The first instalment will feature a Live band and 4 of Jo'burg's eclectic dj's covering a spectrum of musical genres from across the globe, ranging from soul, funk, hip-hop, afro-beat, dub to bossa nova, mash-ups and more.
Live band: A neo-jazz band that forms its sound from the urban space it was conceived in. “Sophisticatedly Easy” in its look and sound, “The Fridge” has few counter parts and many have failed to imitate them. These musicians are young in age yet already experienced as musicians. Their unconventional approach to the iconic genre of jazz is both risky and refreshing. Pushing the envelope and fusing together jazz, African folk and soul sounds.
disc jockeys:
JUST THEMBA
One fifth of the JHB based dj collective, Music Atlast. As Part of the crew he has been privileged to open for acts like K’Naan, DJ Babu, Pras (The Fugees) & John Robinson. Any given DJ Set of his consists of a variety of music such as Soul, R&B, Acid Jazz, Funk, Electro, Dubstep but he still remains deeply rooted in hip-hop
MsButtons
more than a decade behind the decks, Ms Buttons' career began at bassline when it was still in Melville, since then she's played residency for a number of venues including, Berlin bar, House of ntsako, Mind your head to name but a few. name any genre and Ms Buttons is a scholar of note, her sets range from electro, disco, swing, hip hop, soul to anything considered "good music" by music connoisseurs
DjBlaqT
Blaqt is one of the few dj's still spinning 12 inch vynils, a collector of note, he's the man behind Voslorus's Evo-loxion and the much urban, Soul fanatics and the B-sides brands, respectively. With influences from Gilles Peterson, Questlove and Mr scruff , Blaqt finds no restriction when he's behind decks easily cutting from Fela kuti, to Foreign Exchange, to dropping a james Brown's classic in the midst with relative ease.
DjMedicine
A bender of everything groovy in the music world. Also known as the music stylist, djmedicine's sets revolve around the 8 habits of highly effective dj's which are: funk, hip hop, dub, jazz, neo-soul, afro-beat, breaks and r&b.
Doors open at 9pm
R100 at the door & R80(pre-sale: contact 083 262 7629)
twitter: @MusicologyNites
