In this artist talk, Luke Turner of the UK music review The Quietus speaks with Paul Marmota and Zutzut of the buzzed-about Mexican label NAAFI.

The Puerto Escondido-based initiative and collective, like Berlin’s Janus crew, assembles and absorbs musical trends from the world over at a steady clip, overseeing the production of styles from ballroom house to grime to Jersey club and tribal. NAAFI maintains a gaze outwards while staying loyal to its home soil; for its own parties, guests are often representatives of labels like Fade to Mind, Night Slugs, and others whose mercurial aesthetic matches that of its own artists. Paul Marmota, NAAFI’s A&R manager and one of its most valued producers, specializes in “future reggaeton”, dancehall, plena, house, and grime. He’s collaborated with Overdrive Infinity, Mixpak, Beats1, and NTS, and is one of the artists active in the NAAFI residency at the Mexico City’s Jumex Museum. On Saturday evening, at Werkstatt der Kulturen, Paul Marmota appears together with label comrade Zutzut.

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