In the early naughties DJ Marky and XRS released this tune with Stamina MC on vocals.
The song as well as having a Brazillian connection is connected to the Ldn Jungle/Drum and Bass club "Movement" where some kung fu guys I know used to do the security during that era.
To me DJ Marky and this song represents the Brazillian drum and bass scene. I was very into the scene that birthed jungle/drum and bass from rave but by the time DJ Marky DJ Patife and J Magic put their Brazillian spin on it I had put the jungle/drum and bass scene, on a back burner.
My switch from electronic music back to live music (in my case afro/latin salsa and then samba) came for me as I stopped going to raves and transitioned from training kung fu to capoeira.
The other milestone is I lost my mum around the time I moved from training Kung Fu to Capoeira I don't think I had discovered Capoeira when my mum died.
But I know I was training capoeira when I first became aware of DJ Marky and the emergent (Brazillian drum and bass) I had first heard of Jorge Ben through capoeira and he was sampled in the tune.
I never would have connected these different things conciously at the time, but looking back these musical changes paralleled my own life changes and musical journey.
I remember being fascinated by a young Capoeira/BJJ teacher visiting London at the time who played Hip Hop, Jungle/Drum and Bass and Garage rhythms on the pandeiro (tambourine).
I dont know if ever heard Marky DJ in a club and the scene kind of fizzled out (at least in the media) , but I have an active imagination of what the authentic Brazillian Jungle/Drum and Bass party would be like, at least if I chose the djs and programmed the journey .
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