Electropical is the dynamic DJ duo of Marc Fournier and Michael Laycock. It's also the name of the globe-trotting worldbeat dance party they host in Vancouver. Since 2004, the pair has packed dance floors with an eclectic mix of urban sounds with a tropical edge.

Dubbed a "cultural ambassador of master sound-weaving," DJ Marc Fournier has been spinning global beats and soulful vibes since 1989. For seven years, his monthly AFRODISIA dance party at the ANZA Club explored some of the world's grooviest sounds. Marc also produces worldbeat radio shows for the French CBC, speaks 6 languages and has lived in many countries in Europe and Africa.

A relative newcomer on the Vancouver scene, DJ Michael Laycock hosted a groundbreaking worldbeat dance party called GLOBALICIOUS in 2003-2004 at the Media Club. Since then, he has played at the Alcan Dragon Boat Festival, the Richmond Winter Festival, and many private gigs. In his other life, Michael works as a technical writer and editor.

While every Electropical night is different, an evening's playlist might include tracks by Afro-Latin supergroup Africando, Washington DC's Thievery Corporation, Arabesque singer Natacha Atlas, Barcelona flamenco-electronica group Ojos de Brujo, Mexican-American electronica act Charanga Cakewalk, Brazilian singer Seu Jorge, Venezuelan disco-funksters Los Amigos Invisibles, or Bollywood legend Asha Bhosle. The DJs aren't afraid to do a little time travel, either, as they slip in classic or remixed tracks by artists such as the late James Brown, Brazilian legend Jorge Ben, mambo king Tito Puente, and Nigeria's father of Afrobeat, Fela Kuti.