Few individuals can claim to have done so much for musical exchange across the globe as Berlin based DJ, producer, journalist and label boss Daniel Haaksman. With the release of his 2004 compilation “Rio Baile Funk Favela Booty Beats” he introduced the sound of Rio’s favelas for the first time to a global audience, parallely creating the genre term “Baile Funk” (in Brasil, the music is called “Funk Carioca”).