Rebel Up events 14.06 + 18.06 > Bongo Joe x Rebel Up Maghreb global bass afterparty + Sahel evening with African concerts!

Hey everyone,
Hope you are doing well in this interlude between spring to summer 🙂

Here 2 special events that we organise coming week >>>>>

On Saturday 14 June, we organise together with the amazing crew of Bongo Joe a global afterparty, to celebrate the 10 years of their label. On Friday + Saturday evening they host a Bongo Joe concert programme at the Ancienne Belgique club room (with The Space Lady, Lalalar, Cyril Cyril and more!)
Our afterparty follows after the AB on Satutday night at the mysterious Chez Jacques Music Club, a little know cave club on the canal side of Molenbeek.

A great global clubbing & bass lineup with Tunisian-Swiss producer Pekodjinn, Brussels Moroccon producer Cheb Runner, the Bongo Joe dj crew (1000balles & Injuste) and the Rebel Up crew (SebCat, Drache MuMu & Moon Yé).

Starting at 23h until 6am, or a bit more 😉

10€ in (please bring cash for door!)
Inside you can pay by card for your drinks
limited capacity, try to come early

See all info at FB event or on Instagram.

@ Chez Jacques Music Club
Haubrechtsstraat 8 Rue Haubrechts
1080 Molem

and our 2nd event is Wednesday 18 June, at Brasserie Illegaal. a Sahel musical evening organised by Rebel Up, 11 11 11 comité, Curieus and Bolingo Art.

With 2 concerts of special and deep moving music from the Sahel region by Kaito Winse (Burkina Faso / Brussels) and the desert blues/rock band TisDass from Niger.

Both artists are part of our Rebel Up label and they will have vinyls, cd’s and merchandise for sale during the evening. TisDass new album Houmaïssa will be released that same week as a limited edition vinyl on our Rebel Up label in collaboration with Bolingo Art.

DJ support by Rebel Up dj’s SebCat & Drache MuMu

Doors: 18h
Food available from 18h onwards (african dishes, veggie or chicken)

First concert at 20h30

10€ in (please bring cash)
inside you can pay by card for drinks

Info >> FB event / Illegaal website / Instagram

@ Brasserie Illegaal
300 Rue Bollinckx
1190 Forest


We hope yo see you there!!
Check our agenda for our other upcoming dates in June and July

New release on Rebel Up out today 6 may! Muito Kaballa’s new album Little Child

Since the release of the highly acclaimed album Mamari (2021), the Muito Kaballa project has continued to develop.

The new album Little Child is filled with jazz, grooves, funk, afrobeat, soul and electronic remixes.

The compostions on the album tackle complex social problems of today; starting with the hypocrisy of the European refugee policy on ‘Inside Outside’ with the proclaiming voice by German-Nigerian afrobeat activist singer Ade Bantu. ‘Dansez! Dansez!’ is an upbeat song with influence from Congo, Angola and Malian guitar music, with the sweet licks of Belgian guitarist Juresse Amie Tieti Ndombasi.

‘No=No’ has a clear message: “Don’t protect your daughter, educate your son” on the hot topic of sexual consent and shameful male behavior. The next song, ‘Memories’, reveals a completely different side of the band in lush jazz. “Keep in mind, it makes you blind, starring in the sun”

The 8 minute soft soul composition ‘Little Child’ is for comforting one’s own inner child, with beautiful solos played by Benjamin Schneider on guitar and Saskia-Marleen Dahms on trombone.

The album concludes with 4 remixes for the dancefloor, delivered by Belgian producer Kuna Maze, Polish/Angolan duo Lua Preta, French producer La Dame and Brazilian bass producer Badsista, tipping the remix balance into female positivity.

Below you can find the 2 videoclips of ‘Inside Outside’ and ‘Little Child’

Pre-order CD & 2LP vinyl here.

Rebel Up & Friends sessions at Kiosk Radio, April

hey all,

Last week Rebel Up did a few sessions at Kiosk Radio.

On monday 04.04 SebCat played a tribute set to the cult composer, musician and producer Arthur Russell, who died on 4 april 1992. Celebrating his legacy, life and music; a wide array between songwriter, pop, contemporary cello compositions, experimental compositions and even disco. (a good start into the world of Arthur Russell are his archive recordings via Audika records)

Listen here

and on friday 08.04, Rebel Up & Friends session with special guest Hazem B, who flew in straight from Tunis, Tunisia, to launch his debut EP Afrochawi on Shouka label!
2 hour set with sounds of jazz, arabic, indian, psychedelic, electronic, desert blues and afro chaoui.

Listen here

2 new vinyl releases out on Rebel Up Records > Dandana & Kaito Winse

2 new Rebel Up vinyl releases arrived on friday > DANDANA and Kaito Winse, Gambian-Senegalese-Dutch Wolof funk sounds and Burkinabé griot music. Artwork by Bas Ackermann / Efeb and Lucile Gautier.

Available as gatefold vinyl (Dandana) and vinyl + CD (Kaito Winse).
Want one? Hit us up or check it out on our Bandcamp > www.rebeluprecords.bandcamp.com

Rebel Up Records + distro @ 35 Years VK, Vaartkapoen, Bxl

This saturday 30 november, free vinyl market in the afternoon at Vaartkapoen, to celebrate their 35 years of cultural activities!

Still interested in selling some vinyl records? Good news: VK has some table space left! drop them a line @ devaartkapoen@vgc.be and pass on some great records to another vinyl lover.

FB event / website

► 15:00 – 20:00
► ! GRATIS ! GRATUIT !
► Manchesterstraat 13-15 Rue de Manchester