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Saturday 10 October, Rebel Up @ Ritmo Infernal party @ Brasserie Illegaal

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RITMO INFERNAL #3 / SATURDAY 10 OCTOBER

From Colombia to Cabo Verde, from cumbia to punk, and from New York to Brussels, Caribbean folklore and electronic music come together for a vibrant night featuring a live concert and a Global Groove DJ set!

TIMETABLE >>>>

19h : Atelier de danse “La Manigua” (Colombia)
Taller “Bailes Cantaos” par Danilua Salgado!
https://www.instagram.com/la_manigua_dance/
Inscription : 25€ (workshop + party entry combined)
Reserve via +33 6 07 70 03 75

20h: Warm-Up terrace: Colombian meal “Sancocho de pescado” by Arnaud Bingoni.
Opening DJ set Rebel Up SebCat B2B El Chente (BE/FR).
Tropical & Caribbean vinyl sounds. @rebelup_ @_elchente_

22h: Los Gaiteros de Bruselas (BE/CO) @los_gaiteros_de_bruselas
Live Gaita y Cumbia and Colombian traditional sounds

00h: Teacher Jekyll (Fr/Cabo Verde)
Live Tropical Electro concert with Cape Verdian singer.

01h30: Nickodemus (New York) Wonderwheel label boss, producer and DJ @nickodemusnyc @wonderwheelrecordings
Tropical Electro Global Groove DJ Set

03h30: Rebel-Up SebCat B2B El Chente (BE/FR)
Closing DJ set of Tropical sounds, Bass and more!

Food available on site between 19h and 05h: “Sancocho” Traditional Caribbean Platter Arnaud Bingoni of Veggiecafeee

Presale tickets: €13.80
Buy here

At the door: €15 (Please bring cash!)
Card possible to pay for food and drinks inside

Artwork & poster design by the wonderful Landry A

More info

Doors 19h – 05:00
300 Rue Bollinckx, 1190 Forest

ILLEGAAL is a place for celebration, sharing, and meeting others, open to everyone. No oppressive, violent, or discriminatory behavior is tolerated. The Love Team, formed by Plan Sacha & Quality Nights, is there for you if you need anything. Venue certified by Quality Nights.

Friday 18 september @ Re#encounter alum release party, Recyclart BXL

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hello all!

This Friday 18 september, Brussels based band Re#encounter present their debut album “Angels & Demons At Play” at the alternative Recyclart venue.

The band consists of members from Morocco, Burkina Faso, Spain, Portugal and Brussels. Spiritual gnawa music with big band jazz vibes and some trance rock.

Afterparty with Rebel Up SebCat & Gajoy in a B2B set 🙂

doors: 19h30 until 1am.

Info & tickets here.

Saturday 11 July > Rebel Up Globaal Illegaal present La KZ party @ Brasserie Illegaal! Colombian picó soundsystem culture + concert + DJ’s + food!

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hey everyone!

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 by 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)

Timetable TBC

+ Latin Food stands

+ match on big screen (possibly Colombia – Argentina!!)

1st tier EARLY BIRD tickets at 8.50€ SOLD OUT
2nd tier EARLY BIRD tickets at 10.50€ SOLD OUT

Final tier of tickets at 12.50€ available now!
https://tinyurl.com/globaalillegaal1107

more info: instagram / facebook event

Saturday 11.07
Doors: 20H – 5H
@ Brasserie Illegaal
300 Rue Bollinckx
1190 Forest

/!\ ILLEGAAL is a place for celebration, sharing, and meeting, open to everyone. No oppressive, violent, or discriminatory behavior is tolerated. The Love Team, formed by Plan Sacha & Quality Nights, is there for you if you need anything.
Venue certified by Quality Nights.

New radio shows April & May > Nightshop, Kiosk and Bruzz

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Hey everyone,
hope you are well!

Here are our latest radio shows at Radio Campus Bruxelles, Kiosk Radio and Bruzz radio.

Rebel Up Nightshop shows for April and May >>>

Here are our 4 latest monthly residency session at Kiosk Radio, with SebCat and also some B2B sets a audio on Mixcloud and in video via YouTube.
If you prefer listening via SoundCloud, you can find them all in this playlist

May >>>

April >>>

March >>>

February > fresh back from La Reunion island and with a set focused on new music from the Indian Ocean region.


At the end of March, SebCat was invited to Urgent university radio in Gent to talk about Rebel Up Records and play music by artists on the label. Show was done in Dutch.

Rebel Up radio show on Bruzz ICE for April & March. We had special guest Ikaros Escape from the Uyghur community via New York, with a special Uyghur music mix.

Saturday 31 January Globaal Illegaal: Rebel Up x BXL Underground bass night, Brasserie Illegaal, Bxl

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Our first big party of 2026 @ Illegaal!!!

The collectives & labels Rebel Up and BXL Underground come together at Brasserie Illegaal through a shared devotion to bass culture. Blending Rebel Up’s global bass foundations with BXL Underground’s UK sound heritage, this night delivers a rich and truly eclectic sonic journey from dub to breaks, jungle, bass, offbeat techno and further!

𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗲-𝘂𝗽:
*The Untouchables
*Stellium
*Sebcat & Moon Yé (Rebel Up)
*Roos (BXL Underground)
*Très Beau Paradis Fiscal (BXL Underground)
*Flou (BXL Underground)
*Chubbz (BXL Underground)

Visuals provided by Gravity – Live Visuals collective from Brussels

Respect and equality are key. We are doing the utmost to make sure our events take place in a safe environment with room for experimentation and dialogue. A place where everyone can be themselves regardless of physical, ethical and/or theological differences. We are requiring everyone to respect each other’s personal boundaries during our events. Or be swiftly ejected.


Pre-sale: €8 >>> buy here
Doors: €13
Please bring cash for the door!
Drinks at the bar you can pay by card

Doors 22h until 5am

𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐈𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐚𝐥
𝟑𝟎𝟎 𝐑𝐮𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐤𝐱
𝟏𝟏𝟗𝟎 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭

Saturday 13 december: Last Rebel Up event in Bxl of 2025 @ Brasserie de la Mule

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Hey all,

This Saturday 13 Dec, is our last Rebel Up event of this year,.
Our Rebel Up residency night at Brasserie de la Mule in Schaarbeek.

With the Swedish-Spanish duo Bom Beijo & Selva Kalú for a live concert of global electro jazz. Bom Beijo is an electronic producer and guitarist, while Selva Kalú is a vocalist and saxophone player. Expect an exciting and vibrating mix of global sounds, electronic vibes mixed up with contemporary jazz.

After that, DJ sets by Baobab Music, Rebel Up SebCat and Bom Beijo into global, tropical and bass sounds.

Doors 19h, Concert at 21:00 followed by dj sets until 3am.

INFO: FB event / instagram

@ Brasserie de la Mule
Rue Rubens 95
1030 Schaarbeek

25 / 27 + 28 June, Rebel Up events in Brussels

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Hey all, this last week of June plenty of Rebel Up events in Brussels…
These are our last ones before a little break of almost 3 weeks.
(we will be back on 19 july with a big Globaal Illegaal party!)

Starting with wednesday 25 June at Vaux Hall in Parc Royal,
our So Scherp event organised by the city of Brussels , by Rebel Up together with Drache MuMu.

A lineup with 2 live bands and DJ’s from 18h until 23h >>>>

Gaaci Fusion (Mauritania/Bxl)
afro funk & blues
Zinne Kabar (La Reunion / Bxl)
maloya & percussion
Rebel Up & Drache MuMu DJ’s
DJ Kym Mbembe

Free in!

All info here.

Friday 27 June, we have our Rebel Up & Friends evening at Leo Bar, LionCity Molenbeek.
with Rebel Up SebCat, Moon Yé and special guest Bob Le Voyageur.

expect lots of afro vibes and beats for the dancefloor 🙂
from 19h30 until 1am. Terrace open!

@ Leo bar, LionCity
Rue d Osseghem 53 (end of the hallway)
Molenbeek
More info here and here.

and our final event on Saturday 28 June at Sounds Jazz Club.

A special Colombian night with El Leon Pardo sexteto concert. Electro colombian band with ancestral sounds of the gaita (kiusi) flute, trumpets, percussion and electronics!
First ever show in Brussels.

Afterparty by Rebel Up with SebCat & DJ Soleil.
Buy your ticket here (more expensive at door)

Doors at 21h until 3am
concert at 21h30

@ Sounds Jazz Club
Rue de la Tulipe 28
Ixelles / Elsene


We hope to see you around!!!