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Thu 21 Jan > Rebel Up! DJ’s @ Nieuwjaars Blend Café, Bimhuis, A’dam

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Bimhuis

hey folks,

This thursday evening, the World Music Forum NL is organising a new year’s World Blend Café, and asked us to come and DJ. It’s a dinner, network session, time to pitch your global music project, enjoy a live concert & global tunes by Rebel Up! SebCat & Duckfood!

Also a showcase by Shishani & the Afro Namibian Tales.
African harmonies with voice, guitar, cello, kora, mbira and percussion. check their video here.

See here for all details, or FB event.

from 18h til midnight
@ Bimhuis, Amsterdam

Sat 9 Jan > Rebel Up! Soundclash @ OCCII, A’dam

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They are not satanic, they just make God cry.
They don’t play samba, they decompose samba.
They are not a trio, they are a quintet.
So definitely, they are Satanique Samba Trio!
Imagine Tom Zé without vocals!! Or Captain Beefheart in a Brazilian mood!!!

SATANIC SAMBA TRIO was founded in 2002 with the sole purpose of posing as an idiosyncratic force on Brazilian Music landscape (hence, the reference to the word “Satan”, a derivation of the Hebrew expression shaitan, which in turn can be translated as “the adversary” or “stray”). Two years later, the quintet – not actually a trio – released their debut EP, MISANTROPICALIA.
In 2007, the band unearthed the critically acclaimed LP SANGROU, which led its way into Concerts on Brazilian Soil that also featured names as big as Tom Zé and Naná Vasconcelos. After a 3 year-long recording hiatus, as they toured around Brazil (big country, you know the drill), BAD TRIP SIMULATOR #2 was released with undeniable success. The “putrefaction trilogy” had just started: BAD TRIP SIMULATOR #1 from 2011 (yep, one year AFTER #2) and BAD TRIP SIMULATOR #3 (2013) would eventually follow the conceptual path of decay. By the earlier months of 2014, the band put together a digital compilation called BADTRIPTYCH (Far Out Recordings – UK) intended to lump up the “catchier” songs from the aforemented trilogy. Still in the wake of a creative spike, the quintet (remember: not a trio) released a 7-inch (45 RPM) vinyl record called MÓ BAD on 2015. Now they might be hitting your shores.
If you ever wanted to know how traditional brazilian music would sound if it went absolutely bonkers, Satanique Samba Trio is the fastest and coolest way find it out.
http://www.sataniquesambatrio.com.br/

+ DJ ZJAKKI WILLEMS aka DJ [Z] (BE)
Zjakki is thé world music dj of Belgian radio since a few decades through his Cucamonga and Closing Time World radio show on Radio1. A true specialist of Brazilian music, from folkloric to contemporary dance sounds. Expect everything from Afro-Brazilian rhythms to urban sounds and tropical experiments!

+ REBEL UP! DJ’S + VJ M
to colour the rest of the night into tropical dancefloor bliss and twirling visuals…
6€ in
from 22h30 til 4h
FB event here or see OCCII site.

@ OCCII
Amstelveenseweg 134
A’dam Oud-Zuid

Thu 31 Dec > New Year Warehouse Party > Mo’ LOVE Beek @ Espace Belgica, Molenbeek Bxl

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NYE warehouse

Rebel Up!, BeatChronic, Tropicalia Bxl & Fondation Sonore present:

▷▷▷ MO’ ❤ BEEK NEW YEAR WAREHOUSE PARTY ▷▷▷

Alternative warehouse party with live acts, DJ’s, visuals & food!

We warmly invite you to celebrate the New Year with us all night in Molenbeek in the Espace Belgica warehouse, a special under-the-radar spot where love & freedom rule. It’s an alternative party with a focus on alternative dance music in eclectic styles, from global grooves to electronic beats, experiments and beyond! This party is organised in a non-commercial attitude with cheap drinks and a fair entry price. Welcome!

FB event here

▷▷▷ LINEUP:

JORDI3000 (YÔKAÏ)
this renowned Brussels Catalan saxophone player has an amazing music collection and will warm up with a DJ set to end 2015 on a bliss. Jazz, Funk, Grooves and other warming sounds to hug our souls.
https://soundcloud.com/stel-r/music-for-the-people-part1

THE LOVER BE (US/Bxl) *LIVE*
This American R’n’B hit wonder will smooth you up right at midnight to kick off 2016 and talk dirty to you in Belgian style, in falsetto voice on a hiphop beat with a boombox. Real. Love. Thug.
http://theloverbe.tumblr.com/

DJ KRESHIK (PL/Bxl)
co-founder of the musical webzine BeatChronic, is a kind of groovy mole who is constantly searchin’ for hidden underground gems, from the dusty cellars full of records till the lights of the dancefloor. Passing through hip-hop, funk, afrobeat or even turkish folk, he provides a rhythmic ritual which will make you go into a trance.
https://www.mixcloud.com/kreshik/
http://www.beatchronic.com/

DJ THE WILD
Part of the international B-Music collective (Finders Keepers label), ex-booker of Bonnefooi and boss of his own 7inch label Out There Records, this veteran DJ is a digger of obscure music in any style possible. From trips to Trinidad or to Kurdish Iraq, he always comes back with special finds in any format possible. Be ready for some eclectic tunes!
https://www.facebook.com/outtherewiththewild/

DABTUNES (BE/FR/IE) *LIVE*
the fresh new project of The Wild & Zoe Mc Pherson (Empty Taxi) which brings Arabic dance music into an experimental setting.

Tav Exotic (VZ/BE) *LIVE*
the duo Mikey “Weird Dust” Crabbé and Ernie “Bear Bones, Lay Low” González are no secret to the Brussels underground and since 2014 bring synth drenched acid mayhem with a noisy sauce and a punk ass spirit. Forget about jaded technoclubs, this is the sound of the eclectic generation of jobseekers, dropouts and the ever young at heart. You in or out? With live visuals by VJ Zalza.
https://tavexotic.bandcamp.com/

DJ soFa
Brussels based DJ soFa has been digging deep into unusual music for more than 15 years and establishing himself as a wanted DJ who keeps crowds moving in numerous different settings. Without limits in time genre or space, soFa’s DJ-sets have been heard all around Europe and are hosted by many international radioshows and podcasts. For this year’s NYE party expect a groovy blend of tribal disco, 80ties wave and postpunk gems.
http://www.sofaholic.tumblr.com/

Rebel Up! DJ’s
This Brussels DJ collective and their infamous Soundclash parties are no secret to the global underground, SebCat & LeBlanc always bring the freshest and bounciest global sounds, whether vintage tropical or ethnic electronic bass, it’s all there to hear and feel. Researchers of ethnic music styles, remixers and also hosts of the monthly radio show Rebel Up Nightshop on Radio Campus Bxl & Radio Groovalizacion. At this hour, expect a set of hi energy global dance tunes & serious bass
http://www.rebelup.org/
https://www.mixcloud.com/Rebel_Uppa/
http://www.mixcloud.com/RebelUpNightshop/

GAN GAH (Lowup)
This young Brussels producer is one of the upcoming talents in the global bass scene and has just released his Souktronics EP on Lowup Records. Expect a fusion of oriental elements from his Moroccan background with bass-heavy club sounds for late night grinding. Djinns on fire!
https://soundcloud.com/gangahsnj

VJ ZALZA will play live visuals during various parts of the night.

▷▷▷ TIMETABLE:
23:00 Jordi 3000
0:00 The Lover Be *live*
0:30 Kreshik
1:30 DJ The Wild
2:30 Dabtunes *live*
3:00 Tav Exotic *live*
4:00 DJ soFa
5:00 Rebel Up! DJ’s
6:00 Gan Gah
7:00 till late > dj clash !

▷▷▷ DOORS:
23:00H *SHARP*

▷▷▷ ENTRY:
10€ + FREE drink ticket (til 4am, so come before!)
FUCK PRESALE!

▷▷▷ BAR:
Beer : 1,50€
Soft : 1,50€
Wine/Cava/ Triple Beer : 3,00€
Cocktail [Cuba Libre/Mojito/Gin Tonic/Vodka-coca]: 4,50€

 

▷▷▷ ADDRESS
Place : Space Belgica (warehouse!)
Rue Francois Mus 7
1080 Molenbeek, Bruxelles
(METRO Belgica / Blvd du Jubilé – in front of police station)

How to get there >
Metro Belgica
Tram 51
Taxi Collecto!

Sat 19 Dec > Rebel Up! Soundclash @ OCCII A’dam > Refugees Welcome Benefit w/ Eritrean Refugee band (ER), Shaghaf Band (SY) & Rocky Marsiano (PT/A’dam))

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After their horror-trip to Europe the Eritrean refugees from the Havenstraat centre get a chance to listening and playing Eritrean music, dancing and enjoying their home food at OCCII together with Rebel Up!

The Eritrean Refugee Band has members Krar player Gerrie with on keyboard Mebrie and will play a special trad-modern live set.

Shaghaf Band is the band of Syrian musicians Nezar (guitar), Kenan (clarinet) and Shadi (percussion). In Syria, the members formed the band Passion and played in the professional circuit  until they had to flee their country. Recently they met again in Amsterdam and revived the band.

At the afterparty > Live/dj set by Portuguese Amsterdam producer Rocky Marsiano who makes heavy beat remixes of vintage African grooves from Angola to Cabo Verde, Kenya and beyond! His debut album ‘Meu Kamba‘ on international African label Akwaaba Music is one for the sweaty dancefloors!

Also the Greek crew of Melting Records are in town and will join us for a special live/dj set of roots, dub, tropical & hiphop.

Rebel Up! dj’s SebCat & Duckfood are always ready to play their global tunes all night between the bands & during the afterparty

With the help of RefugeesWelcome Amsterdam & WijZijnHier. Please like & share!
If you can, please also bring instruments/cloths/donations for all refugees that are housed at the old prison Havenstraat here at Amstelveenseweg.

FB event here.

@ OCCII
Amstelveenseweg 134
A’dam Oud-Zuid
from 22h til 4h

Thu 17 Dec > Rebel Up! SebCat @ Melting label night, Bonnefooi w/ Kognitif, IL:LO, Moderator & Beats & Culture

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This thursday > >

Melting Records is a fresh independent record label from a team of music diggers from Greece and France. The label consists of people with different musical background and with a common passion for quality beats.

Kognitif (FR)
one of the most promising artists of the French underground hip hop scene, is visiting Brussels for one and only performance in Bonnefooi. His show will be a musical journey consisting of funky/jazzy beats to dark instrumental hip hop. His last album with Melting Records ‘My Space World’ (12’ vinyl) was a top seller in Berlin, Vienna, Brussels and Athens, while his latest album ‘Soul Food’ hits the top charts of Bandcamp.

Moderator (GR)
is a new talented Greek beatmaker with releases in the London based label Cult Classic Records. His last album ‘The World Within’ hit the top in charts of Bandcamp and fastly became the label’s top selling album. ‘The World Within’ is a trip from lounge-cinematic beats to all kinds of experimental hip hop styles.

il:lo (FR)
is a band consisted by 3 persons, 2 DJs and 1 trumpet player, releasing their music in the Belgium based label DLoaw & Co. They take their inspiration from their travels and take the names of their tracks from the towns they have visited. And so they came up with the title Places, a coming together of six destinations, six atmospheres: from the Italian village of Marta to call Imprenta in Granada. Il:lo’s sound is a blend of acoustic and synthetic melodies. Difficult to categorise, it could well be perceived as heavy as it is light, with its sombre bass lines as well as floaty brass tones.

Beats & Culture (GR)
is a YouTube channel owned by a Greek music digger promoting various styles of music such as Breaks, mashups, remix, hip hop, downbeat, jazz, swing, and tropical beats. He begun diggin beats-music back in 2008. His love in music can reach him listening reggae, dub, gypsy, klezmer and so goes on. Moreover, he is a member of the Greek-French record label called Melting Records.

+ Melting Records dj set (GR)
Support & eclectic global party sounds by Rebel Up! SebCat

@ Bonnefooi, BXL
22h
just 3€ in (most of the artists travelled all the way from Athens for you!!!) 🙂

Fri 11 Dec > Rebel Up! @ Le Grand Bal Salé *Andalucia* fiesta, La Tricoterie, Bxl

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hola!

This friday, a special Le Grand Bal Salé night > in Spanish fiesta style; *Andalucia!*

With 2 live bands; Juanito Makandé & El Canijo de Jerez present “Canciones Desnudas”

Juanito Makandé > 19h45
One of the hottest Spanish singers and most important flamenco underground performer. An excellent singer, guitarist and cajon player that finds his inspiration in youth, life, love and flamenco, playing Andalusian funk that manages to convey his rebellion in each song. His hit song “Niña voladora” has reached 1 million YouTube hits in few months.

El Canijo de Jerez > 20h30
A charismatic, cheerful, easygoing and multifaceted artist, El Canijo is one of the leaders of the Spanish music in what refers to the fusion of flamenco and rock. Former member of the famous band “Los Delinqüentes”, after 12 years he made a step forward and released his own album (La Lengua Chivata 2014) on which he plays his Andalusian rock with touch of pop, reggae, tanguillos, ballads. A real street storyteller “garrapatero” with hot blood in his veins.

Followed by the afterparty in 2 rooms with DJs & more bands!!!

Rebel Up! SebCat vs El Gato Callejero (BE/ES) ➳ Psyche Rumba Flamenca Mestiza cat clash
playing 2 dj sets > from 22h30 till 23h30, and again from 0h30 till 1h30

Chats da Brassala ➳ Spicy Swing Rap n’ Blues Ska (23h)

La Banda Pilusa ➳ Itinerant Rumba Agricola Pizzicata

La Drache Musicale (Radio Panik)  ➳ Musical exploration of cultures by Front Chaud & Miss Sirocco!

Carlositos Wey ➳ Groovie Rumbia Rockera Dj Selecta

Cougars in America ➳ New Alt Folk Pop Sauvage


and there will be delicious food all night, prepared by Andalucian chefs!
Juan Cantero & Daniel Rejano – (Taberna Mayeto)
& Sonia Retamero & Marie Utch (La Cantine du Midi)

MENU à la carte:
— Tagarninas esparragadas con huevo
— Berza gitanas
— Fideos con langostinos
— Empanadas Andalusa

also a course of Ritmo & Palmas “Tango Flamenco” with Miguel Sanchez.

From 19h till late!!!

Presale 12€ ↔ Door 15€ (Limited places for the concert. Book your ticket in advance)
http://bit.ly/BuyTickets-LeGrandBalSalé-11Dec2015

Afterparty is just 4€ from 22h30 onwards.

Here the FB event for concert + afterparty, or just the afterparty
More info > Tricoterie site