Guest Selector: DJ Mano

We’re back with another guest playlist from tastemaker supreme – Sergio aka Mano. This dude has been slaying parties and spreading the sonic gospel for years. We first met at an FEX party in his hometown Chicago many years back. Since he made the jump to LA, he’s been a cornerstone in the NuTropic getdown that is one of my favorite places to dance and hear new global sounds. Since Covid, you can hear him stretch to the outer limits of head candy on his WorldwideFM show. If this guy plays it, best believe it’s top shelf! In his own words:

“Sifting through all my new joints I’ve been sitting on for the last month, I finally dug in for 2021! These selections represent many corners of the globe, similar to the sonic journeys we go on with the NuTropic soundsystem – kicking these selections off with some newness out of the Rio de Janeiro scene, a bass laden, brass heavy number from Antonio Neves. This track is from his forthcoming album due out Feb 2021. Watch out for this cat. I also wanted to include one of my most played producers of 2020 – Kutiman. Copasavana is a new dub flip, from his album last year. My selections then head towards a mid-tempo, broken beat and UK swing. These tracks took me back to the good ole days of that Bugz In The Attic broken beat, but now they call it bruk (bruk bruk!) Enjoy the ride, from Brazil, Africa, UK, Middle East, Portugal, and a round trip flight back!”