This sunday 3 Feb, it’s the last day of Winterfeest d’Hiver at Bar Eliza, in Elizabethpark, Koekelberg
Several concerts, including Babylon Trio, our Iraqi Brussels residents who in september last year released their debut album “Habibi” on Rebel Up Records. Expect electrified mix of contemporary Iraqi music styles, such as chobi chobi, dabke, maqam and electronic hybrids that put the dancefloor on fire. FREE IN!
After the concert the Rebel Up DJ’s will take over the stage to close the night in style with a wide variety of contemporary Arabic and Middle Eastern tunes.
Tickets sold at the door: €7,50. (CASH ONLY)
LINE UP: 22:00 – 00:00 Doors + Baobab Music Soundsystem 00:00 – 01:30 Babylon Trio (live) 01:30 – 03:00 After party by Rebel Up!
This friday at Les Ecuries van de Tram, Schaarbeek.
Join the most uncommon Haitian party of the year ! On one hand the wonderful Renette Désir with her mesmerizing voice plus crazy piano explorations and total virtuosity by Fabian Fiorini. On the other hand Rebel Up SebCat. And ofcourse with Haitian food!
Menu from 19:00 > sheep ∞ chicken ∞ rice w beans ∞ sauce ∞ banan ∞ pikliz ∞ vegans welcome too!
During dinner Rebel Up SebCat will introduce lost treasuries of the wonderful Haitian heritage. Get the real Caribbean food and sounds all in one, the real thing!
23:00 > Désir & Fiorini launch their collaboration with Nicolas Esterle (The Ångstromers). They expand their rhythmical and melodic vodou explorations into electronic vibes. Haitian creole poetry is still food for the soul. Official album launch of the album on El Negocito Records.
every tuesday night from 23h to midnight, Rebel Up Radio is live on the air at Bruzz radio. Playing weekly global sounds, albums of the months, guest mixes and cultural agenda of what’s going on in Brussels.
This saturday 26th, Rebel Up SebCat will play at Antitapas Night #50, at the new Studio CityGate venue, a big venue which will be the new alternative and underground party spot for Brussels,
Check the programme: from flamenco rumba from Spain, to urban soul, electro vibes, global beats and much more!
Free food from 21 til 23h 12 € in presale, 15 € at the door
Rebel Up SebCat will be in Berlin for a few days, playing at 2 gig.
First up > African Beats & Pieces guitar special @ Monarch.
★ African Beats & Pieces ★ is an event series dedicated to the music of Africa and its diaspora.
SIX STRING SPECIAL: THE MAGICAL SOUNDS OF AFRICAN GUITARS
From Congolese rumba’s intricate guitar lines to Mali’s evocative three-chords blues, in Africa the guitar is king. Rebel Up SebCat & DJ Mixanthrope will spend a whole night exploring the countless genres prominently featuring the six-stringed instrument: High-Life, Soukous, Benga, Rumba, Jùjú, Chimurenga, Afrobeat, Tuareg, Ndombolo, Coladeira, Coupé-Décalé, Bikutsi & more!
There is a wide a range of dynamic finger-picking legends to pay tribute to: Djelimady Tounkara, Diblo Dibala, Ali Farka Touré (featured on the banner!), King Sunny Adé, Ebo Taylor, Oliver Mtukudzi, Franco Luambo, Docteur Nico, Koo Nimo, Souzy Kasseya & more! The dancefloor will be kept in motion with guitar-driven grooves and electrifying riffs all night long!
from 22h to 5am @ Monarch Skalitzerstrasse 134 / 1st floor 10999 Berlin
and on friday 25th, SebCat will spin global sounds at the magical Trickster with an array of international Berlin friends. it’s all hush hush, so if you want to come, send us an email 🙂
yes yes Bxl! another fun & wild Giraffes & Penguins party coming up this saturday in Au Quai!
#14 already, and with special guests that will spread the heat of the tropical jungle over Brussels > Hugo Mendez & Funky Bompa!
Born in London and based in Paris, Hugo Mendez is the co-founder of the renowned Sofrito label. Responsible for a huge amount of re-issues, edits and compilations of music from Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. Together with Frankie Francis he also wrote a full page in London’s nightlife history with the infamous Sofrito: Tropical Discotheque warehouse parties and released the famed Tropical Discotheque compilation on Strut Records. Bringing together a deep musical knowledge and extensive travels with a sharp ear for dancefloor-rocking tunes, his DJ sets draw on everything from vintage bassline Soukous to dubplate edits of Caribbean Cadence and boogie, passing by DIY electro and forward looking sounds to create a unique balance of hypnotic and percussive rhythms that he regularly showcases at clubs and festivals around the world. With Nouvelle Ambiance, his latest label project on the African Paris diaspora scene of the 1980’s, he continues the work of Sofrito, celebrating cross-cultural collaborations via reissue projects and contemporary productions with a geographically diverse group of musicians. He also is the caretaker for renowned label Buda Musique where has helped releasing a string of amazing album last year. https://soundcloud.com/strut/sofrito-mini-mix https://soundcloud.com/sofrito https://soundcloud.com/nouvelleambiance
Funky Bompa will join us, an avid vinyl lover, digger, producer and key figure in the Brussels tropical DJ scene and founder of the Tropical and Twist parties. Expect a wide range of grooves, from nuclear bassline cumbia to nigerian boogie, indian disco and everything in-between! Funky Bompa experiments his finds in original version or personal edits, vinyl only. Being an enthusiast record lover for more than 20 years, he promotes the format and artists (old and new) through his imprints Bompa Discos (personal edits) and Limité Records (Témé Tan, BRNS). As the co-founder of the Atelier 210 venue, Funky Bompa booked hundreds of bands and parties as well as launching the Blackout Sessions in 2012, which he continues to curate to this day. https://www.youtube.com/funkybompa https://www.mixcloud.com/funkybompa
@ Au Quai 23 Quai du Hainaut / Henegouwenkaai 23 Next to Dépôt Design and MIMA Metro 1/5 >> Comte de Flandre / Graaf van Vlaanderen Tram 51 >> Porte de Flandre / Vlaamse Poort
