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March 20, 2018

Batida Spring 2K18

Batida Mix Spring 2k18 – mix created on iPhone 6s – “Space” DJ BBoy @dj-b-bo “Improooooo” Puto Márcio @putoo-m-rcioo “Nichako” DJ Lycox @djlycox “2855” DJ Lycox “Sistema” K30 @joel-correia-930570134 “Trança do Lycox” Adam do Gueto @adamproducerbeats Adam do Gueto “Somos Todos Malucos” DJ Firmeza @dj-firmeza “Grandes Invejosos” DJ Nedwyt Fox @nedwytfox-helde “Estação de Queluz” P. […]
December 27, 2017

Someone once said my samba show was ‘cute’. I proceeded to unfollow them on all social media.

Someone once said to me in real life that my samba performance was “cute”. I said ‘thanks!’ and proceeded to unfollow said someone on all social media. Cute. Practicing for hours outside of class for years until I got my first samba gig. And continuing to study, adding ballet, Afro Brazilian, vogue and several other […]
December 20, 2017

The Time I lied to Bebel Gilberto

Look, I normally don’t lie about being Brazilian. I really have no reason to do so. Unless I’m being paid. (Is that effed up?) Anyway, I once had a gig years ago at a highbrow fundraiser for this Endometriosis Foundation at the New York Public Library in Manhattan. The job entailed me greeting guests while […]
December 20, 2017

Batidas & Afros

Tracklist: “Guitarras 2k17” (OriginalGuetto) DJ Wayne DJ Anderson “Karanganhada” DJ Bboy “Ghetto Sunset 2k17” (Original Mix) CiroFox x MixBwe “Depois do Eclipse” Shaka Lion “Neptunus Remix” DJ Puto Anderson DJ Puto Marcio “Sentah” (KKing Kong Remix) Mina “2F 2745 2016” Bubas Produções “[nOVO ANO] PRA VOCS VOl.02 Deejay K30 “Nguru” x “Bodak Yellow” blend “Mandokoloma” […]
May 12, 2017

The New Afro Hair Movement in Brazil

I was happy to come across this short documentary looking at Afro Brazilian empowerment through cultural affirmation in recent months. The Afro Brazilian heritage of South America’s largest country is one of the reasons I got so taken with Brazil in the first place, so to see young people claiming what’s been marginalized historically is refreshing, […]
March 8, 2017

STFU and Dance

Sometimes, that’s just the best thing to do. Okay, all the time. Enjoy and share this quick mix featuring contemporary dance music from Brazil, Angola and Portugal. See full tracklist below. Tracklist: “15 Barras” DJ Nigga Fox“Abertura do Jogo” Os Batuqueiros“Fighting Spirit” Boddhi Satva“Samba” Sarz ft. Wizkid“Baile de Favela” MC João“Baile de Favela” (Afro Remix) DJ […]
October 3, 2016

Fierce House/Samba: "Fighting Spirit" by Boddhi Satva

Powerhouse Afro House producer Boddhi Satva is the one behind this track that I\’m using for my samba dance classes lately. A lot of folks were asking me about it, so I figured I\’d post a link. His entire latest album, Transition, is excellent as well.
July 7, 2016

Photographer Anderson Zaca looks at the Soul of Summer in NYC: Block Parties

I’m stoked that my good friend Anderson Zaca called me up to be a part of the showing of his fantastic work documenting NYC block parties. Zaca, a São Paulo native, photographed hundreds of block parties in every borough from 2005 through 2012 after receiving inspiration from stepping into one for the first time in his Crown Heights neighborhood. This […]
February 15, 2016

Onda

Oooooo-weeeee! Loving what Anderson Paak and Knxwledge (“Knowledge”) did over this sample of “Onda”, by one of the founding fathers of Brazilian soul, Cassiano. Read a review on the original 12″ single and a bit about singer, guitarist and composer Cassiano at Wax Poetics.
September 20, 2015

Lisbon’s Underground

Underground Lisbon has been crafting a sound completely its own for the past 10 years. Producers call it “batida do gueto” or “beat from the ghetto”, and it has roots in the fast tempo kuduro from Angola (from where many Afro-Portuguese are descended), kizomba, tarraxinha, and funaná from Cape Verde, as well as having hip-hop […]