Latin Soul Brothers is the DJ duo of Wonway Posibul and Joe Quixx — two seasoned selectors who bring decades of musical knowledge, community connection, and pure dance floor joy to every set. Known for their seamless blends of soul, Latin rhythms, funk, and diasporic dance music, the duo’s sound is timeless, warm, and rooted in culture.

About Wonway Posibul

Juan “Wonway Posibul” Amador is an MC, DJ, actor, and radio host who lives and works in San Francisco, California. A child of Hip Hop culture, Juan was transfixed when a neighbor’s illegal cable connection netted him the first episode of “Yo! MTV Raps” on his family’s television screen in 1988. He began writing his own raps not long after. Later through destiny, good fortune, and the support of friends, Juan would cross paths with turntables and stages and add new loves to his musical practice.

Years of open mics, garage sessions, and table reads led to freestyle battle championships, DJ residencies in New York and Los Angeles, national theatre tours, performances around the world, and a GRAMMY nomination. Juan’s next goal is to meld his artistic disciplines and expand his expression in the digital space.

About Joe Quixx 

Joe Quixx is a Bay Area legend whose deep crates and deeper intuition have kept crowds moving since the early ’80s. As one of the original architects of The Wake Up Show on KMEL, alongside Sway and King Tech, Joe helped reshape radio with a groundbreaking format that centered DJing and underground sounds.

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Our Marketing Coordinator, Ava, hopped on the phone to chat with Juan about the origins, influences, and community behind Latin Soul Brothers. Here’s what he shared during the call.

What’s the origin story of your crew? How did you come together? Who were the founding members? What inspired your name?

Juan: Latin Soul Brothers started with DJ Joe Quixx. It was a name that he got early on, I think when he was working on The Wake Up Show with Sway & Tech. I met him because we worked together at Amoeba Records in Berkeley and he ended up kind of mentoring me as part of the crew.

He already had a couple other friends, Joe Franco and The Specialists, who were part of his crew. So that’s kind of how we came together. But, you know, he was a big mentor to me and brought me back into DJing because I had been an MC. I’d been a DJ since I was a kid, but I was MCing and rapping more at that time (around late 2004 – 2005).

And he kind of brought me back into DJing and I learned a lot from him.

How would you describe the Latin Soul Brothers Community? What vibes can people expect coming to one of your parties?

Juan: You know, I think we kind of initially modeled ourselves after a lot of those early DJs of hip hop that kind of really played everything, alongside the salsa and the Cumbia cuts. There’s a lot of funk and breaks. There’s hip hop, soul music, there’s house, and dance. It’s just a really wide spectrum of music that we grew up on and our style of just being really open and inclusive, but also bringing in our culture as well.

Who or what influences your sets the most? Genres, eras, mentors, movements — what shapes your sound?

Juan: The older mentors that I had – I mean Joe Quixx being one of them – just DJs that I admire. The Rich Medinas and Bobbito and as well as just the rich culture of the Bay Area DJ scene. You know, guys like Shortkut and those people were huge influences. Also just like my family house parties and just being exposed. And now that I’m also on the radio at KALW, my goal on the radio show is to expose people to new music and I have to dig in all types of genres so that influences me as well.

How has the Bay Area shaped your identity as a crew?

Juan: It’s huge. Because to me it’s one of the meccas for DJs in the world. Whether that be as battle DJs or as just guys who can rock the party. I think DJs in the Bay Area have always been like masters of blending, and that goes back to guys like Cameron Paul and Michael Erickson. Those are guys that we listened to on the radio that were just flawless. And anybody who listened to those mix shows knew that’s who we aspired to.

Overall, the Bay Area and any type of art is just one of the capitals of innovation whether it’s new techniques or styles, we always push the envelope here. So I think The Bay is a big part of who we are and just allowing us to be more free and open with our selection and how we play.

My friend says “it’s the furthest left on the map.” And so it kind of represents, that space where everybody can be themselves and take it even further and just kind of let you know…let their freak flags fly and whatever that means to you.

How do you stay connected to your community outside of the booth? Where and when can we catch you outside of MINTED SF?

Juan: I just try to be very personable and really connect and really appreciate the people that, that show love and also connecting through releasing mixes. And just trying to be tapped in with the culture as much as possible.

Definitely catch me on the radio. KALW for sure. 91.7FM Monday through Friday, 8:00 – 10:00 PM.  Instagram @wonwayposibul is the best thing and then also probably my website on KALW.

RSVP for your free tickets to see Latin Soul Brothers at MINTED SF on Friday, August 1, 2025!