Buraka Som Sistema are the Portuguese dance act that is heavily credited throughout much of the world for helping to bring attention to the kuduro scene, a highly energetic, sample based, hybrid of hip-hop, electronic, and more traditional Angolan and Portuguese sounds. They are turning the Mayan Theatre into a raging dance party on November [...]

Rhymesayers Entertainment (the Minneapolis based label that boasts the likes of Atmosphere, MF DOOM, and Boom Bap Project on their roster) are hitting the road and bringing to Los Angeles, some of their next generation of hip-hop all-stars on the Fresh Air Tour. Brother Ali, Evidence (member of Dilated Peoples), Toki Wright, and DJ/producer BK-One [...]