06/06/2024
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1. A museum worker and security guard check documents at the entrance for the NAAFI Museo Jumex Residency.
2. DJ N***a Fox, Paul Marmota, Mexican Jihad, and DJ Antna on Zones of Disturbance.
Mariana Botey in her theory of the cultural spectrums of indigenous Mexico “... zones of unrest mark the pace of the transformation and communication of important repertoires and vocabularies, where the activation and enhancement of this discrepancy/difference. They are the key to conceptual languages and new avant-garde.”
3. DJ N***a Fox bringing the sounds of Angola, Lisbon, and Africa to Mexico City.
4. NAAFI Residencia
5. Tomás Davó and Alberto Bustamante on the back end. There was no location for the after. It all came together in the last 5 hours.
6. Rogério Brandão, aka DJ N***a Fox, almost missed his flight to Mexico City due to discrimination from the airline. However, with a last-minute flight repurchase from NAAFI, he was able to make the journey. As the Príncipe Discos artist draws influence from kuduro, afro-house, Angolan deep, tarraxinha, and batida the world listens.
7. Paul Marmota and Tomás Davó in the NAAFI office. Cristian Tapia better known as Paul Marmota. The Chilean producer and a NAAFI co-founder is known for combining different styles of rap, house, African, dancehall, tribal, techno, Andino and reggaeton. While no longer apart of NAAFI Paul continues to create futuristic dark soundscapes.
7. Lao’s full length debut was released via NAAFI in early 2024. Chapultepec, at times is minimal, layered and smart. In 19 tracks Lao‘s Chapultepec shows us his curiosity to the world by combining dance, mythology, nature, and Mexican history.