Giraffes & Penguins // Margaret Hermant // Maâlem Dris Filali - The Colour Shifts Nocturne #2
Fri 16 Feb 2024 19:00 - 03:30
LaVallée, 1080
Description
Join us for the second Friday Late at The Colour Shifts!
FB event : https://www.facebook.com/events/1069968074215250
𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦:
➤ 19:00 – 20:00 : Exhibition guided visit
➤ 20:00 – 20:30 : Monochromes - Harp activation of the installation by Margaret Hermant (Echo Collective)
Musician and composer Margaret Hermant (Echo Collective), accompanied by her harp, will take her place at the center of the Monochromes installation. Through her presence and playing, she will activate the installation by embodying each monochrome, and exploring their particular experience.
➤ 21:00 – 22:00 : Gnawa live – Maâlem Driss Filali & Koyo de Bxl
Driss Filali is a mâalem, or master gnawa musician, and one of the key artists from the Moroccan diaspora in Brussels. Member of MetX groups like Marockin’ Brass and Banda Quetzal, he is also co-artistic coordinator of the gnawa training program Karkaba.
As the son of mâalem Selam, Driss Filali grows up in Morocco in a community where the gnawa-culture is omnipresent. From an early age, he learns to play music with his father and his nephew, mâalem Hamid. Together they perform at different lilas, traditional gnawa ceremonies, in Morocco and at festivals in France and Belgium.
➤ 22:00 – 03:30 : Ohme invites Giraffes & Penguins + Rafael Aragon
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Rafael Aragon
Rafael Aragon’s music is trance-inducing, powerful yet delicate, constantly changing and continuously breaking borders. Sweaty dancefloor stompers and soulful anthems with a magic touch inspired by forgotten traditions and ancient folklores from all around the world. Mystic chimes, ritual drums and witchcraft music meet raving kicks, deep basslines and electronic polyrythms to provide a rich, dancy and psychedelic experience! Displaying numerous and eclectic releases on various imprints wordwide for more than ten years, and with uninterrupted gigs in clubs, parties & festivals all around Europe, South America, North Africa & Japan, Rafael has made a name for himself as a versatile and talented producer, remixer, live act and DJ.
https://soundcloud.com/rafiralfiro
www.facebook.com/rafael.aragon.paris/
www.instagram.com/rafaelaragondj/
DiDi (Tropical DJipsies)
Originally from Portugal, DiDi landed in Brussel in 2013 with a full baggage of nightlife events and quickly became very active in the Brussels underground parties. She is a solid member of the Festa Afrotuga, Giraffes & Penguins and of course Illegaal DJipsies events. She’s the co-founder of Tropical DJipsies, a female DJ crew born on the 8/3/2019, inna G&P party. DiDi has played in several festivals like Esperanzah, La Nature, Pukkelpop, Brosella, Dour Camp Fest, La Semo, Jam in Jette and in many events and radio shows, mainly in Belgium and Portugal. Her music selection is eclectic, surprising and full of hot bass from all over the world. Her specialty : late night sweaty dance floor from 130bpm onwards…
https://www.mixcloud.com/TropiCalDJipsieS/
https://www.facebook.com/TropicalDJipsies
Rebel Up Sebcat
Busy bee do-it-all DJ/selector SebCat is behind the Rebel Up collective and record label, co-creator of Festa Afro Tuga and Giraffes & Penguins crews and promoter/curator of countless parties in Brussels and beyond. He hosts several radio shows & sessions on Radio Campus Bruxelles (Nightshop), BRUZZ, and Kiosk Radio, as well as infrequent residencies on We Are Various, East Side Radio and Lusophonica (Lisboa / PT). Since 2018 Rebel Up is a record label that puts a focus on eclectic outernational sounds from far & upclose with 25 releases and counting. Rebel Up DJ sets travel between tropical vinyl and contemporary electronic global sounds of past & future styles.
https://www.mixcloud.com/Rebel_Uppa
https://rebeluprecords.bandcamp.com
Le Grand Méchant Loop
“I prefer to make little pigs dance rather than to eat them !”
Philippe Nullens aka Le Grand Méchant Loop is a global underground DJ and percussionist based in Brussels. Founder of the Giraffes & Penguins collective, known since 2017 for their wild events in Brussels and in Liege, he is always on the quest for lesser-known musical genres from the four corners of the globe. Sailing between tradition and modernity in his unpredictable DJ sets, he will be your travel agent and cardio coach all at once !!
https://www.mixcloud.com/LeGrandMechantLoop/
https://www.facebook.com/LeGrandMechantLoop/
Location
LaVallée, 1080