Dial Africa is extremely excited to present a Tropical Discotheque with special guests Sofrito and Johnny Mintaka. Sofrito will be bringing a selection of tropical treats and edits from across Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean.

Sofrito is a collective of DJs, producers and artists that combine a love for Tropical rhythms with a firm basis in modern club culture.

Rooted in the legendary Tropical Warehouse Parties in East London, Sofrito mixes up vintage sounds from across the tropics with modern productions and exclusive dubplate specials, bridging the gap between eras and continents to produce a unique and intense sound that has seen them play at clubs and festivals across the world.

The Sofrito label covers everything from Nigerian acid boogie to raw Gwo Ka rhythms, futuristic sounds from new European producers and heavy Latin vibes from the Pacific coast of Colombia.

Hackney-based Frankie Francis runs The Carvery mastering and dubplate cutting studios, working on vinyl restoration and mastering for labels such as Strut, Soundway, Analog Africa, BBE and many more.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EFjkY84Hlo

Jonny Mintaka:

Whether spinning hard Ghanaian funk, rocking makossa from Cameroon, Benga from Kenya, Congolese soukous or Cape Verde tropical bass, Jonny Mintaka’s dance floor is always bouncing! A love of African rhythms was consolidated by 2 months in Cameroon travelling with Baka musicians and he hasn’t looked back since, carefully building up an impressive vinyl collection. Based in Bristol, He’s also the resident DJ and one of the promoters for Apocalypso, celebrating sail cargo and tropical dancefloor movement.

https://www.mixcloud.com/jonnymintaka/

Dial Africa on support playing some raw Afrobeat/funk, Ethio-groove, Luk Thung & more!

https://www.mixcloud.com/spudroots/kizunguzungu-afrobeat-afro-funk-mix/

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