Friday 29 nov > Rebel Up @ Beursschouwburg Bxl, Congolese & African beats

Hey everyone,

This Friday 29 nov, a special concert night & afterparty @ Beursschouwburg!

Headliner of the night is Congolese band Kon’gongolo Kiniata from Kinshasa, masterful upcyclers who produce electro-Congolese rumba rock: a very own funky and punky flavour of experimental afro-pop, using an impressive arsenal of homemade percussion and string instruments from scrap metal. Their lyrics in Lingala pay homage to the working class, rebel against the war in Congo and advocate hope and perseverance for the youth of Kinshasa.

Before them, Brussels african group AKAR Collectif. A musical and visual collaboration between Shama Bongo (singer, producer & manager), Sarah Carlier (singer-songwriter, musician, music producer), Rokia Bamba (DJ, sound designer) and BenRichard (VJ, DJ, sound designer).

The evening is hosted by Rebel Up, SebCat will play warmup tunes & afterparty bangers together with Brussels based Italian-Congolese dj Laryssa Kim.

All info & tickets here.
See you there!

New Rebel Up Nightshop shows online for November & October

Hey all,

Here are our latest Nighshop radio shows online, for October & November!

Nightshop show #122 for November. Starting with 2 songs of the day via Turkey & Brazil. We have 10 Albums of the month, kicking off with Brussels duo Trance Plantations and their cosmic experimental ambient jazz, a compilation of Congolese musician Franco’s label in the late 1970’s via Planet Ilunga, French duo Bonbon Vodou and their Caribbean folk pop and Discobole Orchestra & Christine Salem from La Reunion and their maloya fusions and a South Asia disco funk compilation via Soundway Records. El Khat brings their noisy Yemenite folk experimental sound to shake up things, Bristol Punjabi producer Indian Man with an album dedicated to his grandmother and with electronic collaborations between India & Africa, UK duo Dar Disku and their Arabian sea electro disco sound, Mexican Brussels duo Memo Pimiento and their electro cumbia synthwave and Peruvian duo Dengue Dengue Dengue with strong bass club sounds, and finishing with our monthly gig agenda.


and here our show for October, Nightshop show #121. Starting with 2 songs of the day via Colombia & Brussels. 11 Albums of the month, kicking off with the Ugandan artist Ekuka Morris Sirikiti and his thumb piano folk songs, Italian singer Lavinia Mancusi and her experimental folk sound, Brussels experimental jazz quartet Punk Kong, the Thai band The Paradise Bangkok International Molam band into more dubby & psyche molam sounds, the compilation Ghana Special vol 2 with disco highlife from the diaspora and tamashek desert rock band Etran de l’Aïr from Agadez, Niger. Following with tribal electro rock by Brussels quartet Why The Eye, Polish space jazz electronics for the mycelium age by Błoto, and more electronic vibes by producer Aleksand Saya from La Reunion in maloya meets amapiano, Ugandan drumming group Arsenal Mikebe in heavy electro punches, and Italian producer A-Tweed and his disco punk club sounds. Finishing with our monthly agenda.

Satuday 19 oct > Globaal Illegaal party @ Brasserie Illegaal, Bxl

hey all,

Another season of 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐚𝐥 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, M’bass, Cumbia bass and Latinx club music and beyond….. + live liquid visuals!

𝑳𝑰𝑵𝑬𝑼𝑷:

𝐃𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐔𝐌𝐔 𝐁𝟐𝐁 𝐌𝐎𝐎𝐍 𝐘𝐄́
𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐊𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐒𝐀𝐘𝐀
𝐕𝐈𝐓𝐔 𝐕𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐀
𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐓𝐀 𝐂𝐇𝐑𝐄𝐌
𝐑𝐄𝐁𝐄𝐋 𝐔𝐏 𝐒𝐄𝐁𝐂𝐀𝐓

Doors 22H
10€ CASH! > Please bring cash.
Inside @ Illegaal bar you can pay by card for your drinks.


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𝑫𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒖𝑴𝒖 (𝑩𝒙𝒍)
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 chââbi, crewole groove, séga, gnawa, digitalized cumbia, serious tropicool, kamba, tumbelé, zouk bass, tsétéra tsétéra. DJ set at night, radio show during the day on Radio Panik, there’s no time to dry out.
https://www.mixcloud.com/DracheMusicale

𝑴𝒐𝒐𝒏 𝒀𝒆́ (𝑳𝒂 𝑹𝒆𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒐𝒏 / 𝑩𝒙𝒍)
DJ, film maker, ex athlete and pure music lover, Moon Yé 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/

𝑨𝒍𝒆𝒌𝒔𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑺𝒂𝒚𝒂 (𝑳𝒂 𝑹𝒆𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒐𝒏)
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

𝑽𝒊𝒕𝒖 𝑽𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒓𝒂 (𝑷𝒆𝒓𝒖 / 𝑩𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒂)
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 EP’s 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/

𝑶𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒕𝒂 𝑪𝒉𝒓𝒆𝒎 (𝑷𝒆𝒓𝒖 / 𝑳𝒊𝒎𝒂)
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 “LA RARA” 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, También, Eck Echo, In-Correcto, Matraca, Behua Icara, Makinmovs, Devagar, and Terror Negro.
https://soundcloud.com/orieta-chrem

𝑹𝒆𝒃𝒆𝒍 𝑼𝒑 𝑺𝒆𝒃𝑪𝒂𝒕 (𝑩𝒙𝒍)
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/

𝑳𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑽𝒊𝒔𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔
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
10€ 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

Arret Taxi Collecto sur place: Illegaal
Taxi Collecto stop available: IlIegaal

Thu 11 July: Globaal Illegaal: Noche Colombiana evening @ Brasserie Illegaal > concerts, dj set on Colombian pico soundsystem!

hey all,
next week thursday 11th july, we organise our last party of the summer so far.

our Globaal Illegaal night, this time a Colombian evening.
Rebel Up & Sounds Resist present >>>

+ 𝑬𝒍 𝑴𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒄𝒐 𝑩𝒂𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒃 picó soundsystem Colombia style
+ concerts: 𝑻𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒕 / 𝑻𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒌𝒖𝒎𝒘𝒆 / 𝑳𝒐𝒔 𝑮𝒂𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒔 𝒅𝒆 𝑩𝒓𝒖𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒔
+ DJ sets: 𝑹𝒆𝒃𝒆𝒍 𝑼𝒑 / 𝑴𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒐 / 𝑨𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒔 / 𝑪𝒉𝒖𝒇 / 𝑺𝑫𝑲𝑯𝒅𝒋 / 𝑨𝒍𝒆𝒙 𝑭𝒊𝒈𝒖𝒆𝒊𝒓𝒂 & 𝑺𝒖𝒔𝒐𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒐
+ Food (latin dishes)

18H – 2AM
entry > 10€ (cash!) > for drinks at bar, you can pay with card
children -18 free entrance

A ‘pico’ is a typical Colombian soundsystem as can be found on the Caribbean coast, with it’s huge width and fluorescent colors. El Magico Baobab hails from Netherlands, where they build a pico soundsystem according to the Colombian measurements and with a hand-painted screen design by the famous Colombian pico painter William Guitterez Peñaloza.

DJ’s and live groups will be playing on this pico soundsystem for a true Colombian tropical vibe – cumbia, baila cantaos, currulao, tambora, gaita, champeta, salsa and more….
+ food from latin cuisine!

All info >>>>
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New Radio shows for May online > Nightshop, Kiosk Radio, Bruzz & Lusophonica

Hey all,
here some new Rebel Up radio shows and mixes for this up & down springtime.

Starting with our Rebel Up Nightshop show or May, with albums by Glass Beams, Kolonel Djafaar, Les Belgicains via Covadia, spëcht, Skofja Loka, La Sonora Mazuren, Cyril Cyril, DJ Satelite, Chineur and more!

Here also the latest Rebel Up & Friends session for Kiosk Radio by SebCat > a session of traditional & futurist Maloya music from La Reunion. Check it here >>>

in mid May, Rebel Up SebCat was in Portugal where he did a 3 hour eclectic session at Lusophonica Radio in the bay of Lisbon. Listen here >>>

What more? New Rebel Up radio shows at Bruzz Ice radio; a special guest mix by Brussels-Burundi dj Gajoy in afrobeats & afrohouse vibes, and a recent live show with Susobrino, interview about his new EP’s. Listen here below >>>

and a live recorded B2B Maloya & Sega mix by SebCat & Drache MuMu at Muziekpublique on 16.05, before the concert of Maloya artist Danyel Waro, broadcasted on Radio Panik on the Drache Musicale show.

New Nightshop April + Kiosk Radio April + May+ Bruzz online!

Hey all,
hope you are well in this early spring….

Here some latest radio shows online >>>

Here our Rebel Up Nightshop for April online, 3 hours of new music & albums!!!

and here some of our latest Rebel Up radio for Bruzz Ice, a few weeks ago interview with Brussels bass producer Hypna, and a live mix by SebCat

And here our latest Kiosk Radio sessions, for April and May (Maloya session)!

Rebel Up @ Kora Days clubbing night, Reset, Bxl

Design by Rocio Alvarez

This Friday evening & night 26 april, with Rebel Up we curate a clubbing night in Reset for Kora Days, a festival by Bozar & Muziekpublique.

Starting with a live concert by kora master Ballake Sissoko & electronic composer Lorenzo Bianchi Hoesch. Also live electronic set by Malian-French duo Siraba, followed by DJ/percussion set by African duo Pili Piri Stylez and dj sets by SebCat & Drache Musicale.

12€ presale / 14€ at door
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Info & Tickets

This is our last big Rebel Up party for the next while, as we organise no big Rebel Up events during May and early part of June.

Timetable >>>
21:00 Rebel Up SebCat & Fresh Nunas (foyer)
22:00 Ballaké Sissoko & Lorenzo Bianchi Hoesch (auditorium)
23:00 Drache MuMu (club)
00:00 Siraba (live) club
02:00 Pili Piri Stylez (dj/live) club
04:00 Rebel Up SebCat & Drache MuMu
06:00 End