Aqui Para Voces: The Black Diamond Crew Shines at NYC’s LPR
By Nosarieme Garrick
In the dark enclave of Le Poisson Rouge, the white outline of a diamond flashes across dual projection screens, illuminating hundreds of damp hands reaching excitedly into darkness; a deep rumble crescendos into a screeching wail and the beat drops. What ensues comes quite close to the definition of mayhem. With the crowd roaring, and drumming sounds exploding, Angolan-Portuguese crew Buraka Som Sistema and MC Blaya enter stage left.
Matching the crowd’s enthusiasm with an ardent energy and grandiose dance moves, the crew jumped right into its international hit “Yah!” fueling their sweaty fans even further. Through a journey of Kuduro sound, MCs Kalaf Angelo and Andro Carvhalo moved fluidly on stage, accompanied by a vibrant scantily clad dancer. At one point the two called out for girls to come up on stage, leading an overzealous swarm of dames to rush the stage making the space feel too small to contain Buraka Som Sistema’s booming presence.
The group will be winding down their US/Mexico Black Diamond tour in mid-November in San Francisco. Check out tour dates here and make sure you catch the Kuduro kids when they hit your city!
Keep up the good work, I am proud of you,
I love this writer - she makes me feel like I'm at all the events with her. I wasn't able to check out this performance, but the article makes me feel like I can't miss their next one! Keep up the good work, AfriPOP! :)