Tropitaal Desi Latino Soundclash

Event Details

  • Date: August 12, 2023
  • Time: 09:00 PM - 02:00 AM
  • Venue:  Goodfoot
    2845 SE Stark Street
    Portland, Oregon 97214
    USA

Tropitaal Desi Latino Soundclash

Saturday, August 12th, 2023

Featuring hosts and resident DJs

DJ Anjali and The Incredible Kid

and special guest DJ Panaflex

GOODFOOT

2845 SE Stark St.

Portland, OR

9PM – 2AM

$12 advance & at the door

21 and over only (with proper ID)

Take the sultry vibe of the Latin American Tropics, combine with the rhythm of India (“Taal”) and stir into TROPITAAL! A Desi Latino Soundclash where the hottest club sounds from India and Latin America go head to head in an all-night dance-off of epic proportions. Resident DJs Anjali & The Incredible Kid combine their deep passions and deep crates from across the spectrum of Latin, Caribbean & South Asian vibes. (Bhangra, Dembow, Future Filmi, Reggaeton, Funk carioca, Moombahton, Electro Cumbia, Tribal Guarachero, Desi Rap, Latin Trap, Dancehall, Chutney, Bollywood, Desi Bass, Brega & Diaspora party classics.)

“One of Portland’s favorite dance nights is making its return. Hosted by stalwart DJs Anjali and the Incredible Kid, Tropitaal mixes club music from India and South America—everything from urban desi to trap and reggaeton.” Willamette Week 8/11/2021

“For seven years now, DJ Anjali & The Kid have been commandeering the Tropitaal Desi-Latino Soundclash to the delight of knowing Portland audiences.” Portland Mercury 5/16/2020

“DJ Anjali & The Kid have been a staple of Portland, Oregon’s club scene for almost two decades, creating spaces for DJs and dancers to enjoy an international mélange of music ranging from bhangra to reggaeton.” Remezcla 12/26/18

DJ PANAFLEX
 

DJ Panaflex has been performing and releasing mixes since 2013. His dynamic, international style incorporates a wide variety of sounds including Reggaeton, Dembow, Bhangra, Bollywood, Desi Hip Hop and EDM, Moombahton, Kizomba, Zouk, Cumbia, Dancehall, Afrobeats, Amapiano, Kuduro, and more. He has posted more than 50 online mixes dedicated to these genres and many more from throughout the world.

In addition to playing global bass music in nightclubs throughout Portland, DJ Panaflex hosts partner dance events including the Kizomba room at Logic, and Portland’s first Kizomba and Semba social. His Salsa and Bachata CV includes Aztec Willie’s, Rustix Pub, Senate, and Secret Society to name a few. He has been hired to perform at many Salsa and Bachata nights throughout Portland.

So deep are his crates and so broad is his genre literacy that he has been hired to perform all-night as the sole DJ at separate nights devoted to: Afrobeats, Cumbia, Bollywood, Bachata, Zouk, Kizomba, Salsa, Dancehall Reggae and Kompa.

He has been a programmer and presenter at KBOO Community Radio since 2021; he currently hosts Soundclash Modem biweekly on Tuesday nights.