Three years ago, NYC"s Veteran DJ True of radio"s Deeper Than Disco fame got together with percussionist Miller Cruz to create a new Brazilian sound they"ve coined as "neo-Brazilian fusion." Drawing on their Brazilian roots, they"ve created a sound that has quickly won the world over with big batucada beats and a soulful NYC cool. ALMA ("soul" in Portuguese) "All for the Love of Music & Art" fuses live instrumentation with Brazilian grooves, house, broken beat, and other forms of underground electronica and has received nothing but rave reviews since its start. The idea is to feature the traditional sounds of Brazil, from samba to bossa, and incorporate all the newly inspired sounds coming from a new crop of musicians from Brazil and beyond. The party has featured Louie Vega and The Elements of Life, Joe Claussell, Osunlade, DJ Afro, and countless others.