global ghettotech in the gray lady: "kuduro, a quick, chattering Angolan beat akin to rhythms from Brazil and the Caribbean, with electronic bass boosts and zaps linking it to ?ghettotech? styles from Brazilian baile funk to South Asian bhangra to hip-hop

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' ...Philly party DJ Diplo released two mixtapes that quickly became party staples. Piracy Funds Terrorism, Vol. 1 was a collab with then-girlfriend M.I.A..... Another, Favela on Blast, introduced American hipsters to the riotous Brazilian dance music cal

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' Da mesma maneira como o termo world music, bastante usado nos anos 80 (alguém aí ainda usa?), o rótulo global guettotech surgiu para facilitar a absorç?o de ritmos musicais pertencentes a países desconhecidos culturalmente por boa parte do mundo. As fac

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