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The day has come: I´d like to announce to you the release of my new book, „It Began In Ipanema“, released on on 26th of...
14/06/2026

The day has come: I´d like to announce to you the release of my new book, „It Began In Ipanema“, released on on 26th of June!

From the press release: "The music from Rio De Janeirohas been travelling the world since decades. For the majority of Non-Brazilians, everything seemed to begin in Ipanema: a guitar chord, a soft melody, a girl walking by. Enough to transform a city into myth. However, samba rose from the hills, far from Ipanema beach. And baile funk emerged from the favelas rather than Copacabana.

Berlin DJ and music producer Daniel Haaksman looks behind the curtain of postcard cliche´s and explores both the history and present of Rio, creating a sensual map of carioca music. Spanning more than a century, the songs featured in "It Began In Ipanema" reveal how a city tells its story through sound.

From Rio´s baby steps with choro and then samba to the restrained precision of bossa nova to the intensity of baile funk, from beachside mythologies to hillside realities, each chapter opens another window onto the city.

What takes shapt resembles less a linear history than a constellation of perspectives. A sonic urban architecture formed through longing, rhythm and resistance.

Written with the curiosity of a digger and the sensitivity of a cultural mediator, Daniel Haaksman´s "It Began In Ipanema" moves between essay, travelogue and musical anaylsis. It´s for readers willing to follow and explore. And above all, to listen and to listen gain."

With a preface by Jamz Supernova

On Thursday, the 25th of June we´ll celebrate the book release at Berlin´s Studio 1111! Expect stories, readings, and a deep dive into Rio´s sonic universe, followed by a night o pure Rio music! Ft. Baile Cria DJs MDZN, K´Boko, Irin.Ti and yours truly!

Pre-Order the book via Sorry Press: https://www.sorry-press.com/it-began-in-ipanema

Get tickets for the release event from Resident Advisor
https://de.ra.co/events/2463812

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Looking forward to playing Fusion Festival in Lärz for the 10th time. A whole decade of returning to what is, without qu...
12/06/2026

Looking forward to playing Fusion Festival in Lärz for the 10th time. A whole decade of returning to what is, without question, my favorite festival in Europe.

Fusion is one of those increasingly rare places that feels like it was dreamed up by idealists and somehow actually works. Musically adventurous, relentlessly creative, and refreshingly free of the usual festival nonsense: no drunk bro battalions, no corporate logo apocalypse, no headliner worship.

The crowd and artists are so wonderfully civilized that there’s barely a need for security theatre, VIP compounds, or any of the other status-symbol nonsense. Just tens of thousands of people being kind, curious, and open-minded.

In short, Fusion isn’t just a festival, t’s a temporary utopia. And I can’t wait to be back.

Really happy to annonuce the release of my new single, „Abaixe“!The tune draws inspiration from the legendary flute moti...
06/06/2026

Really happy to annonuce the release of my new single, „Abaixe“!

The tune draws inspiration from the legendary flute motif of Banda de Pífanos de Caruaru, a hypnotic fragment of Northeastern Brazilian folklore that recently reached new audiences through Kleber Mendonça Filho’s film The Secret Agent.

The title, Portuguese for “get down” or “go lower,” captures the track’s dancefloor spirit: a call to crouch low before the beat sends the crowd skyward.

For my version, I took the traditional theme into tropical sound system territory. Heavy sub-bass, rolling percussion and cinematic drums meet haunting female choir vocals and baile funk-inspired horns, transforming the raw pífano melody into a euphoric club anthem. The flute parts are performed by wind master of Balkan Beat Box, adding another layer of cross-cultural exchange.

Rooted in Pernambuco tradition yet built for peak-time dancefloors, “Abaixe” bridges folk ritual and modern club energy in unmistakable Haaksman style. This will be heard on many festivals to come!

The MP3 is already flying out of our Bandcamp shop, the tune received early DJ support by Peter Kruder, Nickodemus, Tash LC, Jeremy Sole, Batida, Papaoul, Emily Dust, DJ Tom Bignon, Telefunksoul ++++

Out now on !

1. „Abaixe“ intro
2. Ori Kaplan on the flute
3. Creating the voices
4. Me adding some vocal spice
5. The original song by Pifanos De Caruaru, which inspired me for „Abaixe“

In 1995, when I invited Kruder + Dorfmeister for their first Germany tour, which took us to Hamburg, Dresden and Frankfu...
27/04/2026

In 1995, when I invited Kruder + Dorfmeister for their first Germany tour, which took us to Hamburg, Dresden and Frankfurt, we were driving long hours on the German Autobahn, smoking spliffs and listening to each others tapes. One of those tapes was titled „30 Years Plus“, which Richard Dorfmeister gave me as a souvenir from our road trip. I remember Richard telling me back in 1995, the „30 Years Plus“ mix was put together by Gilles Peterson and that Gilles had given Richard a copy. When I asked Richard lately about the origin, he couldn’t remember the Gilles anecdote but mentioned that K+D were introduced to the characteristic drums of Webster Lewis´“Do You Believe“ by the tape, which they later used for their legendary remix of Lamb.

For many years, I didn’t know the names of a large portion of the artists and tracks which were featured on the original tape. But thanks to Shazam, I recently found out who was behind these fascinating tracks and tracked these down on vinyl, others I downloaded. Shortly after, I re-arranged all tracks according to the tapes sequence.

Now I would like to share this mix, and re-call it „Vibes 60 Years Plus.“ It´s a journey through more than half a century of sound, weaving together atmospheric textures, jazz-inflected improvisation, soul music and the occasional exploratory spirit of psychedelic rock from the 1960s to the 1970s. It drifts between eras and moods, blurring boundaries rather than following them, and immersing the listener into a space where genres dissolve into feeling.

Featuring the music of John Klemmer, Jerry Goldsmith, David Axelrod, Pierre Merlen, Marc Moulin, Placebo, Milt Jackson + Ray Brown, Webster Lewis, Edu Lobo, Lula Cortes & Zé Ramalho, Pink Floyd, Fear Itself, Faith and Wayne Shorter.

https://on.soundcloud.com/uP6VuGjPI2GrhDCQrE



Photos:

1. The cover
2. The tape
3. K + D in Hamburg, 1995 (photo by me)
4. Some of the vinyls dropped in the mix

While walking around Berlin´s Kreuzberg area this afternoon I stumbled into Space Hall, one of the oldest West Berlin re...
28/03/2026

While walking around Berlin´s Kreuzberg area this afternoon I stumbled into Space Hall, one of the oldest West Berlin record stores around. At first I was a bit reluctant to go actually for a dig, I soon turned super happy finding by accident the original pressing of the vinyl of „Ma Fom Bey” by Cultural Vibe from 1986. At the track´s core are those chant-like vocals, deliberately styled to sound “African” (though not tied to any real language), creating a raw, ritualistic energy that pulls you in. It’s an Afro house track avant la lettre. The record was born in early Chicago house, produced by Winston Jones and Ed Davis, then pioneered by house music originator Tony Humphries and ever since has been remixed countless times. The original version is still magic today, blending raw electronic grooves with this mock-tribal chanting to create something almost spiritual. Check it out, it´s also available on all streaming platforms.

In 2006, long before baile funk tracks were available on Soundcloud as free downloads or available on Spotify, it was ex...
19/03/2026

In 2006, long before baile funk tracks were available on Soundcloud as free downloads or available on Spotify, it was extremely difficult to get hold of new baile funk tracks while being situated in Berlin. Piracy platforms didn´t share any funk tracks, so in order to source new funk, I had to travel to Rio to dig baile funk CDs on Rio´s street markets, such as the Guaiana station, where bootleg CDs of major Brazilian labels or home made CD compilations were sold in small stalls. Often sold with hand xeroxed covers, these CDs contained dozens of funk tracks, often in low resolution kps formats, and with tracklists on the cover which labeled half of its tracks wrongly. I bought dozens of these compilations and then skipped through hundreds of tracks in order to find tunes to play out in my DJ sets in Europe. The ratio was 3 playable tracks out of 100 that I skipped through. One of the first mixes with tracks from my Rio street market excursions I made after releasing the „Rio Baile Funk Favela B***y Beats“ compilations was the „Funk Legal“ mix („Cool Funk“) which I copied on CD-Rs and gave away for free in order to promote my DJ sets.In 2009, I uploaded the mix onto Soundcloud. Listen to it again, it´s a great time document of baile funk during the post „Volt Mix“ area. Link in bio!

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Happy 15th release anniversary, Jess & Crabbe / Bazzerk for this timeless gem, released on Mental Groove & Musique Pour ...
10/03/2026

Happy 15th release anniversary, Jess & Crabbe / Bazzerk for this timeless gem, released on Mental Groove & Musique Pour La Danse .The "Bazzerk" compilation was the first to present Angolan kuduro and ku house as well as Portugal´s batida to an international audience. Ft. tracks by Batida DJ Marfox DJ Ketchup Dj Du Marcel DJ Niggafox, Bruno M, Pacheko, Diamond Bass ++++ Visionary!

Big up Jamz Supernova for dropping my recent edit for Mário Lúcio Sousa on your BBC Radio 6 Music show!
28/02/2026

Big up Jamz Supernova for dropping my recent edit for Mário Lúcio Sousa on your BBC Radio 6 Music show!

On this day, ten years ago, I released my second album, „African Fabrics.“ It’s wild to think a decade has passed, espec...
26/02/2026

On this day, ten years ago, I released my second album, „African Fabrics.“ It’s wild to think a decade has passed, especially since tracks like „Sabado“ ft. Los Bulldozer and „Akabongi“ ft. Spoek Mathambo and Los Bulldozer are still spinning on radio and in clubs. The album captured a moment when global club music turned its ears to Africa, as afrobeats, afro house, and new Southern African sounds were reshaping the scene.

The album concept was inspired by Yinka Shonibare, who dresses Victorian figures in African wax prints. Fabrics with a rich, complex history across Africa, Europe, and Southeast Asia. I asked similar questions in music: what does Africa sound like today, and how is “African music” defined in a global, digital age?

For tha album, I collaborated with , , and , while German artist abstracted African fabric patterns into the album cover art. A decade on, „African Fabrics“ still feels alive, both as a document of its time and a celebration of Africa’s ever-evolving sound.

1. Me, 2016, celebrating the release

2. The „African Fabrics“ vinyl

3. Artworks by Tobias Rehberger

4. „Akabongi“ ft. Spoek Mathambo + Los Bulldozer

5. „Xinguila“ ft. Throes + The Shine

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