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The tracklist for SonarMix 036 takes you to parts of SoundCloud you didn’t even know existed. Guided by VHOOR, this edition of SonarMix takes a trip through Brazil’s baile funk underground, one of the most radically creative scenes in the world right now.  

 Ahead of his appearance at Sónar Lisboa as part of the Enchufada showcase on Sunday 24th March, the 26-year-old producer and DJ shares some of his favourite current floorfillers, plus a selection of unreleased tracks, edits and flips (his productions, both solo and as part of the Weird Baile collective, make up over half of the tracklist). It’s a user's guide to baile funk, identifying the genre’s roots in old school hip hop and Miami bass, highlighting its unique musical vocabulary, and even showing how it’s infiltrating the mainstream. 
A track by Afrika Bambataa collaborator Arthur Baker (as Planet Rock) gives way to the nervous hi-hats and rolling bass of Beyoncé’s ‘America Has A Problem’, which is then blended with the stripped down groove of VHOOR’s own ‘Sensaçao’. The syrupy sound of pre-millennial r&b (Ghost Town DJ’s ‘My Boo’) and Kodak Black’s slurred, lazy raps (here given a percussive flip by Príncipe’s DJ Lycox) fit perfectly alongside one of his productions for baile funk legend MC Bin Laden. And Brazilian superstar Anitta’s version of DJ Pimpa’s manic ‘Movimento da Sanfoninha’ is just as freaky as any of tracks produced by unheralded SoundCloud producers with all-caps names like DJ WIUZIN DO 085.  “I hope you like it,” is all he told us. After the final triumphant blast of ‘Se Ta Solteira’, a slice of booming Miami bass featuring rapper FBC, the only thing we want to do is hit play again.  Tracklist:Mosca - Cedar Wood State (Volt Mix)Maffalda - Sensual Mandela
FBC & VHOOR - DeliriosAmadeezy - This DeezayDeekapz - 0800Planet Rock - Play At Your Own Risk (Petko Turner Edit)Beyoncé - America Has a ProblemVHOOR - SensaçãoGhost Town DJs - My BooSango - Três Horas (VHOOR VOLT MIXED)H.E.R. - Slide (VHOOR Miami Bass Flip)MC Bin Laden & VHOOR - Zum Zum ZumFreestyle Project - Music For My SoulVHOOR - She Sexy VHOOR ft. D.A.N.V - AssovioWeird Baile - Aquecimento do Ih CaracaWeird Baile - Aquecimento do PontilhãoVHOOR - UnreleasedVHOOR - UnreleasedMC K9 - QUANDO ELA BEBE ELA FICA MALUCADJ WIUZIN DO 085 - MOONLIGHT RITMIN DO TENTACIONLSDXOXO - R E C H U R AKodak Black - Tunnel Vision (Lycox Remix)Treyce - Sequência de Lovezinho (KARAN! REMIX)VHOOR - UnreleasedVHOOR - UnreleasedVHOOR - UnreleasedMC RD, DJ TIO JOTA E DJ DOUGLINHAS - BOTADÃOVHOOR - UnreleasedBEAT BOLHA x MAGRÃO (DJ BRAW) - SINFONIA DANÇANTEAnitta - Movimento da SanfoninhaMC Duduzinho - To Pro CrimeWeird Baile - CarãoWeird Baile - Vogue BoladoVHOOR - UnreleasedFBC & VHOOR ft. Mac Julia - Se Ta Solteira

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Today, Sónar Lisboa finalises the lineup for its third edition. On the 22nd, 23rd and 24th March 2024 in Parque Eduardo VII, international icons and rising stars will cross paths with local legends and trailblazing artists from the Portuguese underground.    

 Check the full lineup below, new additions are marked in bold.  2manydjs invite Éclair Fifi & Erol Alkan (BE/GB-SCT/UK) | AMULADOR (PT) | Ana Pacheco (PT) | Batida (PT) | Bonobo DJ set (UK) | Branko (PT) | CC:DISCO! (AU) | Celeste Mariposa (PT) | Chima Isaaro (PT) | Conferência Inferno (PT) | Dresden (Ivan Smagghe & Manfredas) (FR/LT) | Eliza Rose (UK) | Florentino (CO/UK) | DJ Gigola (DE) | Grove (UK) | Helena Hauff b2b Imogen (DE/UK) | Ikram Bouloum b2b Odete (ES/PT) | iolanda (PT) | Jennifer Loveless (AU) | Laura BCR (FR) | DJ Lynce live (PT) | Magupi’n’liquid bass (PT) | Marie Davidson live (CA) | DJ Minx b2b DJ Holographic (US) | Mona Yim (DE) | Moullinex △ GPU Panic (PT) | Nia Archives (UK) | Oneohtrix Point Never (US) | Paul Kalkbrenner (DE) | Perel (DE) | Rita Maomenos (PT) | Rui Vargas (PT) | RUUAR (PT) | DJ Satelite (AO/PT) | Sevdaliza (IR/NL) | Shygirl presents ‘Club Shy’ (UK) | Supa b2b Ghetthoven (PT) | Tiga & Hudson Mohawke present ‘Love Minus Zero’ (CA/GB-SCT) | TOMMY CASH (EE) | Vanyfox (PT) | VHOOR (BR) | Wata Igarashi live (JP) | XEXA (PT) | Yen Sung b2b Photonz (PT) | ZenGxrl (PT/AO) Also released today are the lineups for each session of Sónar by Day and Sónar by Night - head here to see when each artist is playing.  Emerging and established stars at Sónar by Night and Sónar by Day  Headlining Sónar by Night are 2manydjs, who’ll perform an unprecedented, eclectic and never-seen-before DJ set with special guests Éclair Fifi and Erol Alkan. They’re joined by multi-talented artist and genre-defying performer Sevdaliza; UK jungle revivalist Nia Archives; and a heavyweight session of electro from Helena Hauff b2b Imogen.  An artist who’s synonymous with electronic music across the world, Paul Kalkbrenner, will headline Sónar by Day, with a cinematic live set. UK crossover star Shygirl will present her new concept show ‘Club Shy’, translating her tracks to the dancefloor; while Estonia’s TOMMY CASH presents his idiosyncratic vision of hip hop. Also appearing live is US producer Oneohtrix Point Never, performing his latest album Again together with visual artist Freeka Tet. Amongst the DJs set to play are Eliza Rose, who’ll show off her knowledge of UK garage and house; Bonobo, who’ll explore his influences from afrobeat to hip hop; and Lisbon-based Australian selector CC:DISCO!, who’ll play a homecoming set.   From Lisbon to the world Producer and DJ Branko has been at the epicentre of Lisbon’s electronic music scene for over two decades. The former Buraka Som Sistema member will perform a new live set based on his forthcoming 2024 album. His Enchufada label has also curated a special showcase on Sunday at Sónar by Day, featuring DJ sets from Brazilian baile funk specialist VHOOR and rising local batida producer Vanyfox. Also invited are iolanda, who’ll perform live; DJ Satelite; and ZenGxrl.  Portugal’s vibrant local scene features throughout the lineup. Digger and selector Chima Isaaro is one of Lisboa’s best-kept secrets, she’ll perform at Sónar by Night, alongside local legends Yen Sung and Photonz. Amongst the local artists at Sónar by Day are XEXA, whose fourth world soundscapes draw on  afrofuturism and her São Toméan heritage; Moullinex △ GPU Panic’s airy synthpop; new wave and post-punk trio Conferência Inferno; and a pair of DJs who champion the sounds of lusophone Africa; Batida and Celeste Mariposa.    Dance music for all tastes  For deep, transportative dance music at Sónar by Day, look no further than Wata Igarashi, who’ll perform live. The Japanese artist is joined by a pair of DJs who favour deep, hypnotic techno: France’s Laura BCR and local hero AMULADOR. As Dresden, Ivan Smagghe and Manfredas explore dance music’s most unorthodox and lysergic zones; they’ll find a kindred spirit in local selector Ana Pacheco. Plus there’ll be a hypnotic session from the godfather of Portuguese electronic music, Rui Vargas. Also at Sónar by Day, Perel appears with a hybrid set of italo disco and slow acid, and Porto’s DJ Lynce evokes the golden era of rave in his live set. Outspoken UK artist Grove collides drum’n’bass, punk, and dancehall, while Florentino mixes latin rhythms and UK bass music. Plus there’s a geographically-diverse, experimental club music from Ikram Bouloum b2b Odete, and a DJ set of hyperpop-tinged tech house courtesy of Mona Yim. Hudson Mohawke and Tiga’s collaborative live AV project Love Minus Zero reconfigures the concept of the rave for a 21st century audience: catch them at Sónar by Night. Also on the bill is idiosyncratic live performer Marie Davidson. For DJ sets, look no further than Jennifer Loveless’ high-energy house and techno; the ‘genre-fluid’ selections of Live From Earth’s DJ Gigola; and a 100% female, 100% Detroit back-to-back from DJ Minx and DJ Holographic.   Coming soon… Sónar+D During all three days of the festival, Estufa Fria will host conferences, concerts and an AV installation, a full Sónar+D programme that brings Sónar’s ‘anti-disciplinary’ event to the Portuguese capital. More details will be announced very soon.  Individual tickets and Full Festival Passes on sale now  With the announcement of the full lineup and the lineups for each Day and Night of the festival, individual tickets have also been released. Full Festival Passes also remain on sale, head to the tickets page to get yours now.

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