Tue 19 + Wed 20 March: 2 concerts of Manou Gallo & Women Band (ex-Zap Mama) @ Mercelis Theater, Elsene/Ixelles

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Rebel Up

Hello Brussels,

The musical week already starts early. Ivorian singer Manou Gallo & her Women Band will be playing 2 nights in a row in the Mercelis Theater, Elsene/Ixelles, hosted by KultuurKaffee as part of the KK World nights. Manou Gallo started her career with Belgian afro-funk band Zap Mama and since a few years she has embarked on her own project where she mixes various Western African styles together in a full modern female sound. More info and sounds can be found on her personal website.

On both nights we’re doing some Rebel Up! support before & after the show with some special african sounds of all things folky and slow swinging, Sebcat will spin on Tuesday and Leblanc on Wednesday evening.

IMPORTANT; Wednesday 20th is already sold out, but there are still tickets left for the concert on Tuesday 19th, so be quick if you like to be there! Presale is just 10€.

Doors open at 20h, concert starts at 21h. See flyer above or KK site for all info.

Thu 21 Feb > Rebel Up! dj’s @ KultuurKaffee w/ Samba Django (SN), Bxl

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Rebel Up

this thursday evening another KK World edition in KultuurKaffee with a concert of Senegalese musician Samba Django.

Samba Django is an autodidactic guitarist with musical influences from African blues and Afrobeat. He comes from a musical family, his uncle Baba Maal even belongs to one of the most famous artists from Senegal. Since 2002 Samba lives in Brussels and lets himself be inspired by every day events and composes songs about themes such as racism and violence against women. He has worked together with Belgian artists for different projects, like the compilation ‘Art in Exile’ in 2006, ‘Le Monde est un village’, Didier Melon and the RTBF in 2009 and ‘Radio Transit’ with the Brussels group Jaune Toujours.

the Rebel Up! dj’s will start and close the evening with swinging African rythms & more.

@ KultuurKaffee, VUB Campus
doors: 20:00, concert at 21:00
5€
FB event

Thu 10 jan; Dakhabrakha at Paradiso, A’dam; 3 x 2 tickets giveaway competition!

Posted on January 5, 2013 by Rebel Up

Thursday 10 january, crazy Ukranain electro-folk outfit DakhaBrakha are touring around the EU and coming to A’dam to play in the Paradiso in collaboration with Gonzo (circus) music magazine.

DhakhaBrakha’s sound is quite perculiar; they mix local Ukranian folk spheres and orally transmitted cultural songs together with African percussion, as well as Arabic, Bulgarian & Hungarian influences. They describe their music as psycho-folk-hiphop-trance-acoustic-triphop-ethno-chaos. Right so, we can dig that! Afterwards the eclectic Gonzo (circus) dj’s will spin records for a dance or two.

Paradiso is giving us 3 x 2 tickets to giveaway to three lucky Rebel Up! fans, so if you like to be there this evening with a friend, just mail to rebeluppa_at_gmail_dot_com and cross your fingers 🙂
We’ll notify the winners by wednesday evening.

Also keep in touch with us through our Rebel Up! facebook page.

See you around!

thu 10 januari 2013
small room 20.00 uur
( normal entry 10,- excl. membership (3,50 p.m.)
More info >
http://www.paradiso.nl/web/Agenda-Item/Dakhabrakha-Gonzo-Circus-djs.htm

thu 20 dec > Rebel Up! dj’s @ fundraiser benefit night in Bonnefooi, Bxl

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Rebel Up

hello folks,

Rebel Up! time again in Brussels this thursday night 20 december, just before the holiday season kicks off.
Christmas time brings out one’s most charitable side and so Bonnefooi will organise a fundraiser for a project in Brussels to host homeless people.The project called “Leeggoed” creates an alternative for people with housing problems in a city where the housing crises strikes ruthlessly. The money of the fundraiser will be used to create a space where a diverse group of homeless people can be sheltered temporarily, a space from where they can create a more stable and certain future. Here’s the roll > > >

20pm – Presentation of Project Leeggoed (www.wooncrisis.be)
21pm – Rojah Lao & Trinity Band (live West African Afro Reggae) www.myspace.com/rojahlao
23pm til very late – Rebel Up! Dj’s (vintage & modern Afro sounds from Africa to Latin America via the Caribbean isles, from old funk orchestra’s and swinging bands to the newest hybrid styles from electronic producers.)

@ Bonnefooi
Steenstraat 8 Rue des Pierres, 1000 BXL
facebook event

fri 23 nov Rebel Up! dj’s @ Recyclart, Brussels with uKanDanZ (ET/FR) + Zea (NL)

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Rebel Up

Time for another Rebel Up! session at Recyclart!
We are co-hosting this special African/Ethiopian night with the good Recyclart folks as part of a concert night with Ukandanz and Zea for whom we are playing support with eastern African and other modern African tunes.

Zea (Arnold de Boer, The Ex) will kick off the night with some of his eclectic African inspired punkrock songs with electronic effects and samples between Delta blues, Ghanese riffs, Ethiopian electrofolk and gabba beats.

uKanDanZ is a French-Ethiopian outfit that plays some serious electrified folky punkjazz with Asnake Guebreyes on vocals (from the late Mohammed Jimmy Mohammed band). Pure energy spiritualised with emotional drives to make the crowd go wild and shiver in Ethiopian dance stylee. Listen to their new album on Deezer and check out the video >

As always with Rebel Up! hosted nights, a part of the proceedings will go to a NGO project, in this case the Ethiopia-project of The Ex/Zea in the capital Addis Abeba where they support a music school for blind and handicapped children and other programmes. You can also make a donation at the bar if you like.

Keep in mind; it’s a concert night and not a late dance night, so do come early enough. doors 21:00, just 5€ in, full info on Recyclart site.

wed 7 Nov; The Ex (NL) + Hoquets (Bxl) @ Ateliers Claus, support by Rebel Up! dj

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Rebel Up

this wednesday evening @ les Ateliers Claus a nice duo concert of dutch punk band The Ex, celebrating their 33 1/3 years existence and our favorite Brussels trio Hoquets who will play their last last concert for now. support by Rebel Up! dj Sebcat with all kinda global, punk, improv sounds between & after the shows. Time to taste some midweek rocking!

doors open 20:00, first show around 20:30, 10€ in. facebook event here.

Wed. 17 Oct; Rebel Up! @ KultuurKaffee Globe Aroma evening – FREE IN! –

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Rebel Up

Hello all,

this wednesday there’s a nice free Globe Aroma *Syria meets Africa* evening at KultuurKaffee.

Globe Aroma is a Brussels intercultural project where refugee musicians who live at Klein Kasteeltje/Petit Chateau get the chance to play their music for an audience. The band Syria Sound is composed of musicians of Syrian-Kurdish origin and will play Kurdish styles with soft rhythms and flamenco guitar. The band Afro Sound has musicians from Guinee, Congo and Togo and will play a variety of African styles like coupé décalé, slam and slam, Congolese rumba.

Before & after, Rebel Up! dj’s will play eastern & african tunes to colour the evening.

It’s free in, so just come for a globalicious fun time!
Hope to see you there.

KultuurKaffee @ VUB Campus, Etterbeek
doors open > 20:30
FB event here

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