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 or 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.

www.magabo.com

www.myspace.com/magabo

Salmon and Compass, 58 Penton Street Angel, N1
7pm – 2am / £3 / Donations before 9

Plus … 10 Years of Venezuela’s Bolivarian revolution. Films, speakers and discussion

7.30pm
Puedo Hablar?
“¿Puedo Hablar? / May I Speak?” follows both candidates in the December 2006 Venezuelan elections. The film offers its audience a snapshot portrait of a Venezuelan society at a crossroads; a re-elected president, challenged by a reformed and mounting opposition; a valuable starting block for any debate on current Venezuelan politics. The production team of four journeyed to six different regions of Venezuela, shooting everywhere from the notorious barrios of Caracas to the oil-rich Lake Maracaibo, from a city of five million to an Amazonian pueblo of twenty-three, criss-crossing the country in everything from Chavista motocicletas to dug-out canoes and a private jet.

http://www.sol-productions.org/Sol%20Productions%20In%20Venezuela.htm

9.00pm
Speakers including Jorge Martin from Hands Off Venezuela and speakers from the Venezuela Information Centre discuss 10 Years of Hugo Chavez’s Bolivarian government, the challenges it faces and the way it has been covered in the UK media.
Chaired by Pablo Navarrete (Red Pepper Latin America editor / Movimientos)

9.30pm
Exclusive music video screenings from Venezuela’s music scene courtesy of AVILA TV