http://www.mrbongo.com/product/looking-for-the-perfect-beat-1121

Marcelo D2 was the leader and vocalist from rap/rock band Planet Hemp, who have sold over 900,000 units in Brazil. 

A Procurada da Batida Perfeita, or Looking For the Perfect Beat, was the long awaited second solo album from MD2, with his first album Eu Tiro Onda having sold over 100,000 units in Brazil. Marcelo D2 goes deeper into his search for the perfect mix of samba and hip hop.


Marcelo D2 - A Maldicao Do Samba

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' the Dance of Life is here for you, it's calling you, the Dance of Life ' (narada michael walden)

Our Sunday music series, 'Sundays ride - ipanema' which we try et get out eWeek, inspirationally came from walking along a beach in RDJ basically Looking for my girl from Ipanema (long before I discovered all of Colombias hidden gems :) et stumbling across by accident, a surfing event held at Arpoador, et ive still got the t shirt! 

(on Musical Roots ...)
via Miami's South beach to Trinidad & Tobago not far from Brasil our adopted second homelands where it all started with the drum really, but nothing prepares you for the first time you hear Samba in a Rio street or sweet steel pan or the Mighty Shadow booming poverty is hell from a passing taxis boom box, just outside Smokey et Buntys ye olde Rum shoppe in downtown st james port of spain / youtu.be/ZKdDwwTaQTQ (https://medium.com/@gal_ngo/my-270-days-inbrasil-as-a-carioca-a-tri-part-musical-journey-or-my-brazilian-love-affair-auto-6eb316a18588)

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main banner foto edits 'did'
previously feature amp 
fiddler meets moodymann 
special collage plus
avtr accidental foto edits 
took on david bowies
aladdin sane's album cover
appearance to our extreme 
delight so we kept the edits
now updated feats our most 
special angel two 'oh Carolina!' 
frm our portraits for climate 
series on medium plus 
rep all my C/C/C&M dedications
to my beloved beautiful 
colombias carol carolina cynthia
& miranda 1L chunko toodles
gal tu chico always :)  

(2023/24/25 work/'wish' List of collabs & studio time avec the following) 




14 Charles Webster collabs 2025/26
01 Amp fiddler 'July' song rework cover
02 Little Dragon rework of Philipp Thimm & Raphael Hofman - Lolite Shadows / https://soundcloud.com/wuza-berlin/philipp-thimm-raphael-hofman-lolite-shadows 
03 David Morales Bad Yard Club 'the Program' classic 2022 mZumbi update
04 https://soundcloud.com/da-capo/no-rainbow and/or https://soundcloud.com/djnicodeandrea/woman-fka-mash-afro-glitch RMX/rework avec @adamport & @keinemusik 
05 Lady Alma & Peven Everett collab 
06 Any Mahogany Music collabs
07 Casamena Jimpster & St Germain grooves c'mon Lets go!
08 Ron Trent Trinidadian Deep & Jody Watley reunite special project
09 More Brazilian Samba adventures w masters at wok! KDope & Lil Louie
10 World plus Berlin Music promotions contd (inspiration Paul Simon)
11 Vintage Reggie Masters vault raids! (inspiration Adrian Sherwood)
12 tea w Kate Bush ... 

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Marcelo D2 - A Maldicao Do Samba

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