The love child of cumbia and electronica, El Hijo de la Cumbia (The Son of Cumbia) draws from the traditional cumbia styles of Mexico and Columbia as well as the hip hop and reggae of his generation, to pioneer a new trans-national cumbia sub-genre. — CA

Brussel's Maxime Vercruyssen is plain gaga for baile funk. His passion for the genre has him constantly searching the beat planet for the next big booty-shaking thing. Le Daron has shared the stage with the likes of Douster, Buraka Som Sistema, and Steve Aoki. — GD

Kreole rapper Mr. OK arrives from Port-au-Prince with a cutting-edge, danceable sound that draws influences from the traditional music of Haiti (Kompa), rap and electronica. His first release, Men Mwen (Here I am), is being released by Masalacism Records.

For the last six years, the Masala boys have been presenting urban beats from around the world on their popular CISM radio show.  DJs Khiasma, Jeune Premier, and Bendude also blog about their latest finds and regularly host legendary parties (Baile MTL, Boombox, Masala Sono) where the beats are hot as curry, yummy as cilantro. — MCD