Jungle and drum n bass: the speed Brazil helped take worldwide

In the early 1990s, the UK rave scene sped up breakbeats and mixed them with the bass and vocals of reggae and dancehall. Jungle was born, with chopped drums at high speed, often built from the famous “Amen break”, a drum passage from 1969.

Within a few years the sound became cleaner and more technical and came to be called drum and bass, usually between 160 and 180 BPM. In 1997, Roni Size's collective Reprazent won the Mercury Prize, one of the most important awards in British music.

Brazil plays a prominent role in this story: DJ Marky became a global reference, and “LK” by DJ Marky & XRS entered the UK charts in the early 2000s.

On the floor, drum n bass and jungle are pure adrenaline: perfect for the peak of the night and for crowds that want intensity.