Call it batida, kuduro, Afro house, Lisbon bass: anyone with a keen ear
for contemporary developments in global electronic dance music can't
fail to have noticed the rise in popularity and influence of
Lisbon-based DJs such as DJ Marfox, DJ Nervoso and Nídia. These DJs and
producers have brought the sound of the Lisbon projects to the wider
world via international club nights, festival appearances, recordings
and remix projects for a range of international artists.
This book uses the 2006 compilation DJs do Guetto as a prism for
exploring this music's aesthetics and its roots in Lusophone Africa, its
evolution in the immigrant communities of Lisbon and its journey from
there to the world. The story is one of encounters: between people,
sounds, neighborhoods, technologies and cultural contexts. Drawing on
reflections by DJ Marfox and others, the book establishes DJs do
Guetto as a foundation stone not only for a burgeoning music scene, but
also for a newfound sense of pride in a place and a community.