Da Lata has been played over 30 times on NTS, first on 8 January 2013. Da Lata's music has been featured on 36 episodes.

Da Lata was originally founded by musician and producer Chris Franck and DJ Patrick Forge in the summer of 1996. The idea for the project was to blend Afro-Brazilian influences with modern dance sensibility incorporating both acoustic and electronic elements in the music.

Early experimentation came in the form of remixes rather than original material which proved to be a great way of honing the sound and at the same time gave exposure to the name.

Hooking up with Lee Hamblin (a…