Basel based twins Dersu and Diego Figueira have been spinning funk, house, disco and boogie across Switzerland and Europe since their teens and now converge together as Alma Negra. Coming from a musical family with strong Cape Verde roots, they soon embraced the Latin and African rhythms that are at the heart of the music they love. As dancers, drummers and latterly producers it is the foundation of what they do.
Growin up in Hip Hop culture, the twin's love for black music is strong. Later house from Chicago, New York and Detroit got them the basis to explore the genre’s cross cultural heritage, from the jazz and dance that emerges from Cuba or Brazil to the scenes of the West Coasts of Africa, through the Middle East and beyond. The duo have brought his sound to clubs and parties including Fuse (Brussels), Le Sucre (Lyon), Zukunft (Zurich), Claire (Amsterdam), African Acid Is The Future (Berlin).
