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DJ Vanka

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Member Since: 10/10/2006
Band Website: djvanka.com
Influences: A Tribe Called Quest, Aaron Neville, Adrian Sherwood, Africanism, Afrika Bambaataa, Afronaut, Airto Moreira, Al Green, Alegre All Stars, Alex Attias, Alice Coltrane, Alton Ellis, Ammoncontact, Antibalas, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Aphex Twin, Archie Shepp, Art Blakey, Astrud Gilberto, Augustus Pablo, Baden Powell, Barrington Levy, Beatfanatic, Big Bang, Big Youth, Bill Laswell, Black Byrds, Black Uhuru, Bob Marley, Bobby Hutcherson, Bootsy Collins, Boozoo Bajou, BrazilBeat Sound System, Brazilian Beat Brooklyn, Buena Vista Social Club, Bugz In The Attic, Build An Ark, Buscemi, Cachao, Caetano Veloso, Cal Tjader, Can, Carl Craig, Celia Cruz, Charlie Palmieri, Cornell Campbell, Cuica, Culture, Curtis Mayfield, Cymande, Da Lata, De La Soul, Dennis Brown, Digital Underground, DJ Day, DJ Premier, DJ Rascue, DJ Said, DJ Shadow, DJ Smash, DJ Spinna, DJ Wisdom, DJ Zegon, DJ Zeph, Djinji Brown, Dom Um Romao, Don Carlos, Don Drummond, Donald Byrd, Dorothy Ashby, Dr John, Duke Ellington, Eddie Harris, Eddie Palmieri, Edu Lobo, Eeek-A-Mouse, Elvin Jones, Ennio Morricone, Eric B & Rakim, Fania All Stars, Fela Kuti, 4Hero, Frederic Galliano, Freestyle Fellowship, Fruko, Funkadelic, Gerardo Frisina, Gerson King, Gil Scott-Heron, Gilberto Gil, Goldie, Gotan Project, Grace Jones, Grandmaster Flash, Gregory Isaacs, Greyboy, Guem, Guru, Herbie Hancock, Horace Andy, Horace Silver, Hugh Masekela, Hugh Mundell, I & I Sound System, I-Roy, Ian Friday, IG Culture, Isaac Hayes, J Dilla, Jackie Mittoo, Jah Yzer, James Brown, Jay Dee, Jazzanova, Jazztronik, Jeremy Ellis, Joe Arroyo, Joe Bataan, Joe Claussell, John Coltrane, John Holt, John Lee Hooker, Johnny Guitar Watson, Johnny Osbourne, Jorge Ben, Joseph Malik, Jungle Brothers, Junior Murvin, Junior Reid, Ken Boothe, Kenny Dope, Kerri Chandler, King Britt, King Jammy, King Tubby, Kirk Degiorgio, Koop, Kraftwerk, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Lee Perry, Liquid Liquid, Lonnie Liston Smith, Louie Ramirez, Louie Vega, Luciano Perrone, Madlib, Manu Dibango, Marc Moulin, Marcelo D2, Marlena Shaw, Martinho Da Vila, Marvin Gaye, Massive Attack, Masters At Work, Matthew Herbert, Miles Davis, Minnie Riperton, Mongo Santamaria, Mos Def, Mr Scruff, Mulatu Astatke, Mutabaruka, Nina Simone, Olodum, Oneness Of Juju, Oreja, Organized Konfusion, Oscar De Leon, Osunlade, Ozomatli, Padre Miguel, Papete, Paris, Parliament, Pete Rock, Pharoah Sanders, Photek, Platinum Pied Pipers, Prefuse 73, Prince Charles, Prince Far I, Public Enemy, Quantic, Quincy Jones, Ray Barretto, Rhythm & Sound, Roland Alphonso, Romanowski, Roots Manuva, Roy Ayers, Ruben Blades, Sabu, Sade, Salome De Bahia, Santero, Sa-Ra, Scientist, Senor Coconut, Serge Gainsbourg, Sergio Mendes, Seu Jorge, Sidestepper, Sivuca, Sly & Robbie, Sly & The Family Stone, Snowboy, Soul II Soul, Spiritual South, Stan Getz, Stereo MCs, Suba, Sugar Minott, Superbacana, Sun Ra, Tego Calderon, Terry Callier, The Abyssinians, The Cinematic Orchestra, The Fugees, The Last Poets, The Meters, The Roots, The Roots Radics, The Sugarhill Gang, The Upsetters, Theo Parrish, Tito Puente, Tom Thump, Tommy McCook, Tony Allen, Toph One, Trio Mocoto, Troubleman, Truby Trio, Turntables On The Hudson, U-Roy, Ursula Rucker, Willie Bobo, Willie Colon, Willie Williams, Wilson Simonal, X-Clan, Yerba Buena, Yusef Lateef, Zero dB, ...
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Stellartrax Chart August 2009

1. VARIOUS Panama! Vol 2 [Soundway]2. SANDRA NKAKE La Mauvaise Réputation [Blackjoy]3. ROY AYERS & BAH SAMBA Positive Vibe [BSM]4. LINKWOOD FAMILY Miles Away [Firecracker]5. 24 CARAT Moon At Noon 9 (F...
Posted by on Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:15:00 GMT

StellartraxChart April 2009

1. TOMMASSO CAPPELLATO The Knight [Elefante Rosso]2. MOODY Anotha Black Sunday EP [KDJ]3. THE PORT ANGELS Angel Food [Julie]4. DAYTONER Little Wonder [Wack]5. THE DETROIT EXPERIMENT Think Twice (Henri...
Posted by on Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:38:00 GMT

Stellartrax Chart February 2009

1. SCRIMSHIRE FEAT. ROB HYND Mistaken (King Knut remix) [Wah Wah 45s]2. ZO aka LA CHAUVE-SOURIS Moon (Ghetto Love Night) [Eklektik]3. ORCHESTRE POLY-RYTHMO DE COTONOU The Vodoun Effect 1972-1975 ...
Posted by on Tue, 10 Feb 2009 08:21:00 GMT

Stellartrax Chart October 2008

1. KISSY ASPLUND Silverlake [R2]2. BANDA LOS HIJOS DE LA NIÑA LUZ Dejala Corre [Soundway]3. DA LATA FEAT DIABEL CISSOKHO This Is Not Your Job [Papa]4. FUNKSHONE Let The Drums Speak [Skyline]5. KASHMER...
Posted by on Sat, 01 Nov 2008 01:41:00 GMT

Stellartrax Chart September 2008

1. HECTOR LAVOE Alejate (Joe Clausell's Sacred Rhythm version) [Fania]2. MENAHAN STREET BAND Karina [Dunham]3. AWA BAND FEAT TONY ALLEN Bababatteur [Ekosound]4. JOSE GONZALEZ In Our Nature remixes [Pe...
Posted by on Wed, 01 Oct 2008 06:50:00 GMT

Stellartrax Chart August 2008

1. THE FINAL SOLUTION Brotherman [Numero Group]2. CHRISTIAN PROMMER'S DRUMLESSON Around The World (Samon Kawamura remix) [Sonar Kollektiv]3. MELVYN PRICE Happiness Is... [Wax Poetics]4. AMADOU BALAKE ...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:41:00 GMT

Stellartrax Chart July 2008

1. KARL HECTOR & THE MALCOUNS Sahara Swing [Now-Again]2. FLOWERING INFERNO Cuidad Del Swing [Tru Thoughts]3. BRAZILBEAT SOUND SYSTEM Capoeira Dub [Belezza]4. VARIOUS Variations In Time: A Jazz ...
Posted by on Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:45:00 GMT

Stellartrax Chart June 2008

1. JOSE JAMES + FLYING LOTUS Visions Of Violet [Brownswood]2. RUBEN BLADES Plastico (Nauts Ricanstruction) [Fania]3. SHAWN LEE FEAT NONO MOSCHELLA Kiss The Sky (Mark Pritchard remix) [Ubiquity]4. DARO...
Posted by on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:24:00 GMT

Stellartrax Chart May 2008

1. IG CULTURE Zen Badizm [Freedom School]2. DJ DAY Honey [Unknown]3. CATRAT FEAT YAH MEEK Freedom (Jay Haze dub mix) [Sonar Kollektiv]4. FELA K Roforofo Fight (Kay Sputnik Mud Wrestling edi...
Posted by on Mon, 12 May 2008 19:47:00 GMT

Stellartrax Chart April 2008

1. MRR-ADM FEAT MALCOLM CATTO Untitled EP [MRR/ADM]2. KISSEY ASPLUND Fuss 'N' Fight EP [R2]3. GERARDO FRISINA African Night Life [Schema]4. KALETA & ZOZO AFROBEAT Get Up [Tramp]5. KRAAK & SMAA...
Posted by on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:34:00 GMT