Saturday 11 july we organise our next Globaal Illegaal party at Brasserie Illegaal. Rebel Up and Baobab Music will launch the very first edition of La KZ Brussels. La KZ aims to spotlight Colombian picó soundsytem culture across Europe and bring multiple picós together in one place at Illegaal.
with 3 soundystems! picó El Mágico Baobab picó La Saramuya High’n’Irie Soundsystem
El Mágico Baobab and La Saramuya picós will battle it out inside the brewery, while High’n’Irie Soundsystem will run the outdoor courtyard.
LIVE CONCERT Diese Mbangue (afro/soukous/highlife) DJ’S Calamidades Lola (CO), LEINY (CO), Rebel Up SebCat, High’n’Irie DJ’s, Mango, Ananas, Stivako (ET/GR) and more TBC. + MC Adri Vinchira (CO)
Rebel Up invites 𝐆𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐨 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 The legendary Goulash Disko festival is turning 10y this year, and Brussels is on the map of celebrations with a few events coming up in the next months! Goulash Disko is a human-sized, community-driven festival taking place on the shores of the Adriatic sea, on the remote island of Vis, Croatia. It’s a big family of beautiful souls, sharing the same love for global, underground music, and the celebration of diversity.
On 15 april, a night of live music, international DJ’s, food, visuals and more!
Lineup >
𝐑𝐞𝐛𝐞𝐥 𝐔𝐩 𝐒𝐞𝐛𝐂𝐚𝐭 Busy bee SebCat runs the Rebel Up collective and record label, part of Festa Afro Tuga and Giraffes & Penguins crews and promoter/curator of countless parties in Brussels and beyond. He hosts eclectic radio shows & sessions on Radio Campus Bruxelles, BRUZZ and Kiosk Radio. Expect a exploration of contemporary electronic global sounds, grooves, bass and mysterious balkan vibes. https://www.rebelup.org https://www.instagram.com/rebelup_
𝐑𝐚𝐟𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐀𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐨𝐧 Rafael Aragon’s music is trance-inducing, powerful yet delicate, constantly changing and continuously breaking borders. Sweaty dancefloor stompers and soulful anthems with a magic touch inspired by forgotten traditions and ancient folklores from all around the world. Mystic chimes, ritual drums and witchcraft music meet raving kicks, deep basslines and electronic polyrythms to provide a rich, dancy and psychedelic experience! Goulash Disko veteran and ambassador, Rafael will bring some Komiza fire to Brasserie Illegaal, freshly landed after his first ever Japan tour. https://soundcloud.com/rafiralfiro https://www.instagram.com/rafaelaragondj/
𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐎𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄 Brass band balkan-anachronique, le Bernard Orchestar fait des pompes tous les matins. Sportifs et hors compétition, les champions de l’équipe à Bernard ont traversé l’Europe de l’Est en courant, jusqu’aux portes de l’Orient. Les joggeurs de demain reviennent maintenant avec un répertoire festif et athlétique, dopé(s) à l’électro. Ce que ces spartiates en survêt’ préfèrent, c’est suer sur scène. Ils branchent les synthés, lustrent les cuivres… C’est parti pour la boum du futur, nostalgique mais visionnaire, musclée mais sensible. Il faut s’échauffer avant d’y aller, mais surtout ne pas les rater! https://bernardorchestar.bandcamp.com https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK-JgHgmqGKsJGVMsHTyqyQ
𝐀𝐥𝐦𝐚 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐚 (𝐂𝐋) Based in Berlin, born in Chile and raised all-around western Europe, DJ, producer, journalist and activist Alma Linda is a dancefloor magician, with an open heart and a sharing soul. Her music breaks down borders and is inspired by rhythms from diverse cultural backgrounds, and united through the pulse of electronic beats. She blends these worlds, melodies and musical memories into her most personal stories, delivered right from her bare soul, preaching emancipation and self-love as a political act. https://soundcloud.com/alma_linda https://www.instagram.com/alma_linda_music/
𝐁𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫 (𝐂𝐎) Luis Felipe Hernandez aka Bleepolar is a DJ / producer hailing from Colombia, bridging the gap between organic and electronic music. He learned music as a drummer, then took his knowledge into the world of music producing and later DJ’ing. Since his debuts as a techno and house producer, he started integrating the rich folkloric tradition of his homeland, with cumbia or champeta. As he develloped as an artist, he kept widening his inspirations to afro-latin music in general, and lately dived into the new sounds of urban Africa, focusing on genres like Afrohouse and Amapiano, while keeping the deep, minimal and elegant electronic aesthetic that became his signature sound. https://www.bleepolar.com/ https://bleepolar.bandcamp.com/
𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐦ï 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐳 (𝐌𝐔) Logeshen Moorgan aka Fourmï Rouz, is a groundbreaking DJ/broadcaster/curator from the multiethnic subtropical island of Mauritius. Now pacing international stages sowing the seeds of musical multiculturalism with panache, Berlin/Zagreb-based jack-of-all-trades Logeshen Moorgan alias Fourmï Rouz has established a name synonymous with panchromatic groove science and genre-unbound open-mindedness, laying the foundation to a body of work marked by an inextinguishable thirst for music in all its forms and manifestations.
Liquid visuals by 𝐖𝐞𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐗 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 psychedelic colours moving through water…..
Food: Goulash stew! (végé) by 𝐀𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐊𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐧 collective, a resourceful kitchen (with the means at hand), anti-waste (recycling) and festive (long live the good mood!). They defend the principles of sharing and solidarity and with social ties! Reserve your plate before saturday noon via: pauline.delogne@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/AtomiKitchenBXL (served between 20-23h)
—————————— Brasserie ILLEGAAL rue Bollinckx, 300. 1190, Forest
Parking vélo at venue Gare de Forest Midi / Station Vorst Zuid à 2min te voet – SUPER FACILE ! Bus 73 – Arrêt/halte INTERNATIONAL Bus 78 – Arrêt/halte BOLLINCKX Tram 82 – Arrêt/halte MAX WALLER Tram 97 – Arrêt/halte MAX WALLER
TRIPARTY is a collaboration between 3 Brussels collectives Rebel Up, Camarote and Giraffes & Penguins, known for their global parties, concert nights and festivals. An evening with freshly cooked food, concerts and DJ’s, a good way to get together again and restart this cultural season at Le Tri Postal. Expect an evening with global sounds from Cuban jazz to electro-latino live sounds, afrogrooves, cuban beats, global beats, bass and more.
LINEUP & TIMETABLE >>>
TIMETABLE 18:00 Drache Musicale 19:00 Ruben Hernández Quartet – LIVE 20:00 Fresh Nunas 21:00 DJ Zwalla & Sandy Martin percussion 22:00 Susobrino – LIVE 23:00 Le Grand Mechant Loop 00:00 Rebel Up SebCat & Didi
* DOOR: 10€ + free drink
Presale for 50% of the available places. Payment can be done via Paypal to @SebBassleer Please pay as *Transfer to Friend/Family*, otherwise costs will be calculated and you lose your free drink ticket. Add *TriParty* in the payment description. After payment your name will be put on the list at the door and in case you paid for several places, they will be put as + behind your name. Reservations limited to availabilty. Rest of the tickets will be at the door, so come early and support the artists & collectives!
* Veggie dishes & snacks from 18h onwards by AtomiKitchen a resourceful kitchen, anti-waste recup and festive (long live the good mood). They defend the principles of sharing and solidarity, all with social ties! https://www.facebook.com/AtomiKitchenBXL
* CASH ONLY, NO CARDS Nearest bankmachines can be found on the other side of Gare de Midi, close to track 1
Entry with CST (Covid Safe Ticket) No mask needed Be respectful Aggression of any form will not be tolerated
@ Le Tri Postal 48 Avenue Fonsny, next to Gare du Midi
The artists >>>
Drache Musicale (FR – Bxl) Drache Musicale is a music programme on Radio Panik by day, DJ mixes by night. All sprinkled with laaaarge global sounds: it’s a Drache Musicale in “Mumu” style. Always on the lookout to give us the temperature of the moment in global sounds, A real watering around the world! https://www.facebook.com/DracheMusicale https://www.mixcloud.com/DracheMusicale
Ruben Hernández Quartet (LIVE – Cuban jazz) Young Cuban jazz project that brings together four musicians drawn from the realms of jazz and world music. Combining the syncopated rhythms of Afro-Cuban culture with the rich harmonies of jazz, the ensemble performs original compositions and arrangements inspired by current musical trends. Always in search of unique sounds, Ruben Hernandez, the trumpeter and leader of the group, expresses his inner world through compositions that evoke the tenderness and freshness of freedom. Their first public appearance was last year at the CubaLandz festival. https://bit.ly/3puihIz
Fresh Nunas (MZ – Bxl) Mozambican DJ Fresh Nunas is a multimedia artist who started his pro dj cultural career in New York City. Fresh is a veteran DJ of afro sounds, always keeping them grounded in the continent, for club audiences across the globe. His sets are known to be avantgarde concrete jungle and nu groove, where he seeks out lost musical odds and ends, cutting and pasting favourite moments together to create selections with a soul. https://soundcloud.com/lemellotron/fresh-nunas-dj-set http://tiny.cc/nunaskioskradio
DJ Zwalla (IT) & Sandy Martin percussion (CU) Alessandro Zauli aka DJ Zwalla is a globetrotter, a DJ, musician and respected tastemaker. Based in Brussels and member of the international HAPE collective. On the European music scene for years, he is the soul of HAPE events in Brussels, Venice, Niamey and N’Djamena and performs at several events and festivals. Zwalla is inspired by the emblematic artists of Cuban and Brazilian music, from hip hop to calypso, from rumba to techno and he catalyzes his sets in a harmony and a bomba of rhythm to share. Sandy Martin is a professional percussionist from Cuba. He has been a member of the Cuban bands Lachy and Suprema Ley and has played in Belgium at festival such as Couleur Café and Zomer Van Antwerpen, among others. As a music producer, Sandy has worked for the Italian dance music label Hit Mania Dance. https://www.facebook.com/hapecollective https://www.instagram.com/hapecollective
Susobino (LIVE – BE/BO) Field Recordings, percussion, electronic spice and acoustic instruments; these are the ingredients chosen to create the perfect Belgian Bolivian sound by Susobrino. “Suso” as he is affectively known, has released 4 EP’s so far, “Mapajo” (on Global Hybrid Records), “La Hoja de Eucalipto” (on Rebel Up Records / XXIII), “Seis Estudios Para Guitarra” (San-kofa Rhythm Records) and most recently “Pocualeito” (on Kebrada label of Dengue Dengue Dengue). In the past years he has achieved a double win for the “Champion Sound Beat Battle”, got “Most Promising Artist” at the Red Bull Elektropedia Awards and played festivals such as Sfinks, TAZ, Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide at Leysin, Listen!, La Nature, Global Street Sounds, the Lefto showcase night NCHTWNKEL at AB and others. His lively sound is a vital connection between Bolivian heritage and the complexity of African rhythms, enchanced with electronic beats and effects. https://soundcloud.com/susobrino https://www.facebook.com/susobrinomusic https://www.instagram.com/susobrino
Le Grand Mechant Loop (BE) “I prefer to make the little pigs dance rather than eat them!” Le Grand Méchant Loop (the big bad wolf) is a global underground DJ and percussionist based in Brussels. He shares his passion for global music through the amazingly wild Giraffes & Penguins events that he has been organizing since 2017. As a DJ, he loves to build eclectic and surprising DJ sets and to spice them up with live percussion. https://www.facebook.com/LeGrandMechantLoop https://www.mixcloud.com/LeGrandM%C3%A9chantLoop Rebel Up SebCat & Didi of Tropical DJipsies (BE/PT) In the Brussels global scene Rebel Up has become a household name through their many party concepts radio shows and record label. SebCat is a full time nexus, taking sounds from all corners and styles into his wildcat dj sets, performing at parties & festival on several continents. Didi is the founding member of the Tropical DJipsies female cre,w which started at Giraffes & Penguins. From female global sounds to Afro Portuguese music and everything colourful with rhythm and bass. Expect a wild set of the freshest global sounds, unshazamable! https://www.mixcloud.com/Rebel_Uppa https://www.facebook.com/TropicalDJipsies https://www.mixcloud.com/TropiCalDJipsieS
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!
Come and have a drink, also dinner is possible! You can find the kiosk at the Champ du Vert Chasseur side in the middle of the Bois de la Cambre. Find your route here.
And for those staying home or wanting to listen from elsewhere >>> from 22.00 until midnight a pre-recorded Giraffes & Penguins mixtape will be on air at Liege radio station 48FM, with selections by Rebel Up SebCat, Didi of Tropical DJipsies and Drache Musicale.
You can listen to the FM or streaming, tune in via the web player of 48FM.
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!
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 SaifAl-Qaissy (percussions) and Hussein Rassim (oud).
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!
This friday, an exciting evening in La Tentation organised by the Brussels collective El Pulpo, filled with klezmer music, fanfares and balkan folk & beats! Walking dinner, 2 Live bands followed by a wild balkan afterparty.
Amsterdam Klezmer Band (NL/RU)
This notorious klezmer band celebrates their 20th anniversary and will play their new album “Oy Oy Oy”. From street musicians with a Jiddish repetoire, they have evolved into an international band who has made a solid name through their energetic live shows. They mix klezmer with other contemporary folk and pop/rock influences as a balance between tradition and pure dance music. It’s party wherever they play!
La Nouvelle Flibuste (Bxl)
A warm up set on the floor by this 20-(wo)men fanfare, a true big band of jazz and trance music from different corners of the world, from the Caribbean to the Balkans! Human energy combined with blowers and snared instruments. Better be ready! Balkan afterparty!
from midnight, the party will continue with Balkan folk & beats into every direction. with special guest Kosta Kostov (BG), one of the leading dj’s of the Balkan movement, also Rebel Up! and Fanfara Electronica on the decks.
Come early > Walking dinner by Dum Tek Veg, with delicious homecooked vegetarian dishes & snacks from the Levant. Falafels, houmous, salads and much more at very fair prices!
Make sure you get your presale ticket at 10€, is cheaper than at the door and for the whole night!
Parking vélo at venue
Gare de Forest Midi / Station Vorst Zuid à 2min te voet – SUPER FACILE !
Bus 73 – Arrêt/halte INTERNATIONAL
Tram 82 – Arrêt/halte MAX WALLER
