Patricktor4 Mixtape
To celebrate the Carnaval 2016, Sonoridade host and producer Béco Dranoff invites acclaimed Brazilian DJ and producer Patricktor4 to compile a special mixed tape of some of his favorite music emanating from Brazil. The result is an up-to-the-minute survey on the rarest and most cutting edge tracks, with a heavy emphasis on the country’s northeastern region.
A leading DJ and producer, Patricktor4 was born in Bahia and has spent much of his life traveling around the north and northeast regions of Brazil. While there, he absorbed the popular music produced locally, that is today finally getting international recognition.
He deconstructs Brazilian music's ethnic plurality and seeks equivalent trends from around the world: from the northeastern Baião to the Balkan beats of Eastern Europe; African Kuduro to Rio’s Baile Funk; Belém’s Latinized Tecnobrega to Cumbia Digital; Guitarrada amazônica to Caribbean Zouk; Bahia's Afoxé to Nigerian Afrobeat. Extensive research and experimentation with these combinations turns his performances into true tropical blenders, filled with fun, highly danceable music.
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New York-based Brazilian music producer and A&R Béco Dranoff hosts this monthly, hour-long radio program dedicated to modern and classic Brazilian music. Each episode focuses on a theme or genre to bring listeners a fast-moving and inclusive panorama of the best in the rich plethora of Brazilian musical styles. Concentrating on the music and light on the talk--save the odd special interview or another--Sonoridade will entertain and educate novices and aficionados alike, broadening the appreciation of Brazilian music around the world. A Brazilian Treasure Béco Dranoff and The Archive of Contemporary Music have compiled links to thousands of Brazilian music videos, industry contacts, recordings, events, essays and databases on a new site: Brazilian Music Day.
