Bárbara Boeing
Hey friends! We are very excited to host this new Yamcast by Brazilian digger and amazing DJ Barbara Boeing.
She is one of the finest artists in the blooming Brazilian scene, always bringing something new to the table with her eclectic yet fun selections. Furthermore, she's also responsible for one of Curitiba's most exciting parties, Alter Disco, events that bring freshness and fun to the city.
What's the idea behind the mix? And which is the track you wanted to play the most?
Not only me, but I think all party lovers are eager for a full dance floor since the beginning of the pandemia. Wishing for this moment to arrive, this podcast is for now, just a fantasy of people dancing together again in a summer day.
For the track I wanted to play the most, I just bought some records in Lisbon and there is one super cheap and easy to find, but still absolutely remarkable in my opinion called “D•Mob* Featuring L•R•S•* & D•C•Sarome* – It Is Time To Get Funky”.
It is a hip-house that contains a beautiful bassline that every time I listen to it I can almost feel the atmosphere of clubbing again.
What tracks have you been digging that you couldn't play in this mix?
My range of digging is usually a bit extended into different genres and sometimes not electronic music are a part of it. Consequently, I dig some tracks that are not mixable or in other words, it is just music from bands that are out of the tempo.
Some examples of it could be these tracks that I have been enjoying but they did not fit (yet) in one of my mixings:
Guilherme Arantes – Por Você, Com você
Angeles e Demonios – Abran Paso – Ahoa (enrolle)
To what has your creativity shifted towards since the pandemic besides music?
I have just started a master’s in Milan, so, unfortunately, besides recording some podcasts, my focus has gone straight to studying again.
Unfortunately I cannot say it is too creative though, I do study very technical things since I am an engineer.
What does your music say about you?
Music has always worked as an extension of myself according to my feelings, it is a bit hard for me to separate them and it is not my intention.
Music expresses my curiosity in finding weird and peculiar tracks, expresses my willing to meet new people from different parts of the world just by trading music and connecting. But mostly, it reflects a simple feeling of listening to what I love and being able to bring this to people so they can relate and somehow connect with what I am feeling.
Also, I have started to put some time into production. For now just baby steps, but I have teamed up with other producers and this has been a new and super exciting field that I want to explore and know more about. And even though I do believe that my curacy transfers my feelings into music, I am understanding now that the production can reflect it into a deeper level.
What connects, in your opinion, the Portuguese and Brazilian sound?
I am ashamed to say that other than being a big fan of Lena D’Agua I am not a knower of Portuguese music so that I can truly talk about it, but first thing that comes to mind would be the genre Batida which I hugely appreciate for some time now.
The genre is originally a mixture from Africa and Portugal but it feels to me that a lot of resemblance of Axé and Funk can be added to this specially because we are talking about music with High BPM and also about the high energy it stimulates on the dancers.
But obviously, there must be lots of similarities yet unveiled to me, but now that I am living in Lisbon and digging only here, I am sure I can start learning a lot about it, I am excited for this.