Last dj set of this year! Thu 28 dec > SebCat @ Bonnefooi Bxl w/ Rafael Aragon, DJ Anacaona & Yves (Goulash Disko)

Hey all,
last minute gig tonight at Bonnefooi!
SebCat got invited by Rafael Aragon to play on his night at Bonnefooi together with Venezuelan vinyl dj Anacaona and Yves Taquet of Goulash Disko festival.

Goukash Disko family vibes! See you there
Music starts at 23h.

More info >> FB event

Donations for Morocco > Fundraiser relief action on Rebel Up Records Bandcamp for next 2 weeks

Hey all,

In the aftermath of the devastating earthquakes in the High Atlas region of Morocco, we will run a fundraiser relief action at Rebel Up for the next 2 weeks.

All digital purchases of below mentioned releases will be donated to the NGO Karama Solidarity, who are based here in Molenbeek around the block from where we are based. Karama means ‘dignity’ in arabic. The NGO is run by Brussels Moroccan citizens and volunteers and is active in Morocco and in the regions that have been hit the hardest.

Donations will be used to help victims in Morocco meet the most urgent needs immediately detected on the ground by Karama’s teams. Currently, the victims need medical care, food but also resettlement. Hundreds of thousands of Moroccans of all ages no longer have a roof over their heads and have lost all or part of their families. Karama prefers purchases made locally, which require less logistics than imports and are less expensive and which also help the local economy.

More info can be found on their website >>>
https://karama-solidarity.be

The 3 releases where the digital proceeds will be donated to Karama >>>

Cheb Runner – Tagnawit, the electronic gnawa EP by Moroccan producer Cheb Runner from Agadir with the Brussels gnawa maalem masters Driss Filali and Hicham Bilali. Last week, we found 10 last vinyl copies of Tagnawit tucked away in our stock. Better be quick to order as these are really the last vinyls! Also we lowered the price for the digital EP to 3€, but paying more is very much appreciated for this fundraiser action.
https://chebrunner.bandcamp.com/album/tagnawit-ep

The Marockin Brass project by Luc Mishalle, with Moroccan, Benin and Brussels musician focusing on gnawa and jazz. We lowered the price of the digital album to 4€, paying more is again very much appreciated. Also we lowered the prices for the vinyl to 8€ and the CD for 6€.
https://lucmishallemarockinbrass.bandcamp.com/album/beats-pieces

And our digital label sampler, pay what you want.
https://rebeluprecords.bandcamp.com/album/rebel-up-records-sampler-2018-2020

Thanks in advance for your donation and support. Feel free to share this message around.

23.02 @ Framer Framed, Amsterdam / 25.02 @ afterparty Mousse Cities Teheran festival, KVS Bxl

hello!

on saturday 25 Feb, Rebel Up SebCat & Arian Zand will DJ at the closing party of the Moussem Cities Teheran festival in KVS theatre (in the café).

More info about festival here.

22h start until 1am. FREE IN

On Thursday 23 Feb, Rebel Up SebCat & DJ Wait & See will spin a Congolese vinyl set at expo opening of Charging Myths at Framer Framed gallery in Amsterdam.

Charging Myths is an art expo about the (post)colonial mining in Congo, organised by Congolese-Belgian-Dutch art collective On/Trade/Off.

More info about expo here.
19h FREE IN.

Saturday 04.02 Rebel Up Records @ Label Record Fair, Les Ateliers Claus, Bxl

Saturday @ Les Ateliers Claus venue, their yearly Label Record Fair!

From 14-20h, free in and DJ sets by the label owners & artists.
Rebel Up SebCat will spin a vinyl set from 15-16h

FB event or instagram LAC

See you there!

Rebel Up week 09. 11 / 10.11 + 11.11 in Brussels > Bonnefooi / Le Louvre / Poissonerie

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.

FB event here

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

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Friday 27 & Saturday 28 may > Giraffes & Penguins Arab Bass night @ VK Vaartkapoen + Rebel Up & Friends @ Brussels Jazz Weekend afterparty, Le Reservoir Bar

Rebel Up weekend action once more!

On Friday we organise our 1st big Giraffes & Penguins party again since +2 years in the VK Vaartkapoen venue in Molenbeek. An Arab Bass night with artists from the Maghreb, Syria and Brussels.

We have a great lineup for you, with live sets by 2 special guests Rizan Said (keyboard player & composer of Omar Souleyman / Syria) and the percussive electronics by NURI (Tunisia / Shouka label). Also dj sets by local spinners Hiskhek Bishek, Tropical DJipsies, Rebel Up SebCat and Le Grand Mechant Loop as well as visuals by VJ Jan Vorst.

It will be a wild night and deep dive into the large pool of electronic arabic worldwide sounds.

Get your ticket in presale and skip the queue: 8€
Otherwise it’s 11€ at the door and possible queues.

Doors 21H
Rizan Said live set around 23h, so get in on time!

FB event / VK website

@ VK Vaartkapoen
Manchesterstraat 13-15
Mole

On Saturday 28th, Rebel Up & Friends for the Brussels Jazz Weekend at the Reservoir bar in the Marolles.

2 levels of DJ’s in the bar & basement, vinyl and digital alike.
with special guest DJ Eggs Legs from Brighton (UK), band leader of King Lagoon’s Flying Swordfish Dance Band and who will play a live DJ set w/ percussion.
Joined by Freedo Figh & Roza (54K Sound), Didi (Tropical DJipsies), RaQL and SebCat.

20h – 4am
204 Rue Haute
Free in!
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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.