Last week Rebel Up did a few sessions at Kiosk Radio.
On monday 04.04 SebCat played a tribute set to the cult composer, musician and producer Arthur Russell, who died on 4 april 1992. Celebrating his legacy, life and music; a wide array between songwriter, pop, contemporary cello compositions, experimental compositions and even disco. (a good start into the world of Arthur Russell are his archive recordings via Audika records)
and on friday 08.04, Rebel Up & Friends session with special guest Hazem B, who flew in straight from Tunis, Tunisia, to launch his debut EP Afrochawi on Shouka label! 2 hour set with sounds of jazz, arabic, indian, psychedelic, electronic, desert blues and afro chaoui.
This tuesday evening Rebel Up & Les Ateliers Claus present: Etran de l’Aïr!
The name Etran de L’Aïr translates to “the Stars of the Aïr,” the mountainous region of Northern Niger. They are based in the town of Agadez, an urban center renowned for the electric guitar and the western named “desert blues” music. In the Sahara, this electric guitar genre is intertwined with social function. It’s a lucrative commerce, and gigging bands make their living in weddings, baptisms, and political events. Etran de L’Aïr is one of Agadez’s longest playing groups on the circuit since 1995. Yet they are also a band that has remained on the fringes, stars of the Agadez working class.
Etran de L’Aïr play a style that captures the contemporary sound of Agadez, incorporating vastly different musics into their repertoire. While Tuareg guitar follows a predictable format, Etran breaks convention and throws a third guitar into the mix. The two lead guitars solo on top of one another, in constant dialogue, with a crashing response from the drum. There is a bubbly underwater warble that emerges from reverb and crackly amps. It’s electric party music, surf rock, from a place that is all beach. They differentiate themselves from the other wedding bands: “We play our own folklore, not like the other artists in Agadez. Our music is based around traditional Takamba…and we listen to a lot of Malian music. Not Tinariwen, but musicians like Ali Farka Touré and Oumou Sangaré.” Etran de L’Aïr is not just a musical group, but a family collective.
Last tuesday was our Rebel Up show at BRUZZ radio. We had special guest Susobrino in the studio, the young electro-organic musician who talked about his new EP Pocualeito, out on the Kebrada label of Dengue Dengue Dengue. Also tunes by KOKOKO!, Biomigrant, TisDass and Les Freres Jackfruit.
Listen or watch the recorded videostream below >>>
Rebel Up action again at Antidote bar since a loooooong time.
Friday from 21h30 until after midnight, Rebel Up & Tropical DJipsies global sounds at Antidote bar (Studio CityGate / Anderlecht) on their pizza night. Come hang & dance on te outdoor terrace!
@Rue de la Petite Ile 1 1070 Anderlecht
Before from 17h – 19h30 at GC Pianofabriek > CHAUD apero fridays curated by Tropical DJipsies, sounds by our friends Sol & Cha and 2 more friday to follow, check it out.
With Rebel Up we will host the closing party at CHAUD on saturday 31.07, with DJ sets by Rebel Up, Rafael Aragon & Le Grand Mechant Loop and concert by Brussels desert rock band Kel Assouf!
Our latest Nightshop show for June 2021 is online. 3 hours of new global sounds and releases for the worldwide scene. 4 songs of the day from Colombia to Martinique and Colombia-meets-Brazil and a Palestinian song. Our albums of the month first take us to Africa with folk sounds from the Comores islands on Glitterbeat, southern Moroccan Amazigh blues music by Hassan Wargui (Hive Mind), Mdou Moctar’s tamashek rock album (Matador), Les Pythons de la Fournaise and their maloya & sega sounds (Catapulte) and Brussels female duo Mazima and their modern afropop children songs. Some strong jazz, afrobeat & afro cuban funk by Muito Kaballa Power Ensemble (Rebel Up) and a Jamie Branch live album in fiery jazz mood (International Anthem) In a more tropical mood with the roots-dub-cumbia by Krak In Dub (Galletas Calientes) and the compilation Club Coco selected by Coco Maria with lots of new latin artists and EP by Cameroon producer Nkom Bivoué in afrohouse and bass sounds. Tune in via mixcloud, all info & tracklisting can be found there 🙂
Here our latest 2 weekly Rebel Up radio show on BRUZZ.
In this show we had interviews with British-Trinidadian artist Coreysan about his new album “Deeper Than Skin” on Blind Colour and with Tunisian producer & percussionist Nuri about his new album “Irun” on Shouka. Hosted by Rebel Up SebCat and Omar Hobo.
TRACKLISTING: Bounaly – Takamba (Music from Saharan WhatsApp 10) INTERVIEW WITH COREYSAN Coreysan – Deeper Than Skin Coreysan – Treasure Ink Project – Feeding The Fire feat. Coreysan Aquiles Navarro & Tcheser Holmes – Plantains Aquiles Navarro & Tcheser Holmes – Remix by Madam Data INTERVIEW WITH NURI Nuri – AK7EL Nuri – MOSR
