Name: A Playlist of Brazilian Reggae Grooves with Batukizer by Batukizer (EVFB) in Original BTKZR Mixtapes
Duration: 54 min 23 s
Description: Our MAJ mixtape with Brazilian Reggae gems

Batukizer were called Epic Vinyls from Brazil from 2014-2020.
During lockdown a decision was made to change the name of the project.

Original BTKZR Mixtapes

Tracklist:
Jon Lucien – Kuneda
Modha – Harzer Straße
George Duke – Sister Serene
Khruangbin – Summer Madness 
Mato – Summer Madness
Mildlife – Citations 
Will and James Ragar – Melting Pot 
America – Tin Man (Track Mix with Backing Vocals) 
Quinn Lamont Luke – Verano 
Shuggie Otis – Special 
Mixed Company – You've Got That Something 
Jayme Marques – Hooked on Green
Ricardo Bomba – Flutando
The Blackbyrds – Lady
Prince – I Feel For You (Acoustic Demo)
Sam – American Cars (Acoustic Mix)
Marker Starling – The Smiling Hour (Abre Alas)
Benny Sings – Sunny Afternoon

Photo: Jon Lucien

Summer Gladness

Sounds Like Jorge - Segundo
SLJ-2 is a 100 % vinyl mix of amazing Jorge Ben versions by Batukizer created in April 2020 during lockdown while digging deep into our Brazilian music archives.

We continue our work from SLJ-1 presenting a unique selection of world class cover versions of Jorge Ben songs mixed with a couple of super rare non-album Jorge Ben tracks.

Opening the mixtape is a gospel/spiritual inspired Brazilian choir version of the 1963 classic Chove Chuva (raining rain) melting into Bebeto's tribute to Jorge Ben using the same melody as an intro and stealing lines and titles from JBJ epic songs throughout this amazing homage.

The mix centers around the 1970s versions from Myriam Makeba, Wilson Simonal and lesser known cover versions on obscure 7 inches. Finishing off is the Jorge Ben original song about the mythical Saci Perere figure from Brazilian folklore.

BTKZR MIX: SLJ-2 / Sounds Like Jorge - Segundo

We can't think of a better way to mark the start of the summer than with a brand new instalment of The Sunrise Mixtapes!

As always, we've tried to balance older records with some more contemporary finds. The mix opens with 'Kaunis Maa', a lovely slice of new-age (with hints of smooth jazz) courtesy of Riccardo Giagni. We first heard this record on Nick Cubs' SEEKMAGIC podcast many moons ago, and it took a us a heck of a long time to finally ID the record.. Originally released in 1988, it was reissued by Archeo Recordings for a very limited vinyl only release in 2019, only 200 copies were pressed. Australian artist Max Santilli has featured on a number of our guest-mixes, most recently on Coyote's guest-mix. 'Sundown' was taken from Santilli's 2019 debut LP Surface, released on the ever dependable Into The Light Records. Next up is Tessa Stivar's 'Thin Air', B-side of a 7" released in 1983 by Smash Records. Regrettably we don't know much about the artist, or the record for that matter, but we just love the feel of the track, and Mmmmm that fretless bass..! As for more contemporary material, there's Eddie Chacon's soulful ballad 'Hurt' off his Pleasure, Joy And Happiness LP from 2020. Neo-folk artist Mia Doi Todd's Cosmic Ocean Ship LP is another fairly recent discovery; Quite embarrassing as it was actually released in 2011. The acoustic song 'Paraty' is a tribute to the natural beauty of Paraty Island, paradise exists! Other tried and tested favourites on here include the 7" version of Godley & Creme's 'Cry', Penguin Café Orchestra's 'Steady State' and Soft Machine's 'Gentle Turn'. Enjoy!

Track list:

Riccardo Giagni - 'Kaunis Maa'
Santilli - 'Sundown'
Tessa Stivar - 'Thin Air'
James McKenzie - 'I've Got To Go'
Eddie Chacon - 'Hurt'
Nino Ferrer - 'Hot Toddy'
Richard Hewson - 'Love In The Dark'
Imagination - 'Can't Stand Without You'
Mia Doi Todd - 'Paraty' 
Petros Skoutaris - 'Attica' 
Godley & Creme - 'Cry' (7" version)
Ric Ocasek - 'This Side Of Paradise'
Penguin Café Orchestra - 'Steady State' 
Danny Heines - 'Last Island' 
Soft Machine - 'Gentle Turn'
Krakatau - 'Apogean Tide'

A big shout-out to Mark at The Electric Disco for turning me on to some of the records featured in this mix

Artwork by Vida Sobottka, from Krakatau's Tharsis Montes/Apogean Tide LP (Growing Bin Records)

Plastic Fantastic - This Side Of Paradise mix (2025 REMASTER)

Afro Brazil Orixá Mix - Primeiro.
ABOM-1 - a 100 % vinyl mix by BTKZR aka DJ Contracapa aka Rasmus.
Tracklist here: www.facebook.com/notes/epic-vinyl…/795048447270055

Brazil 2014.
The african heritage in Brazil is ever present. And perhaps in the music more than anywhere else. The beats of samba, bossa, maracatu, coco and the many other regional rhytms have influences stretching back to western africa.

Brazil is by far the single country in the world that received the most african slaves - estimated more than 3 million - and also the last country to ban slavery in the 1880’s. As a comparison the US in total received only 600.000.

The Brazilian afro-catholic religions candomblé and umbanda are directly linked to the Yoruba, Fon and Ewe culture of western africa. In brazil the african deities became mixed with catholic saints and practices in order to preserve the ancient ways and heritage. Like other religions, it's about spirituality, energy and storytelling. Here music is knowledge. Vinyl is culture. Disco é Cultura.

This first released mix EVFB is called Afro Brazil Orixa Mix - Primeiro (ABOM-1). The songs in the mix has been played out loud on festivals in Denmark and Finland in the summer of 2014 - and has seen very strong reactions on the dance floor.

It is a percussion driven journey into Brazilian afro rhytms, strong voices and spirituality. From pop music to capoeira rituals.

It shows how deeply the orixás has been rooted in Brazilian music, rhytms and language - in music like samba, funk, bossa and even Brazilian popular music (MPB). A lot of artists and bands has taken great pride in writing songs to or about the orixás - especially from the 1950s to the 1970s. It is only one of the fascinating discoveries you can make digging deeper into Brazilian music and language.

Copenhagen 2014.
The mix starts with Amazon Jungle recordings by the Danish descendant Johan Dalgas Frisch. The album does not say when it is published but my guess from what I can find is around 1970 - probably exactly that year. He devoted his private life in Brazil to the preservation of the forest and did some rare and unique recordings of the indians, birds and forest sounds.

The mix ends with a Danish version of Dorival Caymmi's fisherman chant Promessa do Pescador. It is by legendary Danish jazz/latin guitarist Christian Sievert, who was also a great bird lover.

This recording - only a few years after Sergio Mendes version - underline the importance of the afrobrazilian heritage and the uniqueness in Brazil's cultural mix. It was recorded in Nørrebro, Copenhagen - in 1976 - a few 100 yards from my house.
Even back then the impact from this music spread all over the world and influenced many people. Without the internet.
It is obvious on the track that it is not Brazilians singing because of the pronounciation of "Iemanjá" - but still it's very powerful music!

This song is only a little over one minute long. The liner notes states that they over recorded 1 hour straight, but for some reason they cut it down to two 1 minut versions in the studio. I'm trying to see if the master tapes are still around.

Full tracklisting is available below.
Enjoy.

https://www.facebook.com/notes/epic-vinyls-from-brazil/abom-1-mixtape-info-liner-notes/795048447270055

BTKZR MIX: ABOM-1 / Afro Brazil Orixá Mix - Primeiro

London-based DJ, Basket of Light festival organiser, radio host and all-round upliftingly eclectic selector, @poly-ritmo serves up the first Record Club mix of 2024. Having grown up on jazz, soul, Latin and folk, aged just 15 she started work experience behind the counter at Sounds Of The Universe, following that with a degree in Ethnomusicology at SOAS. Since then, she has become a trusted and cherished DJ across the UK, Europe, Brazil and beyond, holding residencies on Netil radio and Worldwide FM alongside doing a selection of livestreams for Vinyl Factory and My Analog Journal livestreams that have racked up millions of views. 

Currently on tour in Brazil, DJing at a string of parties across carnival in São Paulo, Santos and Rio, Polly took the time out to put together this all vinyl mix just before leaving the UK. Solely comprised of Brazilian records picked up on her last trip to Brazil, she mentions:

“I'm a big fan of Mr Bongo, and I wanted to record a mix that fits in with the Mr Bongo sound. I've got so many amazing Brazilian records that I love but don't get the opportunity to play so much, so an all-Brazilian mix seemed like a fitting theme.”

“A lot of the records I played in this are from the North-East of Brazil and many of the tracks are from the ‘80s - lots of synths and drum machines. The mix features a range of styles such as lambada, reggae, axé, afoxê, boogie, forró and samba.”

“My personal favourite track in this mix is Ruy Lima - Filhos de Gandhy (at 14.27 in the mix). I bought this record from my friend Roger who runs Pindorama discos in São Paulo. It's one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard. I love the afoxê combined with boogie, Ruy Lima’s sweet vocals and the soaring BVs. Such a delicious mix!”.

Massive thanks to Polly for the mix.

Find Poly-Ritmo here:

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/poly-ritmo
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/poly_ritmo/

Mr Bongo Record Club Guest Mix - Poly-Ritmo

Epic Vinyls From Brazil - Primeiro
EVFB-1 100% vinyl selected and mixed by EVFB aka DJ Contracapa.

Introduction to the mix:
Welcome to Epic Vinyls from Brazil. The FCOB - 1 builds from chilled and vibrant beats over soul, excursions into Brazilian tropicalia and ending with a true gem celebrating the city of São Paulo.

Now. Follow me. We are going back to the brave, the beautiful and the free times in the 60s, 70’s and 80’s. We are flying back on pure, black, crackling vinyl to a time when people made music for the sake of art and love. Music for thinking, beautiful and strong people looking to change the future.

This is a journey into sound. And a journey to the soul of Brazil. To the great sounds of the past and to the four corners of the huge country. To the deep and strong musical heritage that comes from roots and rhythms, poetry, jazz and rocknroll. You will hear music with voices replacing words with feelings. Music created during the dictatorship but alive with freedom, expression and love.
A onde voce vai? Where are you going?

Check the tracklist below and check me out on youtube and radio mixes for more info. And if you feel the need to add something, hit me up on Soundcloud.

Complete track list and extensive liner notes:
https://www.facebook.com/notes/epic-vinyls-from-brazil/fcob-1-mixtape-info-liner-notes/795032293938337

EVFB MIX: FCOB - 1 / Four Corners of Brazil - Primeiro

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Mix of the Week #548: July - Hidden Waterfall

For the next instalment of our Record Club Mix series we’re honoured to be passing the baton to one of Brazil’s finest DJs, @milloskaiser.

Born and raised in Niterói, near Rio de Janeiro, Millos moved to São Paulo in his early twenties and has been DJing and collecting records for almost two decades. You may recognise his name as formerly one half of the DJ duo and party series, Selvagem, the man behind the Onda de Amor compilation on Soundway Records, or through his various several edits and remixes. Having played more than 1000 parties/festivals, both underground and big league, he knows a thing or two about how to make people move and for the last 5 years has also been running Caracol, a music bar/club in São Paulo. 

“For a change, I've decided to focus solely on new stuff: Brazilian productions and recent releases that sound heavily Brazil-influenced for my ears. I'm probably most known for digging out hidden and forgotten gems but this time decided to do a mix exclusively with music from the present that has been on heavy rotation on my sets. I love all these tracks and have been playing them A LOT for the last year or so. There's stuff from Phil Mison's Cantoma project, an Italian cover-not-cover of Sandra de Sá, João Selva, a Portuguese remix of indie Brazilian band O Terno, a recent collaboration I did with Gabto (one of my favorite producers in the world), one unreleased joint from myself together with Gaspar Muniz,  another remix one he did with Beno for Banana Gold Records y mucho más. The mix was recorded at Caracol, on a dry and hot afternoon (despite being winter here) with Pioneer CDJs and an Isone420 mixer.” 

Big thanks to Millos for the mix, he will be playing for the first time in Canada and Japan in October and is soon to be releasing his first original music on Planet Trip Records.

Mr Bongo Record Club Guest Mix - Millos Kaiser

Next up in Mr Bongo’s Record Club mix, we’re delighted to welcome Meanjin (Brisbane) based DJ, digger and promoter, @benny_chiu.

A key member of Meanjin’s scene, Benny has been putting on events in the city as part of the A Love Supreme collective since 2012. From small laneway get-togethers, to warehouse parties and club nights, live shows with legends Marcos Valle and Azymuth, to showcases with dancefloor icons like Theo Parrish, Marcellus Pittman and Gilles Peterson, Benny has had a hand in bringing a full spectrum of greats to the city that might not otherwise have made it.

That diverse and eclectic outlook is reflected in Benny’s DJing. As at home spinning jazz and soul, as he is broken beat and house, his ability to weave styles and genres together in a cohesive journey is a real talent. It’s one that has seen him sharing the bill with the likes of Hunee, Theo Parrish, Floating Points amongst many others.

For this two hour mix, Benny has put together a fittingly broad selection of favourites:

“This mix has a lot of elements that I'm really into. It’s on the brighter side for a ‘club’ mix but thought it would go down nicely for Mr Bongo. We got some jazz and Latin flavours mixed through the housey stuff. Fellow ‘Australian’ crew Oyobi with ‘Mi Ritmo’ is a fave. And I know this one has been getting plenty of play around but ‘Oyelo (Atjazz Love Soul Remix)’ by Sunlightsquare is such a tune. Musclecars latest album has been getting plenty of love lately as well, though ‘She Raised Us In Sunset Park’ from their earlier EP Street Dreams is a fave.”

Big thanks to Benny for the mix, he’s touring round SE Asia at the minute but keep an eye for his next movements.

Mr Bongo Record Club Guest Mix - Benny Chiu

@wxst-selecta gave us a visit and killed the decks again !
His first apparence : on.soundcloud.com/kWCdH

Come say hi and visit our wine shop with audiophile soundsystem including Nagaoka MP110 cartridges, Varia RDM40 mixer, McIntosh 252 amplifier & Klipsh Heresy III speakers.

Waxist - Satriale's Diggers Session - 04/04

Sample excavator, music historian, and compilation curator DJ Amir selects a few influences each month - from house to disco, hip-hop to jazz. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/the-kronicles-featuring-dj-amir/episodes/the-kronicles-featuring-dj-amir-23rd-july-2025

The Kronicles w/ DJ Amir 230725

Our MAJ mixtape with Brazilian Reggae gems

A Playlist of Brazilian Reggae Grooves with Batukizer

Track 5 "How Come (You're Messing With My Mind) ft. Zicara is taken from the AI album M.I.R.A (Make It Real Again) by Deviant Grooves

M.I.R.A (Make It Real Again)

How Come (You're Messing With My Mind)

How Come..

How Come (You're Messing With My Mind) ft. Zicara

More info, full liner notes and tracklist here: https://www.facebook.com/notes/1257224744644115/

Sounds Like Jorge - Primeiro.
SLJ-1 is a 100 % vinyl mix by Batukizer created in January 2016 before flying to Rio to DJ at two Jorge Ben shows at legendary venue Circo Voador.

The first part of the mix features alternations between JBJ tracks and versions by other artists. The first track is from 1960 and recorded by Polish Jazz musician Wroblewski's Quintet that worked as backing with José Prates (Tam Tam Tam) show during one of their European tours. The afro brazilian show concept was later refined and heavily commercialized as the Oba Oba shows.

In first 30 minutes it's a mix of 1960's and 1970's and the mix then moves into mixing 1970's with 1980's grooves which Captain Jorge and his crew master like no other band. There a great deal of Brazilian boogie and disco out there, but some of JBJ's instrumental parts are so incredibly funky they deserved to be looped on and on. That's why we need two copies of each record ❤️✌️

BTKZR MIX: SLJ-1 / Sounds Like Jorge - Primeiro

Brazilian Psych Folk Soul - Primeiro
LSD-1 is a 100 % vinyl mix by EVFB's DJ Contracapa and DJ Carlotta created in December 2016.

Full mix intro and track list:
https://www.facebook.com/notes/epic-vinyls-from-brazil/lsd-1-mixtape-tracklist-liner-notes/1159504454157784

The careful selection process of this mixtape began more than 6 months ago when we were invited to DJ the “secret” Lost in Sandoz psych party in Copenhagen. The name of the mix however came later and pays respect to the Brazilian book LSD (Lindo Sonho Delirante - Beautiful Delirious Dream) published in November 2016 by Bento Araújo. This novelty book showcases 100 important Brazilian psych records from 1968-1975.

Big thanks to Bento Araújo and Don Stener for feedback on the mix.

EVFB MIX: LSD-1 / Brazil Psych Folk Soul

Gilles Peterson remembers great artists who have passed in the last year with his annual RIP Mix for Worldwide Awards 2020.

Gilles Peterson: Worldwide Awards 2020 RIP Mix

Brazil’s musical heritage is a fountain of endless discovery.
After years of heavy digging, BTKZR brings you new sounds from the past in the shape of DJ sets with outstanding Brazilian songs that you most likely have not heard before.

All the BTKZR tracks are extracted from our collection of Brazilian vinyl records. These were found digging on our numerous travels since the year 2000.

Our DJ sets will bring you soundscape music, afro brazilian, tropicália madness, the emotional depths of samba/bossa plus incredible beats and basslines, haunting vocals and spiritual songs from the South to the North of this great country.

Talk to us batukizer@gmail.com

In 2020 we played a few gigs abroad (Norway, Belgium) and toured in Brazil before Corona. The summer was spent touring and DJing extensively in Denmark with more than 20 gigs over the span of the summer.

In 2018 and 2019 BTKZR has Toured in India and Brazil, played Gilles Petersons Worldwide Festival, Mellotron in Paris, NTS Radio, bookings at Spiritland in London, Copenhagen Jazz Festival and much much more.

In 2017 Batukizer has played a score of major Danish Festivals: Roskilde, Stella Polaris, Metropol, Volume Festival. In addition events and major club nights with deep and magnificent music. A German tour, Yuka Club in Tunis, Alma Hotel in Barcelona.

In 2016 Batukizer has played at: Copenhagen Jazz Festival, Roskilde Festival, supporting legendary Azymuth in Copenhagen, warming up for Jorge Ben at Circo Voador in Rio, The Lake Radio, Jolenes in Copenhagen, SommerChill Festival.

In 2015 Batukizer has played in Paris, Neu Club São Paulo, Cph Winterjazz Festival (with Azymuth), The Lake Radio, Roskilde Festival, Søndagsvenner Festival, Distortion Festival, Ya'Ya' Hifi in Rio de Janeiro.

In 2014 Batukizer has played at: We Love Helsinki, Trailerpark Festival, Chill i Parken Festival and Sunday Friends.

A Playlist of Brazilian Reggae Grooves with Batukizer

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