Luka Bernaskone@Blacktronic@BonaventuraMI013

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

Recording of Kenji Takimi's set at Rainbow Disco Club 2024.

RDC 079 - Kenji Takimi at Rainbow Disco Club 2024

Recorded live at Giant Steps in London on Sunday 13th October, 2024.

@johngomezldn
@nicktherecord

John Gómez & Nick the Record back at Giant Steps

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

Recorded live at Onda, Via Bonvesin de la Riva 3, Milano 11.01.2025

@Euro-Nettuno

Euro Nettuno at Onda

Based in Genova, Italy, Pierka is the founder of Oversize. 
During the last decade his warm and real passion for house music brought him to create a solid path in the italian underground scene through monthly parties, podcasts, international collabs and also few releases, like his recent one for Howl Records.

We had a blast during his last visit in Barcelona, enjoying this 90 minutes of pure classic house music dedication.

PIERKA x PERROS IN-STORE SESSION #28

Andres Diamond @OndaCernobbio - Vinyl Set 14-02-2025

I Bellissimi Dischi di Ornavasso @OndaCernobbio - Vinyl Set 7.03.25

Disco Mangioni @OndaCernobbio - Vinyl Set 14-03-2025

Amnesia '86: 
Straight, gay, bi-sexual, young, old, black, white, brown, trendy, hippie.. such a diverse mixture of people had never been seen under the same roof( or lack of roof rather). The common denominator that bound it all together- the music…as provided by DJ Alfredo Fiorito. 

Of course, in those days, and before the House Revolution took place, the soundtrack to any club was on the whole much more varied... On your average night, you’d be as likely to hear salsa as rock and roll, Bob Marley as Luccio, Madonna or Tears for Fears. One could describe it as a total Mumbo Jumbo, a mad medley of all that was, indeed, is, great music straining up and out of the club and into the sky above. Throughout those first two years the reputation of the club and its sound grew not only on the island but also internationally. 

Amnesia soon became the best after club in the world. The crowd grew weekly, transferring their socializing from Ku (now known as Privilege) to Amnesia to form an intrinsic part of never before witnessed scenes of wild and carefree fun in the sun- glasses on, dancing in the sunny open air terrace that became the legend we all know today. 

To celebrate this, the next Sameheads C60 tape cassette release will be a special, as yet unheard live Dj mix recorded at Amnesia during Alfredo's early years there. This will be available to buy at the door and the Sameheads shop thereafter.

http://sameheads.com/
http://www.apersonalmusic.com/

Sameheads Tape Collection # 4

Dj Alfredo *Live @ Amnesia '89 part 1 - Sameheads C60 Tape Series

Luca Bernascone is a DJ, music reporter and vinyl collector, owner of #repartovinile record shop in Acqui Terme, a small town on the beautiful hills of Monferrato. In the last few years he has played in the largest Italian House Music and Electronic clubs. His research focuses on 360 degrees in the underground world, in a real introspective journey into music. Luka has collaborated with DJMAG Italia and Jazz:re:found festival, one of the most exciting and innovative Italian electronic festivals. His mixes are published in New York by the author of the Daily Session Transmissions from New York’s Underground blog, CUBED and the label #CUBETRAX.

Luka Bernaskone@Blacktronic@BonaventuraMI013

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