Saturday 11 july we organise our next Globaal Illegaal party at Brasserie Illegaal. Rebel Up and Baobab Music will launch the very first edition of La KZ Brussels. La KZ aims to spotlight Colombian picó soundsytem culture across Europe and bring multiple picós together in one place at Illegaal.
with 3 soundystems! picó El Mágico Baobab picó La Saramuya High’n’Irie Soundsystem
El Mágico Baobab and La Saramuya picós will battle it out inside the brewery, while High’n’Irie Soundsystem will run the outdoor courtyard.
LIVE CONCERT Diese Mbangue (afro/soukous/highlife) DJ’S Calamidades Lola (CO), LEINY (CO), Rebel Up SebCat, High’n’Irie DJ’s, Mango, Ananas, Stivako (ET/GR) and more TBC. + MC Adri Vinchira (CO)
Hey everyone! A new season of Globaal Illegaal by Rebel Up. This time we will travel into deeper electronic sounds, via Africa, the Indian Ocean, Palestine, Sudan, Goma, Haïti and also further afield. with audio visual live sets by the duo Ësenaim (linked to their work for Médecins Sans Frontieres) and a modular live set by producer LOYA from La Reunion. DJ sets by locals SebCat, Moon Yé and Bob Le Voyageur. and live visuals by Bxl female VJ collective Gravity.
Ësenaim (live) LOYA (live) Bob Le Voyageur SebCat & Moon Yé Gravity VJ collective
5€ before 23H (please bring ca$h) 10€after 23H (please bring ca$h) We also have presale tickets, buy them here. doors 22h – 5am
𝐄̈𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐢𝐦 (live) Ësenaim was born from the urge to turn field experiences into something that could be felt, heard, and shared. After years of humanitarian work with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)—from cholera outbreaks in Haiti to displacement in Congo and floods in South Sudan—Sarah Guefif and Michael Casera returned home with memories that words alone could not carry. Since 2016, they have collected sounds and written poetry during missions—capturing voices, atmospheres, and landscapes that reflect human resilience and the complexity of life in crisis zones. From this grew Ësenaim.: a project where electronic music, poetry, and visual storytelling meet to create immersive performances rooted in testimony. A live set in sound and moving visuals, a journey to places that many of us have forgotten or don’t know about.
𝐋𝐨𝐲𝐚 (live) La Reunion Loya is the project that mixes traditional music from the Indian Ocean ( Reunion island, Madagascar, Mauritius, Comoros) and electronic music. As an electronic composer and producer, playing live shows with a special modular circuit setup of synthesizers. With his Blakaz projects, Loya continues his musical exploration of the Indian Ocean, a journey that began in Mauritius, Madagascar and the Comores islands, working together with local traditional musicians. The ancestral pulse meeting the electronic textures of Loya’s modular synthesizer, which extends, transforms, and reinvents them. Each album is a dialogue, a bridge between islands, generations, and sound worlds. Each piece is inspired by everyday life, nature, and the symbols of the archipelago. From these encounters emerge hybrid soundscapes that are both organic and electronic, poetic and spiritual. The traveler moves from village chants to the oscillations of machines, from earth to water, from memory to creation
DJ’s Bob Le Voyageur (opening set) and SebCat & Moon Yé to close the night. + live visuals by Lisa & Laure of Gravity VJ collective
Please bring cash for the door or buy in presale! drinks at the bar you can pay by card water = free
This Friday 29 nov, a special concert night & afterparty @ Beursschouwburg!
Headliner of the night is Congolese band Kon’gongolo Kiniata from Kinshasa, masterful upcyclers who produce electro-Congolese rumba rock: a very own funky and punky flavour of experimental afro-pop, using an impressive arsenal of homemade percussion and string instruments from scrap metal. Their lyrics in Lingala pay homage to the working class, rebel against the war in Congo and advocate hope and perseverance for the youth of Kinshasa.
Before them, Brussels african group AKAR Collectif. A musical and visual collaboration between Shama Bongo (singer, producer & manager), Sarah Carlier (singer-songwriter, musician, music producer), Rokia Bamba (DJ, sound designer) and BenRichard (VJ, DJ, sound designer).
The evening is hosted by Rebel Up, SebCat will play warmup tunes & afterparty bangers together with Brussels based Italian-Congolese dj Laryssa Kim.
this saturday Rebel Up organises their residence party at Brasserie Illegaal.
It’s time for another Globaal Illegaal party night @ Illegaal, springtime! On this night we will take you into the Brussels underground, via guitar sounds, african vibes, afrohouse, breaks, bass and much more! Sounds from the global underground as always in the nice nightly home of Illegaal.
A lineup of exciting Brussels DJ’s and also a special guest >>>>
Terence Rion opening solo set with guitar, voice and lush tones.
Gajoy she mixes afrobeat, house, hip hop, kuduro and dancehall reggae. She spent time at radio Tarmac doing shows and joined the collectives of Authentik vybz and Carbone 14.
Nika (Radio Vacarme) she grabs the public’s attention through her impactful music selection, alternating between colourful and somber vibes so as to make the dancefloor jump and sweat.
Mambele (Bolingo) The soul of Brussels and Bruzz/ Kiosk Radio resident. His DJ sets are pure romances on the dancefloor and can make anyone’s head melt. Nowadays he plays on everywhere in his beloved capital and keeps everyone’s hearts warm on colder days in the Brussels underground. His nightly sets range from African styles such batida, bass, afrohouse, afrotech, rave, Congolese rumba and more.
SPECIAL GUEST: Asna DJ and producer from Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Asna defines herself as a “sound explorer”. Her talents lie not just in DJing and production, but also in visual arts. Her universe is mainly influenced by traditional African rhythms which shape the continent’s current music. She does not hesitate to revisit the jerky rhythms of coupé-décalé, Congolese rumba or even the trance of percussion and traditional songs, all with drum infused bass, raw rhythms and some spicy electro for dancefloor bliss.
SebCat (Rebel Up) underground contemporary electronic global sounds of past & future styles from everywhere to never there.
Bom Baleno : live liquid light projections!
Info: FB event 10€ entry (cash at door) > payment at bar possible by card (drinks only) Doors: 21h30 – 05:00
@ Illegaal Rue Bollinckx 300 1190 Forest
Dancefloor safety & care team on duty (to recognise by their pink fluo vests) Taxi Collecto stop available: IlIegaal
Friday 17 november, Rebel Up & Figura Kollective organise Eastim night: A ViceVersa Story at Antidote (CityGate) in Brussels. Exchange project between Brussels and Timișoara (Romania), the cultural capital of 2023.
This event is a celebration of the European ideals of equal opportunities and unity in diversity, echoing the harmonious blend of cultures that define our globalized, multicultural world.
Based on the integration of the migrant community of Timișoara, through music into the artistic fiber of the city, this Figura Kollective initiative aimed to showcase that music transcends borders and acts as a bridge across civilizations.
Respresenting the local Bxl scene: Rebel Up SebCat Memo Pimiento (LIVE) Hazee (Vampire Vinyl – Romania) Dr D. (Romania)
with special guest DJ K-Lu the funkiest, freshest beat dropper & scratcher from Timișoara
Friday 17 nov, 22h – 5am FREE IN! No cover charge, not even prix libre. Just come and enjoy! More info >>> FB event
And on saturday 25 nov, the reverse party in Timișoara, Romania! At the Pixel venue.
Starting in afternoon with a vinyl market by Melomelanj.
Followed by the party with: DJ K-Lu Injektah Mighty Boogie Ahmad Al Shuraiqi Yonca Yuce Samet Ucar Salah Haitham and Rebel Up SeCat
