In a dimly lit Lisbon club, Sharan Nichani waited for DJ Marfox to finish his set. Armed with phone clips of Indian club-goers on dancefloors losing themselves to Marfox’s tracks, Nichani had traveled specifically to meet the Portuguese producer who’d revolutionized Kuduro and Batida sounds, both originating in Angola.
Marfox returned the kindness and by taking Nichani through his neighborhood and studio in Lisbon. It’s the kind of groundwork that arguably makes Focus Group Radio (FGR) one of the few collectives in…
