Stivako is a DJ with Greek, Armenian, and Ethiopian roots. His interest in Latin American music led him to Colombia’s Caribbean coast, where he discovered picós — vibrant traditional sound systems run by local record collectors and DJs. These colorful mobile party machines fill neighborhoods with soukous, mbaqanga, bolero, mambo, batakum, rumba and more, reflecting the region’s rich global heritage. With guidance from local experts in Barranquilla, Colombia, he built his own picó, La Saramuya. Inspired by the city’s carnival and the legendary Picó street parties known as Verbenas, this picó embodies the craftsmanship and sound that define the culture, including artwork by Maestro William Gutiérrez. La Saramuya is now based in Athens, Greece — one of only six picós in Europe — and travels across the continent, while a smaller sister picó remains in Barranquilla, maintaining the connection between the two systems and fostering cultural exchange.
In his DJ sets, Stivako brings picó culture to life by blending African, Afro‑Latin, Brazilian, and Caribbean sounds from the 70s to today, recreating the raw energy of Colombia’s street parties, the legendary Picó and Verbenas.
Fanqueiro is the alter ego of Italian DJ and curator Gianluca Trusso Forgia. Born in Sicily and based in Florence, he is the co‑founder of Funk Amari and Moonstera Collective. From Italy to Cuba, passing through Spain, Switzerland, Portugal, the Balkans and beyond, Fanqueiro has carried his sound across dancefloors worldwide, becoming the only European artist invited to the Havana RPM International Vinyl Festival 2025. He is a resident DJ and music curator at Papadoble Firenze listening bar, while also shaping the underground scene through projects like Guacamolle, TODO JUNTO, LUAR, and Sonido Mundial.
A dedicated vinyl digger with a deep love for global sounds, he blends rare grooves and tropical frequencies into fluid, ever‑evolving sets. Rooted in Afro‑Latin and Afro‑diasporic rhythms and driven by raw cross‑cultural energy, his sound moves between organic textures and electronic pulses — somewhere between ritual and club.
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