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Daniel Villarreal
Drummer and founding member of the band Dos Santos, Daniel’s drumming was featured on the self-titled 2015 debut "Dos Santos.” Also that year he toured the United States making appearances at SXSW, the Pachanga Latino Music Festival, and the Ruido Fest Latin Alternative Music Festival. In 2016, the band released their follow-up EP “Fonografic” on Electric Cowbell Records with Grammy Award-winning producer Beto Martínez. A year later Dos Santos teamed up with Money Chicha to release a 7" vinyl split on Sonorama Discos. 2018 saw the release of the critically acclaimed LP “Logos” on the International Anthem label. Currently Daniel and Dos Santos are putting finishing touches on their sophomore International Anthem release with producer Elliot Bergman from (Nomo, Wild Belle).
As a DJ, Daniel specializes in groovy vintage Afro-diasporic sounds. His DJ sets (vinyl or digital) showcase his knowledge of world music, electronica,Tropicalia, vintage latin soul, Chicha, psychedelic Cumbia, Afrobeat, reggae, funk, and groovy deep cuts beats.
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Ludovico Granvassu's Garden Of Jazzy Delights 2022
by Ludovico Granvassu
The depth and range of the music that jazz players have put on record in 2022 are so big that summarizing this year in jazz" by selecting only ten albums feels akin to taking the photo of a breath-taking landscape with an ultra-low resolution camera... Ten years from now, how is one supposed to understand how 2022 sounded through a sonic picture consisting of just ten, very large, audio pixels? So I much prefer a higher resolution image ...
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by Ludovico Granvassu
Since 2022 has been barreling down at breakneck speed... it's July already, which is actually the perfect moment to take stock of what the first half of the year had to offer to jazz fans. Please enjoy some of the tunes that have brought us most delight during the first six months of the year! Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Pernille Bévort Minor Clues" Bévort 3 ...
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