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I've been traveling a lot by car lately, and during one of those drives, I stumbled upon this set. I loved it so much that I’ve had it on repeat ever since 🤣 So, I figured I should share it with you too! It’s a nice mix of different styles and tempos.

This set was recorded during the Wednesday pre-party of the Warsaw Zouk Festival. I was opening the party but only started recording about an hour in, once the dance floor was packed. Enjoy!

✨ Personal Fav ✨ | Warsaw Zouk Festival Pre-Party 2025

Live set recorded on Saturday night at the Hamburg Zouk Marathon - make sure to join the event next year! 🤩

🩵 Hamburg Zouk Marathon 🩵 | Saturday Night | April 2025

Set da minha participação no esquenta do Zouk Unity. 


Set - Esquenta Zouk Unity  25

Saturday evening … not in the main room
😏
Set list:
Fica o Carinho - Vanda May -  
I Really Like You - Nando Fortunato -  
Just Around - José Ramos feat Lord Feifer -  
What I Need (Radio Cut) - Zouk edit
Mind Of It's Own - Nelson Freitas - 
MY LOVE (feat. DjLy & PUTO X) - DJ HUGO SMILE -  
Aya (THEMBA's Herd Remix) - Infinity Ink - THEMBA's Herd Remix - 
Maria Maria - TECH IT DEEP, GORDO -  
No Thotiana - Stef Edit  
Unbreak my heart - Lazaros Afro edit remake - 1
Underwater Name - Stef Edit
Over The Rainbow - Dan Ficara -  
Tell Me Why - Supermode - koshi Remix - 
E V E - DRRTYWULVZ -  
Settle For Less(Club Mix) - Zhu,Sabrina Claudio - Club Mix 
Kuiu - Pablo Bolivar -  
SHIMMER Corazon edit

2025 Castle of Miracles - Lounge Zouk

Ikiaqqik Between Embraces and Ancestors: When the Arctic Meets the North of Brazil

Some songs don’t just play, they pass through you.
"Ikiaqqik (Levitating)", performed by Riit, is a spiritual and ancestral reimagining of the original song "Levitating" by Dua Lipa. In Inuktitut, ikiaqqik means “to travel through space and time.”
And that’s exactly what happened when I heard this version (not with my ears, but with my heart).
This song moved through me like Arctic wind cuts through white silence.
But I come from heat, from the forest, from the riverbanks.
From dances born of drums, from bare feet on warm ground, from the embrace of Lambada and Brazilian Zouk. And still (or maybe because of it) I recognized myself in it.
This remix is more than rhythm.
It is an act of reverence.
Reverence for a people who sing with their throats what we express with our bodies.
Who survive the ice just as we survive the jungle.
Who turn pain into art, cold into voice, memory into music.
Lambada and Brazilian Zouk were born of mixing: of struggle, joy, and resistance.
Just as Ikiaqqik blends the sacred with the electronic, the ancestral with the now.
In this remix, the Brazilian beat dances with the Inuit soul.
And in that meeting, there are no borders. Only honor.
This is my tribute.
To Riit, who carries her people’s strength in her voice.
To Dua Lipa, who created the original song that sparked this journey.
To the Canada Zouk Congress, on the eve of its 10th anniversary, for being a space of culture, celebration, and human connection.
And to all Indigenous peoples (of ice or of forest) who still dance as a way to exist.

Where I come from, to dance is to remember.
And to remember is to resist.

May this sonic bridge carry us forward, with love, rhythm, and deep respect.

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Ikiaqqik entre abraços e ancestrais: quando o Ártico encontra o Norte do Brasil

Algumas músicas não tocam apenas...atravessam.
"Ikiaqqik (Levitating)", interpretada por Riit, é uma releitura espiritual e ancestral da canção original “Levitating”, de Dua Lipa.
Na língua inuktitut, ikiaqqik significa “viajar através do espaço e do tempo”.
E foi exatamente isso que aconteceu quando ouvi essa versão — não com os ouvidos, mas com o coração.
Essa canção me cortou como o vento gelado do Ártico corta o silêncio branco.
Mas eu sou do calor, da floresta, da beira dos rios.
Sou das festas que nascem do tambor, dos pés descalços, do abraço apertado da Lambada e do Zouk Brasileiro.
E mesmo assim (ou talvez por isso) eu me reconheci.
Este remix não é só ritmo.
É um gesto de reverência.
Reverência a um povo que canta com a "garganta" o que nós dizemos com o corpo.
Que resiste no gelo como nós resistimos nas matas.
Que transforma a dor em arte, o frio em voz, a memória em música.
A Lambada e o Zouk Brasileiro nasceram da mistura: da dor, da alegria e da sobrevivência.
Assim como Ikiaqqik mistura o sagrado com o eletrônico, o ancestral com o agora.
Neste remix, o compasso brasileiro dança com a alma Inuit.
E nesse encontro, não há fronteiras. Só honra.
Esta é minha homenagem.
À Riit, que carrega na voz a força de seu povo.
À Dua Lipa, que criou a canção original que inspirou este movimento.
Ao Canada Zouk Congress, na véspera de seus 10 anos, por ser espaço de celebração, cultura e encontro.
E a todos os povos originários (do gelo ou da floresta) que ainda dançam como forma de existir.

De onde eu venho, dançar é lembrar.
E lembrar é resistir.

Que essa ponte sonora nos leve adiante com amor, ritmo e respeito.

Ikiaqqik (Levitating) - Riit - When the Arctic meets the North of Brazil (Remix DJ Raffro)

Something fresh for practice - close to original BPMs - 1st half a little faster songs- 2nd half a little slower songs

Set list: 
My Love Game
Undi Ki Bai
Duas Horas
Bu Lugar
Louco
Ten Ki Dicidi
Estranha
And Now!
Maneira Leve 
Vá Lá
Sexy
Curti Ma Mi
TARRAXINHA
Ficar Em Êxtase
Moço Vai
Amantes

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