Details of the contest, tour dates, and a sweet MP3 after the jump!

Global ghetto-funk trendsetters Buraka Som Sistema are pleased to announce that Mad Decent’s DJ Sega will be joining them for their upcoming North American tour. The presence of the new phenom, whose Philly dance mixes have already become legendary in the East Coast club scene, will complete what is sure to be one of the top performances of the year.

On April 7, the release of their full-length debut, Black Diamond, Buraka Som Sistema will unleash their hybrid of kuduro, hip-hop, grime and hard-edged dance music on North America. Ten days later, on Friday, April 17, their live show – with physics-defying dance troupes, serious percussion and rotating rapid-fire MCs – kicks off at Coachella. Festival-goers will be the first to see the explosive multi-decked performance, an event that travels cross-continent through Vancouver, San Francisco, Toronto, Chicago and Boston, finishing up at New York City’s Bowery Ballroom on May 2.

The half-Portuguese, half-Angolan DJ/producer team has already managed to blow away European fans and critics, as a recent sold-out show at London’s the Scala this past February attests. No wonder why The Observer, the UK’s premier newspaper, called them “the best thing since electricity was harnessed,” and Belgium’s De Standaard described their show in Brussels as “the party of the year.”

In anticipation of their time abroad, Buraka Som Sistema have also just announced their Sound of Your Community YouTube Dance Contest. Their song, “Sound of Kuduro” featuring DJ Znobia, M.I.A., Saborosa & Puto Prata, celebrates the music, dance and culture of Angola, but for their trip to North America, they want to see our dance moves, showing off our own communities, cultures, and customs.

The winner will get his or her video played on stage during their North American tour in their set. The runner-up will receive a customized Buraka Som Sistema skateboard deck and an autographed copy of Black Diamond.

The full details can be found here:
http://www.youtube.com/group/burakacontest

FREE MP3:
Buraka Som Sistema – Kalemba (Wegue Wegue)(Hot Chip Remix)

Pre-Order Black Diamond by clicking here (out April 7)

BURAKA SOM SISTEMA SPRING 2009 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
Apr 17 Indio, CA @ Coachella
Apr 21 San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop
Apr 23 Portland, OR @ Rotture
Apr 24 Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret
Apr 25 Seattle, WA @ Nectar Lounge
Apr 28 Chicago, IL @ Sonotheque
Apr 29 Toronto, ON @ El Mocambo
Apr 30 Montreal, QC @ Zoobizarre
May 01 Boston, MA @ Harper’s Ferry
May 02 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom

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