The baile cumbia clash / Funk Mundial #8 release party at ZZK club in Buenos Aires last Saturday was a real banger. Approximately four to five hundred people came down to shake their booties to Chancha Via Circuito (with an amazing live set), El Remólon (100% all pure hip shakers), El Grant (presenting cool new ZZK stuff), Douster (block rocking beats) and Deize Tigrona´s live p.a. – the first ever baile funk show on Argentinian soil. Presenting anthems like “Injeção”, “Sex-O-Matic”, “Miniatur De Lulu”, “Bandida” or her recent collab with Buraka, “Aqui pra voçes”, Deize proofed once more, that she is the undisputed queen of baile funk, able to rock any club from Kopenhagen to Buenos Aires.

Thanks to El Grant, Giorgio Ronna, El Remolón, Naim, Villa Diamante, Pablo and his three cute sisters for making this weekend so special. ZZK rules!!

If you´re happen to be in Buenos Aires this weekend, please come down to the release party of Funk Mundial #8, the ZZK edition.

The ZZK party is part #2 of the Baile Cumbia clash which started in Berlin in December and is now followed by the Buenos Aires edition, peaking in the release of Funk Mundial #8 the ZZK volume featuring contributions by Frikstailers, Chancha Via Circuito, Douster and El Remolon. The vinyl will be released mid March, catch the digital version on Beatport in the meantime to get into the groove.

The Buenos Aires party will feature Deize Tigrona and myself as the Baile ambassadors and the ZZK all stars with Chancha Via Circuito, El Remolon, Douster and Villa Diamante on the decks as the Cumbia rockers. For Deize, it´s her Argentinian debut show – so it´s an extra special night in the very scarce Brazilian-Argentinian musical exchange.

CUMBIA BAILE CLASH
ZZK VS. MAN RECORDINGS
VOODOO MOTEL – Dorrego 1735 – Palermo
Cover: $25 from 24 to 2AM. After $30.

I´m back from Asia. Shock freezed in cold ass Berlin, but glad to be back in the office and kick off the fourth year of Man Recordings which promises to be full of great releases and events. Spring 2009 will see Funk Mundial releases by the ZZK all stars from Buenos Aires: Funk Mundial #8, feat. El Remolón, Chancha Via Circuito, Douster and Frikstailers, the first ever Cumbia-Baile release. Funk Mundial #9 will follow shortly after, prouding us with a contribution by our favourite Ed Banger Feadz from Paris. His release is a collab with 8 year old Rio based MC Wesley  – released as limited edition 7″ vinyl.

Despite various vinyl distributors folding in the 4th quarter of 2008, making us loose money and stock, and the all over world economy looking up to grim months to come, we´ll still keep up to the vinyl format. A look at the photo ensemble which we recently shot of our releases should say it all: MP3 my ass, vinyl is here to stay.

Berlin enjoyed the first ever Baile Cumbia clash last Saturday at Scala club when Buenos Aires based ZZK sound system came to town to present new heat from the Argentinian capital. DJs El Grant, Villa Diamante and El Remolon got the booties shakin until the morning hours with NY special guest G Rizo blowin up the spot with her short but powerful live P.A., rapping her mouth off like there´s no tomorrow.

Big up to the ZZK crew for making Berlin´s first Baile Cumbia clash so special.

If you´re in Berlin this weekend, come down to Scala club on Friedrichstrasse in Mitte. Very special guests at our newly established Man Recordings night @ Scala is ZZK sound system from Buenos Aires, Argentinia. ZZKers El Remolon, Villa Diamante and ADJ Grant will present what is quiet likely the first ever cumbia night in Berlin. I will present new baile bangers from Rio and Man Rec – the upcoming Funk Mundial #8 release ZZK vs. Man Rec included.