On The Floor! - Live at Broad Casting, Cargo, London

Buraka Som Sistema

Enchufada, Lisbon, Portugal

Despite not having yet released an album, Buraka Som Sistema - AKA Lil' John, Riot, Conductor and Kalaf – have already found fans with critics and DJs alike. Championed by the likes of Diplo, M.I.A, Santogold and Switch, their electro ‘ghettotech’ take on their favourite South West African music – the Angolan ‘Kudoro’ has been corrupting dancefloors all over the world. In their homeland of Portugal, their live show is already stuff of legend and when Buraka Som Sistema took the stage for Broad Casting at Cargo, you could see why. The energy they brought to the room was incredible as they proceeded to confound even the most expectant of fans with a barrage of Buraka bangers that came peppered with snippets of club classics and a large dose of crowd participation! From start to finish, this 4 piece had the audience in the palm of their hand and as you’ll soon discover, Buraka Som Sistema deserve every column inch and enthusiastic blog entry they have received...