Born and raised in Sao Paulo, Patife was part of the Brazilian explosion in dance music around the turn of the century.   First getting a taste of jungle in the mid 90s from imported records, he, DJ Marky and their crew developed a vibrant drum & bass scene in Sao Paulo.  Spearheading this Brazilian drum & bass revolution inevitably led to interest from the UK and it wasn’t long before European bookings started coming in.  Taken on as a resident at the biggest weekly drum & bass night at that time, Movement, Patife’s Brazilian rhythms and infectious enthusiasm for the music was a breath of fresh air keenly felt in the London drum & bass scene.  Tracks like his samba-drenched ‘Sambassim’and ‘So Tinha…’ took his appeal beyond the confines of the drum & bass scene, becoming favourites of the likes of Gilles Peterson.  Since then Patife has gone on to become a bona fide superstar in his own country, whilst maintaining an unfaltering reputation around the world for playing the very finest Brazil-tinged drum & bass sounds.

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