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Maga Bo is a producer/DJ based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. His work spans the breadth of transinternational urban bass music from hip hop and kwaito to baile funk and jungle ragga to dub, grime and dubstep with flares of samba, rai, bhangra, skewed electronic beats and loudspeaker jitter.
His live performances are a hybrid mix of DJ set and live PA where he mixes diverse sounds culled from pirate cassettes bought on the street in various parts of the world, MP3s from the internet, obscure vinyl found in underground shops, original beats, unreleased remixes and exclusive tracks. His performances often include the presence of guest MCs and musicians.
DJing and producing tracks with a portable laptop studio, he has worked and performed in over 20 countries in Africa, Asia, North and South America and Europe. Maga Bo's work has been released on Soot Records, WordSound, and Tru-Thoughts and has collaborated with, remixed and been remixed by Filastine, Dr. Das (ex-Asian Dub Foundation), Nettle, Ghislain Poirier, Quantic, TM Juke, and Dub Gabriel.
His current releases include his debut full length album, Archipelagoes, and two 12" vinyls on Soot Records as well as a 7" vinyl and compilation on Nanny Tango/MELT 2000 and 2 tracks on the latest African Dope Records release, Cape of Good Dope 2. In addition, there are 3 accompanying video clips filmed in Senegal and South Africa. Aside from his critically acclaimed mixtape, Confusion of Tongues (Soot Records 2007), his work has also been released on Tru-Thoughts and WordSound.
