Alma Negra are Basel-based twins Dersu and Diego Figueira and they have been spinning funk, house, disco, latin, boogie and African rhythms across Switzerland and Europe since their teens. With Cape Verde roots, they got their start as first dancers, then drummers and soon jumped into production with releases on Sofrito, Heist, Basic Fingers and Lumberjacks In Hell along with numerous jams on their own Alma Negra Recordings that sit comfortably on the dance floor but bring unusual sounds and arrangements to the club. The DJ duo have also been developing a live set with a cast of musicians that has seen them tour festivals throughout Europe post-Covid. They’ve just dropped the brand-new Harambee EP and it’s some quality dance floor action that’s equally quirky, funky, deep and definitely disco.

Shan & OB chat to Dersu about their career to date, what it’s like getting love from Giles Peterson and viral live jams for Red Bull. The boys also drop 2 fire sets of funk, disco, dnb, hiphop, soul and mashed-up beats.