“Speaker-bangin’ before all else” (XLR8R) with “some of the smartest ears in the game” (Chicago Reader), “few can make a room explode like Maga Bo” (Flavorpill). A purveyor of “international sonic weaponry and rhythm knowledge” (Rough Trade), the Rio de Janeiro-based DJ/producer is a veteran pioneer of global bass music, with 20+ years of dedicated experience searching out unheralded music bumping from speaker-boxes in the world’s grittiest corners, from Addis Ababa to Zanzibar. 

Maga Bo’s sophisticated approach to international sounds comes from in-person, on-site collaboration with other artists. He has worked on location in Morocco, India, Ethiopia, Senegal, Zanzibar, and South Africa, to name just a few, while delving into a whirlwind of local styles: chaâbi, asmari music, taraab, manganiyar folk music, masqanda, and mbalax. All instruments and vocals come straight from the source. His original riddims and recordings, enriched by the presence of live vocalists and percussion, and enhanced by the philosophies of hip-hop and dub, take the global bass DJ set to a new level, one driven by first-hand experience searching open-air markets instead of just searching the web. 

His current work explores the contours of Afro-Brazilian culture and includes collaborations with the brightest talents in Brazil’s vast musical landscape. An immigrant himself, Maga Bo put down roots in his adopted hometown of Rio -- a cultural melting pot like no other where he has produced baile funk MCs and played drums in his neighborhood samba school. Journeys to Brazil’s northeast region have resulted in recording sessions with unsung folklore heroes Grupo Bongar and Samba de Coco Raízes de Arcoverde. 

A globally in-demand performer, Maga Bo has graced stages from India to Ethiopia to Brazil, at major summer festivals across Europe, and on tour in North America and Australia. He has performed at WOMAD UK, WorldWide, Sydney Festival, WOMEX, Transmediale and Mundial. He’s collaborated with Buraka Som Sistema’s Kalaf, Max Normala aka Ninja of South African rap-rave outfit Die Antwood, Ethio-Jazz godfather Mulatu Astatke, Bollywood star Shilpa Rao, and Brazilian chart toppers BaianaSystem and BNegão, and released critically acclaimed remixes for Asian Dub Foundation, Batida, Bomba Estéreo, Poirier, Filastine, and Systema Solar. 

Maga Bo’s groundbreaking debut full-length album, Archipelagoes, was released on DJ /rupture's Soot Records in 2008 after recording sessions in Senegal, Tanzania, Morocco and South Africa with heavyweight local rappers and musicians. His second full-length, Quilombo do Futuro, landed at #1 on the iTunes Brazilian music chart and #1 on the Rhapsody world music album of the year. The album was lauded by the New York Times as “a cultural manifesto riding on rhythm” and by National Public Radio (NPR) as “defin[ing] a kind of virtual refuge for traditional culture, giving it a welcome place in the techy global music soundscape of the 21st century." 

His track, ”No Balanço da Canoa,” garnered over half a million views on Youtube and was featured in Grand Theft Auto V and the opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He’s released music on Jarring Effects, Tru-Thoughts, Ninja Tune, Sound Way, ZZK, Cumbancha and many others. 

He currently releases confrontational, bass-heavy digital roots music from all over Brazil on Kaxambu Records and is an integrant of the live tropical-electro soundsystem band, Sociedade Recreativa. 

Having performed and worked in over 50 countries, Maga Bo walks the walk of the real globalization. Music is the weapon in a world of cultural appropriation, wide-spread poverty and mass migrations. 

Maga Bo bookings - booking*at*magabo.com

Since going live in July 2007, GFM.FM has grown significantly to become one of the leading internet radio sources on the planet. We now have an
international listenership in over 150 countries, reaching millions of listeners every month.

Our services is divided up into nine distinct channels to cater to a broad range of music tastes, moods and occasions, giving our listeners as great a range of listening options as possible. Our current selection is divided up into: Asia Hitz, Awesome 80's, Classics Rewind, Chill-Out, Club GFM, The 90's, OMG, The Underground and Today's mix. Our various channels cover a wide spectrum of different music genres, including: Pop, Rock, Hip-Hop, Classic Rock, Alternative, Indie, Retro, Techno, Dance, House, Trance, Progressive, Electronic, Ambient, Lounge, Chill-Out & more.

LISTEN LIVE AT WWW.GFM.FM

Shalvoy (Peter) is an NYC nightclub veteran, from his residency at the legendary nightclub, Nell’s, to more recent venues like Bungalow 8, Marquee, Cain & The Box. While still DJing (holds a residency at On The Record, Las Vegas), his focus has shifted to production with tracks released on Tropical Disco, Super Spicy, Hot Gorilla, Spa In Disco, Mango Sounds, And Friends, Rare Wiri, Hot Digits and Midnight Riot.

The fact that Octo is the only DJ to ever be voted “Bangkok’s Favourite” (BK Magazine Reader’s choice awards) says it all. Without doubt one of the most versatile DJs on the circuit; Octo’s strength and diversity comes from a very rich musical background: A classically  trained pianist Octo has also worked as a session guitarist and jammed with the The Brand New Heavies, Reef and even Deep Purple! Growing up with such a broad musical background allows Octo to mix seamlessly between Hip-Hop, Trap, Moombahton, Ghetto Funk, Rock, Electro and Disco without skipping a beat!

Octo has been hand picked to DJ at some of the most prestigious events in Asia (see below)... from celebrity weddings to celebrating the wrap of Hollywood Blockbuster movies! His reputation as a certiﬁed partymaker in undeniable!

In 2007 Octo‘s relentless DJ schedule was rewarded by being voted ‘Bangkok’s Favorite DJ’ in BK Magazine’s Reader’s Choice Awards (the ﬁrst and only time the category has existed!).

Octo is currently producing and composing a wide range of music from his own electronic/dance influenced tunes to scoring for film, documentaries and the advertising industry - most recently for Oglivy’s CocaCola and Durex awards submissions to Cannes Lion.

In Summary, Octo is on a mission to thrill, entertain and surprise  audiences with a style that’s never dull but fresh, bold and unique!

Worked Alongside: Skrillex, MajorLazer, Z-Trip, A-Trak (DuckSauce), Dillon Francis, DJ Q-Bert, Rahzel & DJ JS-1, Roni Size, Krafty Kuts, DJ Craze, Kenny Dope, DJ Premier, Lee Coombs, DJ Food, Giles Peterson, Lauren Garniet, ColdCut, Robert Owens, DJ Maseo (De la Soul), and many, many more!

Events Performed at:
Soneva-Kiri New Years Eve Party (2010, 2011, 2012): Koh Kood, Thailand (Guests have included: Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Madonna, Edward Norton)
Singapore Grand Prix Party (2009): Singapore
Black Eyed Peas Pre-Party: Q Bar, Bangkok, Thailand
America's Next Top Model (with Tyra Banks): Bed Supperclub, Bangok
Gwen Stefani Pre-Party: Q Bar Bangkok, Thailand
Le Nést Anniversary Party: Le Nést, Nanning, China
Christina Aguilera Pre-Party: Q Bar Bangkok, Thailand
Rain (Korean Superstar) Private After-Party: Amaze, Bangkok
Alexander (Oliver Stone Movie) Wrap-Party: Bed Supperclub, Bangkok

Links: www.soundcloud.com/djocto - www.twitter.com/djocto - www.djocto.com

Press Photos: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/z7e0yraqpyrmseb/0rL-dM1fF6

New album "Something Like That?" OUT NOW

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