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São Paulo based artist dadá Joãozinho released his critically acclaimed debut project for Innovative Leisure in 2023 which careens across musical universes like a psychedelic fever-dream - 13 distinct, yet porous movements shoplifting from samba, baile funk, dub, hip-hop & even punk while inventing a few future styles in the process.  Like if Arthur Russell and Lee Perry co-owned a recording studio in Brazil producing for Jorge Ben.  

1997 is his follow-up LP and released in digital formats.

"Brilliant Album!"  - GILLES PETERSON

"one of the coolest records of the year"  - AMOEBA RECORDS

"as laid back as it is endlessly replayable"  - THE FADER  

"A dazzling collage of baile funk, hip-hop, and jazz"  - REMEZCLA  

"Paying homage to samba and bossa styles, Joãozinho sets modern production elements to his work by sampling the band he assembled, tearing it up, then chopping and flipping the arrangements. It’s heaven." - KCRW

dadá Joãozinho releases the single, "100 Anos."  Accompanied by a music video, the track is the second single from the upcoming EP 1997.

"Inspired by Brazilian popular music, hip-hop, baile funk, indie, and experimental electronic music, the São Paulo-based artist crafted a sound all his own" - BILLBOARD (Emerging Latin Artists On Our Radar)

"as laid back as it is endlessly replayable" - THE FADER

Hailing from Brazil, dadá Joãozinho and Popoto (Raça) wanted to make a straight forward pop tune but with a raw intensity.  The result is "Olha Pra Mim," the first single from an upcoming EP titled 1997.  dadá Joãozinho describes the track this way: "Me and Popoto (Raça) wanted to make a straight forward pop tune, make it as raw as it can be. Popoto's lyricism really inspired me to make things inteligible and relatable. We lived together for some months in 2020 and did a lot of music that found its way in other projects. So having this tune out together makes it a full circle moment for me."