Enchufada is a

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Independent Record Label based in Lisbon. It was founded in 2006 by

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band members

Branko (João Barbosa) João Barbosa, commonly known as Branko, is a Portuguese DJ and producer who first became known as part of the Buraka Som Sistema, Buraka som Sistema. Career His debut album as Branko, ''Atlas'', was released in 2015 — inspired by his travels a ...

and Kalaf Ângelo, serving as a creative platform from which to release their early musical experiments fusing Angolan

kuduro Kuduro (or kuduru) is a type of music and dance from Angola. It is characterized as uptempo, energetic, and danceable. Kuduro was developed in Luanda, Angola in the late 1980s. Producers sampled traditional carnival music like soca and zouk bé ...

and European

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genres, an aesthetic that defined the early years of the imprint and set the stylistic tone for its future releases. The label identifies its focus as global club music, an umbrella term for the many recent electronic expressions of local scenes fusing specific musical and rhythmic traditions with modern electronic club music genres. This mission statement has been especially evident in compilation series such as the Hard Ass Sessions (which takes its name from the literal translation of kuduro), where international artists gave their own interpretation of kuduro, or the more recent Upper Cuts, which combined free downloads and digital compilations including music from a host of international producers from all across the global club music spectrum. Enchufada has released music from artists such as Buraka Som Sistema, Branko, Dengue Dengue Dengue, Dotorado Pro, T.Williams,

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and many more over its ten years of activity.

Discography

* Dengue Dengue Dengue - Zenith & Nadir (2019) * Dengue Dengue Dengue - Son de los Diablos (2018) * Dengue Dengue Dengue - Siete Raíces (2016) * V.A. - Enchufada Upper Cuts: Four Years of Global Club Anthems (2016) * Branko - ATLAS (2015) * Dotorado Pro - African Scream (2015) * Alo Wala - Cityboy (2014) * Buraka Som Sistema - Buraka (2014) * Branko - Control (2014) * Dengue Dengue Dengue - Serpiente Dorada (2014) * V.A. - Hard Ass Sessions Compilation (2012) * Buraka Som Sistema - Komba (2011) * Buraka Som Sistema - Black Diamond (2008) * Buraka Som Sistema - From Buraka To The World (2006)

References

* Resident Advisor Profile - https://www.residentadvisor.net/record-label.aspx?id=5494 * Discogs Profile - https://www.discogs.com/label/69349-Enchufada * Xlr8r Profile - https://www.xlr8r.com/tag/enchufada/ * Beatport Chart - https://www.beatport.com/label/enchufada/14237

External links

* https://web.archive.org/web/20180805135128/http://enchufada.com/ * https://web.archive.org/web/20180310110836/https://enchufada.bandcamp.com/ {{Authority control Portuguese record labels