Chris Lorenzo and Marco Strous join forces with Buraka Som Sistema on “BaBaBa (Hangover)”
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A cultural cross-pollination of club sensibilities from London to Lisbon and beyond, the track marks a collaboration between two of the most in-demand alumni within the Black Book Records family. Sampling Buraka Som Sistema’s “Hangover”, the producers pluck the vocal from the original, and outfit it with blistering percussion and an infectiously nimble bassline, making for an unforgettable earworm that brings an absolute riot to the dance floor.
Chris Lorenzo is a certified expert when it comes to raucous club weaponry. The innovator is a decade deep into being one of electronic music’s most dependable hitmakers, and he brings his trademark bass-driven punch and warehouse-tested energy to “BaBaBa (Hangover)” with surgical precision. The track makes for a massive follow-up to “London’s On Fire” (with Max Styler and Audio Bullys, July 2025). Amassing over 2M streams in its first month, Lorenzo not only owns his place at the height of the contemporary tech house community, but also comes thundering into the height of his career, showing no signs of slowing down.
For Marco Strous, this release confidently sustains the momentum that his recent string of high-octane IDs have spurred. Tracks like “Snogo” with Gabe (2023), “In The Park / Snakes” (2024), and “Tootsie Pop” on Black Book ID’s: Chapter 9 (March 2025) turned heads for those with their ear to the ground, rapidly earning Strous the respect of tastemakers like Michael Bibi, Disclosure, FISHER, Odd Mob, and more. “BaBaBa (Hangover)” leaves Strous stepping up to the plate bigger and bolder in his production than ever — and that’s nothing to take lightly when brushing shoulders with Lorenzo. The pair deliver the kind of bomb that leaves Strous cemented as a must-know name in the modern landscape, while Lorenzo on the other hand remains in the ring more prolific than ever.
With Buraka Som Sistema’s unmistakable blend of techno, African zouk, and kuduro, the single is brimming with a vibrant, percussive heartbeat, making for a love letter to the global dance floor — one that moves with the pace of a warehouse rave, yet pulses with the soul of a street carnival.
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