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Moving roots: the sound of GI.O


“People can feel that it’s a Latina behind the decks, whether through percussion, rhythms, or just the energy on the dancefloor. “


Talking about GI.O means talking about a paradox that turns into harmony. Her music is born from her roots, Brazilian by blood and Berlin by adopted home, yet it never stays still, never confined. It carries within it the memory of distant cultures and at the same time frees them from their staticity. Anthropology in the form of beats: trance euphoria, techno grit, Latin spice that emerges without ever becoming cliché. An oxymoron that works, defining GI.O as an artist who belongs to every place she transforms into vibration.


This dual identity manifests in every choice: in her sets, which move between Berlin’s seriousness and South American physicality, and in her productions, where a funk bassline or Brazilian beatbox can coexist with trance melodies and techno percussion. There is no preset plan, only an instinctive fidelity to her origins that becomes a universal language.


Her trajectory spans different worlds without being confined to any of them: from the vibrant dancefloors of Bogotá to the institutional showcases of ADE, GI.O absorbs and


reflects diverse cultural energies, transforming them into an ongoing dialogue. There is no nostalgia in her roots, only movement: each crowd, each city, becomes a fragment that enriches her sonic identity.


This is where her mark lies: a Latinity that is not just an aesthetic choice, but a vital force recognized in the energy of the dancefloor. It is the trace that lingers with the audience: bodies in motion, smiles opening, moments of collective self-celebration. GI.O does not build walls of genre, but spaces where individuality is protected precisely because it finds a home in encounter.


From here her language takes shape: a blend that pairs the euphoria of trance with the raw tension of techno, while always leaving room for a different warmth, more playful, rooted in Latin heritage. It is not a formula calculated at the desk, but a spontaneous reflection: fragments of belonging that seep into the structure of her tracks and sets, surprising a European context often accustomed to stricter codes.


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AUTHOR: ALESSANDRA SOLA PHOTOGRAPHY: ARTIST COURTESY


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