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Schlachthofbronx – Sai Safarda (Hat+Hoodie Remix) FREE DL!

João — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:55:25 +0000

Hat+Hoodie drops a hyped up brega remix of Sai Safarda, the mad autotune anthem of Schlachthofbronx‘ Ayoba EP. The Berlin sound boy gives the Man Recordings classic a twirly makeover inspired by North Brazilian tecno brega and eletro melody. Treme!

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WHEN ART IMITATES LIFE

Daniel — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:15:56 +0000

On last Friday night Swiss police fired rubber bullets and teargas at an artist-activist group who took over Japanese artist Tadashi Kawamata and architect Christophe Scheidegger’s politically uncomfortable ‘favela cafe’ at Art Basel, a fully working eatery in the guise of Brasil’s ad-hoc urban areas. Art Basel had allowed the group to protest for a limited time.

LUSO FM #22 ON FUNKHAUS EUROPA – ZOUK BASS SPECIAL

João — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:10:41 +0000

#22 in Daniel Haaksman´s weekly radio show on German public radio “Funkhaus Europa” presents a short musical genealogy of Zouk Bass. Daniel follows the metamorphoses from Zouk to Kizomba, from Tarraxinha to Tarraxo to finally Zouk Bass. Listen to it below.

DOUSTER – KING OF AFRICA (MILANGELES + ELOQ RX)

Daniel — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:11:10 +0000

Italian soon to be much talked-about tropical talents Milangeles teamed up with Copenhagen´s ELOQ and made a superb trap re-interpretation of Douster´s classic “King Of Africa” tune for free download. Watch out for the Milangeles debut EP on Man Recordings coming up this summer, these ragazzi will turn up the heat!

Man Recordings Stickers

Alexander — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:24:25 +0000

João Brasil

DJ Waldo Squash / Gang Do Eletro

Mateo / Banda Úo

You´ve seen the stickers on Matteo from Banda Uó and the laptops of João Brasil and Waldo Squash – now stick your lingo everywhere with your own Man Recordings Baile Funk and Reggaeton stickers, designed by Paul Snowden. Perfect for laptops, cars, fridges and girlfriends.

Available at the Man Recordings online store now!

MILITANT GENTRIFICATION IN RIO DE JANEIRO

Daniel — Sun, 09 Jun 2013 05:36:29 +0000

Facing two upcoming mega events in Brazil – 2014 the world cup and 2016 the Olympics – right now in Rio de Janeiro, favela residents across the city are being forced out of their homes and communities. Tens of thousands of families are having to leave their self-built homes, often of decades, due to direct state intervention where residents are told they are being removed for the mega-event developments or because they are in “risk areas,” or due to the more subtle forces of real estate speculation and gentrification whereby residents can no longer afford to live in their own communities. Both types of eviction mean residents must move out to peripheral, underserved areas of the city, where land is cheaper, new favelas are being formed, and the majority of replacement public housing is being built.

The following short documentaries–’Marked Homes,’ and ‘Me, Favela’ give an important insight into the different aspects and stages of these processes currently underway in Rio and how they are affecting the people and communities involved. With English subtitles by RioOnWatch*, these videos are essential viewing for an understanding of how eviction, gentrification and displacement are currently reshaping Rio and perpetuating the city’s world-famous inequality and historic marginalization of the poor.

A documentary on the effects of these developments on Rio´s baile funk culture however has yet to be made.

ME FAVELA

Featuring the voices of community leaders, social workers and a tourist, this short film looks at the threat of gentrification in Babilônia, a well situated South Zone favela overlooking the beachside neighborhood Leme with stunning views of Copacabana’s curved shore. Residents question the policy of the Pacifying Police Unit (UPP) and the subsequent entrance of tourists and middle-class buyers, and express concern over what this entrance will mean for community life in the favela.

MARKED HOMES

Combining archive footage and interviews with current residents of Providência, Marked Homes looks at the forced eviction of a third of Brazil’s first favela for the installation of a cable car. Featuring photographer and community activist Maurício Hora, who co-wrote last year’s New York Times op-ed ‘In the Name of Future, Rio is destroying its past‘ with CatComm’s Theresa Williamson, and a star turn by vocal resident Márcia Regina de Deus, Marked Homes contextualises the current wave of evictions in Providência within the Rio government’s historic policies and attitudes towards favela development: “destroy to rebuild.”

Via Rio On Watch.

LUSO FM DOUBLE WHAMMY: LUSOTRONICS SPECIAL + TROPKILLAZ DJ MIX

João — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:07:02 +0000

Luso FM mid-week double whammy! Daniel Haaksman´s weekly radio show on all things electronic from the Portuguese speaking world (that is: Portugal, Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Capo Verde and the WWW), is full of new music. #20 reflects on Berlin´s Lusotronics festival, #21 presents an exclusive DJ mix by São Paulo hot tickets Tropkillaz. Get your 2h lusotronic injection below!

Banda Uó – Arerê

Daniel — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 07:17:57 +0000

NEW JOÃO BRASIL + HARDCUORE COLLABO

Daniel — Fri, 31 May 2013 20:12:17 +0000

After collaborating on the video for João Brasil´s mega tune “L.O.V.E. Banana” (directed by Breno Pineschi and Rafael Cazes of Hardcuore), the dream team just joined forces again. This time it´s for a pinneapple fruit juice commercial for Brasilian company “Do Bem”. It´s also a love letter to Brasilian music.

OUT NOW: BANDA WESTFALICA VERSIONS EP LIMITED 12″ VINYL

Daniel — Thu, 30 May 2013 12:59:10 +0000

We waited a bit long for our French pressing plant to finally deliver the vinyls, but now they are here and we´re super hyped: Banda Westfalica’s Versions EP is now also available as 12″ vinyl! Strictly limited to only one hundred hand numbered copies, it´s now available exclusively through the brand new Man Recordings online store.

The EP features live versions of Man Recordings classics such as “Carimbo” and “Tulum” by Schlachthofbronx, “El Toro” (So Shifty Version) by Beware & Motorptich, “K Le Pasa” (So Shifty Version) by El Dusty, “Hands Up” by Daniel Haaksman and “Cartagenera” by the Dutch Rhythm Combo, the tropical project of Daniel Haaksman´s brother Felix.

Make your order fast, these vinyls will fly out our shops soon!

Banda Westfalica – Versions EP (DJ Beware Minimix) by MAN RECORDINGS

BUY IT EXCLUSIVELY AT THE MAN RECORDINGS ONLINE STORE!