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Helena Guedes is a Porto based DJ and selector who's been creating waves in her hometown with her diverse selections that reflect her music knowledge across genres like soul, funk, boogie,disco, latin and jazz.

Music has been a big part of her life from a very young age, with her parents shaping her diverse taste and curiosity: from pop to jazz, folk, prog rock and even classical. In her late teens she was mostly into hip-hop, reggae, dub, acid jazz and in her early twenties she embraced the nu jazz and broken beat scenes that were emerging from the UK in the late 90's/early 00's as well as the so called raregroove that got her immersed in the soul, disco and house genres that were being brought into light by radio hosts like Gilles Peterson as well as a whole generation of DJ's, artists and labels that had been emmerging throughout the late 80's and 90's.

She's a passionate music lover and vinyl enthusiast who's been closely connected to the DJ community both inside Portugal and also in the UK for the past ten years but it wasn't until 2018 that Helena started DJ'ing. Despite her still short experience behind the decks and the fact that she started playing out as a hobby, she's been spreading good vibes at some of the most renowned venues and web-radios in Porto and Lisbon - Aliena A and East Side Radio - and her name can be found in lineups alongside Mr. Scruff, Dimitri from Paris, Theo Parrish, Moodymann, Masters at Work and Jayda G. Since the summer of 2018 she holds a monthly residency at Alma bar/club in Porto, and she's pratically played every major venue in her hometown as well acclaimed dance festivals in Porto and Lisbon but also a couple of parties and festivals in Spain and Montenegro, where she played alongside a remarkable lineup of DJ's and artists in the summer of 2019.

She's currently hosting a regular residency show at the respected portuguese web radio and cultural agitator Alinea A where she invites other emmerging local DJ's and music lovers to record a session.