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Rocky Marsiano is the instrumental/beats project of the Portuguese old school producer/MC/DJ D-Mars. "The Pyramid Sessions", its critically highly acclaimed debut album (Loop:Recordings) from 2005, with a strong jazz influence, opened doors for the project to start performing live.

With the releases of its 2nd album (Outside the Pyramid) and 3rd album (Back To The Pyramid) D-​Mars further explored jazz fusion by adding elements of soul/funk and Brazilian music (his mother was raised in Rio).​ The fourth album "Music For All Seasons" was entirely produced in Amsterdam, where D-Mars is now living, and is a tribute to his mother's Brazilian records. His latest releases "Meu Kamba", "Meu Kamba Vol. Dois" & "Meu Kamba Três" bring a fresh element to Rocky's production: music from Angola, Cabo Verde, Guiné Bissau and Mozambique. Receiving a lot of international praise, "Meu Kamba" albums are a colourful journey through the great rhythms from these Luso-African countries.

All "Meu Kamba" records were originally self-released on 12" vinyl and afterwards released digitally by Akwaaba Music from Ghana. A follow-up 7" vinly release called "Ritinha/Djó Djó" was also very well received by the DJ community (p.e. by the likes of Osunlade).