over the past year, Portugal's Buraka Som Sistema return with their much anticipated sophomore album, Komba: an exploration of the borders between life and death combined with Buraka's fierce dance music approach. The n... more info
Nialler9 — As well as Florence + The Machine, Brandt Brauer Frick Ensemble, Tom Waits, Laura Veirs, Kuedo, Buraka Som Sistema, Oneohtrix Point Never, Kuedo, Phantogram, Beach Boys, Cass McCombs, Little Xs For Eyes, Wild Flag. more info
Altsounds — After being slowly handcrafted over the past 11 months, *Buraka Som Sistema *return to the world of the living on a Halloween night, presenting their much anticipated sophomore album, *Komba*: an exploration of the borders between life and death comb... more info
Nialler9 — A super-fun dancing kuduro tune from Portugal’s Buraka Som Sistema’s forthcoming album Komba (due October 28-30th depending on where you live). You’ll know Roses Gabor from her work with SBTRKT and Blaya’s own tunes can be found here. I hav... more info
Altsounds — After being slowly handcrafted over the past 11 months, Buraka Som Sistema return to the world of the living on a Halloween night, presenting their much anticipated sophomore album, 'Komba': an exploration of the borders between life and death co... more info
XLR8R — Portugese quartet Buraka Som Sistema has finally announced it will release a follow-up album to 2008's Black Diamond, the 12-track Komba.
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