Fabio Bahia was born in the Northern Province of Para in Brasil 36 years ago.

As a young teenager, his family moved to Leeds when his mother remarried a British man. He started work at the legendary Underground Club as a glass collector in 1995, just as DJ/promoter Lubi Jovanovic opened his famous Latin club night CASA LATINA. Within 4 weeks, Fabio left the job as he couldn't collect enough glasses due to dancing to the heavy salsa and samba rhythms being thrown down by the DJs Lubi and Chico Malo!

He became a regular at Casa Latina, and his DJ career began in 1996 when another Brazilian DJ, Fernando Brasil, started to train him up and give him warm-up slots at his club, La Tasca, in Manchester. By 1997 Lubi was also giving him warm-up slots at Casa Latina, in 1998 he began his first DJ residency at Havana in Manchester. In February 1999, he started his first Leeds residency, every Tuesday at "Latin Quarter" at Ponana.

Then in September 1999, Casa Latina moved to the brand new Leeds venue The Wardrobe, Lubi asked Fabio to become second resident DJ, and they've worked together ever since. First at Casa Latina and then in 2000, Lubi began working at Ponana, and then in early 2001, when both those club nights finished Lubi started the UK's premier r&b/latino night SALSOUL at Atrium and it was only natural to ask Fabio to be his DJ partner.

Fabio also had 2 other nights in Leeds at Homarus Bar & Grill on Swinegate. Saturday night was a salsa/r&b night, always packed, and Wednesday night was "Salsa Com Samba", where he mixes 50% salsa with 50% samba - the only weekly club night in Yorkshire where you can hear the best in new Brazilian music from Fabio & new kid on the block Dj Silvao..

Fabio is resident dj at AZUCAR BAR every Saturday night with La Combinacion Perfecta Djs Lubi, Silvao & MrB..

He Also Djs at the monthly Carnaval night at the Faversham every first Thursday night of the month for the past 6 years has been Brazilian/Latin music at its best..

Sambaloco at Azucar 2nd Friday of the Month has replaced Carnaval for the past two years connecting Leeds to Brazil..

His latest Club Night co-promoted with dj Lubi has become one of the biggest Salsa/Tropical nights outside London with over 550 people attending from all over the UK.

for more info check Calle Ocho Leeds page on the Facebook.

Some of the bands and gigs that he has co-promoted or been involved with up to date.

Monalito y su Trabuco, Africando, Alex Wilson, La Excelencia, La 33, Los Jovens del Barrio, Salsa Celtica, Asere, Orchas, Seu Jorge, Salseology, Sexteto Cafe, Charanga Habanera, Mojito, Issac Delgado, Jimmy Bosch, Eddie Palmeieri, Sidestepper, Spanish Harlem Orchestra...

Fabio has progressed to become one of the North's best Salsa/Latin DJs

Not only is he a great DJ but also a fine salsa dancer, and a good footballer - well he is Brazilian! He plays regularly for 2 Leeds amateur teams and also coaches when he can at the city's Brazilian Football Academy FDS.