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Hugo Mendez

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DJ, compiler and part of Soundway Records - purveyors of Tropical sounds and rhythms - Host of the legendary 'Sofrito' Warehouse Parties in East London.
Sofrito is a club and music collective based in East London. Famed for the legendary Tropical Warehouse Parties, the Sofrito sound - a vibrant mixture of Heavy Afro, Latin, Brazilian and Caribbean Rhythms - has been taken to clubs in France, Spain, Germany, Poland, New York and Australia, as well as across the UK. Check the limited 'Sofrito Specials' 12" series, plus the Rhythmagic Orchestra 12" on cult jazz label Impossible Ark - a foray into Latin Jazz with Nostalgia 77's Ben Lamdin.
Hugo Mendez es uno de los mejores  DJ..s de funky tropical  de la escena inglesa  y pincha en clubes y festivales de todo el Reino Unido, Europa, Japón y Australia. Además de recuperar olvidados sonidos tropicales para relanzarlos en Soundway Records, trabaja com Jazzman Records y recientemente ha terminado la próxima serie de “Dance the Latin Jaz” para este sello. En Londres, Hugo promociona las internacionalmente renombradas fiestas del Sofrito, lugar de culto del sonido tropical en el Reino Unido, y por donde pasan músicos  y Djs de Ghana, Colombia, Venezuela , Togo y Cuba. Hugo dirige el famoso sello  de jazz británico “imposible Ark  Records”, junto a Ben Lamdin de Nostalgia 77 y Riann Vosloo.  El estilo original de Hugo es una amalgama  de ritmos afro heavies y latinos,  funky duro y percusivo y sonidos latinos de todos los rincones del mundo (desde los años 50 hasta nuestro días), pasando por  el caliente mambo, el afrobeat, boggie brasileño y la explosiva cumbia hasta el funky caribeño.
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Member Since: 6/16/2006
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Sounds Like: Tropical Warehouse!
Record Label: Soundway/Jazzman/Impossible Ark /Discos Sofrito!
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Sofrito Specials 001 now available!

the Sofrito collective are proud to present the first release in the Sofrito Specials series - limited 12"s showcasing the inimitable Sofrito sound. Volume 1 sees the talented young saxophonist Jonas...
Posted by Hugo Mendez on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 03:57:00 PST

Dance the Latin...out now on Jazzman Records!

Take tropical rhythms from South America, mix them up jazz and soul from North America, and the result is a fiery, vibrant musical mix that's at once exciting, passionate and irresistibly danceable. H...
Posted by Hugo Mendez on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 04:07:00 PST

Mambo con Mendez!

Mix CD from the last Warehouse Party - a selection of dusty tropical Warehouse Rhythms - get in touch for CD copies...Tracklisting:Plena 67 - Ray SantosTabaco Mascao - Los GallerosLa Escoba - Felix De...
Posted by Hugo Mendez on Mon, 06 Aug 2007 08:43:00 PST

Tracks on heavy rotation

Ten tracks that are getting a lot of plays out and about on Tropical dancefloors...1. Broki y Hector Calderon  Comparsa (Bitasweet Candela)2. Dele Ojo & His Star Brothers Band  Oja Omoba (Phillips N...
Posted by Hugo Mendez on Sun, 04 Feb 2007 06:54:00 PST

Guest mix on Jazzman Radio

Check the little mix on this month's Jazzman radio - a mixed bag of Latin, African and Caribbean sounds to drive away this nasty weather...http://www.jazzmanrecords.co.uk/asp/radio.asp
Posted by Hugo Mendez on Fri, 06 Oct 2006 05:54:00 PST