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Saturday, July 15, 2017
Listen to El Dusty’s DJcity Podcast Mix
El Dusty at Double Door in Chicago. (Photo credit: Carolina Sánchez)
Rising DJ/producer El Dusty has served up a half-hour of moombahton and nu-cumbia for the DJcity Podcast.
Dusty is considered as the pioneer of nu-cumbia, a style which blends electronic music and cumbia. His unique sound earned him a Latin Grammy nomination in 2016 for his single “Cumbia Anthem” featuring Happy Colors.
The Corpus Christi, Texas native broke onto the scene in 2012 after his song, “K Le Pasa,” landed him a deal with Universal Music. A few years later, Dusty was included in Rolling Stone’s “10 New Artists You Need to Know” in 2015 and Billboard’s “5 New Latin Acts to Watch” in 2016.
Dusty has performed at various festivals around the world, including EDC Las Vegas, EDC Mexico, South by Southwest, and the Glastonbury Festival in the UK.
His mix contains remixes of his original tracks as well as DJcity exclusives. Stream or download it below.
Tracklist:
1. El Dusty ft. Jah Fabio – Kanto Negro – El Dusty Cumbia Nightlife Edit
2. 2DLQTZ – Ramon Ayala’s Turnup
3. Aniceto Molina – La Cumbia Sampuesana – Shelco Garcia & Teenwolf & Big Syphe Puro Pari Remix
4. Aaron Y Su Grupo Ilusion – Todo Me Gusta De Ti – DJ Sol & Kur3 Bootleg
5. Xhule & Noisebro – Cumbia Mexa – Original Bass
6. Ape Drums ft. Major Lazer & Busy Signal – The Way We Do This
7. Diplo & DJ Snake – Drop – Big Syphe & Julian R Cumbia Puro Pari Break
8. Control – Tao, Tao – Thombs & DJ-X Remix
9. El Dusty – K Le Pasa – Alvaro Remix
10. Happy Colors ft. Magic Juan – Chevere – Gualtiero Remix
11. J Balvin & Willy William – Mi Gente – Royal Highness Remix
12. Afro Bros – Tragiton
13. Rocky Wellstack & Maki – Hechizo
14. Deejay Dario – Rumba
15. C. Tangana – Mala Mujer
16. Vlien Boy – Sola Te Dejare – Trapchata Ed!t
17. El Dusty ft. Happy Colors – Cumbia Anthem – Alex Dynamix MoombahTwerk Mix
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