New release: Chicha Popular: Love & Social Political Songs From Discos Horoscopo 1977-1987

Chicha Popular: Love & Social Political Songs From Discos Horoscopo 1977-1987

New release on Rebel Up Records, +5 years in the making, retrospective of worker class & migrant chicha cumbia from Discos Horoscopo label from Lima, Peru in the 1980’s.

Between 1977 and 1987, the Discos Horóscopo label produced the largest wave of Andean tropical cumbia in the world; ‘chicha’, a reference to the indigenous Andean alcoholic drink. The label was filled with contemporary iconic figures such as Chacalón y La Nueva Crema, Los Shapis, Pintura Roja, Los Ovnis, Grupo Alegría and other groups which today have a cult status in Peru and beyond. Together they created a unique style with the capacity to talk about both love and uprooting, unemployment, struggle of classes, internal violence and impossible loves.

Selection made by DJ Pinchado, Rebel Up SebCat & Jalo del Prado Nunez. Out now digitally, streaming and as 2LP deluxe gatefold edition with 12 page booklet with Liner notes by Alfredo Villar and translated song texts (in spanish & english) and graphic gatefold design by Ruta Mare.

Available as 2LP or with limited edition 7inch bonus single (Los Shapis & blind singer Nohemi)
Also very limited edition run of 60 Chicha Popular Tshirts available, designed in neon paint by Ruta Mare.
Check the bundles on our Bandcamp.

Thu 22 Nov > Rebel Up & Friends @ Bonnefooi Bxl, w/ special guest Oscilador Bass (Mexico)

Rebel Up & Friends invites: Oscilador Bass (Mexico) ☾

SOUNDS FROM THE GLOBAL UNDERGROUND!
Since 2010, Rebel Up brings underground global flavours to Brussels nightlife through events of global music and contemporary electronic sounds.

SPECIAL GUEST
Oscilador Bass (Mexico)
The favorite ancestral robot of housewives and washing machines was assembled over 15 thousand light years ago with parts of ancestral robots and spatial glass pieces; this supreme being is the miracle of his extinct civilization. His planet called “Cumbiatron”, a planet full of technology and beings focused on creating a fusion of electronic components and feelings. Oscilador Bass is a robot with a heart. His mission and objective is to collect music and culture of all galaxies. After long traveling to find a destination, he discovered a planet called “Earth”, after investigating he finds out it is a civilization full of feelings and love, therefore he decides to establish his home there. Oscillador Bass created a new sound called Latin Bass Sound mixing güiros, cencerros and tumbas with the best spatial sound getting his sole objective: to feel and to transmit happiness to all humanity, fulfilling the desire of their ancestors”. He started the free netlabel Latin bass mexico records, counting 8 mega compilations of latin bass sounds and has also released 4 EP’s of his own productions.

https://osciladorbass.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/osciladorlatinbass
http://www.latinbassmexico.com/
https://www.mixcloud.com/osciladorlatinbass/

KuraqAbe (Peru, Bxl)
Our Bxl-Lima homeboy KuraqAbe joins us for a trip through Peruvian cumbia, chicha bass and raggamuffin!
http://kuraqabe.wixsite.com/kuraqabe

hosted by Rebel Up SebCat who will surf the global soundwaves from everywhere to neverthere.

FB event

☾ FREE ENTRY. OPEN UNTIL 8AM.
☾ Sound powered by Void Acoustics
☾ Stop making noise outside! People tryin’ to dance at Bonnefooi

Fri 30 June > Rebel Up @ Recyclart Holidays; Peruvian Night w/ Los Wemblers de Iquitos, Dengue Dengue Dengue, Shushupe & Cecilia Yzarra

This friday, heavy cumbia action at the start of Recyclart Holidays, a true Peruvian Night with almost a complete Peruvian lineup!  Tamos listo?

Chicha Amazonica & Peruvian bass!

Los Wemblers de Iquitos (PE)
The inventors of the Amazonian chicha cumbia, Los Wemblers are a group that started in the 70’s by a shoemaker/guitarist and his five sons in Iquitos, a city in the middle of the Amazon rainforest. This legendary group, especially rediscovered by Dengue Dengue Dengue, has just released a new EP in the spring and is exploring the Brussels bush. Selva-delic!

Dengue Dengue Dengue (PE)
The most psychedelic electronic duo of Lima, who behind their crazy masks and vibrant colorful visuals bring massive Peruvian electro bass! With a mix of digital future, cumbia, tropical bass, dancehall, chicha from the 70s, they are in constant motion and constantly release new sounds with influences allover. Expect a set bridging the gap between Latin America, Africa & the West. One thing is sure: they’ll fire up the Recyclart!

ShuShupe (PE)
The name of this female producer comes from one of the most venomous snakes in the Amazonian forest, makes its full sense on the dancefloor. She will inject toxic rhythms into your limbs and make the heat rise until you catch a tropical disease. Also she is part as activist of a growing LGTB scene and a woman on the forefront of the female Latin American electronic sound.

DJ’s SebCat & Cecilia Yzarra (Bxl/PE)
This Belgian & Peruvian duo will do the outdoor warmup with cumbia, chicha, boogaloo, guaracha, criolla and much more Vinyl only, with lots of vintage dusty discs. SebCat needs no introduction but Cecilia Yzarra is one of the few female dj’s from Peru, with an incredible selection of vintage vinyl.

All info: FB event + website

5€ in
@ Recyclart
Rue d’Ursulines 25 Bxl

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

Thu + Fri + Sat > Arte Chicha de Ruta Mare, Peru @ Recyclart, Bxl + Pakebo, Liege

hola todas!
DOSSIER BELGICAthis week, 3 special Peruvian events in Brussels & Liege
For the first time in Belgium > street art collective Ruta Mare will showcase their art between 17 and 20 november!

Yefferson and Kelly form Ruta Mare, a duo that embodies an exemplary renewal of the Peruvian Chicha culture. Created in 2012, around their common passion for the popular culture of the streets of Lima, Ruta Mare develops artistic works that implement the reminiscences of a collective Peruvian imagination. By creating gigantic mural frescos or serigraphs, they readily mix popular imagery and traditional motifs in favour of a resolutely urban and committed aesthetic.

Yefferson and Kelly are particularly aware of the graphic identity they convey and claim without any complexity their belonging to the Chicha culture, notably through a fabulous typographic work. Ruta Mare brings graphic design in urban space in their own original way and always taking the art of Chicha back to its roots: art of the people for the people.

On Thrusday 17 nov in Brussels @ Recyclart with an expo + projection & talk at the Licky My Typo night. Make sure you reserve or come on time, as it will sell out!
FB event.

On 18 + 19 Nov, Ruta Mare will move to Liege for 3 days for their exposition combined with parties as well
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★★★★ Viva El Arte Chicha ★★★★
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All happening at the Pakebo gallery.

Friday 18 Nov > 19h00 – 01h00  (prix libre)
Exposition Ruta Mare
DJ sets by Gaetano Dub & Rebel Up! SebCat
Peruvian dish >
Ceviche (fish) with vegetables + Pisco Sour cocktail
(12€, reservation necessary, all info in event)

FB event.

Saturday 19 nov, the big party night, Mega Fiesta!
from 21h00 – 04h00 (5€)
DJ sets by Gaetano Dub, Rebel Up! SebCat, Baylena Selektah, Diyei Pituto & special guest Shushupe (PE).
Expect a big mix of Peruvian styles from the past & present, from Andes folk to cumbia, chicha, guaracha, electro cumbia, bass & more!
FB event.

and on Sunday 20 nov, they will also give a letter workshop. FB event.

hasta pronto, nos vemos!
DOSSIER BELGICA

May > Rebel Up! SebCat in Peru!

Holaaaaa!

Sebcat peru
between 3 and 23 May, SebCat will be hanging in Peru for a very exciting chicha cumbia project and a release that will follow it. For sure you will hear about it 🙂

Also he will be playing with friends around Lima & elsewhere.

So far confirmed SebCat dates >
Fri 6 May > Noche Techo de Demolicion @ Jr. Aurelio Souza 225, Barranco, Lima, with DJ’s Asserin el Chevere, La Roja de la Cumbia, Sabroso & Pinchado (cancelled because of Barranco night club mafia & cocksucker politicians)

Sat 7 May > Fiesta Nadie Nos Saca @ Melgar 237, Barranco, Lima
Thu 12 May > Revienta El Sistema @ Jabberwocky Club, Barranco, Lima
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Sat 14 May > Tono Tono Tono Techo de Demolicion @ La Casa del Auxilio, Calle Camana 550, Lima w/ Deltatron, Asserin el Chevere, La Roja de la Cumbia, Pinchado. sadly the Los Shapis concert had to be cancelled due to security and financial reasons 🙁

Fri 20 May > lunch dj set @ El Jardin de Jazmin restaurant, Miraflores (1 to 4pm)
> dj set @ Bday party, Bar Bolognesi, Barranco (after midnight)

Sat 21 May > SebCat Afrohouse set @ Arkana festival,  Jabberwocky Club, Barranco, Lima, w/ Mari Ya, SixtySix, Deltatron & many more. from 19:00 to 20:30

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Fri 28 March > Nightshop Cumbia Special @ Recyclart, Bxl with Dengue Dengue Dengue! (PE)

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A very special cumbia Nightshop party in Recyclart on Friday 28 march!
with special guests Dengue Dengue Dengue all the way from the cumbia hotbed that is Lima, Peru, one of the hottest digital cumbia producers of the moment, expect lots of modern colours of cumbia and some psychedelic electro elements.

another special guest is Captain Cumbia of the notorious cumbia in Paris at the La Dame de la Canton boat, who is a producer, remixer and skilled dj of all sounds latin. he’ll bring a special guest to play live instruments (trumpet & more) alongside with him for his 2nd set

support by yours truly Rebel Up! Soundclash dj’s with a serious Peruvian twist since SebCat will just have returned 4 hours before the party from a musical holiday in Peru! also closing off is dj Mellow of the Low Up crew with some serious bass.

from 23:00 til 5:00
just 5 euro’s in!
FB event here, or see Recyclart site.

timetable
23.00-00.30 Rebel Up Soundclash (BE)
00.30-01.30 Captain Cumbia (FR)
01.30-03.00 Dengue Dengue Dengue (PE)
03.00-04.00 Captain Cumbia + live guest (FR)
04.00-05.00 DJ Mellow (BE)