João Barbosa (born 28 November 1980), commonly known as Branko, is a Portuguese DJ and producer who first became known as part of the
Buraka Som Sistema.
Career
His debut album as Branko, ''Atlas'', was released in 2015 — inspired by his travels around Cape Town, New York, Amsterdam and São Paulo — and featured collaborations with Princess Nokia and DJ Sliink and with Rodes Rollins on the track "Out Of Sight (So Right)".
Branko's popular track "Let Me Go" featuring Mr. Carmack & Nonku Phiri, gained traction on sites such as ''
i-D
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In 2023 the ...
'', ''Hypebeast'' and ''
The Fader
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History and work
It is owned by T ...
''.
He has worked with artists like Santigold and Anik Khan, as well as
M.I.A., with whom he worked on her 2016 album ''
AIM
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Computing
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* AIM (software), AOL Instant Messenger
* Fortyfive, a Japanese software development company previously known as AIM
Military
* Abrams Integrated Management, an ...
''.
Branko also oversees a monthly radio show on NTS, ''Enchufada Na Zona'', which is broadcast live from the label's headquarters in
Lisbon
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, and formed the inspiration for a compilation of the same name.
He performed as one of the interval acts, along with
Sara Tavares
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,
Mayra de Andrade and
Dino D'Santiago
Claudino Jesus Borges Pereira, better known by his stage name Dino D'Santiago (born 13 December 1982), is a Portuguese activist, composer, and musician of Cape Verdean descent. First appearing in Operação Triunfo, he has released several albums, ...
, during the final of the
Eurovision Song Contest 2018
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, which was held in Lisbon.
Branko's second solo album 'Nosso' was announced on 22 Jan 2019 by Rolling Stone Magazine. It features collaborations with
Sango, Cosima,
Mallu Magalhães
Maria Luiza de Arruda Botelho Pereira de Magalhães (born August 29, 1992), known as Mallu Magalhães (), is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and musician. Mallu first came to prominence through her MySpace page, becoming known for her own songs a ...
, Dino d'Santiago, Catalina García of
Monsieur Periné,
Pierre Kwenders, Miles From Kinshasa, Umi Copper, PEDRO and Dengue Dengue Dengue.
In 2024 Branko released a new single, "Slide", featuring Jay Prince building up for the release of the album SOMA in March of the same year.
See also
*
Buraka Som Sistema
*
AIM (album)
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*
Enchufada
References
External links
TwitterResident Advisor
{{DEFAULTSORT:Branko
Portuguese DJs
Musicians from Lisbon
Living people
1980 births