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CACAO: MANIFESTO IN MOTION
What started as a party with friends is now a global movement. CACAO is no longer just a night in Madrid or Ibiza, it’s a sonic manifesto that has crossed borders into Buenos Aires and beyond.
Anthony Godfather designed it as a space of freedom, provocation, and identity, and over the years it has become a refuge for Latin Tech, a genre that found in CACAO its place to grow without asking permission.
“CACAO started as a party to have fun with friends and show the sound that moved me, but over time it has become much bigger. Today, for me, it’s a ma- nifesto, a place where I can show what Latin Tech means without filters. As an artist, CACAO is freedom: there I can invite people who vibrate with the same thing, who bring freshness to the genre, and create an atmosphere where ever- yone feels part of it.”
More than an event, CACAO is a statement. Its DNA doesn’t depend on giant lights or productions. It’s
city, raw and precise aesthetics, atmosphere.
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“For me, CACAO is above all a safe spa- ce for Latin Tech artists, a place where they can express themselves without fear and show who they really are. Vi- sually, we keep it simple: low light, al- most all pink, mostly directed by our signature neon above the booth, which gives the DJ that touch of ‘divinity.’ We want everything in the room to make the dancefloor feel like a soul dance, a place where the crowd can let go and feel free. We add plenty of strobe light and a booth always full of people, trans- mitting warmth and closeness. That mix of music, energy, and aesthetics is what makes every CACAO night special.”
That’s the essence of CACAO: a ritual more than a party. An experience that turns the dancefloor into a space of community and cultural resistance.
ON THE ROAD: DANCEFLOORS THAT SPEAK DIFFERENTLY
Anthony Godfather doesn’t play the same everywhere. His Latin Tech is not a canned product, it’s a living langua- ge that shifts depending on the city, the culture, and the energy vibrating on each dance floor. From Ibiza to Ma- drid, from Amsterdam to Buenos Aires, every floor has its own pulse and CA- CAO has learned to breathe it in.
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“Each place has its own energy and you can feel it as soon as you step on the floor. At Tantra Ibiza people are there to surrender completely, they want to let go, while at Fabrik Madrid there’s more intensity, a crowd deeply immersed in the music and every
Thuishaven in Amsterdam has that total freedom, a more underground vibe, and Buenos Aires… the energy there is brutal! People dance like there’s no tomorrow. That’s why my sets evolve depending on the city: I don’t play the same everywhere. I adapt to the energy, the moment, and the audience, mixing Latin Tech with other
fit the environment. In the end, what matters is that the floor feels alive and that everyone can connect with the music genuinely.”
That instinct for adaptation is what makes Anthony more of a cultural translator than just a DJ. He knows how to read rooms and translate them through his sound. And although he has already conquered key destinations, he still dreams of taking Latin Tech to places where it’s never been heard.
“I’d love to take Latin Tech to cities like Tokyo or New York, where I know music sounds different and people are curious about new sounds. I’ve already had si- milar moments, like the first time I pla- yed in Munich or at Thuishaven, where the crowd didn’t know my sound but immediately connected with the energy on the floor. That’s the most beautiful thing: seeing how music breaks barriers and unites people regardless of where they come from.”
AFTER THE SILENCE: WHAT’S NEXT
Anthony Godfather doesn’t know how to stay still. His album Quiet in the Crowd was a statement, but far from being a pause, it seems to have opened more creative paths.
“After Quiet in the Crowd I don’t plan to stop; I’m already exploring new sounds, like boricua house that I’m including in many of my sets. It’s all still connected to the album’s story: showing who I am, but from new perspectives and with the desire to surprise.”
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