Canyon Cody is a DJ, record producer and Fulbright scholar in Ethnomusicology.
aka El Canyonazo … founder of Gnawledge and director of Granada Doaba.
Los Angeles, California
… international mishmash of electronic bass music: cumbia, hip-hop, dubstep, funk caroica, salsa, drum & bass, kuduro and glitch.
From 2003-2006, Canyon Cody hosted a Boston radio program on WZBC 90.3
He is now at KPFK 90.7, working with Radio Afrodicia (Saturdays 2-4pm) and the Global Village (Tuesdays 11am-1pm).
DJ Canyon has performed with Diplo, Freddie Gibbs, Wayne&Wax, Devin the Dude, Spoek Mathambo, Oro11, Cumba Mela, and Jeremy Sole.
Canyon Cody is the son of Cuban painter Carmen Abelleira and great-great-grandson of Buffalo Bill Cody. He was born in 1984 and has worked at Topspin Media, Gnawledge Records and Flower Studio.
Listen to Canyon Cody interviewed on NPR’s All Things Considered about his album Granada Doaba