cuica

Cuica hails from Rio de Janeiro, raised on MPB, tropicalismo, and funk carioca. Uprooted into midwest America she found soul 45s which led to hip hop and back again to baile funk.  She now resides in Portland, Oregon~ a pillar of Mississippi Records, working on vinyl and tape releases and keeping a firm foot in the global bass culture of Brazil, Africa, and Latin American diaspora.  Her sets vary from all soul 45s, golden era hip hop, cumbias of all sorts, and club bangers from the tropics.