Reggae: Bristol based Jonny Mintaka has been selecting and producing deep roots and steppas for 10 years. His home in the roots scene is Pressure Roots Hi Fi, selecting in dances alongside the likes of Aba Shanti I, Channel One, Dubkasm, Earl 16 & Nick Manasseh. Jonny Mintaka’s dubplates have been played by sound systems including Kibir La Amlak, O.B.F, Ballistik Rootical Sound & Welders Hi Fi to name just a few. 

African: Whether spinning hard Ghanaian funk, rocking makossa from Cameroon, Benga from Kenya, Congolese soukous or Cape Verde tropical bass, Jonny Mintaka’s dance floor is always bouncing! A love of African rhythms was consolidated by 2 months in Cameroon travelling with Baka musicians and he hasn’t looked back since, carefully building up an impressive vinyl collection. Based in Bristol, He’s also the resident DJ and one of the promoters for Apocalypso celebrating sail cargo and tropical dancefloor movement.

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