The ‘De La…’ series asks artists to choose a certain provenance - be it a country, community, town, artist, or label - and make a mix highlighting what they love about the music.

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“I’ve been in Vietnam for just over 2 years now, and the best part of that has been spent with a burning desire to find old, dance floor friendly tracks from the country. For various reasons this search has been tiresome and fruitless. Vietnamese pop music trends have been geared towards ballads since the country’s re-unification in 1975, and the decades after where electronic music was being birthed in cocaine filled clubs across the world, Vietnam was battling hyper-inflation in the aftermath of a bloody war.
About 2 weeks ago, however, browsing the shelves of a pokey little basement CD shop in Hanoi’s Ba Dinh district I picked up a medley CD from a record label called Asia Entertainment Inc (I bought the CD because I saw La Isla Bonita mis-spelled on the back cover). Taking the CD home to listen I was taken aback. Digging a little deeper I found the label was based, not in the metropolises of Hanoi or HCMC, but at an address in Westminster, California - the heart of Little Saigon, the largest collection of Vietnamese expatriates in the USA. 
I’ve spent the last couple of weeks digging through Vietnamese music websites, listening through old cassettes, sifting through medleys, in search of the best tracks from this niche. The tracks are bilingual, made by Vietnamese, for Vietnamese, in the USA and around the world.
With this mix I want to highlight this genre to music lovers. It’s a sound I never knew existed, a sound my Vietnamese girlfriend had never heard, and I don’t want that to be the case. These tracks are fun.”

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Tracklist

Jeannie Mai - Khi Em Đi (You Can Win If You Want)
Lê Toàn - Hold Me Tight (Tonight)
Thái Thảo - Come Back To Me (Vietnam 80’s Version)
Kiểu Nga - Strangers By Night
Như Mai - Tình Nồng Say (Sando)
Thuý Vi - Cuộc Tình Bay Xa (One Night Is Not Enough)
Linda Trang Đài - Jump In My Car
Linda Trang Đài - Baby Don’t Break My Heart
Thuý Vi - Khi Em Cần Anh (I Need A Man)
Như Mai - Nhạc Tình Cha Cha
Ngọc Lan - Khi Ta Bên Nhau (Two Of Hearts)
Tuyết Nhung - Venus
Ngọc Tuyết - Shy Shy Sugarman
Jeannie Mai - Nếu Dối Gian Cho Nhau (Don’t Tell Me No Lies)
Thái Thảo - Tình Yếu

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MBE #11: Atdhe - De La Petit Saigon

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DJ popping up in venues around Glasgow.

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Belarus Producer and Dj.

@homebprod co-boss
@mirage-ha-noi resident
1/2 of @buddha-electronics
1/2 of MINcho

Released:

 @sinchicollective (Consistency,EP)
 @homebprod (Hai Ba Trung, Single Release)
 @donerbeatrecords (This Ain't Rap,EP)
 @homebprod (Kesin Quest, Single Release)
 @atipikmusic (VA Atipik Music 001 as Mincho) 
https://soundcloud.com/morericerecords (Poeben' EP as MiNcho)
https://soundcloud.com/twelvepointsrecords (Memphis Electronic Inc. EP) 
https://soundcloud.com/morericerecords (More Rice 7 Year Anniversary Compilation Volume 2)
https://soundcloud.com/resonancemsk (Various Artists RESO 10Y)

Gigs: 

2026: 

31.12.25 - 01.01.26 - Studio Adventure, PQ/Vietnam 

2025: 

25.10.25 - UNKNWN, Manila / Philippines 
29.08.25 - Accidental Point,  Minsk / Belarus 
22.03.2025 - Savage invites CYRK, Hanoi 
21.03.2025 - Mirage invites Oriana, Hanoi 
07.02.2025 - Costal Spins, Da Nang 

2024

21.12.2024 - Bye Bye Disco, Beijing 
06.10.24 - System, Shanghai 
04.10.24 - Roam, Shanghai
20.04.24 - Unmute with Vlada (Spell), Hanoi (VN) 
22.03.24 - Orbit Electribe Takeover Mirage With Lucretio (Restoration/Timeless), Hanoi (VN) 
04.08.23 - Delirium w Mishouju at 'Never Normal' BKK, Thailand
28.07.23 - Savage invites Barker, Hanoi 
01.07.23 - The Gathering, Cham Island 
06.01.23 - Studio Adventure at Savage, Hanoi (PQ Afterparty with Piezo)
17.04.23 - Loopbox with Ancut at 'Mirage', Hanoi 
25.06.22 - Mishouju at 'The Lighthouse' Saigon,Vietnam 
4-6.11.22 - (Re))treat Festival at Mai Chau 

Unreleased productions by myself you can find through my YouTube channel or Bandcamp by the links below ↓

𝗠𝗕𝗘. Founded and engineered in Asia.

Blasting electronic transmissions from South East Asia and beyond with productions, mixes, and events. We aim to shine some light on the music scene and give talents a platform to share their creativity. We have our club side (MBE) and kitchen groovers (SLOWLY) to reach each corner. Enjoy!

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MBE #11: Atdhe - De La Petit Saigon

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