DJ 440, one of the most active DJ’s from state of Pernambuco is back and presents “Nordeste Independente” (Independent Northeast), a mixtape that goes from many parts of Northeastern music through artists, mostly not so well known for the large public. The idea is to show the richness and peculiarity of the rhythms of northeastern Brazil, with one foot in the past, recalling the great masters like Jackson do Pandeiro and Luis Gonzaga, and another foot in the future, showing some of today’s production, introducing new bands, the example of O Quarteto Olinda, Maciel Salu and Alessandra Leão.

Nordeste Independente (Independent Northeast) was produced with support from Red BullMusic Academy Radio and CD Audio Mix, and show a little of the richness and peculiarity of this region of Brazil, under the vision of the DJ440, which once again reinvents itself and presents a dance sequence rhythms. Others mixtapes: www.dj440.com.br

Tracklist:
Alessandra Leão – Varanda
Banda de Pífano Princesa do Agreste – A Briga do Cachorro com a Onça
Cabruêra – Forró Esferográfico
Mamelo Sound System – Forró de Aliança
Mestre Salustiano – Salu na Rabeca é Bom
Metre Ambrósio – Pé-de-Calçada (DJ Lucio K remix)
Chão e Chinelo – Forró Pra Todas As Idades
Carlos Malta e Pife Muderno – O Canto Da Ema
Luiz Paixão – Bem Temperado
Maciel Salu – Só se for na macaiba
Quarteto Olinda – Xinxim no Xenhenhem
Think Of One – Feira de Mangaio
Batucaje – Maracalata
The Beatconductor – Balanço
Psilosamples – A dança do Suvaco
Totonho e os Cabra – A Rainha
Mundo Livre S/A – Dezesseis e Setecentos
DJ Tudo – Quero bater no pandeiro