Now, Magabo is not a name you people will necessarily have heard of (well, unless you listened to my penultimate show of 2005 when I aired an exclusive mix from him – more of which later), but trust me this man is most definitely worth checking out. A american now residing in Brasil, Magabo is your quintessential journeyman DJ. He travels the world, sampling both locally bought music and field recording street musicians etc., and incorporating it all into his mixes. The end result is simply incredible: grime clashes with Moroccan saz samples; killer breaks mash with Brasilian MCs. Trust me, its a pretty damn nice listen.
So, as an introduction to the man?s styles I thought I?d link you up to this mix, which he recorded while travelling in Morocco. Taking in anything from Marvin Gaye to unreadable Arabic-credited cassettes he bought on the road, its a truly fantastic listen. Don?t sleep now!
Click here to download the mix! (60Mb)
Click here for the tracklisting!
Keep an eye on Magabo?s sites – www.magabo.com and www.comandodigital.com – for more info on the man himself. However the really great news is that ?Bo has been signed up by Wordsound, and will be releasing a mix through them sometime in the first quarter of this year.
Also, for those of you that heard his killer mix that he did for Rhythm Incursions while in town, you?ll be pleased to hear that it will be getting podcast towards the end of March. So, hit up the Rhythm Inc podcast feed and be sure to subscribe!
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