Thursday 7 March, another Rebel Up & Friends livestream at Kiosk Radio in Brussels and ofcourse on the web!
with special guests Tropical Djipsies, a new female global dj collective who are sharpening their musical knives for International Women’s Day and their dj set at Giraffes & Penguins. They will spin a 30mins set together with Rebel Up SebCat.
In the 2nd hour Colombian dj / producer Mente Organica will take over for a shine on his world of shamanic electronic sounds. Tune in from 16 to 18h via www.kioskradio.com
Later in the evening Mente Organica will be performing live at cosy new venue Le Tipi, see FB event here, limited places!
this tuesday 5 march, a special concert of KOKOKO! in Het Bos, the best underground venue in Antwerp or even Flanders!
Rebel Up SebCat takes care of the support in Afro spheres via vinyl to the newest digital tunes.
KOKOKO! is a collective born in Kinshasa, a creative collision of different artists which fused at a block party. The collective consists of musical instrument inventors from the Ngwaka neighbourhood, electronic producer débruit, Makara Bianko (aka the Lingwala devil) and his dancers bursting forth from the Lingwala neighbourhood.
They’re best known for creating a contemporary aesthetic all their own by re-wiring and up-cycling materials such as metal, cans, engine parts and plastic containers found in Kinshasa’s streets into vital sculptural resonant dance music. Their distorted fast rhythms and spontaneous lo-fi electric sounds provide the chaotic soundtrack for the city’s harsh yet abundantly creative realities. It’s a brand new scene – radical, dangerous and thriving in a country whose political instability is felt first and most urgently on the streets of Kinshasa, an urban patchwork stretching further than the eye can see in Africa’s 3rd largest capital city. KOKOKO! is the spectacular sonic backdrop, the new, no holds barred aesthetic emanating from the downtown clubs (in between the government-imposed power cuts).
Sadly the concert is already SOLD OUT for some weeks now, but check the FB event to see if there are some tickets flowing around.
Sounds from the Global Underground | Sahel Special
Another special Rebel Up Soundclash night in the OCCII, where we invite the band Studio Shap Shap for their only NL show this tour. Not to be missed!
Studio Shap Shap started off in 2015 as a project that was inspired by a new radio station in Niamey, which was searching for local musicians who could create 27 songs in three days for its broadcast programme. Studio Shap Shap are Oumarou Adamou (Niger), Boubacar Siddo Diallo (Niger), Seyni Halidou (Niger), Haruna Abdou (Niger), Christian Koulnodji (Chad) and Laetitia Cecile (Reunion). The six-piece ensemble is known for fusing traditional and contemporary beats, inspired by nature, the communities they live in and the band members’ musical backgrounds. Mixing nature and city, traditional and electronic techniques, spoken word and vocals magnify the traditional instruments. Ancient knowledge to rely on and beyond modernity for a true contemporary African sound. Despite the challenges, the group managed to independently release their debut album ‘Chateau I’, which was recorded outside and under a hut and with the sound of birds and city noise around them. They have grown a lot since their first album and have been busy recording new songs. This is their only show in Netherlands. Travel with them into the modern sound of the Sahel! https://studioshapshap.bandcamp.com/album/chateau-1
Support before & after the concert by Rebel Up DJ’s & Pal/Secam in Sahel & sunny Afro spheres.
Since 2010, Rebel Up brings underground global flavours to the Brussels nightlife through events of global music and contemporary electronic sounds.
Ant aka A-Tweed is a global DJ / producer from Rome, Italy. His sets provide freshness, groove and good vibrations with afro, funk, hiphop, tropical vibes, cumbia and worldwide music gems selections. Ant aka A-Tweed tells us about black Africa, New Orleans alleys and the Latinoamerican cumbias. He is also part of the duo Jungla EST who spice their sound with afrofuturism, psychedelic atmospheres, downtempo electronic cumbia and kaleidoscopic tropicalism. ☛ https://www.mixcloud.com/ATweed/ ☛ https://soundcloud.com/ant-de-oto
Born in Havana, Cuba, in 2016, HAPE is a collective of djs and musicians spread around Latin America, Africa and Europe. Lead by an unquenchable thirst for modernizing roots, HAPE has established itself as a major catalyst for Cuban underground musical talents.
hosted by Rebel Up SebCat who is a fulltime musical nexus: he hosts the Nightshop radio show on Radio Campus Bxl, curator of countless Bxl parties & nights and runs a DIY vinyl distro with the better global sounds. In 2018 he kickstarted the Rebel Up Records label, with outernational releases from Ghana, Tunisia, Mexico, Iraq and Morocco via Bxl and much more to come. He will surf the global soundwaves from everywhere to neverthere.
Bewogen festival is a 4 day intercultural festival throughout Brussels. *Bal Bougé* is a party of 182 nationalities. Party across boundaries, languages, cultures and nationalities. Immerse yourself in performances and short films, enjoy delicious food and dance to fantastic music. FREE IN!
Babylon Trio will play a live set and an afterparty dj set by Rebel Up SebCat. read below for all info!
Short films 17:00 – 19:00 BRAL.Brussels and Centre Vidéo De Bruxelles present 4 short films by Selfcity (http://www.selfcity.be/selfcity.html). Citizen collectives Corvia, Les Casseuses de Crise, PaletActif and Buurtpensioen 1000 BXL were filmed and assisted by Centre Vidéo de Bruxelles. All sort films are in French with subtitles. & // De Zondebok (Laura Vandewynckel) // Abbas Kazimi (UNCHR) // Kortfilms van Beehome Academy (made by children in refugee camps in Gaza)
Performance 17:00 – 19:30 Expo WORDS WORDS WORDS Globe Aroma 17:30 – 21:00 Live tekenen Zam Zadeh#homesickvegetables 18:00 – 19:00 Transe-en-Danse 19:30 Performance WORDS WORDS WORDS 20:15 Performance WORDS WORDS WORDS
a special *Sahel night* with with Studio Shap Shap (Niger)
6 musicians in the sand, under a straw roof. It is in the open air where Studio Shap Shap recorded their live album amidst bird cries and sounds from the capital city of Niamey, Niger. Traditional instruments (douma, talking drums, kindé, molo, komsa), electronic machines, bass, and piano intertwine with their sounds.
The band started off in 2015 as a project that was inspired by a new radio station in Niamey, which was searching for local musicians who could create 27 songs in three days for its broadcast programme. Studio Shap Shap are Oumarou Adamou (Niger), Boubacar Siddo Diallo (Niger), Seyni Halidou (Niger), Haruna Abdou (Niger), Christian Koulnodji (Chad) and Laetitia Cecile (Reunion Island). The six-piece ensemble is known for fusing traditional and contemporary beats, inspired by nature, the communities they live in and the band members’ historical backgrounds. Mixing nature and city, traditional and electro, speech and singing magnify the traditional instruments. Ancient knowledge to rely on and go beyond modernity for a true contemporary African sound. Despite the challenges, the group managed to independently release their debut album ‘Chateau I’. They have been busy recording their 2nd album which soon will be released. Travel with them into the modern sound of the Sahel! listen here > https://studioshapshap.bandcamp.com
with support by Rebel Up DJ’s SebCat & Leblanc in true Sahel spheres.
programme > 20:30 Rebel Up DJ’s 21:30 Studio Shap Shap 22:30 Rebel Up DJ’s
Also saturday night, another wild Giraffes & Penguins party in Au Quai! Are you ready once more? 🙂
Get ready for a tribal night with Brussels collective Global Hybrid Records and the Giraffes & Penguins DJ’s Rebel Up SebCat and Le Grand Méchant Loop, plus of course our video mapping wizard Maria Ilia.
Global Hybrid is a gathering of artists, music lovers & cultural interbreeding enthousiasts. Event organizers, collective and label, they inject tribal and organic elements to the clubbing culture, surpassing geographic and time borders and displaying a powerful, versatile and trance-inducing music, as well as a refined taste for visual installations and scenography.
22h – 4h30 Entrance 5€ (CASH ONLY) /// Doors 10pm Next to Dépôt Design and MIMA Metro 1/5 >> Comte de Flandre / Graaf van Vlaanderen Tram 51 >> Porte de Flandre / Vlaamse Poort
