Fri 3 May > Babylon Trio @ Ghost, Citadelpark, Gent *FREE IN!*

this friday evening, Babylon Trio will play in Gent at the Ghost evening in Citadelpark, in collaboration with Monterey, De Vooruit and Amplo.

The Ghost concept is quite something, combining art expo’s with concerts > all artists play super concentrated set of 15 minutes each.
Babylon Trio will be on stage from 20h50, so don’t miss them 😉

FB event

@ Citadelpark
Citadellaan, Gent
FREE IN



weekend 27/28 April > Rebel Up @ Lenteluypaard #2 vinyl & clothing market, Allee du Kaai (Luypaard site) + Medex TDM183 Assiestes, Dancing Babylon evening, Schaarbeek + Brussels Soring Record Fair @ Kanal

hello all!

We hope you enjoyed the hot weather last weekend, big up thanks for coming to our wild global sounds evening at Listen Festival in VK Concerts, what a blast!

This weekend however, fresher times again, but also a good moment to get cosy inside and share the love for music, food and more.

First up, saturday afternoon til the late evening (or beyond) > De Toestand organises the Lenteluypaard #2 market, spring sale of vinyls & clothes + afterparty in the Luypaard building (next to Zinzinerie). Rebel Up label & distro will be there with 2 crates of good tunes, come and check it out!

from 14h till ?
Found out more in the FB event

Then in the evening, over to Schaarbeek in La Petite Maison close the Schaarbeek train station, the Dancing Babylon evening, part of the MEDEX Tour du Monde en 183 Assietes. A special Iraqi evening with food, concerts, dj’s, short movies, poetry, stories, expo, afterparty and more.

with concert by Iraqi musicians Saif Al-Qaissy (percussions) and Hussein Rassim (oud).

See full timeschedule in the FB event

Prix libre
Where? La Petite Maison, from 18h til 1am.
Rue Jan Blockx 22-24
1030 Schaarbeek

and on sunday afternoon, the Rebel Up disto will be at the Brussels Spring Record Fair in Kanal.

New & 2nd hand vinyl, mainly focused around Black Music (Soul, Funk, Blues, Jazz, Afro, Latino, Hip Hop, House) with some detours trough Pop and Rock by some sellers.
Also there will be a bike market. Free in!

all info > FB event

from 11h til 18h
@ Kanal Pompidou
Quai des Peniches

Thursday 15 Nov > Rebel Up @ BANG! Festival opening night w/ STILL, Devon & Freweini, curated by Alex Deforce, Studio CityGate, Bxl

This thursday is the kickoff of the 7th BANG! festival.
KultuurKaffee presents: BANG! #7 – the radical child edition
TRAVELLING ARTS FESTIVAL CURATED BY ALEX DEFORCE, KARLIEN TORFS & ARNE HUYSMANS.

Opening expo curated by Alex Deforce, with works of:
JMH Berckmans, Atelier Brenda, Nick Defour, Dieter Durinck, Gerard Herman, Wim Jammaer, Maria Jerez, Bert Lezy, Jan Locus, Céline Mathieu, Amber Meulenijzer, Katja Louisa Stonewood, Janes Zeghers & Alex Deforce.

Festive opening of The Radical Child expo  with brass band Les Fanfarettes.

ISLAM CHIPSY canceled, 𝕾𝕿ILL Featuring DEVON + FREWEINI (PAN label / NON Collective) as replacement act.

Unfortunately we received the sad news that Islam Chipsy & EEK will not make it to Brussels tonight. Statement by their agency:  “On Monday 2 members of Islam Chipsy & EEK were involved in a car accident in Cairo which although not serious has left them with injuries that mean they will sadly be unable to perform at Bang Festival. They send their best wishes to all their fans in Brussels and hope to reschedule this performance for a later date’”

STILL featuring DEVON + FREWEINI will replace their spot in the line-up
tickets:
7€ presale, 10€ door
FB event / website

doors 19:00
@ Studio CityGate

Rue de la petite-ile / Klein Eiland 1,
1070 Anderlecht Bxl

24-28 Oct > Rebel Up @ Womex expo fair/festival + dj sets, Las Palmas, Gran Canaria (ES)

hola hola!

from tuesday 23 october til sunday 28 oct, Rebel Up will be present at the WOMEX world music expo fair & showcase festival. This year it will take place in Las Palmas in the Canary Islands.

See the full WOMEX programme here.

and here the Rebel Up release roster & artists 🙂
and Womex opening evening party on wed 24 oct!

Like every year on the wednesday night, with the Global Club Music Network we will to settle into WOMEX with new friends and old acquaintences and doing an official off-Womex party @ Shack bar. We will have the cream of Las Palmas’ DJ scene going B2B with members of the Global Club Music Network.

with DJ’s:
Sergio Miró (ES)
Oswaldo Hernández (ES)
Woodhands PubPelukas (ES)
Kosta Kostov (BG/DE)
Darius Darek (PL/DE)
Eli Levinson (CA)
Continental Drifts (UK)
D.WattsRiot (BB/ES
Rebel Up SebCat (BE)
DJ Makala (EU/ES)
Manel Ruiz (ES)
Hostess: Miriam Leah Brenner (NL)

FREE IN
info > FB event here.

and on thursday evening 25 oct, Rebel Up SebCat, DJ Makala & Manel Ruiz will do a vinyl set at a restaurant in Las Palmas centre, next to the nighttime venue & twin stages. expect Rebel Up to spin between 18 and 20h.
Meet you there?

Wed 15 Feb @ Niko Matcha > concert SweeT & Ria Kuga (China / Japan)

On wedn 15th, Bxl collective Mecanic Voodoo hosts two pop-jazz duos from China and Japan “SweeT & Ria Kuga” and the opening of SunnyJ’s exhibition “Shell” in their freshly opened pop-up saloon Niko Matcha in Rue de Flandre 183B next to café Midpoint. You are kindly invited to share with us the eastern vibes coming directly to us from the land of the rising sun and the land of the Dragon.

————————–-PROGRAM———————————–
Doors 18:00, concert at 20:00.
19:00 Food at -prix libre-

18:00 : Exhibition opening “Shell” by Sunny J
“My art would not be complete without the sinister fondness of symbolism. My works are full of words, images, and actions that carry veiled meanings. Through rich historical references, ornate details, and witty play of words, I discreetly lure my audience into a game of decryption.” Sunny-J
http://www.sunny-j.com/
https://www.facebook.com/yanyi.jiang.9?fref=ts&__mref=message_bubble

20:00- 22:00 :♪♫ SweeT & Ria Kuga ♫♪
SweeT :
An acoustic duo, based in Shanghai, writing intra-cultural songs about life, love, daily experiences, both in English and Chinese.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=El4o4bU6fkQ
https://www.facebook.com/DuoSweeTShanghai/?fref=nf

Ria Kuga :
私の名前は [Je m’appelle] (My name is) 久我{くが} [(Kuga)] 理亜{りあ} [(Ria)] です
From Kawasaki-shi Japan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7I72A-t4vJM&feature=youtu.be
https://www.facebook.com/gakuari7188?fref=ts

22:00- 23:00 DJ Rebel Up! SebCat : will play some asian selections for you

See you tonight, beautiful souls.
FB event
@ Niko Matcha
Rue de Flandre 183B (next to Midpoint)

Wed 23 Nov > Ruta Mare expo 2nd round @ Kick Tap’ass, Bxl

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After Recyclart last week, Peruvian street art collective Ruta Mare will do a 2nd expo night in Brussels this wednesday in Kick Tapass bar.
Last chance for those who missed!

★ Expo with original stencilled posters
★ Art merchandise with Tshirts, caps, books and posters
★ Music; chicha, cumbia, huayno & other Peruvian sounds by DJ SebCat & guests

from 18h to midnight > FREE IN!
FB event.
@ Kick Tap’ass
54 Rue de Laeken
1000 Bxl

19-24 Oct > Rebel Up! @ Womex, Santiago de Compostela (ES) + Porto (PT)

Hola,
14691959_10154013262098231_5553615490502358087_oThis week, Rebel Up! will be attending Womex16 in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, the world music expo. Full programme & showcases here!

On wednesday 19th we already will kick off Womex early, with a global dj night hosted by our Global Club Music Network at Casa das Crechas in the historic centre of Santiago, Rebel Up! playing together with our global dj buddies Kosta Kostov (BG), D Watts Riot (BA) & Makala (ES)!  From around 22h30, the Banda das Crechas will play a live set and followed by our global beats till deep into the night.

During the expo days from Thursday to Saturday, you can find us at stand -1.18 (basement) with the Global Club Music Network that we are part of. During the night time, the showcase festival with many good live acts & dj’s, such as our friends Throes & The Shine (PT), DJ Satelite (AN), Boogat (CA), El Remolon (AR) and many many more!  We are also organising a conference session on Friday early afternoon: The Speedate Remix, a session about remixing global tunes for the dancefloor or experimental spheres. And later on the same day, our GCMN network session.

On Sunday 23 Oct, Rebel Up! SebCat will travel down to Porto to spin global and mostly African tunes at Miss’Opo restaurant from 18h onwards (Rua de Trás 49, Sao Bento metro). Come and enjoy the amazing tasty novo Angolan cuisine!
Next evening, SebCat will spin some global listening tunes at the alternative Cafe Candelabro (Rua de Conceicao 3, Trinidade metro).

See you around, ‘ta luego, até ja!