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Gozar live with Subsuelo & Late Night Laggers at the Fania Records Release Party for 'Calentura' at El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles, 2016.

Groovy Latin & African inflected House music with lots of classic Fania tunes remixed.

1. Celia Cruz Todos Somos Iguales (Atropolis Cumba Mela Remix)
2. Johnny Pacheco - Boogaloo de Johnny (Quantic Remix)
3. Sabo - La Lupe 808 Refix
4. Joe Bataan - Magic Rose (Mark de Clive Lowe Remix)
5. Larry Harlow - Africa (Jose Marquez Remix)
6. Ray Barreto & Tony Allen - El Hijo de Obatala (Pablo Fierro Remix)
7. Celia Cruz - Elegua (Celia Cruz Remix)
8. William Rosario - The Tribe Chant (Dub Conga Dub)
9. Noro Morales - Saona (Gilles Peterson And Simbad Remix)
10. Hector Lavoe - Aguanile (Jose Marquez Remix) Conga Dub
11. M. Caporale - Alegria
12. Hector Lavoe - Mi Gente (George Vibe HTR Remix)
13. Joe Bataan - Fuego (Whiskey Barons Baile Mix)
14. The Lat-Teens - African Twist (Captain Planet rmx)
15. La Tromba - La Tromba (EFe Edit)
16. Roberto Roena - Aquellos Que Dicen (Zeb Remix) mastered
17. Catano (Whiskey Barons Cumbia Dub Mix)

Gozar Live at Calentura Album Release, Los Angeles 2016

tranquil south american vibes meandering into global house.

polyritmo vol. 4

Ritmo pa' Gozar -- Rhythm to enjoy.

The first in a series of mixtapes tracing the common threads of rhythms across cultural and physical boundaries. An exploration of sounds from Colombia, Mexico, Amsterdam, Germany, Panama, Brazil, Argentina, Mali and beyond.

DJ Gozar -- jweisscreative.com/dj-gozar -- http://www.facebook.com/joshsweiss

Tracklist

Gabriel Romero y Su Orquestra / La Subienda
Climaco Sarmiento y Orquestra / Cumbia Sabrosa
Andres Landero y Su Conjunto / Virgen de la Candelaria
Sonido del Principe vs. A Tribe Called Quest / Bonita Applebaum
Andres Digital vs. Max Romeo / Chase the Devil rmx / soundcloud.com/andresdigital
El Sonidero Quilombo / Cumbia Rockers 8 / soundcloud.com/dj-quilombo
Unknown Artist / Guacharaca L.A.
Sono Rhizmo / O Telefono / Resense
Sir Shina Peters / Yabis
Los Rakas / Abrazame (Uproot Andy mix)
Lucas Santtana / M'bala
Batman Samini feat. Amingo / Do Something
The Binary Cumbia Orchestra / Gigante
Sabo & Cassady / Esa Loca Cumbia
Miss Bolivia / Jalame la Tanga (Mixter Pan Remix) / CABEZA! Net Label
Miramar Vs. Topcat (Criollo Refix) / Cumbia del Sol
Les Joyeuses Ambulances / La Bony
Amadou & Mariam / Artistiya (Sabo Edit) / Sol Selectas
Quantic and His Combo Barbaro / Linda Morena

Big up Carmona Project / True Grooves / XelaGrooves / All L.A./DC/Xela peeps.











Ritmo pa' Gozar Vol. 1

Gozar & Captain Planet (@djgozarla & @dj-captain-planet) reinterpret a forgotten tune to fit in on a modern dance floor. It's perfect for welcoming in the summer sun. 

In Captain Planet's own words - "Gozar and I have both connected over our shared deep love and appreciation for obscure vintage music from Africa and the diaspora since we first met at a warehouse party in 2011.. I think? He had just come back from Colombia with a stack of dusty Cumbia and folkloric LP's, and I was a recent transplant from Brooklyn who didn't know any locals yet. We clicked, I started coming to more parties that he and the Subsuelo crew were throwing, then I became an official member of the crew sometime around 2015. For those who don't know, Subsuelo is a tight collective of deejays, musicians, and one feisty photographer, who have been throwing global club nights in LA since 2010, often incorporating our trademark live flamenco meets hip hop element as well as providing a venue for guest artists and deejays from around the world. Josh (Gozar) & I (along with Canyon) opened the Subsuelo headquarters together that summer in an old rundown dentist office in Filipinotown that we converted into shared office/work space and a recording studio which became our base for daily operations. The space is constantly buzzing with group meetings, late night soiree's, and lots of vinyl records in rotation (like the one which gave us inspiration for this track together), with an occasional soundbath or yoga class taking place there as well. This song will not be available on Spotify, iTunes or other DSP, because quite frankly, we have sampled an old record and don't want to monetarily profit off the music. But we are happy to give away the tune for free download off of Soundcloud and share our updated dance floor take on this classic West African guitar band sound."

Gozar adds "I originally found this track on a trip to Barranquilla, Colombia back in 2011. I got some burnt MP3's full of tracks that DJ's play on the "Pico" sound systems - Salsa, Cumbia, Champeta, Dancehall and tons of African tunes. I actually took some photos and wrote an article for a Mediellin magazine my friend ran that you can check here, here and here. This one always stood out to me and was one of my staple tracks when Subsuelo first started. I'm excited to have a chance to collabo with Charlie and get a remix out there!"

Exclusive Premiere: Gozar X Captain Planet "Pitie"

Gregor Salto - Mystery Baila (G-Rex Music)
DEELA meets EKU ZAZA - Bolingo (Original Mix)
Toto la Momposina - Rosa (Mirelle Noveron Bootleg)
Phil Marwood - Moon Dance
Bag Raiders - Nairobi Express
Norty Cotto & Oscar P - Que Pasa (Norty Cotto East Harlem Mix)
Chico Mann & Captain Planet - Burbujitas
Dj Jigüe feat. ALVA - Dengele (Makuta Club)
Ase Manual - 50,000 Just To Book Me (HABIBIBOI Remix)
Franky Rizardo - Bumba Meu Boi (Original Mix)
Sepehr - La Suena (Original Mix)
Professor - Jezebel (DJ X-Trio Afro-Flavour Remix)
Julio Bashmore - Au Seve
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Polyritmo 6 (live at Paradise Boom!)

Melé - Ambience
Castro - Ring Ring feat. Zanillya (Original Mix - Enchufada
Celia Cruz - La Dicha Mia (Dave Nada Remix) - Fania Records
William Rosario - Afro Roots (Roots Main Mix)
Southern Groove - Mi Viejita
Oscar P & DJ Stingray - Aira (Pan Viejo Original)
Quim Manuel O Espirito Santo - Senhor Doutor (Adam Port Edit)
??? --- ???
GEKO JONES x MODABOT X Lisa M - Menealo (Bootleg)
Mujeres Malas ft. Li Samuet, La Yegros, Monica Carillo, La Bermudez, Kombileza Mi & Nani Castle (Prod. Captain Planet) - Majín Díaz
Professor - Jezebel (DJ X-Trio Afro-Flavour Remix)
Afriquoi & KOG - Carnabala
Africa Negra - Cumamo Bivalemo (Umoja Edit)
Peter Brown - Tearz (Original Mix)

Polyritmo 7 (live at Paradise Boom 2!)

Subsuelo throws a sunshine patio party every week all summer long. I try to make it to every Sunday...but this summer I spent a few weeks in Europe, including a super-inspiring week in Berlin. I played this set a few days after that trip, feeling extra-juiced by everything I heard there. One of this "everything clicked" sets with great crowd interaction. And I even remembered to hit record :)

Scratches by DJ Ethos ||| Photo by Farah Sosa / Farahstop ||| Mastering by Dario

This day at Subsuelo featured sets from LA FLAKA LEE, KIYOMI & KIDBUSINESS

More pics from this day here: http://www.farahstop.com/2018/07/cana-rum-bar-subsuelo-sundays-ft-la.html

POLYRITMO 5: Subsuelo Sundays Live Mix

A new mix celebrating Summer 2012 and Latin Alternative Music Conference in NYC.

Tracks and edits from throughout Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa. Poly-rhythms to get those feet moving under the summer sun.

Super excited to get down with my SUBSUELO crew in New York and about all the great things happening in Los Angeles with TROPI-CALI and all the peeps throughout our vibrant L.A. and international scene!

soundcloud.com/djgozarla || facebook.com/djgozarla

www.subsuelo.org || facebook.com/tropicalila

1. Intro (Ramito - Desde Mi Tumba)
2. Jorge Ben - Cho Chua (Tom Croose Edit) - 12"
3. Soul Force & Skarra Mucci - Gimmi Di Luv
4. Odjbox - Saraghina
5. Armando Hernandez - Sin Alma y Sin Cora (Thornato RMX)
6. Pernett - La Rumba Bacana (Nickodemus RMX)
7. Davide Pappa - Rumba de Quimbara
8. El Gayo Negro - Carino Malo
9. Ana Tijoux - Shock (Captain Planet RMX)
10. Silver Bullit - Koloko ft. King Ayisoba
11. Makina - Apertura Cumbiera
12. Cedric VIan & Romain Pelletti - Ti Fi La Ou  (Jose Marquez Remix)
14. Batida – Nufeko Disole
15, Bony Bony - Unity Call 1



DJ Gozar - Poly-Ritmo

Global House Sessions is an occasional project I put together to showcase the sounds I love. 

Recorded live at Subsuelo's #Juevecito in Los Angeles with featured guests that night Oscar P and Adam Gibbons.

Super Chariot was jamming along but we don't have the board recordings so we can't hear them :(

Track List Below

Jefe El Jefe / Nobody Wants to Stop
Mr. V, Carlos Mena, Pablo Fierro, Damir Pushkar, B.Original / Fire La Chocha (Damir Pushkar & B.Original Remix)
Peppe Citarella / Celia Y Tito (Afro Latin Main Mix)
Matanza / El palo de juana Miranda (Remix)
Manybeat / Se Prendio (Jack N' Brothas No Flute Remix)
Cristian Vinci / Desde Colombia a Nueva York (Mijangos Latin Mix)
Mike Rosales, Ritmo Du Vela / What Is Salsa- (Ritmo Du Vela Remix)
M. Caporale / African Samba (Afro Ritmo Brazil)
Boricuba, Lucian Vega / Puertorro (Radio Edit)
Daymé Arocena / La Rumba Me Llamo Yo (Canyonazo Remix)
Floyd Lavine, Awen / Kusimama (Original Mix)
Louie Vega, Luisito Quintero, Nina Rodriguez / Yemaya (Louie Vega's DJ Tool)
Jimpster / Moyo Mama (Jimpster's House Mix)

Global House Sessions 2

Recorded Live at Global House Sessions 2 (Subsuelo Juevecito)

The next in a series of mixtapes highlighting the tropical side of the music I play. Music form Colombia, Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Senegal, the U.S and more. Something warm for these winter months! Straight from Mid-City Los Angeles hasta el mundo...

Photo taken by: Josh Weiss in Momostenango, Guatemala on the set of the Gods and Kings Documentary (http://www.namshubfilms.com/godsandkings/updates/)
Cover Design: Josh Weiss

Peregoyo / Caranito (Natural Self Remix) / naturalself.bandcamp.com
Systema Solar / Ya Veras / s/t
Miss Bolivia / Alta Yama / Cabeza Net Label
Stereotyp f/ Jigsaw / Estamos Cool / soundcloud release
Digital Dubs, Biguli / O Arrego / Brasil Riddims
Mashed Up Funk / Door Stoppa / Mashed Up Funk 8
Afrosound / La Sampusuena / The Afrosound of Colombia Vol. 1
Novalima / Yo Voy / Coba Coba / Cumbachana
Bomba Estereo / Ataole / Bomba Estereo Vol. 1
Gregor Salto, Mokoomba / Messe Messe (Afro Dub ) Messe Messe
Wicked Lester / Skeewiff's Batucada Ride / Les Amigos EP
Les Joyeuses Ambulances / La Maldita Vieja / Colombie: Musique Funéraire de Palenque
Amazones De Guinee / Samba  / Golden Afrique Vol. 1 CD 2
Viviano Torres & Son Palenque / Cumbia Africana / Champetta Criolla vol. 2 (Palenque, 2002)
Corraleros de Majagual / Sueltala Pa' Que Se Defienda
Orion / Ritmo de Joventud /


DJ Gozar - Ritmo Pa Gozar 2

A few months back I joined DJ Codiac on his Subduction Radio show on Sub FM Radio along with the homie Canyon Cody from Subsuelo.

This is my part of the show, excerpted out. Vocals are muddy as I didn't have monitoring, but I dug the set so want to share. Bit of a global electronic Journey.

Hear the whole show here: http://archive.sub.fm/SUBduction_LA_Codiac_Gozar_Canyon_14_Jan_2013_Sub_FM.mp3
And peep the show on FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/104830249564950/?fref=ts

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Indian Stomp - Random Trio/Cyrus - 
Mpese Mpese Theme (Drumtalk Remix) - Mpesse Mpesse Band
Mbira - KONN
Quetzalcoatl Offering - Captain Planet

(BREAK)

Midnight Mawal (Jose Marquez Remix) - Tego Calderon
Throwback - Dubbel Dutch
Ye Le Le - Spiritual South & Amampondo
Habibi - Dex & Malente
La Prena (Osunlade Yoruba Soul Remix) - Los Curramberos de Gamero

(BREAK)

Keep On Dancing (Todd Terje Remix) - Gary's Gang
Africa - DJ Znobia
 Deropolitissa (Chancha Via Circuito Remix) - Gevgelis, Karpis & Papas

DJ Gozar Guest on Subduction Radio / SubFM (with Codiac & Canyon Cody)

Fluid rhythmic threads through Brazil, Angola, Kenya, Peru, Colombia, The Balkans and more filtered through an electronic lens. Influenced by my set at L.A.'s 'Afro Funke' party for a packed and vibrant crowd. I'm excited to share this for summer 2013 for all of your dancing feet to enjoy!

Special shouts out to the Subsuelo crew and the L.A. music scene doing it right.

(cover image was shot by me while working on the crew of the awesome 'Gods & Kings' documentary in Guatemala by Jubilee Films. The tiger is a dancer with the Monos & Tigres traditonal disfraz dance in Momostenango, Guatemala. Learn more at http://www.godsandkings.info/)

DJ Nu-Mark - Oya' Indebure
Maga Bo - É da Nossa Cor feat. Mestre Camaleão (Sabo Remix)- Quilombo do Futoro Remixed
DJ Dolores - Sanidade (DJ LK Remix)
Daniel Haaksman - Lemba
Sexteto - Esto es Candela (Captain Planet Remix)- Geko Jones & Atropolis present: Palenque Records Remixed
Daniel Haaksman - Hands Up
Wes - Alane (REMIX)
Renato Xtrova - Cinturao Tem Male ft Cesária Évora (Rx Reconstruction Main Mix)
The Busy Twist - LDN Luanda
Nairobi Matata Jazz - Mapenzi Hayana Daktari (Frankie Francis Edit) - 12" - Soundway
Boogaloo - Xibaba
Uproot Andy - Mayoral (Uproot Andy Remix)
Will Magid - Love Step
Petrona Martinez - La Petronita Martinez ft Martina Camargo (Atropolis & 2Melo Remix)
Electro Gaita - CDR

Poly-Ritmo 2

[ Gozar ]
[ Subsuelo ]
[ DJ / Co-Founder / Digital & Business Strategist ]

Gozar started collecting wax and mp3s nearly twenty years ago, after he relocated from LA to the Bay, just before the non-calamity of Y2K.  From Outkast and bay area boom-bap, through a love affair with soul music & roots reggae, he slowly made his way through downtempo and mid-tempo electronic music into his present tastes eccompassing all of the above plus a strong bias towards Global Carribbean-based tropical sounds fused with every kind of electronic beat and tempo. 

As Co-founder of the Calentura and Subsuelo crews out of L.A. (not to forget Tropicali & Carmona!) & tech-liaison for The Lift, he's had the chance to conceive of, produce, execute & perform at a truly diverse and exciting list of events & venues with so many of his musical inspirations. Gozar has played festivals, quincineras, backyard house parties, civic events, countless nights at dingy bars, warehouse parties, Capoeira studios, yoga retreats, ethiopian restaurants and more and featuring genres as diverse as global, soulful, organic funky & tribal house, latin, afrrican & brazilian organic & bass music, midtempo groovy beats, twerk, digi roots reggae, soul & funk, hip-hop and house party throwback fun of all kinds. 

Collaborators include festival organizers, Burning Man camps, party, event promoters, historic music labels, movement & spiritual instructors, non-profit orgs, major city orgs, forward-thinking businesses of all kinds and all the beautiful funk people that have joined him on a dance floor.
[things I love (a work in progress): calentura :: subsuelo :: fania :: l.a. creative technologies ::dancing :: the lift :: cumba mela :: the do lab :: burning man :: learning :: zzk records :: house music :: bass music :: indigenous sounds :: alternative relating :: creativity :: movement ]

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