New release out > African Electronic Diaspora: Black Lives Matter fundraiser compilation, 28 tracks!

V/A – African Electronic Diaspora: Black Lives Matter

release date: Friday 04.09 Bandcamp Friday
on Bandcamp only > www.rebeluprecords.bandcamp.com

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In the aftermath of the Black Lives Matter protests in June allover the globe, followed by a summer with or without holidays, it’s important to keep the flame burning and the discussion going. The road is still long, but united we stand, moving forward together.

The aim of this compilation is to raise funds for various (inter)national NGO’s, anti-rasicm advocacy groups and organisations of black initiative, with all proceedings to be donated to these causes. (Look in press info for full list of carefully selected organiations)

The artists donated their music as a collaboration between Rebel Up Records, the artists and the international labels Nyege Tapes, Syrphe, Bongo Joe Records, Sdban Records, Galletas Calientes, Blanc Manioc, Indigenous Underground, Strut, Earconditioning and 1000Hz Records. On this compilation we brought together mostly electronic African or Afro descendant artists from the worldwide diaspora and artists based in their homelands, from motherland Africa to Latin America to the Caribbean and back to Europe. It’s a vibrant combination of contemporary sounds that showcases the current talent of the artists and producers, combined with awareness for black lives & art and serving as a fundraiser. You can find a list of the supported organisations on the last page. Also info on each of the artists and their Bandcamp pages are included in the notes.

As this compilation is an ongoing process, it’s possible that the tracklist can still grow with a few extra songs in the next weeks. Please support & buy this compilation, let the internal fire burn on.

Also check the amazing support by the blogs Pan African Music and Rhythm Passport with nice articles and words about the compilation!

Sat 13 May > Oyé Cumbia Dancehall with special guests Equiknoxx (Jamaica) @ All In One Bar, Bxl

Equiknoxx are one of the weirdest, most innovative dancehall squads from Jamaica right now.
 
Easily identified by the squawking bird idents peppering their cuts, Equiknoxx productions have been big in the dance since Gavin Blair a.k.a. Gavsborg produced Busy Signal’s billboard hit Step Out in 2005, followed by key instrumentals for Beenie Man, Aidonia, Masicka, and T.O.K.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRQpcrRmXGM
 
Their new album Bird Sound Power arguably marks up the most striking riddim album you’ll hear in 2017, weighted with the potential to open up perceptions of current dancehall thanks to the mad character and broad reference points of its producers, encompassing King Jammy’s foundational digi-dub and Dave Kelly’s Mad House sound as much as rugged New York hip hop and the wigged-out, feminine pressure of Virginia Beach’s Timbaland or The Neptunes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlUGrzqyAzA&list=PLCG5MknvgNfFMmuUyd-pFNqcu0UZwWtO0

hosted by :
SebCat (Rebel Up)
Mr. Orange (Low Up)
Mr. Beyond (Silver Canary)

Limited capacity, come early > Full = Full

FB Event

5 € in
@ All In One Bar
Rue Haute 9

Sun 18 Sept > 2x Rebel Up! @ Global Street Sounds, Ancienne Belgique + Afterparty @ Bonnefooi. 2x FREE IN!

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Yo Brussels!

Sunday 18 september is Car Free Sunday, so what better reason to have a street party outside at the Ancienne Belgique venue in the Rue des Pierres. And with a real killer global lineup of true sounds from the global underground! 🙂

with Haitian folklore voudou group Chouk Bwa Libete, Palestinian electro *shamstep* crew 47Soul, eclectic folk group Refugees For Refugees, Golden Dawn Arkestra, Azmari, Daniel Dzidzonu, our friends Memo Pimiento, Gan Gah, Deena Abdelwahed and ofcourse Rebel Up!

Kicking off at 15h til 22h30. FREE IN!
FB event / AB website

+ Afterparty in arab bass spheres in Bonnefooi from 22h, with Deena Abdelwahed, Gan Gah, Rafael Aragon and Rebel Up!. Dance till you drop! FREE IN
FB event

Where?
AB & Bonnefooi
Anspach & Rue des Pierre, Bxl centre

Sat 20 June > Rebel Up! SebCat @ Salón Sonoro, Mezrab, A’dam

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on saturday, Rebel Up! SebCat will also be playing at Mezrab in Amsterdam (the old Pakhuis Wilhelmina at IJ river) for a night of hot afro-caribbean and latino fun!

Live bands:
BIGUINE BALADE | Afro-Caribbean
Swinging island music from Martinique, practice your dance skills with steaming Biguine, Mazurka. Calypso, Zouk, Compas, Merengue, Reggae.

SON 5 | Latinamericansplashsounds
Beautiful people playing cumbia, son, joropo, huapango, rumba en festejo and what more?

DJ’s SebCat & Zé Karlo spinning tunes all night long.

Doors open: 20.30 PM
Show: 21.30 PM
€6

all info > Mezrab site or FB event.

wed 23 + thu 24 october Rebel Up! in Brussels

hey folks,

busy times at Rebel Up!, as one of our crew members will be representing Rebel Up! at the Womex world music expo in Cardiff and playing some sets in Bristol. But thankfully Rebel Up! Leblanc is there to cover and take over Rebel Up! duties.
This wednesday evening 23rd it’s time for another KK World evening at the KultuurKaffee. Afro-Canadian/Haïtian singer Spaïcy will come and give her soul jazz and african creole spheres. Free in, doors open from 20:00. Check all the info here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXdYGFpTv_k

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and the day after on thursday evening our good friends of Orchestre du Mont-Plaisant will be playing at the Bonnefooi. Expect some great oriental soundtracks, ethiopian psychedelic funk and Italian giallo cinema funk. Check Bonnefooi’s FB event for info. Free in as usual, so all to win 🙂

 

Upcoming Rebel Up! agenda next week > > > > > > > >
sat 26 Oct > Rebel Up! Leblanc @ De Charlatan, Gent
thu 31 Oct > Rebel Up! @ Radio Panik 30 years anniversary * global soiree*, Espace Senghor, Etterbeek