An upbeat musical and historical journey through latin America's shared identities, ranging from the Brazilian samba, Puerto rican reggaeton, Cuban salsa, Colombian cumbia and their ancestral roots from the African continent, reimagined through house music.

The set contains a selection of original records  from the likes of Inaky Garcia, Rampa and Morda to classic remixes of Fela Kuti, Negrocan and Don Omar by Themba, Manoo and Peppe Citarella. 

Selected and mixed by Mario 'Dat Gruvee' Alcantara for the Ethnik Dance Lab electronic music project.

Ethnik Dance Lab - The Essential Latin Experience - Live DJ Session

SAFEHOUSE is an intimate mix series exploring world identities through selected electronic music dished straight from home and from the heart. For this first episode we collected spices all the way from the mediterranean and southern Africa to latin America and the US to deliver a journey with lots of surprise and a fair amount of soul and Jazz.

The menu:

1. Max Marinacci, Davide Marinacci - Intro Live (Visionarre Mix)
2. Shazz - El Camino part 1 
3. The Detroit Experiment, Henrik Schwarz - Think Twice (Henrik Schwarz Remix)
4. &ME - Avalon
5. Fiona Kraft, Manoo - Deeper Feelings (Manoo The Remix / Piano Interpretation By Bacanito)
6. Naomi Sharon - Another Life (Marten Lou Remix) 
7. Mobi Dixon, Froote, Jnr SA, Casper Esau II - Sankara
8. Pablo Fierro, Atmos Blaq - Kababo
9. Vida-Soul - Dirty Scooter (Original Mix)
10. &ME - L.I.F.E
11. Brouss, Christos Fourkis - Rebirth feat. Ioanna (Christos Fourkis Afro Deep Mix)
12. Sebastian Rivero - Sema
13. Sofia Kourtesis - Si Te Puertas Bonito
14. Cesaria Evora, Francois K., Joe Claussell - Carnaval De Sao Vicente (Body & Soul Vocal Mix)

Watch the visual set: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSdaZir-Uoo

Hope you enjoy the trip and grateful for your time!

SAFEHOUSE 1 | A selection of Jazz, Deep, Afro, Latin and Melodic

SAFEHOUSE is an intimate mix series exploring world identities through selected electronic music dished straight from home and from the heart. For this first episode we collected spices all the way from the mediterranean and southern Africa to latin America and the US to deliver a journey with lots of surprise and a fair amount of soul and Jazz.

The menu:

1. Osunlade - Cantos A Ochun et Oya (Juan Valentine Re-Edit)
2. Sunlightsquare, Atjazz - Oyelo (Atjazz Love Soul Remix)
3. Da Capo, Da Africa Deep - Tomorrowland (Original Mix)
4. Liquideep - Alone (Zakes Bantwini Mix)
5. Mr Norble Guy - Ikem (Shredder SA Remix)
6. Mobi Dixon - Love Colour Spin feat. Msaki (DJ Tea Bossanova Mix)
7. Atjazz, The Realm, Manoo, Kelli Sae - On The Road feat. Kelli Sae (Manoo Abstrakt Dub Remix)
8. Shimza, Rachel Chinouriri - Parachute (Extended Mix)
9. Djeff - Labyrinth (Atjazz Remix) (Original Mix)
10. Sébastien Léger - Panko Day (Original Mix)
11. Boddhi Satva, Pebbles - Try a Little Something (FNX Omar Remix)
12. Manoo - The Dub (Original Mix)
13. Black Coffee - Never Saw You Coming (Original Mix)
14. Zall - Save Your Soul

Watch the visual set: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1ri20nJz0g

Hope you enjoy the trip and grateful for your time!

SAFEHOUSE 2 | A selection of Nu-Jazz, Soulful, Latin and Afro House

An electronic reinterpretation of Toty Samed's 'Ndengue'.

Ndenge (Dança Só) (DATGRUVEE Remix)

A spring sonic trip through some of my recent record picks from around the world.

Spring Essentials Mix 1 (Deep, Soulful, Organic, Afro, Latin, Jazz)

Come With Me (DATGRUVEE Remix)

My very first Traxsource release is featured on the project 'The basement' by the italian Double Cheese Records and the south african producer Soultronixx. 

Grab your copy at: https://www.traxsource.com/track/5281095/your-love-feat-emmanuela-original-mix

'The basement'

Your Love

Your Love feat. Emmanuela | TRAXSOURCE EXCLUSIVE

Faint (Demo Take Mix)

Miraj (Demo)

The 3rd edition of my radio show ETHNIK, on Drums Radio every Monday from 8PM to 10PM (London Time).

Had the pleasure to host my first guest ever: the London based Tanzanian-Indian DJ, 1MRN.

Show airing on: https://drumsradio.com

Tracklist - Dat Gruvee(Host): 

Do It For Me (MegaDrum Mix) - Aquatone feat. Goodluck
No Dancers(Adam Port Remix) - Cubicolor
Tell Me are we - Whomadewho, Rampa
Hingo - Space Motion
Nkosazane - Soulem
Ubizo(C Minor Remix) - Base Wasilewski, Cijay 
Vuma (FNX Omar Remix)- Kiko Navarro
Afro Horn - Harry Romero  
Cubafro (Armonica Remix) - Lokkhi Terra meets Dele Sosimi
Please Call - Candy Man
Ukhalelani(Sabuddha Kortez Remix) - Saint Evo, Toshi, Sabuddha Kortez



Tracklist - 1MRN (2nd half)

1. FNX Omar feat. Said Rifai - Ghomari (Original Mix)
2. Lee Burridge & Lost Desert feat. Junior - Mona Yo (Original Mix)
3. PAAX (Tulum) - Djorolen (THEMBA’s Herd Extended Remix)
4. Super Flu feat. She-Ra - Pantura (Original Mix)
5. Eins Tiefer - Acer (Martin Waslewski Remix)
6. Volen Sentir - Fatoumata (Original Mix)
7. Super Flu - Selee (Original Mix)
8. Rubber Band & Jimmi Strauxx - Hurting Soul (Demented Soul Imp5 Instrumental Mix)
9. C Minor - Behind the Clouds (Enos Napa Afro Mix)
10. Lemon & Herb - Impi (Original Mix)
11. Massimo Lippoli - Dougne Te Soye (Original Mix)
12. Sunar - Ashram (Original Mix)

Radio Show - ETHNIK by DatGruvee on Drums Radio - Guest: 1MRN

The 4th edition of my radio show ETHNIK, on Drums Radio every Monday from 8PM to 10PM (London Time).

This time with HEILAN, british DJ and producer currently based in Bali with appearances at Egg LDN and Ministry of Sound.

Show airing on: drumsradio.com

Radio Show - ETHNIK by DatGruvee on Drums Radio - Guest: HEILAN

Woman

Woman (Soultronixx Remix)

Woman (Original Mix)

Woman (Dee Cee Remix)

After our international debut on Australia's Fbi Radio, we are now releasing 'Energy' onto all platforms. 'Energy' is the continuation of a story which started two years ago in London. A chapter of a book yet to be discovered - we hope you like it and enjoy it during this post lockdown summer!

Energy (Original)w/ Anieszka

Mario Alcantara-Monteiro alias DATGRUVEE

UK-based international DJ artist impacted by the different genres and cultures of the world, bringing with him conceptualized and deeply arranged sounds that move between jazz and soul with more poignant and percussive nuances that refer to his African and Mediterranean roots along with other Latin and middle eastern influences. His productions represent him as an individual who seeks to celebrate the musical richness of different parts of the world through his identity. Mario has performed and directed projects with Egg LDN, ADE, El Row, SushiSamba, W Hotel, BoxPark, and TribalSoul. As a producer, Mario also counts with records released under US-based Pasqua Records and the Italian Double Records, with several charting positions across Traxsource for his last EP 'Woman.' Furthermore, Mario runs his very own global electronic music and art project - Ethnik Dance Lab. 

bookings@ethnikdancelab.com
https://instagram.com/datgruvee

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