Northern Italy, particularly Milan and the Veneto area have always been very open minded when it comes to new club sounds. Italy´s best tropical bass night, "Balera Favela" is hosted in Milan by Ckrono, Milangeles are stemming from Milan and Lamento has been founder of the "Muevelo o Mundo" club nights in the town of Bassano Del Grappa in the Veneto area. Many Man Recordings artists have DJed in clubs of this North Italian network.

Now Lamento, aka Andrea Campagnolo, releases his debut release on Man Recordings. A passionate record collector, Lamento has been digging music from the Southern hemisphere for years, particularly African wax. For his debut, he channels voice recordings from the Mongo people who live in the equatorial forest of Central Africa.

"Balama" comes with an all Italian remix-line up, including a tribally influenced remix by Lorenzo BITW, a UK funky inspired remix by Ckrono and a deeped-out trap remix by The Clerk.

Balama EP

Lamento "Balama"

Man Recordings is a Berlin based record label. Founded in 2005 by DJ and producer @Daniel-Haaksman it  has tirelessly promoted regional electronic music styles from the Southern hemisphere, particularly Brazil, the Carribbean and Africa and their international adaptions. Man Recordings has released various baile funk artists such as Mr.Catra, Deize Tigrona,  Edu K, João Brasil, MC Tha or Mulú, plus some of the first international releases and remixes by artists such as Diplo, Tropkillaz, Crookers, Schlachthofbronx, Bert On Beats plus countless others. Recently, the label has become more focused on the releases and own musical outputs of boss man Daniel Haaksman.

Visit us at www.manrecordings.com

Demo submissions (in private Soundcloud player link only): office-at-manrecordings.com

This is my messy Soundklaus.  Own productions and scetches for various projects can be found here. For more advanced djing of my very own Houseproject "Bongo Karl" check my other account on Mixcloud. (Link below)

Clavae was raised in the Bay Area and has been soaking up the sounds of the underground music scene since she was a baby raver. Trained as a choreographer and clown, Clavae is a dj for the dancers. For nearly a decade she’s been a selector for secret parties (iykyk). Tasting note: body forward, buttery bass, wet panties, with a hint of hyphy. Balances of soft and hard, global and local, vintage and fresh.

instagram.com/ali___irl

https://ra.co/dj/aliirl

Houcem Bellakoud is a Rotterdam based Tunisian artist. Born and raised in the beautiful country of Tunisia, MR Bellakoud is musical heavily influenced by his African roots. 

The Tunisian DJ easily swings between electronic rhythms and soulful grooves. His diverse selection goes from ethnic to house, from deep house to techno and all those grooves in between. 

Bellakoud featured on several european stages and is still expanding his reach as an artist through out Europe and the rest of the world.

He is an artist to keep an eye on!