Quilombo do Futuro

No Balanço da Canoa (feat. Rosângela Macedo & Marcelo Yuka)

Official (rejected) remix with additional percussion by João Hermeto.  Recorded and remixed in Rio de Janeiro.

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Bienvenidos (Maga Bo Remix) - Systema Solar

Brazil, Brasil, Afro-Brazilian, Dub, Trans-National, Bass, Samba, Reggae, Electronic, Tropical, Latin, Roots, Raízes, Digital,

Amor (É Revolução)

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Labuta Feat. Russo Passapusso And Roberto Barrreto (DJ Dolores Frevo Remix)

Recanto II Feat. Isaar (Chico Correa Remix Feat. Roberto Barreto And Lucas Dan)

Congo Rei Feat. Jota 3 (Victor Rice Remix)

Na Contenção Feat. Jeru Banto (Buguinha Adubada Remix)

Recado De Vovô (Psilosamples Remix)

Sapateado De Catita (DJ Tide Remix)

Ilú De Oyá Feat. Alexandre Garnizé (Dengue Dengue Dengue Remix)

Labuta (Lucio K Remix)

Amor (É Revolução) Feat. Dandara Manoela And BNegão (Subatomic Sound System Remix)

Cadê Zé Feat. Rosângela Macedo (Nirso Remix)

Recado De Vovô Feat. Rosângela Macedo

Taken from new album Amor (É Revolução) set for release 27th May on Vinyl, CD & Digital

Check out the accompanying video clip here:  https://youtu.be/bagV62SzBx8

Pioneer of the global bass movement, producer, percussionist and DJ, Maga Bo returns with Amor (É Revolução), his first solo album in 10 years, furthering his on-going exploration of Afro Brazilian music, set for release on his own label Kaxambu Records on May 27th. The debut track Axé para o Bará, a collaboration with  the late candomblé priest, Mestre Antonio Carlos de Xangô, is released today.
 
Internationally renowned for his production work on labels like Ninja Tunes, Tru Thoughts, ZZK and Soundway, Maga Bo has long been blowing the bass bins with his global mesh of digital roots music. On Amor (É Revolução) it's to Brazil - where the US-born/naturalized Brazilian has been residing since the late 1990's - the energy is channeled, on a powerful homage to the country's and his own, rich and spiritual connection to the drum.
 
Collaborating with a veritable cast of singers, musicians and percussionists, contemporary and traditional, from north and south, Maga Bo reconnects with some of his peers he worked with on his 2012 Quilombo Do Futuro record; artists like Russo Passapusso and Roberto Barreto from BaianaSystem (Salvador), singer Rosângela Macedo (São Paulo) and rapper Bnegão from Planet Hemp (Rio De Janeiro). He forges new connections with key names in Brazil's contemporary scenes like Felipe Cordeiro (Belém) and Jeru Banto (Rio de Janeiro), and introduces to the world to some percussion and Afro Brazilian musical purveyors like Mestre Antonio Carlos de Xangô (Porte Alegre).
 
The debut track Axé Para o Bará features the late singer Mestre Antonio Carlos de Xangô, a male priest of the Candomblé religion known in Brazil as a 'pai-de-santo'. The songs features am incessant, galloping rhythm section, a chorus of female call and response vocals answering the Mestre’s prayer and all joined together with Maga Bo’s trademark electronic production, retaining the natural essence and spirt of the music. 
 
Amor (É Revolução) has taken Maga Bo years to complete, with multiple visits to studios, dwellings and temples across Brazil, always with his digital backpack, a modest recording set up, ready to record. 
 
In recent years Maga Bo has been busy touring the world as a DJ, remixing artists like Mulatu Astatke, Bomba Stereo, Asian Dub Foundation and BaianaSystem and is currently in the production stage of a new album with his project in collaboration with artist João Selva and dancer Tereza Azevedo,  Sociedade Recreativa (Jarring Effects).

Amor (É Revolução) Feat. Dandara Manoela And BNegão

Labuta Feat. Russo Passapusso And Roberto Barrreto

Mestre Antonio Carlos de Xangô - vocals.  Dih Neques - percussion.   Gloria de Iemanja da Xambá, Gizelda Maria de Xangô, Celia do Coco (Filha de Seu Manoel do Coco), Negra Dany - backing vocals.  

Recorded in Rio de Janeiro, Olinda and Porto Alegre. Vinyl mastered and cut by Frank Merit at The Carvery London, digital master by Krishnin at Blissonance, Paris, France. Graphic design by Senegambia. Models - Renata Batista & Luang Senegambia. 

À memória de Mestre Antonio Carlos de Xangô

Letras/Lyrics - Yoruba/Português/English

EXÚ O LODÊ (Dono da rua, Exu) -  Exú (spiritual entity, from the street, from outside)
EXÚ EXÚ O BARÁ LANÃ (Dono do caminho, rei do corpo, Exu) -  Exú (spiritual entity which belongs to the path)
6X

AMODIBAU EXÚ
BARÁ
LANÃ EXÚ 
BARÁ
EXÚ ADAGUE
BARÁ
EXÚ AGELÚ
BARÁ 
Mojúbà Èsù! (Reverencio ao Exu)
BARÁ  

Èsù abánà bánà Èsù abánàiyé - (Exu encontramos no caminho, surpreende no caminho, Exu encontramos nos caminhos do mundo) - Exu finds the way, surprises on the way, Exu finds the ways of the world
Èsù abánà bánà Èsù abánàiyé - (Exu encontramos no caminho, surpreende no caminho, Exu encontramos nos caminhos do mundo)- Exu finds the way, surprises on the way, Exu finds the ways of the world
2X

EUADEMI CHECHEMI - (Aos outros sempre fazemos uma estátua, ele é reverenciado, Exu encontramos no caminho criando) - To the others we always make a statue, We  meet Exu on the way while creating
EUADEMI CHECHEMIRÊ - (Aos outros sempre fazemos uma estátua, ele é reverenciado, Exu encontramos no caminho criando) - To the others we always make a statue, We  meet Exu on the way while creating
3X

EXÚ DA LANA FUÁ (Oh! Exu, abre o caminho me limpando, oh! Bará abre o caminho para os Orixás) - Oh, Exu, open the way while cleaning me, oh, Bará, open the path to the orixás
EXÚ DA LANA FUMALÉ - (Oh! Exu, abre o caminho me limpando, oh! Exu abre o caminho para os Orixás) - Oh, Exu, open the way while cleaning me, oh, Bará, open the path to the orixás
3X

E BARÁ EXÚ DEMÍ - (Exu cria abertura de caminho, faz a viagem que nós fazemos a oferenda) - Exu creates an opening in the way, makes the trip and we make an offering
EXÚ DEMÍ EXÚ DEMÍ LANÃ (Exu cria a abertura de caminho para a oferenda) - Exu creates an opening in the way for the offering
8X

Axé para o Bará Featuring Mestre Antonio Carlos De Xangô

Cadê Zé Feat. Rosângela Macedo

Orixás Remixed: Ramunha (Canto para Todos Os Orixás)

Orixás Remixed: Ramunha (Canto para Todos Os Orixás) (Maga Bo Remix)

Rajasthani Manganiyar folk ragga bass
Recorded in a hotel room in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.
Ashraf Khan - vocals and harmonium
Rais Khan - vocals, beatbox and khartal
Traditional lyrics
Mixed in mastered at Comando Digital, Rio de Janeiro

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Rais Khan X Ashraf Khan X Maga Bo - Ant Bahar Di

The first collaboration between Rio de Janeiro-born singer, Ramus and American/Brazilian producer, Maga Bo.  

Along with the obvious Baile Funk elements,  the track makes references to Brega funk and "pisêro," from the Northeast of Brazil to  London's Dub Step and even Jamaican Ska.  

The lyrics revolve around a popular Brazilian slang expression, "Daquele Jeitão,"  which loosely translates as "That Way." Reflecting on the chemical dependencies of our time, it questions, without judgment, to what extent this escape is good for us.

J. Ramus aka Ramus, a singer from Rio with a great influence from Samba and Rio funk in his melodies, began his journey with Sound system in 2001. Today he is part of the Itapuca dub sound team and his reinterpretation band Ramus e a Massa.

Daquele Jeitão

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Ramus & Maga Bo - Daquele Jeitão Feat. Jeru Banto



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Champion (Maga Bo Remix) - Buju Banton

After the release of Amansara, the third LP from Argentinian neo-folklore producer and one of the leaders of the new Latin electronic sound, Chancha Via Circuito returns with Amansara Remixed, featuring brand new and inventive re-imaginings of the tracks from the albums with artists hand selected by Chancha from Latin America and beyond. Artists include Frikstailers, Thornato, Tremor, Maga Bo, King Coya, Psilosamples, El Búho, El Remolón Nicola Cruz, Rafael Aragon, Blocktreat, Prisma, Reptilian Commander, Barrio Lindo, Sidirum and Chancha himself, under his previous alias "Universildo". The result of this selection is a powerful and experimental album where the unique sounds of Chancha dare to travel to new latitudes, catalyzed by the wide ranging vision of the remixers. 

The album also features the special participation of Acampante, an Argentiniam multifaceted artist, who was encouraged to remix the original artwork ( Paula Duró's "Madadayo" ) in a fresh and fun way.
credits
released June 2, 2015

Jardines Feat. Lido Pimienta (Maga Bo Remix) - Chancha Via Circuito

Remix of remix by @thornato of track by Million Stylez

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Miss Fatty (Maga Bo Remix) - Million Stylez

Chopped and tweaked at Casa Jones, Brooklyn, NYC.  Extra special thanks to Geko Jones for the hospitality and feeback!  More downloads are available here:  http://official.fm/tracks/338273
This is NOT from my forthcoming album Quilombo do Futuro.

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El Critica (Maga Bo Remix)- Petrona Martinez

Dinheiro (Maga Bo Remix) - MC Cidinho
Percussion by João Hermeto.
Recorded and Mixed at Comando Digital, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

dinheiro
quando tu tem tá cheio de amigo, se não tem neguinho
rala aí é foda

dinheiro,
dinheiro fede mas eu vou querer o meu
dinheiro,
primeiro, aperta a mão neguinho

dinheiro fede mas é ele que acaba com o problema do
sujeito
se o bagulho fica doido, tiver que ficar direito
com uma grana na mão resolvo tudo eu dou um jeito
dinheiro é foda já botou um montão na bola, olha o que
eu vou dizer
se o dinheiro é pouco mexe, não é teu então esquece
por isso muitos serviram como exemplo pra você neguim

refrão:
dinheiro é bom, mas incomoda
traz avareza, arrogância traz luxuria te deixa fora de
moda neguim
dinheiro é bom, mas incomoda
quando tu tem tá cheio de amigo, se não tem neguinho
rala ai é foda

sou da favela sei o que é vida dura sou vizinho da
tristeza
fui atrás da minha grana, não perdi a disciplina
nem deixei o sucesso subir na minha cabeça, jamais
esqueça
dificuldades já passei me reergui com ajuda que o
mano me deu
eu não sou capitalista não esquento pra dinheiro
tô na pista e gasto mesmo porque o dinheiro é meu

refrão.( 2 vzs )

Dinheiro (Maga Bo Remix) -  MC Cidinho

1.  Samba de Matuto Leão da Primavera Maragogi - Nunca Me Faltou Sonora
2.  Fred Gomes - Ganja mais uma vez (Kin Rocha remix)
3. Dona Odete - CAUÃ  (ChicoCorrea rmx)
4. Totonho - Mané Bolimm
5. Criolina - A Menina do Salão
6. Gaspar Z’África Brasil - Rap da Palma da Mão
7. Samba de Coco Raízes de Arcoverde - Canta Coco Morena
8. Samba de Coco Raízes de Arcoverde - Andrelina
9. Olodum - Farão A Divinidade do Egito (Botecoeletro Remix) 
10. Bongar - Mas Mané Eu Te Falei
11. Tahira - Baião Dub Mix
12. Luedji Luna - Banho de Folhas (Lucio K Edit)
13. Noites do Norte - Um Canto Só
14. Chico Correa - Berra Boi
15. Telefunksoul ft Ju Moraes -Oju óBa (Ruxell Remix)
16. Ubuntu - Atlântico
17. TrapFunk&Alivio - Trash
18. Rincon Sapiencia - Ponta de Lança (Verso Livre)
19. Viní & Sants - Tugudum
20. graves & iNT3L - Death Meadow
21. HVYBLE vs BS - Ziquizira
22. Tropkillaz - Dibroqueia a Tela
23. BaianaSystem - Barra Avenida (Chico Correa Remix)
24. Anelis Assumpção - Deuso Deusa

This mix covers not only tracks from Kafundó Records, but also tracks from extended family, mashups, remixes and a couple that we just love and wanted to share with you.

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Maga Bo - Kafundó Mixtape 2018

Quilombo do Futuro dives deep into afro-brazilian rhythms and sound system culture.  It's the roots of the terreiro growing and overtaking the asfalto.  Crumbling it bit by bit.  Life that springs from urban decay.  Coco, maculelê, samba, jongo and capoeira meet ragga and dub, hip hop and kuduro, grime and dubstep. Organic elements combined with electronic production to bring the punch and power for big sound systems, this is serious batucada and bass, mids, treble. TUDO.

Maga Bo has performed and worked in over 40 different countries - from Delhi to Sydney, Berlin to Addis Ababa, New York City to Brasília, all the while keeping his feet (and ears) firmly planted in the sonic axis RJ/SP/BA - Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Salvador.  Inspired as much by his experiences touring internationally in the global beats and bass world as his time spent in the traditional Afro-Brazilian roots scene in Rio de Janeiro, Quilombo do Futuro offers a careful juxtaposition of raw, heavy bass with organic, instrumental and vocal subtlety.  Far from relying on pre-made loops of "Brazilian" drums or other shallow cultural signifiers, this album was recorded with some of the most original and brightest musicians in Brazil today. 

Working with celebrated Brazilian musicians, BNegão, Gaspar, Lucas Santtana and Marcelo Yuka, the record also brings in new talents, Funkero, Biguli and one of the most innovative groups in Brazilian music today, BaianaSystem.  Bo's mestre of capoeira angola, Mestre Camaleão, brings the berimbau while Rosângela Macedo's vocals hold down tradition.  Guyanese Brooklynite, Jahdan Blakkamoore, and Panamanian Chicagoite, MC Zulu, bring the dancehall vibe to riddims that most don't even try to touch.  All percussion was tracked and produced by Maga Bo and his long time partner in riddim, percussionist and fellow carioca, João Hermeto. 

A quilombo was an autonomous, fugitive settlement founded by ex-slaves and others in colonial brazil.  The Quilombo do Futuro is more than a possible physical space.  It is a potential world-wide agglomeration of cultural resistance.  After centuries of wealth generated by an economy built on slavery (and the subsequent post-abolition adaptations), the Quilombo do Futuro is a break from this legacy.  Fortified by an international community based on plurality, inclusive democracy and direct communication, cultural resistance is paramount in creating a sustainable, healthy existence in the face of world-wide corporate domination.  

Born in the United States and based in Rio de Janeiro since 1999, Maga Bo has collaborated with Mulatu Astatke, Issa Bagayogo, Bollywood star Shilpa Rao, BaianaSystem as well as releasing critically acclaimed remixes for Poirier, Luisa Maita, Filastine, Blick Bassy and Bomba Estéreo.  His music and remixes have also been released on Tru-Thoughts, Ninja Tune, Cumbancha, Dutty Artz, World Connection and many others.  Among his many international tours, he has performed at the Sydney Festival, WOMEX, Club Transmediale and Mundial.

01  Tempos Insanos feat. BNegão

02  No Balanço da Canoa feat. Rosângela Macedo and Marcelo Yuka

04  É da Nossa Cor feat. Mestre Camaleão

06  Piloto de Fuga feat. Funkero and BNegão

11  Xororô feat. Russo Passapusso and Robertinho Barreto

Quilombo do Futuro dives deep into afro-brazilian rhythms and sound system culture.  It's the roots of the terreiro growing and overtaking the asfalto.  Crumbling it bit by bit.  Life that springs from urban decay.  Coco, maculelê, samba, jongo and capoeira meet ragga and dub, hip hop and kuduro, grime and dubstep. Organic elements combined with electronic production to bring the punch and power for big sound systems, this is serious batucada and bass, mids, treble. TUDO.

Maga Bo has performed and worked in over 40 different countries - from Delhi to Sydney, Berlin to Addis Ababa, New York City to Brasília, all the while keeping his feet (and ears) firmly planted in the sonic axis RJ/SP/BA - Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Salvador.  Inspired as much by his experiences touring internationally in the global beats and bass world as his time spent in the traditional Afro-Brazilian roots scene in Rio de Janeiro, Quilombo do Futuro offers a careful juxtaposition of raw, heavy bass with organic, instrumental and vocal subtlety.  Far from relying on pre-made loops of "Brazilian" drums or other shallow cultural signifiers, this album was recorded with some of the most original and brightest musicians in Brazil today. 

Working with celebrated Brazilian musicians, BNegão, Gaspar, Lucas Santtana and Marcelo Yuka, the record also brings in new talents, Funkero, Biguli and one of the most innovative groups in Brazilian music today, BaianaSystem.  Bo's mestre of capoeira angola, Mestre Camaleão, brings the berimbau while Rosângela Macedo's vocals hold down tradition.  Guyanese Brooklynite, Jahdan Blakkamoore, and Panamanian Chicagoite, MC Zulu, bring the dancehall vibe to riddims that most don't even try to touch.  All percussion was tracked and produced by Maga Bo and his long time partner in riddim, percussionist and fellow carioca, João Hermeto. 

A quilombo was an autonomous, fugitive settlement founded by ex-slaves and others in colonial brazil.  The Quilombo do Futuro is more than a possible physical space.  It is a potential world-wide agglomeration of cultural resistance.  After centuries of wealth generated by an economy built on slavery (and the subsequent post-abolition adaptations), the Quilombo do Futuro is a break from this legacy.  Fortified by an international community based on plurality, inclusive democracy and direct communication, cultural resistance is paramount in creating a sustainable, healthy existence in the face of world-wide corporate domination.  

Born in the United States and based in Rio de Janeiro since 1999, Maga Bo has collaborated with Mulatu Astatke, Issa Bagayogo, Bollywood star Shilpa Rao, BaianaSystem as well as releasing critically acclaimed remixes for Poirier, Luisa Maita, Filastine, Blick Bassy and Bomba Estéreo.  His music and remixes have also been released on Tru-Thoughts, Ninja Tune, Cumbancha, Dutty Artz, World Connection and many others.  Among his many international tours, he has performed at the Sydney Festival, WOMEX, Club Transmediale and Mundial.

Eu Vim de Longe feat. Rosângela Macedo - Letras por Rosângela Macedo

eu vim de longe
vim na beira do caminho
saravá papai bendito
eu num quero andá sozinho
(nós não vâmo andá sozinho)
 
refrão:
ilaiê lalaiê ilaiê
lalaiê ilaiê
lalaiê ilaiê ô



I came from afar
I came on the edge of the way
bless pope Benedito
I don't want to walk alone
We're not going to walk alone

chorus:
ilaiê lalaiê ilaiê
lalaiê ilaiê
lalaiê ilaiê ô

12  Eu Vim de Longe feat. Rosângela Macedo

For Quilombo do Futuro Remixed, Maga Bo called upon the talents of a select team of top notch producers haling from several different continents.  The original tracks united the organic subtleties of the Afro-Brazilian rhythms coco, maculelê, samba, jongo and capoeira with the punchy, powerful, electronic based sounds of dub, raga, hip hop and dubstep.  Batucada and bass, mids, treble.  TUDO.  The remixes take the tracks even further….

Frikstailers deliver a monster digital cumbia remix.  Uproot Andy comes with a crunk, bullerengue samba reggae.  Subatomic Sound System brings a hypnotic dub rework.  Stereotyp's remix is a spooky, frantic burst of barefoot energy.  El Remolon takes baile funk into trance cumbia dub territory.  Sabo brings a sunny, uplifting vibe for the dance floor.  Dr. Das injects noise and grit with a deep, deep bassline.  Process Rebel treats coco to warm distortion and spacious reverb.  Dub Gabriel offsets hard, one-drop dub and samba with political commentary on immigration.  Digitaldubs drops a raw, dirty bass and rapid-fire funk programming.  DJ Dolores' new project Stank, comes with a frantic, dubbed out samba reggae.  Poirier goes deep on his tranced out jongo rework.  Batida connects the dots between samba and kuduro with vocals straight from Angolan MC Sacerdote.  Leo Justi adds a hard electro-funk edge.  Copia Doble Systema vs. Dixon transform ragga cumbia into hypnotic electronic tumbao.  Buguinha drops a pair of smoky live dub mixes while Chancha Via Circuito offers a smooth trip hop take on coco.

A quilombo was an autonomous, fugitive settlement founded by ex-slaves and others in colonial brazil.  The Quilombo do Futuro is more than a possible physical space.  It is a potential world-wide agglomeration of cultural resistance.  After centuries of wealth generated by an economy built on slavery (and the subsequent post-abolition adaptations), the Quilombo do Futuro is a break from this legacy.  Fortified by an international community based on plurality, inclusive democracy and direct communication, cultural resistance is paramount in creating a sustainable, healthy existence in the face of world-wide corporate domination.  

Born in the United States and based in Rio de Janeiro since 1999, Maga Bo has collaborated with Mulatu Astatke, Issa Bagayogo, Bollywood star Shilpa Rao, BaianaSystem as well as releasing critically acclaimed remixes for Poirier, Luisa Maita, Filastine, Blick Bassy and Bomba Estéreo.  His music and remixes have been released on Tru-Thoughts, Ninja Tune, Cumbancha, Dutty Artz, World Connection and many others.  Among his many international tours, he has performed at the Sydney Festival, WOMEX, Club Transmediale and Mundial.  

02 Xororô feat. Russo Passapusso (Uproot Andy Remix)

18 No Balanço da Canoa feat. Rosângela Macedo and Marcelo Yuka (Chancha Via Circuito Remix)

MAGA BO - ARCHIPELAGOES 

A crunk cosmopolitan, Rio de Janeiro’s MAGA BO bumps more hot street-side beats than anybody we we’ve ever met. He’s played everywhere from Zanzibar to Sri Lanka to Capetown, trading ideas and sonics with musicians along the way. 

After dropping the CD mixtape, Confusion of Tongues and 2 12" vinyl EPs on DJ /rupture's Soot Records, as well as tracks on WordSound, Nanny Tango/MELT 2000 and Tru-Thoughts, Maga Bo has completed his first full length record entitled ARCHIPELAGOES, to be released on Soot in April 2008. 

Archipelagos is a collection of exclusive Maga Bo productions in collaboration with Senegalese hiphop godfathers Pee Froiss, new school Moroccan rap heroes Bigg and K-Libre, ragga dancehall champion Teba from Cape Town, Zanzibari taarab master Mohammed issa Matona and others. 

When the freelance sound engineer works outside of his Brazil home-base, Maga Bo stays for weeks at a time: voicing dubplates, recording musicians, doing things like skills exchange and workshops (i.e. teaching young African hiphoppers how to rock pirated audio software...) Call it what you want – creating community, deconstructing the exotic, making collaborations in a fair and respectful way – the music speaks for itself.

All songs produced and mixed by Maga Bo. Recorded in Morocco, Senegal, South Africa, Portugal and Zanzibar.

09 Homeboys feat. Max Normal

Official remix released with permission from Samba de Coco Raízes de Arcoverde.  Additional percussion by João Hermeto.  Remixed at Comando Digital, Rio de Janeiro.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Samba-de-Coco-Ra%C3%ADzes-de-Arcoverde/150862398301637
http://www.myspace.com/cocoraizesdearcoverde

Ê Boi (Maga Bo Remix) - Samba de Coco Raízes de Arcoverde

Maga Bo Remix of Fuego by Bomba Estéreo feat. additional percussion by João Hermeto.  Released in Colombia only as a promo single by Polen Records.  Produced and mixed at Comando Digital, Rio de Janeiro.
more downloads here:http://official.fm/tracks/204173


Fuego (Maga Bo Remix) - Bomba Estéreo

“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

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