wednesday 09.11 Rebel Up Alive session at Bonnefooi with Bxl-Colombian traditional roots group Tambor Caribe. Concert at 21h, dj set by SebCat. Free in!
@ Bonnefooi Rue des Pierres
Thursday 10.11, album release concert my Brussels groove band M.Chuzi at Pianofabriek St Gilles. Their album Papara is releasing this week and what way to celebrate it! Concert at 20h30 sharp. Free in! aren’t we spoiling you? 😉
Afterparty from 22h30 onwards at Le Louvre café on the parvis with Rebel Up SebCat vinyl dj set, followed by vinyl dj set by Matteo and Basile of M.Chuzi / Amzari.
Friday 11.11 Peruvian night at La Poissonerie cultural space! Peru Chicha Art expo + presentation + concert + dj sets
programme >
Chicha Art Expo by Yefferson Huaman (Ruta Mare, Lima / PE) Chicha culture art presentation by Alfredo Villar Concert chicha cumbia & rock by Nikanor (PE/Bxl)
launch of vinyl compilation Chicha Popular: Love & Social Political Songs from Peru 1977 – 1987 on Rebel Up records by SebCat with designs by Yefferson Huaman and liner notes by Alfredo Villar. Records will be available on the night. DJ sets by DJ Sabroso (Lima/PE), Rebel Up SebCat, Andres (VE/Bxl) and Rafael Aragon (Bxl/UY)
Doors 20h30 – 4am, 5€ in CASH ONLY! Presentation at 21h / concert at 21h30 / dj set after
New sounds & albums of the month by Nahawa DOUMBIA via Awesome Tapes From Africa, Christine Salem, SAULT via Forever Living Originals, Ostinato Records, Azmari via Sdban Records, Alostmen via Strut Records, Lion’s Drums via Biologic Records, HHY & The Kampala Unit & Nilotika Cultural Ensemble via Nyege Tapes tapes, 3Phaz via 100Copies Music, Anka Foh via Shika Shika, Kamilya Jubran via Akuphone, Habibi Funk and more!
It’s Belgian Music Week! Sebcat made a 4 hour Rebel Up mixtape forWe Are Variousradio which will be streamed live today (thursday) from 15-19H via their website.
A wide selection of alternative, underground, experimental and global diaspora music from Belgium. www.wearevarious.com
with tracks by schroothoop, Babylon Trio, Memo Pimiento Electric Orchestra, Marockin’ Brass, MetX Movingmusic, Kaito Winse, Nikanor, Susobrino, Cheb Runner شاب رانر , Weird Dust, Bear Bones, Lay Low, Orphan Fairytale, Alex Deforce, Lexi Disques, Crammed Discs, STROOM, Compro Oro music, ESINAM, Black Flower, Sdban Records, WERF Records, Dijf Sanders, Muziekpublique, Las Lloronas, Badi, Le Motel, Chouk Bwa & The Ångströmers, Kel Assouf, Echoes of Zoo, Stakattak, PEGA, De Beren Gieren, Boot Tenace, Stadskanker, Phoenician Drive, KRAAK, Vica Pacheco, Ben Bertrand, Zephyrus Records, Kosmo Sound, Proyecto Secreto, Max le Daron, Lowup, Afrikän Protoköl, Planet Ilunga, Radio Hito, Wixel, Tsoukina and much more!
Rebel Up show at BRUZZ for Week van de Belgische muziek 2021 / Belgian Music Week, all about Belgian/Brussels music. Presented by Sebcat & Omar Hobo, 2 interviews with Brussels artists Mazima duo ESINAM & Marie Rose Mayele and the global grooves by the band Azmari via Sdban Records and a tune by Kosmo Sound via Zephyrus Records. Listen to audio or watch the videostream >>>
It’s that time of the year again, the best-of-the-year lists! It has been an amazing year for Rebel Up, the start of our record label, all the wild parties & events in Brussels, allover Europe and even down into Morocco. Big up to everyone who supported us in any way possible this year, at our nights, with our releases and actions. Best wishes for the end of the year and up to an even better 2019!
Here our lists of favorite albums, compilations and EP’s, according to the Rebel Up Nightshop radio show, our dj sets and other influences.
* Albums of 2019 *
AMMAR 808 – Maghreb United (Glitterbeat Records) BCUC – Emakhosini (Buda Musique / NYAMI NYAMI records) Ayuune Suley – We Have One Destiny (Rebel Up / Makkum Records) Babylon Trio – Habibi (Rebel Up
Moulay Ahmed El Hassani – Atlas Electric (Hive Mind Records) Damily – Valimbilo (Bongo Joe Records) Samba Coco Raízes de Arcoverde – Maga Bo apresenta: Coco Raízes de Arcoverde (Kafundó Records) Zanmari Baré – Voun (Buda Musique
and many more > > > Gaye Su Akyol – Istikrarli Hayal Hakikattir (Glitterbeat) Phoenician Drive – Phoenician Drive (SK Records) Ekuka Moriss Sirikiti – Ekuka (Nyege Tapes) Stella Chiweshe – Kasahwa: Early Singles (Glitterbeat) Capitol K – Goatherder (Faith And Industry) Sofiane Saidi & Mazalda – El Ndjoum (Carton Records / Airfono) Bégayer – Terrain A Mire, Une Maison Rétive, Contrainte Par Le Toit (Bongo Joe) Baloji – 137 Avenue Kaniama (Bella Union) Docteur Nico – Dieu de la Guitarre (Planet Ilunga) Baba Commandant – Siri Ba Kele (Sublime Frequencies) Memo Pimiento Electric Orchestra – A Todo Dar (Rebel Up) Luc Mishalle & Marockin’ Brass – Beats & Pieces (Rebel Up) Mubashira Mataali Group – Mubashira Mataali Group (Blip Discs) Bernard Orchestar – Le Futur du Passé (Coucou Label) Cyril Cyril – Certaine Ruines (Born Bad Records) Novalima – Ch’usay (Wonderwheel Recordings) Chancha Via Circuito – Bienaventuranza (Wonderwheel) Sarah Davachi – Let Night Come On Bells End The Day (Recital) Pierre Sandwidi – Le Troubadour De La Savane 1976-1980 (Born Bad Records) Saint Abdullah – Ta Tash (Boomarm Nation) Khalab – Black Noise (On the Corner) Fofoulah – Daega Rek (Glitterbeat) Senyawa – Sujud (Sublime Frequencies) Ahmoudou Madassane – Zerzura OST (Sahel Sounds) Etran de l’Aïr – No1 (Sahel Sounds) Sons of Kemet – Your Queen Is A Reptile (Impulse! Records) Kamasi Washington – Heaven and Earth (Young Turks) Mdou Moctar & Elite Beat – Mdou Moctar meets Elite Beat In a Budget Dancehall (Boomarm Nation) Indianizer – Zenith (Edison Box) Guy One – #1 (Philophon) Zuli – Terminal (UIQ) Formation Boyz – Ukuvuka (GQOM OH) Kwi Bamba & l’Orchestre de Gama Berema (Ouch Records) Alasdair Robert, Neil McDermott & Tartine de Clous – Au Cube (Okraina Records) Basa Basa – Homowo (Vintage Voudou) Hany Mehanna – The Miracles of the Seven Dances (Radio Martiko) Jowaa – Asokpor 1.0 (Akwaaba Music) Bamba Pana – Poaa (Nyege Tapes) Merope – Naktes (Granvat) MISS RED – K.O. (Pressure) Dur-Dur Band – Dur Dur of Somalia – Volume 1, Volume 2 & Previously Unreleased Tracks (Analog Africa) Tallawit Timbouctou – Hali Diallo (Sahel Sounds) Troupe Ecole Tudu – Oyiwane (Sahel Sounds) Liraz – Naz (Dead Sea Records) Sonido Gallo Negro – Mambo Cosmico (Glitterbeat) Altin Gun – On (Bongo Joe Feeling Kréyol – Las Palé (Strut) Tasos Stamou – Musique Con Crete (Discrepant) Sugai Ken – てれんてくだ – tele-n-tech-da (Discrepant) Muqata’a – Inkanakuntu (Souk Records) The Dwarfs of East Agouza – Rats Don’t Eat Synthesizers (Akuphone) Jungle By Night – Livingstone (New Dawn) Qhizzo – Gqom Plug (Akwaaba Music) Tonga Boys – Vindodo (1000HZ) Ericamour Yovogan & Quentin Nicolaï – Wututu (Tanuki Records) Naujawanan Baidar – Volume 1 (Radio Khiyaban) John Johanna – I’ll Be Ready When The Great Day Comes (Faith and Industry) Kaba – Kaba (Chouette)
* Compilations * Arabstazy – Under Frustration Vol 1 (Shouka / Rebel Up) V/A – Nouvelle Ambiance (Nouvelle Ambiance) V/A – Two Niles to Sing a Melody: The Violins & Synths of Sudan (Ostinato Records) V/A – Zamaan Ya Sukkar (Radio Martiko) V/A – Music of Southern Laos (Akuphone) V/A – Music of Northern Laos (Akuphone) V/A – Saz Power (Ironhand Records) V/A – Disques Debs International vol. 1 (Strut) V/A – Hystereofônica Vol. 3 (Tropical Twista Records) V/A – Diatribes (University of Tropical Sound) V/A – 10 YRS LATER: A Global Club Compilation (Lowup) V/A – Discophilia Belgium: Next-door-disco & Local Spacemusic from Belgium 1975-1987 (Sdban Records) V/A – Kafundó Apresenta Coco Raízes de Arcoverde REMIXED (Kafundo Records) Uproot Andy – Bumper to Bumper (Studio 189)
* Singles & EP’s * Apichat Pakwan – Leh Dub (Animist Records) Chouk Bwa & The Angstromers – Electric Mambo (Angstrom Records) Cigarra – Ato EP (Tropical Twista Records) Conjuntos Jovens Africanos – Nhu Djon / Volta Pa Terra EP (Ostinato) Cornelius Doctor & Tushen Raï – Lights Of Khonvoum (HARD FIST) Dengue Dengue Dengue – Son de los Diablos (ENCHUFADA) Derya Yildirim & Grup Şimşek – Oy Oy Ermine EP (Bongo Joe) ESINAM – Esinam (Sdban Records) Go Dugong – Vidita EP (Global Hybrid Records) Hava Bektesi & Love-Songs – Bukuroshja e Lales / Delay EP (Hans E. Platte) KOKOKO! – Liboso EP (Transgressive) Lee Dodou & The Polyversal Souls – Basa Basa EP (Philophon) The Mauskovic Dance Band – Down in the Basement EP (Soundway) Miss Red – Dagga / One Shot Killer EP (Pressure) mUnO – Coplas Teluricas EP (self released) OK Jazz / KO Jazz – Luvumbu Ndoki / Ludiata Nangwi EP (Planet Ilunga) ONIPA – Open My Eyes EP (Wormfood) Qwasa Qwasa – C’est quoi ça? EP (Lowup) Sheitan Brothers – Breaking Trad EP (Zelaian Disco Club) V/A – Princes Of Abzu موالي أبزو (Hard Fist) YĪN YĪN – Dion Ysiusk EP (Bongo Joe)