Wagner Ribeiro de Souza (born September 15, 1976), better known by his stage name DJ Patife, is a prominent

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ian drum and bass DJ. DJ Patife's first gig was at

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's Arena Music Hall. In 1997, he accompanied

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in the delivery of the

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. Patife released his first album in 2000, Sounds of Drum'n'bass. The album was praised by English magazines Muzik and

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,. In 2000, Patife, Marky, and the

Drumagick Drumagick are the brothers JrDeep (born 1977) and Guilherme Lopes (born 1981). They are DJs and drum 'n' bass producers who live in São Paulo, Brazil. History JrDeep and Guilherme Lopes were exposed to the hardcore days back in 1993. JrDeep us ...

duo played for 5,000 people in

. Patife's remix for Max de Castro's "Pra Você Lembrar" was a hit in the Londoner dance tracks and was included in the main dance magazines' playlists. Three of Patife's songs were included in the compilation Brazil EP, released by

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. In 2000, he participated in

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's double-CD Changez Tout - " Samba Pra Burro Dissecado" and in Fernanda Porto's album. Patife played in the 2001 version of the

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festival. Also in 2001, he performed in the U.S.,

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, and

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* * Afro-Brazilian people Brazilian drum and bass musicians 1977 births Living people {{Brazil-musician-stub