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DJ Marfox | |
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 2013 performance in Lisbon's MusicBox | |
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| Birth name | Marlon Silva |
| Born | June 1988 (age 35–36) Lisbon, Portugal |
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| Occupation(s) | DJ |
| Years active | 2002–present |
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| Website | www |
DJ Marfox (born Marlon Silva in June 1988) is a Portuguese DJ. He is best known for pioneering a new music genre that emerged from the Portuguese capital's housing estates, referred to as "ghetto sound of Lisbon",[1] batida or batucada,[2] which incorporates African-influenced dance music such as kuduro, kizomba, funaná and tarraxinha[3] with house and techno.[3][4]
Taking inspiration from a Nintendo character, his stage name merges "Marl" from his real name with the character's moniker Star Fox he used to play as a teenager.[5]
- ^ Keeling, Ryan. 'Features: The Ghetto Sound of Lisbon'. Resident Advisor. 10.03.2014.
- ^ Pinto, Jorge. 'A música africana reinventa-se nos guetos de Lisboa'. Rede Angola. 12.02.2015.
- ^ a b Barry, Robert '“This is our grime”: DJ Marfox, DJ Nigga Fox, Principe Records and the Sound of the Lisbon Ghettos'. FactMag. 18 October 2013.
- ^ 'RA.406 DJ Marfox'. Resident Advisor. Podcast 406. 10.03.2013.
- ^ Beta, Andy 'Lisbon's Batida Revolution'. Pitchfork. 29.08.2014.