Buraka Som Sistema - New Album and the new single Stoopid

With the new album of Buruka Som Sistema – Buraka – on the 23rd of June,

the first single to be launched was Stoopid.

“Stoopid” joins Buraka and Vhils

“Stoopid” it's the name of the song that unites Buraka Som Sistema and Vhils. A super video that combines the two Portuguese artistic forces with the most international visibility. the new video of the group of Branko, Blaya, Conductor, Kalaf and Riot is already available on the YouTube channel of the group.

“Explosions, energy, color, dementia, chaos, creativity and uniqueness. I tried to join everything that Buraka represents to me in 3 minutes. this was the final result. After all these years of friendship, proximity and collaborations between me and the band Buraka Som Sistema, this was one of the projects that was most pleasant for me to direct till today”.

this words are from Vhils (Alexandre Farto), one of the most prominent contemporary Portuguese artist. João Pedro Moreira (director of the band documentary – “Off the Beaten Track” – and the videos like “Hangover (Bababa)”, “Sound of Kuduro”, among others) co-signed and directed this espectacular production in which colors and chaos unites to a infernal beat of Buraka Som Sistema's music.

Cover signed by Kate Moross

In terms of graphic articipation, the digital cover is signed by Kate Moross, artist responsible for works with Jessie Ware, Disclosure, among others, and that already had worked with Buraka Som Sistema in their documentary.

“Stoopid” is the first track of the new album. The single was first released on the radio and can be found in the following digital platforms.

iTunes - http://smarturl.it/stoopid

Google Play - http://bit.ly/1rA4nN7

Spotify - http://spoti.fi/1fsjvMx

Meo Music - http://bit.ly/1mTAn1g

Xbox Music - http://bit.ly/1fsjEiQ

Deezer - http://bit.ly/1hNCBHC

Vodafone Music - http://bit.ly/1fsjZCb

Rdio - http://on.rdio.com/1hLuFuB

7Digital - http://bit.ly/1jc4P3o

Rara - http://bit.ly/1rIkkTz

Nokia MixRadio - http://bit.ly/1nBpdOL

the International dates for the Buraka Som Sistema Tour are:

13/06 – Sonar (Spain)

21/06 – Body & Soul (Ireland)

28/06 – Garorock (France)

05/07 – Pitch (Holland)

19/07 – Slottsfjell (Norway)

25/07 – Splendour in the Grass (Australia)

16/08 – Pukkelpop (Belgium)

04/09 – Outlook (Croatia)

“Stoopid” joins other tracks like “Vuvuzela (Carnaval)” (released first on the show Diplo on BBC Radio 1) and “Sente” (released  on the Enchufada compilation – “Zouk Bass”). but prepare yourselves because this is only the beginning!

I introduce you to Stoopid, which and not to disappoint, it's EXCELLENT!!

Once more, Buraka surprises us with their vivacity, rhythm and originality.

Sponsored and a Big thank you to:

Buraka Som Sistema - Restless

Soooooo excited!!! More news with Buraka in the following weeks!! Stay tuned!!

Sia - Elastic Heart (feat. The Weeknd & Diplo) Lyrics

Hanns and Rudolf: The German Jew and the Hunt for the Kommandant of Auschwitz

I just received this wonderful book and I am already reading it.

Synopsis:

The untold story of the man who brought a mastermind of the final solution to justice.

May 1945. In the aftermath of the Second Word War, the first British War Crimes Investigation Team is assembled to hunt down the senior Nazi officials responsible for the greatest atrocities the world has ever seen. One of the lead investigators is Lieutenant Hanns Alexander, a German Jew who is now serving in the British Army. Rudolf Höss is his most elusive target. 

Hanns and Rudolf reveals for the very first time the full, exhilarating account of Höss’s capture, an encounter with repercussions that echo to this day. Moving from the Middle Eastern campaigns of the First World War to bohemian Berlin in the 1920s to the horror of the concentration camps and the trials in Belsen and Nuremberg, it tells the story of two German men- one Jewish, one Catholic- whose lives diverged, and intersected, in an astonishing way.

About the Author:

Thomas Harding is a former documentary filmmaker and journalist who has written for the Financial Times and The Guardian, among other publications. He founded a television station in Oxford, England, and for many years was an award-winning publisher of a newspaper in West Virginia. 

Check the Official Website

Life in a Jar: The Irena Sendler Project

I started researching for Irena's life... It's indeed inspiring and a true "shame" nobody gave her credit for her story.

Description:

During World War II, Irena Sendler, a Polish Catholic social worker, organized a rescue network of fellow social workers to save 2,500 Jewish children from certain death in the Warsaw ghetto. Incredibly, after the war her heroism, like that of many others, was suppressed by communist Poland and remained virtually unknown for 60 years.

Unknown, that is, until three high school girls from an economically depressed, rural school district in southeast Kansas stumbled upon a tantalizing reference to Sendler’s rescues, which they fashioned into a history project, a play they called Life in a Jar. Their innocent drama was first seen in Kansas, then the Midwest, then New York, Los Angeles, Montreal, and finally Poland, where they elevated Irena Sendler to a national hero, championing her legacy of tolerance and respect for all people.

Life in a Jar: The Irena Sendler Project is a Holocaust history and more. It is the inspirational story of Protestant students from Kansas, each carrying her own painful burden, each called in her own complex way to the history of a Catholic woman who knocked on Jewish doors in the Warsaw ghetto and, in Sendler’s own words, “tried to talk the mothers out of their children.” Inspired by Irena Sendler, they are living examples of the power of one person to change the world and models for young people everywhere.

Sixty percent (60%) of the royalties of Life in a Jar: The Irena Sendler Project are donated to the Irena Sendler/Life in a Jar Foundation. The foundation promotes Irena Sendler’s legacy and encourages educators and students to emulate the project by focusing on unsung heroes in history to teach respect and understanding among all people, regardless of race, religion, or creed.

Thirty Seconds to Mars - "Night of the Hunter" Lyrics

Thirty Seconds To Mars - Hurricane (Censored Version)

Can't get tired of this video...one of the best albums ever.