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Sat 7 April > Rebel Up @ Groovalizacion Radio party, Au Quai, Bxl

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Groovalizacion Radio is a collective of DJs, journalists and cultural activists from all over the world whose podcasts highlight the latest worldwide trends of global urban music and explore their local roots. Created in 2008 to promote cultural encounters and experimentation.
www.groovalizacion.org

Now for the first time in Brussels with a party celebrating global sounds & urban grooves to dance all night long! With special guest DJ Makala aka  Global Funk from Basque Country + 4 Belgium-based Groovalizacion Radio DJ’s: Mukambo, Rebel Up SebCat & Pedrolito!

▲▽▲SPECIAL GUESTS▲▽▲

▲▽  Global Funk Soundsystem (radio gaztea): DJ Makala, based in San Sebastián (Basque Country), spans more than two decades as Club and Radio DJ, embracing an ever increasing range of musical styles: from Afrobeat to funk, soul to reggae, ska to hip hop, boogaloo to dub, rocksteady to jazz – all mixed, cut and ready to be enjoyed. Since 2008 he organizes the monthly Global Funk Parties and he presents the weekly Boom Shaka Laka radio show on Radio Gaztea since 2005. In Brussels he’ll bring Denis Barzaga with him, Cuban percussionist from Guantanamo to serve mix of hot Caribbean and tropical sounds, from classic to modern, genre-crossing, with his Global Funk Soundsystem.
http://dj.makala.info/

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▲▽Radio Mukambo (BRUZZ/Radio Panik): weekly podcast immerses you in Afro-grooves and the pulsation of our cities where sounds get mixed up to create world fusion without borders. Radio Mukambo started on Groovalizacion in 2012 and in Brussels it can be heard on BRUZZ & Radio Panik. DJ Mukambo was the driving force behind the popular Groovalicious parties and now has launched this new party Groove Kilombo as a continuation of Festa Mukambo.
www.mukambo.be

Rebel Up Nightshop (Radio Campus Bruxelles): global music radio show broadcasted from Brussels, makes us discover all sounds from the global underground, from ethnographic to vintage, pop and contemporary electronic music from far away and sometimes upclose. Rebel Up SebCat will take us on a trip around the world, no passport, visa, guide book or vaccine shots needed!
www.rebelup.org

Pedrolito Radioglobal! (Muevelo): originally hailing from Argentina, Pedrolito is one of the main DJs in Europe mixing Reggaeton, Cumbia and Tropical Bass. Currently broadcasting on Groovalizacion, regular contributor on Rhythm Passport and running the regular Latin urban Muevelo party in Paris, Prepare to get down low on the dancefloor!
www.mixcloud.com/Pedrolito/

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22:00 > 5:00
Collectif AuQuai, Quai du Hainaut 23, Molenbeek
www.auquai.blogspot.pt
Damage: € 5

 

Friday 6 april > Rebel Up Duckfood @ Skyskg night w/ Sugai Ken (JP), Yasuo Sugibayashi (JP) & Kink Gong (FR), De Player, Rotterdam

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SKYSKG night

with:
SUGAI KEN
YASUO SUGIBAYASHI
KINK GONG
REBEL UP DUCKFOOD

All eyes and ears on East Asia: listen to cutting edge electronica created around Tokyo’s dense urban sprawl by two different generations of Japanese artists; Sugai Ken and Japanese electronic music pioneer Yasuo Sugibayashi. DIY music ethnographer Laurent Jeanneau will present deconstructed Chinese pop songs as Kink Gong.
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■ SUGAI KEN (JP)
Sugai Ken is an electronica artist from Kanagawa, a coastal prefecture just outside of Tokyo. Over the course of his now decade-long career, he has refined his deeply resonant and enveloping world of sound. Using a synthesis of traditional Japanese instrumentation and field recordings, Sugai Ken composes hypnotic ambient pieces that conjure the subtle and profound ambience of a night in Japan. He followed up his “鯰上 – On The Quakefish” 2016 release on the Amsterdam-based Lullabies For Insomniacs with his fifth studio album “UkabazUmorezU (不浮不埋)” last year on the leading label RVNG Intl.
https://sugaiken.bandcamp.com/

■ YASUO SUGIBAYASHI (JP)
Yasuo Sugibayashi is one of the early Japanese electronic music pioneers. After moving to Tokyo in 1980, Yasuo joined various musical groups and founded the short-lived Mimic Records which was home to three of his solo releases. Inspired heavily by the art movements of the late 1970s and the innovations of Brian Eno and David Cunningham in particular, he purchased a Roland System 100M in search his own sound. Around the same time he started experimenting with tape and the tactility of the medium. Yasuo’s oeuvre enjoys a renewed interest and his releases are much sought after by collectors all around the world.
https://lullabiesforinsomniacslabel.bandcamp.com/album/yasuo-sugibayashi-the-mask-of-the-imperial-family

■ KINK GONG (FR)
DIY music ethnographer Laurent Jeanneau has been recording the music, songs and rituals of ethnic minorities in Southeast Asia since 1999. The recordings of these cultures who are threatened by modernisation are compiled into an ever-growing sound and video archive, which are mostly published on his private press label Kink Gong Records. In addition to his relentless pursuit, Jeanneau uses these recordings (which focus mostly on vocal and percussion music) as the starting point for his own emotionally-charged electronic experiments. In these compositions, the traditions and avant-gardes of a diverse range of places merge into new, contemporary statements. At DE PLAYER Laurent will present decontructed Chinese pop songs, which are documented on a new record due to be released on the Discrepant label.
http://kinkgong.net/
https://kinkgong.bandcamp.com/

■ DUCKFOOD (NL | Rebel Up / Pantropical)
Duckfood’s awe-inspiring music collection absorbs anything from Renaissance to Moroccan trance. His DJ selections are colourful and not preoccupied by knee-jerk pigeonholing.
https://duckfood.bandcamp.com/album/echoes-of-the-unquantized-world-01
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Fri 6 April | open: 20:00 | start: 20:30
location: DE PLAYER – Hillelaan 49-d, Rotterdam | Admission: €8,-

Thu 5 april > BRDCST Festival afterparty hosted by Rebel Up w/ Ckrono & Rafael Aragon @ Bonnefooi Bxl

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Bonnefooi invites Rebel Up (BXL), BRDCST Festival afterparty
SOUNDS FROM THE GLOBAL UNDERGROUND!

◊ Afterparty to the BRDCST festival evening of ► Scraaatch | Bonnefooi ◄ featuring MHYSA & LAWD KNOWS (US)

This year, BRDCST Festival has again formed an alliance with the neighbours on the other side of the street – music bar Bonnefooi @ Steenstraat 8 – to offer an extra platform for exciting and innovative sounds. see all dates on the BRDCST page or website.

▶▶ LINE-UP ◀◀

special international guest ❂❁❂ Ckrono (IT) ❂❁❂
is Italian-Japanese DJ & Producer Gianluca Daiichiro from Florence, but based in Milan. He is considered one of the pioneers of the international tropical bass sound which he loves to infuse with ethnic influences. From 2011 to 2016 he formed the duo Ckrono & Slesh and has released productions, remixes and collaborations on renowned labels such as Trax, Enchufada, Lowup, Fania, Voodoo Rebel, Babylon Recs, Mr. Bongo, Meanbucket, This Is Kuduro, Funk Na Caixa and much more. Ckrono’s DJ sets are journeys through Afro-Latin-Brazilian grooves mixed with powerful sub basses coming from Italian Fidget, Uk Funky and American’s trap music. All of this can be attributed to the experience gained by spinning alongside heavyweight DJ’s like Fatboy Slim, Crookers, Clap Clap, Branko and DJ Marfox — including gigs all over the globe in Europe, USA, Mexico and Japan. His 1st time in Brussels, be sure he will put the Bonnefooi on fire with heavy bass!
https://soundcloud.com/ckrono

hosts:
❂❁❂ REBEL UP SEBCAT ❂❁❂
Expect all flavours in a global roundtrip between vintage & contemporary beats & heavy bass.

❂❁❂ Rafael Aragon ❂❁❂ (Babylon Records / Global Hybrid Records
Rafael Aragón is a DJ / producer whose roots extend into Arab and Latin cultures, growing up in the Parisian suburbs in a cosmopolitan world that has shaped it. He started producing beats at the age of 20, obsessed by the idea of mixing folk music with more electronic patterns and creating a balance between organic and synthetic. He’s also part of the Brussels collective Global Hybrid, known for their amazing global and ancestral parties allover Brussels. So far he has released remixes, productions & EP’s on labels such as Caballito, Babylon Records, Global Hybrid Records and many others.


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☾22h – 6am
☾ FREE IN.
☾ Sound powered by Void Acoustics
☾ Stop making noise outside! People tryin’ to dance at Bonnefooi 😉

@ Bonnefooi
Rue des Pierres/ Steenstraat 8

Sat & Sun 31/01+01/04 Rebel Up distro @ Listen Festival Record Fair, Place Royale, Bxl

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This weekend, Saturday 31.03 & Sunday 01.04.

Rebel Up will be at the Listen Festival Extra, at the Record Fair / vinyl market, with DJ sets, gear/synth market, workshops, installations, expo and much more.

Free in!
See you there

all info > FB event / website

from 12h – 20h both days
@ Place Royale 6 (next to Bellevue museum / court)

Wedn 28 March > Rebel Up Nightshop DJ’s @ BCUC concert, Botanique Bxl

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This wednesday evening, concert of South African activist band BCUC from Soweto at Botanique!

Artistic heirs to Philip “Malombo” Tabane and Batsumi, they seek to give a contemporary voice to the ancestral traditions of indigenous peoples. Like its elders, BCUC aka Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness sees its music as a hedonistic trance, but also as a weapon of political and spiritual liberation.

It all started about twelve years ago in a community centre workshop. The format of the band hasn’t changed much since that time, but its musical language has been greatly refined. Their music has a main focus on strong vocals and heavy percussions. Jazz sounds of 1970s and ‘80s productions have been replaced by hip-hop influences and a punk-rock energy.

Their 1st album “Our Truth” on Nyami Nyami label was a firebomb debut and soon they will release their 2nd album “Emokhosini” on Buda Musique. Expect a very lively and powerful live show! Just see this video below > > >

Opening support by Rebel Up Nightshop DJ’s, between South African sounds & beyond.

19h30 doors
20h00 Rebel Up Nightshop
20h45 BCUC

FB event / Botanique site
presale 14€ Bota carte / 17€ without, 20€ at door

Sat 24 March > Rebel Up @ Se La Fet, Globe Aroma & De Markten, Bxl

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Saturday, there is the Se La Fet party in Globe Aroma!

As always the warm cultural organisation Globe Aroma supports refugee artists and musicians and Se La Fet is the moment to showcase talents and to dance to great global music.

Starting in the afternoon in Globe Aroma venue, with an expo, workshops and a live concert by Mansatta Sora (18h30).

From 20h onwards, concerts & afterparty will be in De Markten venue, just around the corner.

20u: Dianka Songo *live*
21u15: Keita Takei *live*
22u30: DJ Rebel Up SebCat

all info > FB event / website

from 16h – midnight
@ Globe Aroma & De Markten

Fri 23 March > Rebel Up SebCat cumbia set @ Taco Mobil, Crix Cafe + global bday party @ Le75, Bxl

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Tonight, cumbia & latino sounds in St. Gilles in Crix Cafe and afterwards an all night birthday party in Le 75 bar in centre.

Rebel Up SebCat will play in Crix Cafe for the Taco Mobil food truck, which will be parked outside on the street!

Yummy taco’s, tortilla’s and whatnot, with extra molé or chipotle for those who like it special & hot  🙂

From 21h30 onwards, expect Mexican sounds, cumbia, banda, 3bal, and other latino sounds from allover.

Free in!
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from 19h til midnight
Rue Monténégro 44 / corner Rue Crickx
St Gilles

Afterwards, there’s a global beat bday party in Le Seventy-Five bar.

From midnight onwards, a string of good local global DJ’s like Rebel Up SebCat, Rafael Aragon and others will be spinning all night long, till the very early hours

ps > if you want to impress the birthday girl, come dressed in gypsy style.

Free in!
midnight – 6am
@ Le Seventy Five
Rue des Alexiens 75
(close to Bowling)