Kafundo Recordsis back with the third volume of their compilation series. This time, the focus is North and North-East Brazil,a region with a large Afro-descendant population, and a music scene that is heavilyinfluenced by Caribbean sounds. This association with the Caribbean has helped foment a pride in Afro-Brazilian and Black culture in general. The result is a transnational stew where Coco meets Dancehall, Forromeets Dubstep, and Brega meets Moombahton. Carimbo with Wobble Bass, glitched out Dub Coco, Bahian Hip Hop Ragga, Moombahton Samba, to Maracatu Samba Dub Hip Hop and frenetic punked out Frevotron. FurmigaDub, from Joao Pessoa, brings his trademark wobbles as well as a slittery guitar melodies to this Reggaeton Carimbo track, Saudadidela; hailing fromArcoverde, inthe heart of Pernambuco,Radiola SerraAltadefinitively bring Coco into the realm of electronic music; further exploring the Coco/Ragga, electric/organic connection,Chico Correalays down an atomospheric Dub groove punctuated with berimbau andTotonhos soulful vocals; based in Sao Paulo,Nirso, brings a mash up of Afro-Brazilian rhythms to a stripped down Moombahton/Cumbia context; Opanije(Organizacao Popular Africana Negros Invertendo oJogo Excludente- African People's Organization of Negros Inverting the Exclusive Game) contributes a swinging Bahian Dembow tracks layered with shimmering guitarra baiana riffs;Lucio Kcomes with a strippeddown remix of Melo do Vatapa fromBemba Trio, a big hit in the Salvador Dancehall Ragga scene; as the title suggests,DJ MAM(Rio de Janeiro) bridges Samba, Carimbo and Moombahton; from Olinda,Superlagecome with a smooth instrumental Cumbia Carimbo Dub; from Rio de Janeiro, but playing a mix of music more known as being from the north of Brazil,Mohandasspeak of missing of Para (saudade);Naurea, agroup from Aracaju, plays what they call Sambaiao, or a mix of Samba and Baiao;Salvador Santo, from Olinda, chops up sanfonas and pandeiros and layers scratches and vocal snippets on top; the young rapperfrom Belo Horizonte,B.Reu, manages to meld Samba, Maracatu, Hip Hop and Dub into a seamless blend;DJ Mangaiocomes with a dubbed out production ofColetivo di Tambor, a group he frequently collaborates with;whileFrevotron(akaDJ DoloresandYuri Queiroga) rounds it out with a frantic almost punk frevo electro-rocker with punchy horns, snares and crazy vocals by the one and onlyOtto. Kafundo Records was founded in 2014 in Rio de Janeiro by Maga Bo and Wolfram Lange aka SoundGoods to release new, innovative music coming out of the current Brazilian music scene that is inspired by, structured on and celebratescenturies-old afro-brazilian rhythms. Their compilation series on the Kafundo records label benefits from their close relationship with many of the key players in the contemporary Brazilian electronic scene.