Daniel Ganjaman

Daniel Ganjaman
Background information
Birth name	Daniel Sanches Takara
Born	(1978-04-21) April 21, 1978 (age 47)
Origin	São Paulo, Brazil
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Hip hop producer, Musician, Sound Engineer
Years active	1994–present
Labels	El Rocha Records

Daniel Sanches Takara, better known by his stage name Daniel Ganjaman, is a Brazilian hip hop producer, Musician, Sound Engineer and Latin Grammy winner. ^{[1] [2] [3]} Daniel is known for his work with Brazilian artists Criolo, Sabotage, BaianaSystem, among others. He has been nominated for the Latin Grammy 4 times and won once with BaianaSystem. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8]}

Career

Son of retired musician Claudio Takara (now owner of El Rocha studio), Daniel Ganjaman has been in contact with various audio equipments and musical instruments since he was a child. In the mid-90s, he played guitar, bass and sang in some punk and hardcore bands from São Paulo, in addition to actively working in the production of events in the Paulista cultural scene. ^{[9] [10]}

In 1997, together with his father and brothers (Fernando Sanches and Maurício Takara respectively), Ganjaman opened El Rocha studio, where he took his first steps as a producer, working with several bands from the São Paulo independent scene, being that many of the projects he produced at that time were not even credited. His professional relationship with Rap became closer thanks to his contact with DJ Nuts and Zé Gonzales, with whom he produced some projects. ^[11]

His first big job was in the musical direction of Otto, going on tour promoting the Pernambuco artist's first album, "Samba pra Burro", and performing at important festivals, such as the Central Park Summerstage in New York City, Roskilde Festival in Denmark and Transmusicales in France. ^[12]

At the beginning of the year 2000, he was invited to participate in the production of the album "A invasão do sagaz homem fumaça" by Planet Hemp. After finishing the recording, he joined the group to tour the album that lasted just over a year, passing through practically all Brazilian capitals, the United States and Japan. In parallel with their activities with Planet Hemp, Daniel Ganjaman and Zé Gonzales were invited by Mano Brown to produce the classic Sabotage album "Rap é Compromisso". ^[13]

In 2006, Daniel produced "Homem-Espuma", Mombojó's second album. The group from Recife, which had a shy debut two years before, managed to gather some mainstream recognition and leave the alternative circuit that it inhabited at the time. ^[14]

In 2011, Ganjaman gained prominence for the production of the album "Nó na Orelha" by singer-songwriter Criolo, which won several awards for album of the year, including the Video Music Brasil Award by MTV Brasil. ^[15]

In 2017, 2018 and 2019, Ganjaman had four projects nominated for a Latin Grammy, among them the winner of "Best Rock or Alternative Music Album in the Portuguese Language" in 2019 with the album "O Futuro Não Demora" by BaianaSystem. ^[16]

In 2021, Daniel founded the music label El Rocha Records. ^[17]

Production credits

Year	Album	Role
2000	Planet Hemp - "A Invasão do Sagaz Homem Fumaça"	Musician, Composer, Author
2000	Sabotage - "Rap É Compromisso"	Producer, Musician
2001	Seu Jorge - "Samba Esporte Fino"	Producer (Track "Em Nagoya eu vi Eriko"), Musician
2001	Otto - "Condom Black"	Musician
2002	Racionais MC's - "Nada Como um Dia Após o Outro Dia"	Producer, Recording, Mixing, Musician
2003	BNegão & os Seletores de Frequência - "Enxugando Gelo"	Musician, Author
2005	Natiruts - "Nossa Missão"	Musician
2008	Kamau - "Non Ducor Duco"	Musician
2016	Sabotage - "Sabotage"	Producer, Artistic Director, Arrangement, Recording, Mixing, Musician
2016	Síntese - "Trilha Para o Desencanto da Ilusão" Vol. 1: Amem	Producer, Director, Arrangement, Recording, Musician
2019	BaianaSystem - "O Futuro Não Demora"	Producer, Recording, Mixing
2020	BaianaSystem e Antonio Carlos e Jocafi - "Miçanga" (Single)	Producer, Mixing
2020	Milton Nascimento e Criolo - "Existe Amor"	Producer, Recording, Mixing
2021	BaianaSystem e BNegão - "Reza Forte" (Single)	Producer, Mixing
2021	BaianaSystem - "OxeAxeExu"	Producer, Mixing, Musician

Awards

• Latin Grammy 2019 (winner for Best Rock or Alternative Music Album in the Portuguese Language) ^{[18] [19]}

External links

• Official website
• Daniel Ganjaman discography at Discogs

References

1. "SESC SP". Vai Hip Hop. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
2. "Daniel Ganjaman". Vai Hip Hop. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
3. "Ganhadores - Daniel Ganjaman". Latin Grammy. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
4. "O Futuro Não Demora, da BaianaSystem, fatura o Grammy Latino". Correio 24 Horas. 15 November 2019. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
5. "A procura de Ganja". Estadão. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
6. "Concorrendo duplamente ao Grammy Latino". Correio 24 Horas. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
7. "MANEVA é indicado ao Grammy Latino 2021". Jornal de Brasília. Retrieved 2021-12-29.
8. "BaianaSystem Grammy Latino". Folha UOL. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
9. "FAMÍLIA TAKARA". Revista Trip. Retrieved 2022-09-20.
10. "Daniel Ganjaman". Dicionário MPB. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
11. "El Rocha: da garagem da família Takara à cena independente da música brasileira". June 19, 2018.
12. "Otto reinventa canções do passado". Diario de Suzano. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
13. "Saiba mais sobre Daniel Ganjaman, produtor dos melhores discos do ano". December 27, 2016.
14. "Mombojo faz turne na Europa". April 19, 2006.
15. "A versatilidade das produções de Daniel Ganjaman". August 24, 2012.
16. "MANEVA é indicado ao Grammy Latino 2021". Jornal de Brasília. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
17. "El Rocha Records, novo selo musical de Daniel Ganjaman, Fernando Sanches e Carox". July 30, 2021.
18. "Ganhadores - Anos Anteriores". Latin Grammy. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
19. "BaianaSystem Grammy Latino". Folha UOL. Retrieved 2025-01-29.