I recently played a few festivals across Europe. Basically everybody played a Michael Jackson track in their sets or shows. I did too: Usually I don´t play any drum n´bass, but this remix by DJ C of Shinehead´s dancehall version always blew off the roof. DJ C gave us the mix for free to post, thanks, Jake!!

P.S. Yes, this will definitely be the last posting we´ll do on Michael Jackson, promised!!

Billy Jean DJ C Drum N Bass Remix

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Our world famous Man Recordings cotton bags are back in stock! Perfect for vinyl carrying, these allround bags are especially popular amongst ladies. Princess Suellen from Rio e.g. uses hers when going to the beach (picture courtesy by www.agenciaolhares.com). The price is 5 €, or you´ll get them for free when you order vinyl at www.manrecordings.com

I love bellydancing, and I love especially this dancer:

We just started a new mixtape series at Man Recordings. Every two months, the series will present the mixing skills and favourite picks from artists of the Man Rec Crüe.
As every gentleman´s motto is “Ladies first”, here´s the Man Rec Mixtape #1 by our beloved Joyce Muniz: It´s full of new and unreleased tropical heat from Solo to Riva Starr, Man Rec classics re-edited, to new baile bangers and house shakers – a mix perfect to grind your sun tanned bodies at the pool. Watch this space for more mixes coming up.

Download it from here and please share:

http://www.zshare.net/audio/62979491564297ee/

Tracklist here:

1. kubo/un korpo/mixtape intro
2. kubo feat. Joyce muniz – mela
3. zombie disco squad- esperanto (solo rmx)
4. crookers feat. Mc leka – para de gracinha ( sticky K rmx)
5. beware & motorpitch – backstabber (more drums less talk mix)
6. eduk – jumpin N´pumpin
7. dj woody- buffalo bill
8. dj edgar – projeto funk se- (vem kikando)
9. daniel haaksman- senta senta
10. chris james & lee dearn – torcida cumbia
11. renaissance man -what is guru (rivastarr rmx)
12. nick & dannychatelain – katrinyla (buff buff rmx)
13. kubo feat. joyce muniz – solta a porra (joyce muniz & SR edit version)
14. solo – joga bola
15. daniel haaksman feat. mc miltinho – kid conga
16. metal cut – izotope
17. scottie b & king tutt- african chant (top billin rmx)
18. kubo feat. joyce muniz – rebola
19. douster- for weirdos only (momma´s boy rmx)
20. bonde do role- solta o frango (schlachhof bronx rmx)
21. air tronic – remember (b. funk electric mix)
22. buraka som sistema- puxada (joyce muniz & SR edit version)
23. flore feat. shunda k – test
24. dj beware & motorpitch – la mezcla
25. outro / vaza

Cidinho E Doca´s “Rap Das Armas” quite possibly is the first ever baile funk tune to cross over into Ibiza club format. After German trance house label Kontor released a tribal house remix of “Rap Das Armas” feat the original Cidinho E Doca on the mike at the end of 2008, Euro chanteuse Loona now delivers the tacky Ibiza version: “Parapapapapa”. See the three metaphorphosises from original, to tribal house to Ibiza version:

The tribal house remix, feat. Cidinho E Doca

Come down to Registratur in Munich tonight to the “Global Warming” party hosted by Schlachthofbronx with special guest Sinden and myself without Deize – unfortunately she didnt board the plane in Rio for her Euroland shows. Doors open at Registratur at 11, be there on time, it´s going to be rammed.

See this short documentary on MC Gringo, directed by Ben Holman:

Funk is still on the move in Rio, the 808 based beats with which baile funk became known in Europe has completely disappeared, the Tamborzinho – based on a beatbox loop by Mr. Catra – continues to rule the genre, plus a more “Bahian” influence that is heavily on a percussion tip. On the vocal front, Kid MCs are on the rise, our recent release with Feadz, and my release “Kid Conga” with MC Miltinho is only a fraction of the kid voices increasingly used in baile funk. Grab some of the latest funk bangers here, they all reflect the current trends in Rio funk.

DJs Dinho + Fú – Aquecimento Michael Jackson

Phabyo DJ feat. MC Nego – Passinho Do Popeye

Sandrinho DJ – Rap Adriano Imperador feat Mc WF

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Our correspondent Natalie Brunner wrote us this news bulletin from Rio yesterday:

Thanks to the kindness of DJ Sany Pitbull I was able to take a pre-look at the exhibition “Funk-Se” (”Funk You”). “Funk-Se” includes a series of events focusing on fourty years of Funk Culture in Rio de Janeiro. The exihibition is taking place in “OI Future Nave”, a school and cultural space in Tijuca, in the zona norte of Rio. The hallways of the places are decorated with flyers of Bailes from the 1970ies.
On display amongst other are excerpts from the movie Favela on Blast, a how -to –play- the MPC video featuring DJ Cabide and photographs by Dani Dacorso who did the covers of Daniel Haaksman´s compilation “Rio Baile Funk More Favela Booty Beats” amongst others. While I was checking out DaCorso´s work, a group of 12 year old school girls stormed the not yet open exhibition and started a lively discussion about the tits of Mulher Melancia, a well known funk artist displayed in the exhibition.

Funk-Se opens on the 7th of July and closes on the Saturday the 11th with a Funk Battle in Lapa. For all those who won´t make it to Rio in the next few days, the exihibition is very well documented online and most of the works can be seen online as well.

More infos on the exhibition here: Funk-Se

Okay, I promise this is the last post I will do on MJ, but I just wanted you all to hear this. My homie Dj Whatever let me know about this one. This mix is called “Michael Jackson – The Soulful Years” done by Jaycee, who happens to be Ludacris’s tour dj as well as a radio host on V-103 Atlanta. It’s not a tribute mix actually, because this mix was done in 2006. I like it for Jaycee’s selection, his skills on the turntables and the whole flow of the tape. Recommended!

When in Rio last week I finally found a nice office space for the new Man Recordings Rio office, located in the neighbourhood São Conrado. Thanks to recent amazing sales of our music both digital and on vinyl (+300 % despite the financial crisis) we are now able to open a Southern American office. Built in the 1950s by Oscar Niemeyer on a solid rock, it has a splendid view to the sea. The house is surrounded by jungle and also has a nice pool, which makes it a perfect place for social events, i.e. record release parties. We´ll keep you posted on upcoming dates. Err, just kidding!!

If you live in the Benelux area, come down to the Funk Mundial party in Gent on Saturday. All of you who missed out on the banging Funk Mundial party in Brussels a momth ago, will have a chance to shake their booty Brasilian style again.