Branko

Branko is the creative moniker of Lisbon-based electronic producer, DJ, and label owner João Barbosa, who rose to international success in the late 2000s with the Portuguese dance collective Buraka Som Sistema. Known for melding techno beats with African traditions like zouk and kuduro, Barbosa is also the founder of the acclaimed Enchufada label, which has worked to promote similar globally minded electronic experiments. When Buraka Som Sistema began to wind down, he re-emerged as Branko in 2015, releasing the full-length Atlas, a vibrant work inspired by his world travels an...