Munchi's Moombahton

Let's rewind a little bit. Let's go back to M.I.A's newest release, the Vicki Leekx mixtape. Of course I thought it was great, its exactly the kind of dance music that I enjoy the most but there was something about it that truly made me ecstatic. The inclusion of dutch producer Munchi.

I first heard of Munchi a while back when he released a mixtape of Baile Funk jams and was immediately impressed by his ability to make an already aggressive style of music into something even more wild. Soon after that he put out a Baltimore Club mixtape and then a Dubstep mixtape which both impressed me the same way as the Baile Funk stuff (he's recently put out a Kuduro and Cumbia mixptape!!!). Obviously the man has a great understanding of world dance music but there was one style of music that he really excelled at and made a name for himself, Moombahton.

Moombahton creation can be credited to the DJ, Dave Nada. It is essentially Dutch house music played at the same tempo as Reggaeton, around 108 BPM. The beauty of Moombahton is in its blending of music movements from all across the globe. So it's no surprise that this would be perfect for a producer like Munchi. Although Dave Nada created Moombahton it was Munchi who really put it on the map. His appearance on Vicki Leekx only felt like a tease of his true talent but it's nice to see him get some massive exposure. Now some tunes...

Datsik - Firepower (Munchi Moombahcore RMX)

Munchi - Sandungueo

Heartbreak - Moombahma (Munchi Edit)

Munchi - Hope