The collectives & labels Rebel Up and BXL Underground come together at Brasserie Illegaal through a shared devotion to bass culture. Blending Rebel Upโs global bass foundations with BXL Undergroundโs UK sound heritage, this night delivers a rich and truly eclectic sonic journey from dub to breaks, jungle, bass, offbeat techno and further!
Visuals provided by Gravity – Live Visuals collective from Brussels
Respect and equality are key. We are doing the utmost to make sure our events take place in a safe environment with room for experimentation and dialogue. A place where everyone can be themselves regardless of physical, ethical and/or theological differences. We are requiring everyone to respect each other’s personal boundaries during our events. Or be swiftly ejected.
Pre-sale: โฌ8 >>> buy here Doors: โฌ13 Please bring cash for the door! Drinks at the bar you can pay by card
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 Cafรฉ Charlatan club in the heart of Gent for the double birthdays of Noรฉmi (Indian Summer festival) and Benn (Mรฉlange Etrange).
Specially for their Birthday Bash, they’re bringing the crรจme de la crรจme of the Brussels and Wallonian scene to Ghent: Assaรฏ, His Dudeness, Rafael Aragon, Rebel Up SebCat and Benn himself will provide the musical journey. Expect surprises, warm grooves, and a vibe that lingers.
This Saturday 13 Dec, is our last Rebel Up event of this year,. Our Rebel Up residency night at Brasserie de la Mule in Schaarbeek.
With the Swedish-Spanish duo Bom Beijo & Selva Kalรบ for a live concert of global electro jazz. Bom Beijo is an electronic producer and guitarist, while Selva Kalรบ is a vocalist and saxophone player. Expect an exciting and vibrating mix of global sounds, electronic vibes mixed up with contemporary jazz.
After that, DJ sets by Baobab Music, Rebel Up SebCat and Bom Beijo into global, tropical and bass sounds.
Doors 19h, Concert at 21:00 followed by dj sets until 3am.
Hey everyone! A new season of Globaal Illegaal by Rebel Up. This time we will travel into deeper electronic sounds, via Africa, the Indian Ocean, Palestine, Sudan, Goma, Haรฏti and also further afield. with audio visual live sets by the duo รsenaim (linked to their work for Mรฉdecins Sans Frontieres) and a modular live set by producer LOYA from La Reunion. DJ sets by locals SebCat, Moon Yรฉ and Bob Le Voyageur. and live visuals by Bxl female VJ collective Gravity.
รsenaim (live) LOYA (live) Bob Le Voyageur SebCat & Moon Yรฉ Gravity VJ collective
5โฌ before 23H (please bring ca$h) 10โฌafter 23H (please bring ca$h) We also have presale tickets, buy them here. doors 22h – 5am
๐ฬ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ฆ (live) รsenaim was born from the urge to turn field experiences into something that could be felt, heard, and shared. After years of humanitarian work with Mรฉdecins Sans Frontiรจres (MSF)โfrom cholera outbreaks in Haiti to displacement in Congo and floods in South SudanโSarah Guefif and Michael Casera returned home with memories that words alone could not carry. Since 2016, they have collected sounds and written poetry during missionsโcapturing voices, atmospheres, and landscapes that reflect human resilience and the complexity of life in crisis zones. From this grew รsenaim.: a project where electronic music, poetry, and visual storytelling meet to create immersive performances rooted in testimony. A live set in sound and moving visuals, a journey to places that many of us have forgotten or don’t know about.
๐๐จ๐ฒ๐ (live) La Reunion Loya is the project that mixes traditional music from the Indian Ocean ( Reunion island, Madagascar, Mauritius, Comoros) and electronic music. As an electronic composer and producer, playing live shows with a special modular circuit setup of synthesizers. With his Blakaz projects, Loya continues his musical exploration of the Indian Ocean, a journey that began in Mauritius, Madagascar and the Comores islands, working together with local traditional musicians. The ancestral pulse meeting the electronic textures of Loya’s modular synthesizer, which extends, transforms, and reinvents them. Each album is a dialogue, a bridge between islands, generations, and sound worlds. Each piece is inspired by everyday life, nature, and the symbols of the archipelago. From these encounters emerge hybrid soundscapes that are both organic and electronic, poetic and spiritual. The traveler moves from village chants to the oscillations of machines, from earth to water, from memory to creation
DJโs Bob Le Voyageur (opening set) and SebCat & Moon Yรฉ to close the night. + live visuals by Lisa & Laure of Gravity VJ collective
Please bring cash for the door or buy in presale! drinks at the bar you can pay by card water = free
hey all, spring is here and we organise another Globaal Illegaal night @ Brasserie Illegaal.
On this special ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฐ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ spring night at Illegaal, we travel from african beats to lush caribbean vibes, from electro Maloya and strong percussion, to batida afrotech bass from Lisboa & Angola and beyond.
๐ณ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ Italo-Congolese artist & DJ Laryssa Kim serves up a fiery blend of Afro-diasporic and Caribbean sounds in her high-energy, booty-moving DJ sets. Blending classic Congolese Rumba and Soukous with contemporary Afro Pop, Shatta, Gqom, Singeli, Afro-Portuguese fusion, and Caribbean gems like Bouyon, Reggaeton, Soca and Kompaโher selections are a fast-paced celebration of rhythm, movement, and joy. Expect twerking vibes, sweaty grooves, and an irresistible flow from start to finish. While she’s known for her immersive live-electronic performances and experimental compositions, her DJ sets reveal another facet of her expansive sonic world. Curious ears from the ambient side are warmly invited to explore her solo project on streaming platforms or vinyl, with her latest album โContessaโ. https://soundcloud.com/laryssa-kim
๐ด๐๐๐ ๐๐ฬ + ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐ + ๐ฑ๐๐ ๐ฬ (๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฝ๐ฌ, La Reunion / Bxl) Bruxelles, terre de rencontres, accueille Jean Didier Hoarau pour un set mรฉtissรฉ hybride. Aux cรดtรฉs de DJ Moon Yรฉ, du collectif Belzik et de percussionnistes bruxellois, cette rencontre donne naissance ร un voyage oรน le Maloya traditionnel fusionne avec des pulsations รฉlectroniques. Une invitation ร vibrer, danser et se laisser emporter par lโรฉnergie du Maloya. Avec Jidรฉ, Moon Yรฉ, Veronica Campos, Guillaume Codutti, Romain Duyckaerts, Maria Cotsoglou, Chaska Camargo et Camille Naples.
Brussels, a place of encounters, welcomes Jean Didier Hoarau for a mixed hybrid set. Alongside DJ Moon Yรฉ, the Belzik collective, and Brussels percussionists, this special set gives rise to a journey where traditional Maloya merges with electronic beats. An invitation to vibrate, dance, and let yourself be carried away by the energy of Maloya.
๐ซ๐ฑ ๐จ๐ซ๐จ๐ด๐ด (Angola / Lisboa) ADAMM is the latest rising star in the Afro-Lisbon electronic scene. Born and raised in Lisbon, with Angolan roots, music has always been part of his essence, and from an early age, he has dedicated himself to reinterpreting the afrohouse matrix that defines Lisbon’s new musical landscape. ADAMM introduces techno elements to create unique electronic sounds and atmospheres, transforming his sets and productions into immersive and danceable experiences. He released his first EP through the renowned Enchufada label and has collaborations and co-productions with DJ Danifox, NiggaFox, DJ Lycox (Principe) and Vanyfox (Moonshine), among others. He has performed widely, playing at venues such as Lux Fragil and Musicbox, as well as festivals like Iminente, ID No Limits, and Musa. First ever performance in Belgium! https://soundcloud.com/adamproducerbeats
๐น๐๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐๐๐ช๐๐ Host and all-round DJ/selector SebCat is the founder of the Rebel Up collective and label and deeply active in the Brussels music 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 +30 releases. His DJ sets take you on a journey into contemporary underground global electronic bass sounds, from everywhere to neverthere. https://www.instagram.com/rebelup_/
Doors 22H – 5AM 10โฌ CASH > Please bring cash for the door. Inside at Illegaal bar you can pay by card for your drinks.
hey all, this Friday 7 feb, afterparty for Chouette festival in the mighty wild Illegaal brewery.
The yearly Chouette festival invited Rebel Up to curate their afterparty at Illegaal, to turn it into a global clubbing night with eclectic sounds from allover.
with special guests Pulsar Collective from Berlin, who will play a live set with Turkish psychedelic music, oriental house, melodic house and vocals, with members from Turkey, Germany and Poland. Their 1st ever show in Bxl & Belgium!
and Brussels dj’s Djane D’arc, Rebel Up SebCat and Nika, who spin downtempo, global clubbing and bass sounds for a fiery dancefloor to warm your body….
big up thanks to you for coming out in loving force last saturday @ Illegaal, what an amazing night it was, full of great sets and vibes!!!! Our next night in Illegaal is already on Friday 7 February, where we curate the afterparty for the yearly Chouette Festival. See eventhere.
This weekend 2 Rebel Up gigs in Brussels >>>>
On Friday 24.01, we do our first party in the new LEO bar in the LionCity project in northern Molenbeek.
Get ready for a vibrant Global Afro Electro Party with the iconic Rebel Up crew! Expect an eclectic mix of beats, rhythms, and vibes that will keep you moving all night, with SebCat, Drache MuMu and Laryssa Kim.
19h – 1am @ Leo Bar Rue Osseghem 53 (metro Osseghem or Beekkant) FB event
and on Saturday 25.01, we do a Rebel Up takeover at Brasserie de la Mule in Schaarbeek, with a live concert by Bxl-Colombian group Tropicant, who bring their cumbia and merengue rockero sound! Global afterparty with Rebel Up dj’s SebCat & Moon Yรฉ.
from 19h until 3am, prix libre / free donation
Brasserie de la Mule 95 Rue Rubens Schaerbeek FB event
