This saturday at Reservoir Bar, in Marolles area > Rebel Up & Friends with Sebcat, Roza (54K) and Kym Mbémbe (aka Laryssa Kim in her DJ alter ego).
Eclectic sounds from allover globe. Free in!
Info > FB event
hey all,
this Saturday 7 october, our maybe last Giraffes & Penguins party at the Antidote canteen?
With special guest DJ Doraemon from Lisboa and his afrotech and batida bass, afro tuga style! Hosted by Le Grand Mechant Loop, SebCat and Didi & 3afifa of Tropical DJipsies.
Doors 22h, 5€ > better come early!!
FB event here
hey all,
Hope summer has been good to you and your senses. During summer we uploaded some new radio content.
Starting with our latest Nightshop (July & August summer show) on Radio Campus Bxl, with new albums by Arthur Russell, Badiaa Bouhrizi, Alogte Oho and his Sounds of Joy, Jantra Music, Nana Benz du Togo, Coco Maria via Bongo Joe, Chupame El Dedo, Vudufa and more!
Listen below!
In ealy July, we did our Rebel Up @ Friends session at Kiosk Radio with our Cuban friend Raul aka Chaonda of Cubalanz festival / Camarote Culture asbl. A session with latin sounds between cumbia & salsa.
and during summer break for Bruzz radio on our Rebel Up show, we hosted a string of global mixtapes by DJ Doraemon (Lisbon, PT), Skandal (Bxl), SebCat and Kokonuts (Kortrijk). Check them all below 🙂
Hey all,
This sunny june week a nice and busy week in Brussels & Belgium with Rebel Up dj sets and even a stage!
First up, here is our latet Nightshop radio show for june, filled with new albums of jazz, brazilian soul funk, afrobeat, organica, cumbia, african electronic and arabic bass and more. Tune in here!
and now for the busy week of gigs!
On Tuesday 20 june, Rebel Up SebCat will play dj support together with Deejay Backstabber at the concert of the band Studio Shap Shap (all the way from Niger) at Cafee Cabron in Antwerpen.
Come and have a taste of contemporary music from Niger via Studio Shap Shap, between traditional griot sounds up to electronics. Check some of their sounds here.
FB event
10€ in
@ Cafee Cabron
Kaasrui 1
2000 Antwerpen
on Thursday 22 june for Fete de La Musique in Brasserie de la Mule brewpub in Schaarbeek, Rebel Up SebCat plays a warmup dj set for the concert of KermesZ a l’Est.
KermesZ a l’Est are a wild bunch of anarchic musicians formed as a rough fanfare. They play punkrock and jazz mixed with uptempo balkan tones. Fire! Afterparty by DJ Calima.
FB event
@ Brasserie de la Mule
95 Rue Rubens
1030 Schaarbeek
On the same evening, Rebel Up SebCat will play afterparty set for Phoenician Drive EP launch at Brasserie Illegaal in Forest. Organised by their label Exag Records and also with support by Swiss groups Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp (Bongo Joe records) and Typhon.
Expect a blend of oriental sounds, flamenco guitar, arabic scales, postrock, drones, free jazz and more!
FB event
@ Brasserie Illegaal
Rue Bollinckx 300
Forest
Friday 23 June, a big action packed evening with an amazing lineup at BRASS for Fete de la Musique in Forest > an evening by the Bongo Joe label!
Concerts by Cyril Cyril, Blanco Teta and AMAMI, and local Bxl Forest warmup band Turkish Kebap.
Outdoor garden dj sets by Rebel Up SebCat, Bongo Joe crew and Memo Pimiento.
18:00 – 02:00
Free in! 🙂
FB event / website.
and on Saturday 24 june our big juicy cherry on your cake > La Nature festival!
Since a few editions Rebel Up curates & programmes La Dome stage at this amazing and cosy alternative festival on the slopes of Baraque de Fraiture.
“La Nature” is an intimate festival, nestled in the heart of nature, exploiting a magnificent forest of the Belgian Ardenne and presenting a unique and multidisciplinary programme of arts, projects, body & soul workshops and a musical line-up, with a special place for live performances.
Such an amazing programme with many (inter)national artists & DJ’s.
Here’s our programme at La Dome stage for saturday, where we mostly booked live artists this edition >>>
14:00 DJ Rebel Up B2B Bongo Joe
15:30 schroothoop -LIVE
17:00 Cyril Cyril -LIVE
18:00 soundcheck break
19:00 Mohammed Reza Mortazavi – LIVE
20:00 DJ &RY B2B Holy Coco
22:00 AMAMI -LIVE
00:00 Alix Pilot -LIVE
01:00 La Dame -LIVE
02:30 DJ Rebel Up SebCat
04:00 Curfew
Check it all info & tickets on the website, there still might be some day tickets left.
FB event
See you around this week? These are our last gigs before the holiday season, as we will return after mid august.
Hey all,
This weekend Rebel Up and Giraffes & Penguins action in Bxl & Western Flanders.
Friday 19.05 Jam in Jette festival afterparty by Giraffes & Penguins at Excelsior Stam Cool café in Jette > before at festival don’t miss the Nadia McAnuff & the Ligerians and Avalanche Kaito live shows. Free in!
FB event
Saturday > Jam’in Jette festival day with Gaisha, M.CHUZI, Jaune Toujours, Meta and the Cornerstones, Ambolley with Sekondi Band and Guiss Guiss Bou Bess.
FB event / website
Sunday > SebCat spinning global tunes at Kokopelli World Festival @kokopellifestival in Gullegem, West flanders, Free in, with M.Chuzi, Omar Perry & Asham Band and Merdan Taplak Orkestar and much more.
FB event / website
See you around! 
Wednesday 19 Oct, the Global Club Music Network will celebrate their 10 years anniversary with a yearly opening afterparty at the Womex showcase festival.
The GCMN is a network of international DJ’s, producers, organisers and booking agents who work in the field of global club music, which Rebel Up is part of too.
The party will be at Titanic Sur Mer, an iconic riverside venue which can hold up to 200-250 people. There will be a live concert by Miroca Paris & band, a live dj set by Colombian DJ Guitto and dj sets by Rebel Up SebCat B2B Didi of Tropical Djipsies, Kosta Kostov, Makala, D Watts Riot, David Chavez Soundculture, Oonga, Boris Viande, Ali T, Chief Boima and more… plus also a jam outside on the riverside terrace.
Free in, doors 22h until 6am
For full info > FB event
Thursday 13 Oct, Rebel Up x Noannaos night at Bonnefooi.
with SebCat, Mambele, Susobrino & Pippin.
Global sounds and eclectic bass music.
22h30 until 6am.
FB event here.
On Saturday 15 Oct, Rebel Up SebCat will spin at Festival de la Tour de Samme in Ittre (just 10kms south outside Bxl).
A nice broad lineup over 2 days. See the event for full lineup and timetable.
FB event here.