DJ Sega & Buraka Som Sistema @ Harpers Ferry, 5.1.09

Come correct with your power dancefloor moves this Friday! This event has been promoted on the streets for a little while now, and for good reason; Buraka Som Sistema is one of the most hyped-up live dance music acts going around right now. Buraka Som Sistema is a 4-person collective from Portugal who make kuduro music, which is an uptempo form of Angolian dance music full of vocals and percussive elements. They've successfully taken this unique sound and, with some slick studio techniques, have made it accessible to the average dance music fan like myself. They've got 2 albums under their belt, a couple of top-10 singles in the UK, and from what I hear, an extremely energetic live show. Not to be missed!

Opening is baltimore club producer DJ Sega from Philly, who is very quickly becoming a big name in the US dance scene himself. Discovered by Diplo several years ago, he's had dozens of tracks released on Mad Decent and Hollertronix since, and is about to drop his entirely self-produced mix, New Jack Philly, with almost 30 tracks, very soon. Until then, grab his Sega Theme Track MP3 here. Cheers to the Mad Decent site for sharing it!

Harpers Ferry, Friday May 1st
158 Brighton Ave, Allston MA
Doors open at 8pm, $10 cover, 18 and up