Max Doblhoff creates a modern and traditional crossover between electro-acoustic beats fromVienna and East and West African music. His productions contain numerous analog recordedinstruments and grooves that have shaped the rapidly growing African house scene in recentdecades: Afro House and Afro Fusion, Tribal House, Latin, Cumbia, Funk, Disco and ElectronicGrooves.

His musical journeys through parts of Africa (Kenya, Uganda, Senegal, Morocco), the feeling for thevibe of the countries and their traditions, the discovery of individual musical tribes and the culture ofspontaneous improvisation shape Max’s musical style. As a live musician, Max is known for hisnumerous appearances at festivals and events, which regularly take him touring from Europe toKenya. Max musical work began in his early years as a funk rock drummer and percussionist invarious Viennese bands. As DJ MDgroove, Max conquered the European club scene in 1993 andlaunched his label „Clubcruise Music“ in 2005.

Max Doblhoff ́s first album „Africa La“ was released in 2017 with the vocalist Idd Aziz from Nairobi,Kenya and the Kora Player Baboulaye Cissokho from Dakar, Senegal. The famous single releasesand their Remixes for the songs Djemaa, Mama Jo and Afrokey caused a stir in the domestic andinternational Afro House club scene.

Since 2001, Max Doblhoff and his fellow musician Sidney Simila have been running the joint musicproject „Music from East Africa“ as a sub label from Clubcruise Music, where the two ensure theappreciation, publication and dissemination of contemporary and traditional East African music to anappropriate degree.

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