Saturday 24.01 > Rebel Up @ Noémi & Benn’s Bday Bash, Café Charlatan, Gent

hey al!
Happy new year everyone! Rebel Up is back home from the tropics after our super fun tour in La Reunion.

This Saturday 24.01, Rebel Up SebCat will be spinning a late set at the historical Café Charlatan club in the heart of Gent for the double birthdays of Noémi (Indian Summer festival) and Benn (Mélange Etrange).

Specially for their Birthday Bash, they’re bringing the crème de la crème of the Brussels and Wallonian scene to Ghent: Assaï, His Dudeness, Rafael Aragon, Rebel Up SebCat and Benn himself will provide the musical journey. Expect surprises, warm grooves, and a vibe that lingers.

More info > FB event

Doors: 23h until late…
@ Café Charlatan
Vlasmarkt 6
9000 Gent


new Radio shows online for March: Nightshop, Kiosk Radio, Bruzz

hey everyone,

we have some new radio sessions online,

starting with our latest show of Rebel Up Nightshop for Radio Campus Bruxellles.
+3 hours of music and 5 albums from Brussels diverse outernational scene, plus albums from Turkey, Tunisia & Morocco, Kazakhstan, Cabo Verde, Venezuela, La Reunion and further…
Check it here below >>>

and our latest Rebel Up & Friends session at Kiosk Radio, a B2B between SebCat & Gajoy in pure dancehall, shatta, afrohouse, bouyon, soca and bass vibes.

And our latest Rebel Up radio shows at BRUZZ ICE, check it out here >>>>>

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.


FB EVENT
Resident Advisor


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

Friday 16.02 + Saturday 17.02 @ Ohme / La Vallee + Zennebar (Brasserie de la Senne)

hey all!
This weekend 2 dj sets by Rebel Up!

Friday 16.02,
at Ohme – The Colour Shifts nocturne festival @ La Vallee
with concerts by Margaret Hermant and Maalem Driss Filali (gnawa), followed at 22h by Giraffes & Penguins crew & Rafael Aragon until 03:30.

doors 19h, prix libre (5€ minimum)

@ La Vallee
Rue Alphonse Lavallée 39
1080 Molem

All info > FB event

and on saturday evening 17.02, Rebel Up SebCat plays at Zennebar (Brasserie de la Senne brewbar). Expect a lot of jazzy, groovy and global tunes from 19h until 23ish.

@ Brasserie de la Senne (next to Tour & Taxis)
Anne Bochdreef 19-21
1000 Bxl

info > FB event

See you around 🙂

Rebel Up in Lisboa: wedn 22.12 @ Lusophonica radio + thu 23.12 Sonidos Quetzal @ MusicBox

This wednesday afternoon Rebel Up SebCat will do a session at Lusophonica radio in Cascais from 14-17h (that’s 15-18h Bxl time)
Tune in live via their website; www.lusophonica.com

and on thursday 23.12 Rebel Up SebCat plays at the tropical Sonidos Quetzal party by Ritmos Cholulteka in the central MusicBox club. Last blast before xmas!!!

1st hour or so will be a special B2B vinyl set for those who come early and after digital tropicalism in the sounds of cumbia, sonidero, guarachero, champeta, bass, global beats and much more!

More info; FB event / website

2 NEW releases on Rebel Up Records; V/A – Mamari Remix compilation & Satanique Samba Trio – Mini Bad

New releases out this month of September!

Various Artists – Mamari Remixed
13 remixes between global electronic beats, afrohouse, bass and more….

The remix compilation ‘Mamari Remixed’ is the little electronic sibling of the album ‘Mamari’ by Muito Kaballa Power Ensemble. 13 producers from Africa, Europe and Latin America give their own spin on the original songs by making them ready for the dancefloor. All producers combine 19 different nationalities and show their ability to make bass music that stays true to the organic sound. The remixes not only use the original instruments but also manage to convey the political messages from the Power Ensemble.

Jan Janzen (keys) and Niklas Mündemann (saxophone) of Muito Kaballa are also DJs and enthusiasts of the underground clubbing scene. With ‘Mamari Remixed’ the two musicians want to create bridges between the worlds of “live music” and “club music”. Remixed included are by Nuno Beats (RS Produçoes), Catu Diosis (Nyege Nyege), Lee Bass (Gato Preto), Lua Preta, ARN4L2, DJ Satelite & PolBack, DJ Flavya, DJ Makala, BYDLY, Quixosis, 115 Solaris, Ekiti Sound and Rafael Aragon.

The countries represented on this compilation are Portugal, Uganda, Poland, Angola, Cabo Verde, Germany, Ghana, Colombia, Brazil, US, Spain, Netherlands, Ecuador, Belgium, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, UK, France, Uruguay and Algeria. 

A limited edition vinyl pre-order as active as well, delivery is expected 15 december.

Satanique Samba Trio – Mini Bad
B sides from the Brazil’s experimental jazz underground.

From 2004 to 2020, Satanique Samba Trio has dropped 11! records into phonographic existence. Naturally, some compositions from the quintet’s (not really a trio indeed) catalogue didn’t make onto any album for one reason or another. ‘Mini Bad’ is a remedy for this situation, as it amasses 10 tracks that were almost part of albums like “Bad Trip Simulator #3” (2013), “Xenossamba” (2017) and “Forrivel” (2020). You can call it B-sides from B-razil, if you dare.

There is also a very limited edition 10″ vinyl, only available in Brazil. Check the bandcamp for more info.

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!