Record of the Week - Gia Fu "Canton Mambo b/w Lotus" 7 inch Latin/Canto HEAT

This week's Record of the Week (as heard on Tuesday Morning Coffee live on Twitch weekly 10AM-2PM EST) is a record that combines two distant flavours from across the globe and unites them in a spicy lil' package thanks to Hong Kong's rising DJ star Gia Fu. I first found out about Gia from her My Analog Journal set "Colombian Salsa Records" (great YouTube channel, btw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_b-Q0xiTmo ). Since then, I've been keeping up with her sets and travels online. I've been lucky enough to catch two of her sets live in Toronto, and she's the real deal! Great mix of deep/rare and popular selections, set flow, and a clear love for the music as she plays. Highly recommend checking her out, and you can do so here http://www.giafu.net It was during her set last week in Toronto at La Rumba Buena's 10th anniversary ( https://www.instagram.com/la_rumba_buena/ ) that she gifted me this "Canton Mambo b/w Lotus" record and I was smitten! Though these tracks have been available since 2023 & 2025 respectively, I hadn't seen this record in the wild yet. It's hard to find -- I believe they were just self-distributed from Hong Kong, though I could be wrong. And this one is a bit different, too - it was exclusively pressed for the 2026 Miami Grand Prix, with a different cover and label. But most importantly: it sounds GREAT! Two banging tracks in this unique Latin/Canto fusion style, that somewhat unexpectedly finds a natural balance. Not an easy thing to do. And the production bumps -- my DJ ears salivate at these stabs & breaks. I'm lucky enough to have one. Now, to get a second... is that greedy!? I need doubles! Must be the Trini in me... Enjoy the music in the clip, standing alone on YouTube or as part of this week's TMC episode on the Top Grillin' VIP http://www.skratchbastid.com/vip - nd go follow Gia! I wouldn't lead you wrong, I promise. Bonus time at the end of the video as I mix a song she played in her recent set, Nico Gomez's "Lupita" (which my homie The Gaff hipped me to first), along with the Bosq remix (another name you should definitely follow). Happy diggin'!