Context
Luanda
Based in Luanda. Shaped across Lisbon, Cape Verde and London.
Official site
KULAS / André Cardiga / Luanda
Producer, curator and artist working across electronic music.
Born in Lisbon, based in Luanda. Electronic music shaped through Angola, Portugal and the wider Lusophone world.
LuandaHouse / Deep HouseKings of Afro House
Across
Angola to UK
Performances across Angola, Portugal, Brazil, South Africa, China and the United Kingdom.
Current Release
Vida do Mwangolé
The next release from KULAS arrives on 1 May 2026 via Kazukuta Records.
Approach
Performance + curation
Performance, curation and recorded music are treated as connected parts of the same body of work.
Profile
Born in Lisbon and shaped between Angola, Portugal and Cape Verde.
KULAS is the artistic identity of André Cardiga. Early years in Cape Verde and Angola, later study in Lisbon and DJ training in London, all remain close to the work.
Across
Performances across Angola, Portugal, Brazil, South Africa, China and the United Kingdom.
Sound
House, deep house and other club-rooted forms, approached through rhythm, atmosphere and long-form continuity rather than strict genre definition.
Selected Collaborations
Paulo Flores / Mvula / Irina Vasconcelos / Toty Samed / Ohali / Conjunto Angola 70
Highlights
Releases through Kazukuta Records, We Play Acid and Brise Records, plus the founding of Oluali Records in 2018.
Selected Collaborations
Paulo Flores / Mvula / Irina Vasconcelos / Toty Samed / Ohali / Conjunto Angola 70
Projects
Alongside the music, KULAS develops projects in film, curation and event direction.
Kings of Afro House sits at the centre, with Oluali Records and Papaya Events extending the work into other public forms.
Documentary
Kings of Afro House
A documentary project exploring the history and evolution of afro house, with Angola as a central reference point.
- Angola held close to the centre of the story
- History and movement rather than trend language
- Film work running alongside the music
Label
Oluali Records
Founded in 2018, Oluali Records is a label and curatorial platform focused on electronic music and cross-cultural exchange.
- Label work and curation in the same frame
- Electronic music with cross-cultural exchange at its centre
- A public extension of the artist profile
Events
Papaya Events
A cultural platform bringing music, performance and storytelling into curated public experiences.
- Music and atmosphere brought into public formats
- Linked in the supplied materials to event direction
- Kept lean here, without overstating the scope
Media
Photography, live material and a small archive of flyers.
A selection of photographs and live material documenting performances, atmosphere and work behind the decks.
Live booth image
Crowd and room
Performance detail
Club context
Flyers
London, Lisbon and Luanda.
A small flyer edit keeps the route visible without turning the page into an archive dump.
Profile
Music, curation and cultural context, brought into a single body of work.
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