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SIMON JAVA IS AN INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTIST, DJ, AND SELECTOR FROM COLOMBIA, CURRENTLY BASED BETWEEN BERLIN AND LEIPZIG, GERMANY. SIMON IS ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF CALENTURA BERLIN AND ASPORA IN LEIPZIG, AS WELL AS A MEMBER OF NECIOS BERLIN. THE PASSION FOR MUSIC MAKES SIMON A TRUE "DIGGER" OF SOUNDS, ALWAYS SEEKING INSPIRATION IN THE RHYTHMS OF THE GLOBAL SOUTH WITH A STRONG FOCUS ON THEIR LATIN AMERICAN ROOTS. THIS DEDICATION HAS LED SIMON TO EXPLORE HIDDEN DATABASES, FORGOTTEN VINYL SHOPS, ANTIQUE STORES, AND ANY CORNER WILLING TO SHARE ITS SOUNDSCAPES, BOTH IN COLOMBIA AND AROUND THE WORLD. ALWAYS EAGER TO LISTEN TO THE LAST TRACK OR SIFT THROUGH EVERY BOX TO FIND THAT SPECIAL VINYL. SIMON JAVA SETS SPAN TRADITIONAL LATIN AMERICAN RHYTHMIC FOUNDATIONS, INCLUDING GENRES SUCH AS SALSA, CUMBIA, AFRICAN MUSIC, AND MERENGUE, TO THE MOST AVANT-GARDE AND CONTEMPORARY STYLES LIKE LATIN CLUB, GUARACHA, PERREO, NEO PERREO, DEMBOW, BAILE FUNK, RAPTOR HOUSE, LATINCORE, AND AFROFUTURISM, AMONG OTHERS. EACH SET 1S CRAFTED AS A JOURNEY THROUGH DIVERSE SOUNDSCAPES AND MUSICAL LATITUDES, ALWAYS HIGHLIGHTING DIVERSITY AND BREAKING MONOTONY. THIS UNIQUE APPROACH HAS LED SIMON JAVA TO DEVELOP THE CONCEPT OF "TEJIDOS SONOROS" - "SONICS WEAVES" , WHERE DIFFERENT SOUNDS AND MUSIC INTERTWINE TO CREATE AN IMMERSIVE AND CAPTIVATING LISTENING EXPERIENCE.