The Sonic Heartbeat of Tropical Diaspora Records

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We are a platform for sonic resistance and diasporic reclamation.

Every event since 1995 — from Berlin squats to the world. Before flyers, we were at Freitagsbar, Fishladen, Danny´s Tavern Chicago. DJ Garrincha's residency at EKA spanned over a decade. Dr. Sócrates moved through the same scenes, both working as bouncers. We document every event. The name "Tropical Diaspora" came at YAAM, but the spirit was always there. From Berlin to Rio, from Chicago to Kosovo, from Madrid to beyond. Welcome to our history.

Events • Program & Archive

Thu. 04.02.2016 - PILANTRAGI NO MUNDO PENSANTE
Tropical Diaspora

Thu. 04.02.2016 - PILANTRAGI NO MUNDO PENSANTE

PILANTRAGI NO MUNDO PENSANTE

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Tropical Diaspora® Party vol.44 EPISODE "FORRÚMBIA" Featuring La Mula Santa (Cum(Fbia) & Forró Maragandá • After Party Strictly Vinyl with Djs GArRinchA 11/12/2015 @ 22:00 CEST
Tropical Diaspora

Tropical Diaspora® Party vol.44 EPISODE "FORRÚMBIA" Featuring La Mula Santa (Cum(Fbia) & Forró Maragandá • After Party Strictly Vinyl with Djs GArRinchA 11/12/2015 @ 22:00 CEST

In Europe the clash of two great Latin-american rhythms on the stage! This night will stay in your memory for a long time!

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Tropical Diaspora® Party vol.43 Featuring ♫ AFOJUBÁ BATUQUE BERLIN ♫ BAQUE FORTE BERLIN ♫ MARACATU-TREFFEN ♫ MARAFOXE NAÇÃO NAGO ♫ NOVO SAMBA BERLIN & FORRÓ MARAGANDÁ • After Party Strictly Vinyl with Djs GArRinchA & Dr.Sócrates 27/11/2015 @ 22:00 CEST
Tropical Diaspora

Tropical Diaspora® Party vol.43 Featuring ♫ AFOJUBÁ BATUQUE BERLIN ♫ BAQUE FORTE BERLIN ♫ MARACATU-TREFFEN ♫ MARAFOXE NAÇÃO NAGO ♫ NOVO SAMBA BERLIN & FORRÓ MARAGANDÁ • After Party Strictly Vinyl with Djs GArRinchA & Dr.Sócrates 27/11/2015 @ 22:00 CEST

LIVE PERFORMANCE IN THE FLOOR WITH THE FOLLOWING MARACATU GROUPS FROM BERLIN

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Tropical Diaspora® Party vol.42 Featuring Forró Maragandá (Brazil) & André Sant´Anna • After Party Strictly Vinyl with Djs GArRinchA & Dr.Sócrates 27/06/2015 @ 22:00 CEST
Tropical Diaspora

Tropical Diaspora® Party vol.42 Featuring Forró Maragandá (Brazil) & André Sant´Anna • After Party Strictly Vinyl with Djs GArRinchA & Dr.Sócrates 27/06/2015 @ 22:00 CEST

TROPICAL DIASPORA • PROUDLY PRESENTSON THE STAGE♫ "Berlin trifft Brasilien": Brazilian literatur festival 2015In collaboration with A Livraria the Book Store Berlin★ Featuring Performance with André Sant´Anna ★ ♫ Forró...

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Tropical Diaspora Party, La Regla and Mundo Mix presents CABOKLA VOL.2 meets BERLIN VINTAGE REGGAE NIGHT Featuring Checkpoint Guanabana (CL, VE, PE, AU, GE)26/06/2015 @ 22:00| 10€
Tropical Diaspora

Tropical Diaspora Party, La Regla and Mundo Mix presents CABOKLA VOL.2 meets BERLIN VINTAGE REGGAE NIGHT Featuring Checkpoint Guanabana (CL, VE, PE, AU, GE)26/06/2015 @ 22:00| 10€

After an unforgettable night in this summer, we are now back every month to celebrate with you in the third season! with Reggae and Afro, Latin, Brazil in 2 Floors...

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Tropical Diaspora® Party vol.41 FONDA CHILE Featuring La Mula Santa & Vello Público • After Party Strictly Vinyl with Djs Garrincha & Dr.Sócrates & Dj Bongo 27/06/2015 @ 22:00 CEST
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Tropical Diaspora® Party vol.41 FONDA CHILE Featuring La Mula Santa & Vello Público • After Party Strictly Vinyl with Djs Garrincha & Dr.Sócrates & Dj Bongo 27/06/2015 @ 22:00 CEST

TROPICAL DIASPORA PRESENTA★FONDA CHILE ★ "LA NO OFICIAL"★wir feiern in Berlin mit Essen und Getränke aus ChileON THE STAGE♫ La Mula Santa (CL, VE, PE, AU, GE)♫ Vello Público (CL,...

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Tropical Diaspora® Party vol.40 Featuring Forró Maragandá (Brazil)• After Party Strictly Vinyl with Djs GArRinchA & Dr.Sócrates 27/06/2015 @ 22:00 CEST
Tropical Diaspora

Tropical Diaspora® Party vol.40 Featuring Forró Maragandá (Brazil)• After Party Strictly Vinyl with Djs GArRinchA & Dr.Sócrates 27/06/2015 @ 22:00 CEST

TROPICAL DIASPORA ★ PROUDLY PRESENTSON THE STAGE♫ Forró Maragandá (Brazil)★ originators of the Forró Party inna YAAM ★TURNTABLES♫ Garrincha & Dr.Sócrates (Tropical Diaspora)im YAAM Berlin★ 22:00 hs OPEN DOORS★ 23:00...

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Tropical Diaspora® Party vol.39 EPISODE "FORRUMBIA" Featuring La Mula Santa (Cumbia) & Forró de Rabeca Pé de Serra Original (Forró)• After Party Strictly Vinyl with Djs GArRinchA & DJ Bongo 27/06/2015 @ 22:00 CEST
Tropical Diaspora

Tropical Diaspora® Party vol.39 EPISODE "FORRUMBIA" Featuring La Mula Santa (Cumbia) & Forró de Rabeca Pé de Serra Original (Forró)• After Party Strictly Vinyl with Djs GArRinchA & DJ Bongo 27/06/2015 @ 22:00 CEST

For the first time in Europe the clash of two great Latin-american rhythms on the stage! This night will stay in your memory for a long time!

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Tropical Diaspora® Party vol.38 Featuring Forró de Rabeca Live • After Party Strictly Vinyl with Djs GArRinchA & Dr.Sócrates 27/06/2015 @ 22:00 CEST
Tropical Diaspora

Tropical Diaspora® Party vol.38 Featuring Forró de Rabeca Live • After Party Strictly Vinyl with Djs GArRinchA & Dr.Sócrates 27/06/2015 @ 22:00 CEST

Forró de Rabeca Band Featuring Hans Santos from the neighborhood of "bairro da Várzea em Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil". Hans Santos began studying the violin at home with the master of...

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Tropical Diaspora Party, La Regla and Mundo Mix presents CABOKLA VOL.1 presents La Dame Blanche live in Berlin 26/06/2015 @ 22:00| 10€
Tropical Diaspora

Tropical Diaspora Party, La Regla and Mundo Mix presents CABOKLA VOL.1 presents La Dame Blanche live in Berlin 26/06/2015 @ 22:00| 10€

 Tropical Diaspora Party, Cabokla, La Regla and Mundo Mix presents La Dame Blanche live in Berlin

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Tropical Diaspora® Party vol.37 Featuring Super Spanish Combo (Barcelona) • After Party Strictly Vinyl with Djs GArRinchA & Dr.Sócrates and Dj Bongo (Colombia) 19/06/2015 @ 22:00 CEST
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Tropical Diaspora® Party vol.37 Featuring Super Spanish Combo (Barcelona) • After Party Strictly Vinyl with Djs GArRinchA & Dr.Sócrates and Dj Bongo (Colombia) 19/06/2015 @ 22:00 CEST

The African and Latin rhythms, mixed with other drier funk / hip hop, melodies twine together with percussive rap. The Combo music involves letters with content with room for the...

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Tropical Diaspora® Party vol.36 "NEGO DITO" Featuring Her Golden Whip & LA MULA SANTA • After Party Strictly Vinyl with Djs GArRinchA & Dr.Sócrates Special Guest Dj Andyloop 06/03/2015 @ 22:00 CEST
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Tropical Diaspora® Party vol.36 "NEGO DITO" Featuring Her Golden Whip & LA MULA SANTA • After Party Strictly Vinyl with Djs GArRinchA & Dr.Sócrates Special Guest Dj Andyloop 06/03/2015 @ 22:00 CEST

For the first time in the heart of XBerg inna Berlin City we will realize our first event 2015 in the BiNuu Berlin, inside the Schlesisches Tor U-Bahn station, just...

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Tropical Diaspora® Party vol.35 EPISODE TROPICALISTA Featuring NYABINGHIA • After Party Strictly Vinyl with Djs GArRinchA & Dr.Sócrates 26/12/2014 @ 22:00 CEST
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Tropical Diaspora® Party vol.35 EPISODE TROPICALISTA Featuring NYABINGHIA • After Party Strictly Vinyl with Djs GArRinchA & Dr.Sócrates 26/12/2014 @ 22:00 CEST

NYABINGHIA / Reggae, Ska and Funk / (Africa / South America / Europe)Forget your sorrows and dance! With the Berlin reggae band Nyabinghia it will definitely be a great reggae...

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Tropical Diaspora® Party vol.34 EPISODE Afrolatino Featuring MUSICALLE + LA MULA SANTA • After Party Strictly Vinyl with Djs GArRinchA & Dr.Sócrates 28/11/2014 @ 22:00 CEST
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Tropical Diaspora® Party vol.34 EPISODE Afrolatino Featuring MUSICALLE + LA MULA SANTA • After Party Strictly Vinyl with Djs GArRinchA & Dr.Sócrates 28/11/2014 @ 22:00 CEST

Dr. Sócrates is a Dj and he really have a Dr. in addition. Author, writer and Art Exhibition curator based in Berlin he come from Galicia in North of Spain....

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Tropical Diaspora® Party vol.33 episode Afrodelica Featuring KELELE • After Party Strictly Vinyl with Djs GArRinchA & Dr.Sócrates 24/10/2014 @ 22:00 CEST
Tropical Diaspora

Tropical Diaspora® Party vol.33 episode Afrodelica Featuring KELELE • After Party Strictly Vinyl with Djs GArRinchA & Dr.Sócrates 24/10/2014 @ 22:00 CEST

Kelele is a word from the Swahili meaning "riot", "noise". The Berlin-based music collective around front-man Abass Ndiaye masterfully accompanied of the exceptional musicians enters the stage with the mission...

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Tropical Diaspora® Party vol.32 episode alquimia Featuring CABOUME & NAPALMA • After Party Strictly Vinyl with Djs GArRinchA & Dr.Sócrates 26/09/2014 @ 22:00 CEST
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Tropical Diaspora® Party vol.32 episode alquimia Featuring CABOUME & NAPALMA • After Party Strictly Vinyl with Djs GArRinchA & Dr.Sócrates 26/09/2014 @ 22:00 CEST

Dj GARrinchA, one of the YAAM residents spinner and creator of the Tropical Diaspora Roots Sound, describes his party’s

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Tropical Diaspora® Party vol.31 EPISODE VERÃO Featuring EMERSON BOY & LA MULA SANTA Special Guests AVA ROCHA & NEGRO LEO• After Party Strictly Vinyl with Djs GArRinchA & Dr.Sócrates Special Guest Don Rispeto 29/08/2014 @ 22:00 CEST
Tropical Diaspora

Tropical Diaspora® Party vol.31 EPISODE VERÃO Featuring EMERSON BOY & LA MULA SANTA Special Guests AVA ROCHA & NEGRO LEO• After Party Strictly Vinyl with Djs GArRinchA & Dr.Sócrates Special Guest Don Rispeto 29/08/2014 @ 22:00 CEST

“I want to play music that is meaningful, that stands the test of time,”. “It’s no longer commercial; it’s deep African music, serious music,….” – FELA KUTI

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Tropical Diaspora® Party vol.30 EPISODE VERÃO Featuring MUSICALLE CHOLO ORCHESTRA • After Party Strictly Vinyl with Djs GArRinchA & Dr.Sócrates 25/07/2014 @ 22:00 CEST
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Tropical Diaspora® Party vol.30 EPISODE VERÃO Featuring MUSICALLE CHOLO ORCHESTRA • After Party Strictly Vinyl with Djs GArRinchA & Dr.Sócrates 25/07/2014 @ 22:00 CEST

MUSICALLE ist ein internationales Ensemble, das die lateinamerikanische Musik, Tradition und Lebensweise näher bringt. Das musikalische Ergebnis ist dann ein transkultureller Austausch unterschiedlicher Nationen, der sich mit der Berliner Kultur...

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Tropical Diaspora® Party vol.29 EPISODE COPA Featuring PAX NICHOLAS & RIDIMTAKSI and CAROL CONKA• After Party Strictly Vinyl with Djs GArRinchA & Dr.Sócrates 28/03/2014 @ 22:00 CEST
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Tropical Diaspora® Party vol.29 EPISODE COPA Featuring PAX NICHOLAS & RIDIMTAKSI and CAROL CONKA• After Party Strictly Vinyl with Djs GArRinchA & Dr.Sócrates 28/03/2014 @ 22:00 CEST

PAX NICHOLAS & THE RIDIMTAKSI is a band of 12 skilled musicians from Africa & Berlin who share the love for heavy and funky music.

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Tropical Diaspora® Party vol.28 Featuring LA MULA SANTA • After Party Strictly Vinyl with Djs GArRinchA & Dr.Sócrates 28/03/2014 @ 22:00 CEST
Tropical Diaspora

Tropical Diaspora® Party vol.28 Featuring LA MULA SANTA • After Party Strictly Vinyl with Djs GArRinchA & Dr.Sócrates 28/03/2014 @ 22:00 CEST

From Tierra del Fuego at the extreme southern of South America until the United States, from the Andes to the Atlantic coast, the Colombian Cumbia is popular, while in Europe...

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