{"id":112794,"date":"2022-10-05T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/?p=112794"},"modified":"2022-10-04T16:20:38","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T14:20:38","slug":"nia-archive-baiana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/nia-archive-baiana\/","title":{"rendered":"Jungle prodigy Nia Archives takes over Rio with \u201cBaian\u00e1\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

British sensation Nia Archive quickly became one of the most promising faces of jungle\u2019s recent revival. Her latest single and music video \u201cBaian\u00e1\u201d gives the electronic genre a Brazilian makeover.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

22-year-old DJ, producer, singer and songwriter Nia Archives is at the forefront of jungle\u2019s renaissance. Growing up on reggae, bashment and lovers rock in Manchester, she became nostalgic of an era she didn\u2019t live through, listening to jungle icons like Roni Size, Shy FX and DJ Storm. In 2021, her debut EP \u201cHeadz Gone West\u201d got the attention of the genre\u2019s die-hard fans and new listeners. Her 2022 sophomore project \u201cForbidden Feelingz\u201d solidified her trailblazer status. It also made her the NME Awards’ Best Producer recipient.\u00a0 Now, Nia Archives is taking the 1990\u2019s UK rave genre around the world. Her latest release \u201cBaian\u00e1\u201d is the perfect mix of jungle and Brazilian samba, bossa nova and baile funk<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This hypnotic, super-energized new single samples the eponym hit from 2005 body percussionist group Barbatuques. A rhythmic, trippy samba track, derived itself from a modern Baiano folk song. Though the song\u2019s been sampled and remixed many times, Nia Archives put her own unique spin on it: BPM\u2019s upped to the max, deep basslines and entrancing loops. In short, \u201cBaian\u00e1\u201d is the perfect song to rave to and a great demonstration of Archives\u2019 production skills. A promising first single as she\u2019s announced that the third project is already on the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The accompanying visuals were directed by Nia Archive herself and Delphino in Rio de Janeiro. The grainy, homemade-like images showcase Nia\u2019s own cool kids version of the iconic Brazilian city : crammed vinyl shops, graffiti-filled walls, impromptu football matches and most importantly dancers moving to high tempos, with Rio\u2019s landscapes in the background. She\u2019s even rocking flashy Brazilian-flag nail art and a gold grillz on her teeth, simply reading \u201cBaian\u00e1\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen to \u201cBaian\u00e1\u201d on our Song of the Week<\/a> playlist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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