For this special edition, the collectives ๐๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฉ and ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ซ ๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ญ join forces for an epic night to warm our hearts in the middle of the winter.
an opening B2B vinyl set between His Dudeness & SebCat, followed by a live performance by Spanish-Iranian duo Floรจmee who bring ambiental, IDM electronica & breaks with vocals of Persian ghazal poetry. Rrita Jashari will bring global, oriental & bass sounds, followed by &RY (Echte Ra) and his deep house & afrohouse sound. His Dudeness & SebCat will close the night with eclectic global club sounds…
+ Performances + Soup + Safe Care team
Doors 22h – 5AM price: 10โฌ (Cash only please!) inside Illegaal you can pay by card for drinks
Simple rules for a good time at our party: Bring good vibes & love. No = no, respect this, we are watching you! No harassment, no violence, no sexism & no racism.
@ Brasserie ILLEGAAL Rue Bollinckx, 300 1190 Forest, Brussels
Another season of ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ kicks off! With a warm night of outernational bass sounds from 3 different continents hosted by Rebel Up, with international guests from Peru, La Reunion and Brussels. Between electro Maloya, Mโbass, Cumbia bass and Latinx club music and beyond….. + live liquid visuals!
๐ซ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐ด๐ (๐ฉ๐๐) For the intimate and the anonymous, Drache MuMu has been widely splashing planetary grooves since 2012 in Bxl. With in the sprinkler extinguisher: beats africo tropico coco, glorified chรขรขbi, crewole groove, sรฉga, gnawa, digitalized cumbia, serious tropicool, kamba, tumbelรฉ, zouk bass, tsรฉtรฉra tsรฉtรฉra. DJ set at night, radio show during the day on Radio Panik, thereโs no time to dry out. https://www.mixcloud.com/DracheMusicale
๐ด๐๐๐ ๐๐ฬ (๐ณ๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐ / ๐ฉ๐๐) DJ, film maker, ex athlete and pure music lover, Moon Yรฉ landed in Bxl a few months ago to make here his new home. His roots are from La Reunion island in the Indian ocean, and this can be heard in his dj sets, where blends of maloya, kabar, sega, malagasy, indian styles, afrohouse and electronic music are played together in a forward organic sound that is deeply linked to his home region. Net to this he runs the Boulevard Sud agency, where he promotes emerging electronic global artists from La Reunion and the Indian ocean. https://www.mixcloud.com/moonye/
๐จ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐ (๐ณ๐ ๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐) Producer Aleksand Saya draws his inspiration from the cultural wealth of his native island of La Reunion in the Indian Ocean. He experiments and transforms the traditional elements of Maloya by merging them with hip-hop and electro sounds, creating his trademark, which he calls M’Bass. He invites listeners to dive into a singular sound universe, where the vibrations of Maloya blend with deep bass and catchy syncopated beats and a captivating ability to bring souls together, while breaking down boundaries. https://soundcloud.com/aleksandsaya
๐ฝ๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐๐ (๐ท๐๐๐ / ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐) Vitu Valera has carved a distinctive niche in the global music scene as a multi-instrumentalist, producer and adept DJ. His music seamlessly blends traditional south-global rhythms with Latinxclub sounds, showcased through his distinctive performances an sets. Notably, his recent debut album “MIGRX,” (November 2023) on international bass label MATRACA, where he merges the digital with the organic. He has further released EPโs and tracks on labels such as New Latam Beats and Eck Echo. His dj sets of Peruvian bass sounds will take you into ancestral moods where tradition meets the electronic. https://vituvalera.bandcamp.com/
๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐ (๐ท๐๐๐ / ๐ณ๐๐๐) Orieta Chrem is a DJ, sound engineer, and music producer from Lima, Peru with over 20 years of experience. She is a key figure in the Peruvian electronic music scene and has created various platforms throughout her career showcasing Peruvian and Latin American talent in various cultural spaces in her hometown. As a promoter and founder of โLA RARAโ radio, she has invited acts from all over Latin America and beyond, focusing on creating spaces for underrepresented artists and fomenting the growth of the electronic music scene in Lima. In 2014 Orieta founded QMULUS SOUND, the first female-run sound studio in Lima. For 10 years, she works on various projects related to sound design, recording, mixing and mastering. She has recorded music for Los Ballumbrosio, one of the most emblematic groups of Afro-Peruvian music and had international visitors such as Dj Spinn, Robert Henke, Mad Professor, Branko, Matias Aguayo, Thomas Von Party, Channel One, Macky Banton among others. Orieta also constructed and is a co-founder of BQESTIA Soundsystem, a professional soundsystem created with other sound system enthusiasts from Lima. Her diverse taste in electronic genres, such as global bass, funk brasileiro, reggaeton, dembow, footwork, kuduro, ambient, latinxclub and techno, is evident in her work as a DJ, music curator and her own productions, which often feature unique uses of vibrations and the human voice. In the last 10 years, she released several tracks and remixes on various Latin American compilations and labels, including TratraTrax, HiedraH, AGVA, Traaampaaa, Tambiรฉn, Eck Echo, In-Correcto, Matraca, Behua Icara, Makinmovs, Devagar, and Terror Negro. https://soundcloud.com/orieta-chrem
๐น๐๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐๐๐ช๐๐ (๐ฉ๐๐) Host and all-round DJ/selector SebCat is the founder of the Rebel Up collective and label and deeply active in the Brussels scene, where he promotes new emerging (inter)national artists of global music. He hosts several radio shows and residencies on Radio Campus Brussels (Nightshop), Kiosk Radio and BRUZZ. Since 2018, Rebel Up became a label and platform that releases eclectic global sounds from upclose & far away, with over 30 releases. His DJ sets take you on a journey into contemporary underground global electronic bass sounds, from everywhere to never before. https://www.mixcloud.com/Rebel_Uppa/
๐ณ๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐๐๐ Liquid light visuals by Bom Baleno (IT / Bxl) Psychedelic lights, bubbles and shapes will shine on your eyes and guide your moves https://www.instagram.com/officina_bombaleno/
Doors 22H – 5AM 10โฌ CASH Please bring cash for the door. Inside at Illegaal bar you can pay by card for your drinks.
Brasserie ILLEGAAL Rue Bollinckx, 300 1190 Forest, Bxl
this saturday Rebel Up organises their residence party at Brasserie Illegaal.
Itโs 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 DJโs 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 publicโs 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 โsound explorerโ. 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 coupรฉ-dรฉcalรฉ, 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 10โฌ 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 16.02, at Ohme – The Colour Shifts nocturne festival @ La Vallee with concerts by Margaret Hermant and Maalem Driss Filali (gnawa), followed at 22h by Giraffes & Penguins crew & Rafael Aragon until 03:30.
and on saturday evening 17.02, Rebel Up SebCat plays at Zennebar (Brasserie de la Senne brewbar). Expect a lot of jazzy, groovy and global tunes from 19h until 23ish.
@ Brasserie de la Senne (next to Tour & Taxis) Anne Bochdreef 19-21 1000 Bxl
Hey all, last minute gig tonight at Bonnefooi! SebCat got invited by Rafael Aragon to play on his night at Bonnefooi together with Venezuelan vinyl dj Anacaona and Yves Taquet of Goulash Disko festival.
Goukash Disko family vibes! See you there Music starts at 23h.
Hello all! This coming Friday is most likely our last Rebel Up party of the year, and most likely also our last party at Antidote, if they close at the end of this year.
This Friday 15.12 , Rebel Up and HyperInstinct crews join forces for an amazing La Baraka #1 party at Antidote!
This party will act as a fundraiser for Palestine / Gaza, with a stand of screenprinting on tshirts/sweaters/bags etc > Bring your desired item with you! Also tapas snacks available all night (triangles/loempias). All benefits will be donated to the Palestinian cause. More information will be available at the Palestinian stand, run by crew from Brussels Against Genocide.
Lineup: Monstera Occulta B2B Skandal Baka G Rebel Up SebCat Kitoko Raql Drache Mumu B2B Julien
