French duo Mozambo have spent years threading two worlds together, and their music sounds exactly like that journey. Guillaume and Alexis first bonded over rock, disco, and funk as teenagers in France before the French Touch movement got them into electronic music, and what started as bedroom experimentation eventually became one of the more distinctive acts working at the intersection of house and Brazilian culture.
Brazil is more than an aesthetic reference for the duo. Alexis has family roots there, and both have spent enough time in the country to develop real relationships with its artists and scenes. That closeness is what makes their latest collaboration feel earned rather than borrowed.
“No Embalo da Vila,” featuring Brazilian artist Maz and built around a vocal from samba legend Martinho da Vila, merges Carnaval energy with club-ready house in a way that feels joyful and purposeful in equal measure. The track has already drawn support from some of the scene’s most respected names, and the duo shows no sign of slowing down.
Mozambo also runs Jungle Disco Records, their own label and creative laboratory, with a new single released on March 20, followed by an exclusive label night in their hometown of Marseille. A collaboration with Antdot reinterpreting Angie Stone’s “I Wish I Didn’t Miss You,” having already caught the ear of Carl Cox, who closed his UNVRS Ibiza night with it.
In this interview, Mozambo speaks with House Nest about the origins of the duo, their relationship with Brazil, the making of “No Embalo da Vila,” what it means to run an independent label, and what the rest of 2026 has in store.
Hello guys, let’s start with your musical journey. What inspired you to create the duo Mozambo, and how did it come together?
The idea of Mozambo goes back quite a long time. Guillaume and I met at school when we were teenagers, and we were already passionate about music. At first, we listened to a lot of rock, disco, and funk, and later we discovered electronic music, especially the French Touch movement with artists like Daft Punk and Cassius.
Like many teenagers, we started experimenting in our bedrooms, playing with computers, recording guitars and piano parts, and trying to understand how production worked. Little by little, that curiosity turned into a real passion for producing music and DJing, and that’s how the Mozambo project slowly began to take shape.
You’re originally from France, but you also spend a lot of time in Brazil. What drew you to Brazil?
We had a real love at first sight with Brazil. For a long time, we were already curious about the country through music, cinema, and the whole culture around it. There was always a kind of fascination for us, even before we actually went there.
At some point, everything aligned, and we had the opportunity to travel there. We met incredible people who welcomed us warmly, and we started spending more and more time in the country. There is also a personal connection for me, Alexis, because my mother was born in Brazil, and part of my family lived there for about ten years. So there has always been a deeper emotional link for me with the country. Today, it has become a real love story for both of us.
Does that connection explain your latest collaboration with Brazilian artist Maz, “No Embalo da Vila”? How did that project come together?
Yes, there is definitely a connection between our love for Brazil and this collaboration. We’ve always loved Maz’s music and his artistic universe. We had been in touch for a few years, exchanging music and ideas.
The project came quite naturally when we started working with artists from Dawn Patrol, like Antdot and Maz. After our first collaboration on the Gilberto Gil remix, we had another demo that we sent to Maz just to share the idea. He immediately loved it, and we started developing the track together, exchanging ideas and refining the production until the final version of “No Embalo da Vila” came to life.
The single is a strong celebration of Brazilian culture, with its guitars and rhythms. What were your main influences for this collaboration?
For us, the track is really like a celebration, something joyful and festive. It is strongly inspired by the spirit of Carnaval. Our idea was to create something energetic that we could play in clubs, combining house music with samba rhythms.
We wanted to highlight Brazilian culture and bring it into our electronic world. The main influence behind the record was really about merging these two universes, because for us, samba and house work beautifully together.
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How was your experience working with Maz? Were there any creative disagreements: for example, on arrangements, drums, or other elements, and how did you resolve them?
The experience working with Maz was great. It wasn’t our first time collaborating, so there was already a strong understanding between us. Everything was very fluid creatively.
We were all moving in the same direction, and there were no real disagreements. Each idea from one side or the other naturally fits into the track. It was honestly a very enjoyable process, both artistically and personally, and we’re very proud of the collaboration.
How did the vocals with Martinho da Vila start? Did the track start as an instrumental, or did you already envision building the single around his voice?
At the time, we were going through our library of samples, vinyl, and Brazilian records because we were in a creative phase where we wanted to remix some Brazilian music for our DJ sets, especially for our shows in Brazil. While digging, we rediscovered this track that we loved, and that’s when the remix idea started.
We built an early version around the vocal and sent it to Maz. From there, we kept developing the track together, reworking parts of the instrumental, adjusting the structure, and refining everything until the final version came together.
Being a duo brings double the creativity and motivation, but it can also have challenges. How do you usually divide the work between the two of you?
For us, being a duo is really a strength. We’ve been working together for so many years that we’ve developed a very strong connection, and we understand each other almost instinctively. Even when we disagree, it usually pushes us in the right direction and helps us find the best solution.
We feel very lucky to share this journey. Working as a duo constantly motivates us, pushes us creatively, and allows us to go further than we would alone.
Do people respond differently to your music in France versus Brazil?
Every audience is different depending on the city or the country, but overall, we receive a lot of love everywhere we go. For us, music doesn’t really have borders.
What might feel different is that we bring a Brazilian influence that people may not hear all the time, especially in France. It adds a certain color and energy to our sets, and audiences seem to really enjoy it. We’re proud to share that Brazilian touch with our French audience.
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You also run your record label, Jungle Disco Records. Do you plan to release music from other artists, or will it remain primarily an outlet for your own work?
In the long term, we definitely have plans for Jungle Disco Records. For now, it’s a bit like our creative laboratory, a space where we can release our own music freely, have full control over the vision, and organize small, more exclusive events around the label.
We’re not rushing things. We’re happy focusing on releasing our tracks and building the identity of the label step by step. But in the future, opening the label to other artists is definitely something we’re thinking about.
What’s next for Mozambo? Can fans expect more collaborations, tours, or other surprises?
A lot of exciting things are coming for Mozambo. We had a new release on our label Jungle Disco Records on March 20th, which was our first release of 2026 on the label. To celebrate it, we’ve organized a special Jungle Disco night in our hometown of Marseille, a very exclusive event with limited capacity and a no-phone policy to keep the focus on the experience and the music. We have invited a few local friends to play with us, and there were vinyl sets.
In early April, we also had a collaboration with Antdot that we’re very excited about: our reinterpretation of “I Wish I Didn’t Miss You” by Angie Stone. The track has already received incredible support from DJs like Carl Cox and Nic Fanciulli. Carl Cox even played it during the closing of his night at UNVRS in Ibiza.
Now, we’re back on tour, which kicked off in April with a show in Singapore, with many more dates to be announced. Summer is coming, and we’re very excited. There are a lot of beautiful things ahead for Mozambo.
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