De calle a selva
Based in Kyoto, Aiconga, a percussionist captivated by Afro-Cuban music after a long stay in Cuba and organizer of the hybrid Latin party Our Latin Way, awakens memories of a journey through South America through sounds that carry the humidity of the subtropics and the scent of the market.
Streamed on 23.9.2026
Archive available from 18.10.2026
Interview
What is the concept behind this Showcase?
A round-the-world trip that starts in South America and comes back to South America again. The clinging subtropical humidity, the smell of meat and vegetables at the market, the cheap music playing from the radio, all of it gets etched into your senses without you even realizing it, and even after the trip is over, it comes back to life, vividly, in unexpected moments of everyday life. I tried to put together a selection of tracks that calls back those travel memories.
What are the highlights of this Showcase?
- 1.Cucurrucucu Paloma— Caetano VelosoCould there possibly be a more beautiful recording than this one?
- 2.Saimon Matsuzaka— 中西レモン (Remon Nakanishi)Even within the folk music (minyo) scene that's been picking up momentum in recent years, this is an especially cool track. I want DJs all over the world to play it.
- 3.Todo en Vida— Nuevos RiosIf you understand Spanish, please listen closely to the lyrics. It gets me every single time, and for me personally, it's the biggest tune of the year.
On the genres and styles featured in this Showcase
I try not to be tied down by genre, mixing live instrumentation and programmed sounds without worrying about the difference. Since I'm originally a drummer, I tend to gravitate toward things that are percussive, earthy, and almost ritualistic, but this time I selected the more refreshing, easy-listening side of African and Middle Eastern music, along with melancholic, wistful downtempo from the Latin side, all on vinyl.
Play List
- 1.Cucurrucucu PalomaCaetano Veloso
- 2.To Remember (feat. Photay & Kushal Gaya)Sarathy Korwar
- 3.Cool Sazislandman
- 4.Don’t Believe the DancersTony Allen & Adrian Younge
- 5.Boat PeopleDeadline
- 6.Rhythm Is All You Can Dance (Album Mix)Africaine 808
- 7.Harpoon LandOwiny Sigoma Band
- 8.CaroselloMusta
- 9.Baila Plena (Off World Enseble Remix)Papo Vazquez
- 10.Los Pájaros (ft. Nicolás Domínguez Bedini)Barrio Lindo
- 11.Saimon Matsuzaka中西レモン (Remon Nakanishi)
- 12.CuivréeDébruit
- 13.Crepúsculo (feat. Bachan Kaur)Lagartijeando
- 14.TarocchiChancha Vía Circuito
- 15.AñoranzasDomingo Cura
- 16.Todo en VidaNuevos Rios