Cigarra
producer / dj / performer
Label
VOODOOHOP and Hystereofônica
Releases
Tropical Twista Records, Drossel, Sudaka, Kybele, Folcore, Quiero Recordings, Unsbeat and Casa Caos.
Festivals
Universo Paralello (2012), Fusion (2012-2018), Visual Brasil (2016), MIL (2017), Milhões de Festa (2017), Festofen (2016), Isla (2017), Katzensprung (2018), Goulash Disko (2018), Rio Loco (2019), Kômeta (2019), Vogellball (2019), Bucht der Traumer (2019), NYOKOBOP (2019).
Países
Brasil, Argentina, Croatia, Portugal, Germany, Austria, France, Spain, Ingland, Látvia.
About
#glocal #experimental #female
Ágatha Barbosa (a.k.a. Cigarra) is a DJ, producer and label manager that grew up in the dense underground scene of São Paulo and participated in the effervescence of its parties and festivals as well as in the original formation of the renowned Voodoohop 10 years ago and co-producer of Roda de Sample Project, a live and experimental "sample jam". In 2016, she released the EP "Límbica", and in 2018 "Ato" by Tropical Twista Records, a label where she is also the director of the exponent of the female compilation Hystereofônica, which has two volumes and more than 60 women involved has just become an independent label with a monthly program on Radio Quântica at Lisbon.
She lives in Lisbon and there she continue your research of samples, unveiling a popular, peripheral, contemporary, queer and global culture like DJ, producer and soundtrack projects. Brazilian rhythms and from many distant parts of the world join in a contagious set of hypnotic and seductive frequencies, ranging from global bass to downtempo. All her potentialities and her focus on female expression inspire a legion of women singing singles on their track. His speech and engagement also make it an important reference for the current underground Latin American electronic scene.