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Pirates because they arrghhh!!!!

by Danette, February 2, published in Pics

Favela London Xmas Party 2009 - Brighton of Fellini

by Danette, February 2, published in Pics
September 35:00 pm

Lookout! With Mauikai

mauikai.jpg Another live celebration courtesy of the Lookout crowd of merry folk! A platform for live, unsigned talent in many guises, but mostly along the  of dancehall, hip hop, r’n'b and street sounds … Mauikai is a Cuban-American soul siren, lyricist and political activist, in short, a natural-born leader. The Miami-bred artist broke into Orlando’s underground hip hop scene in 2004 and quickly teamed up with the then supa crew Solillaquists of Sound.The 23 year old blends song and rhyme with stripped down, honest lyrics in her own sweet style. Several collaborative releases (on indie hip hop label: Nonsense) and four national tours later Mauikai is set to take Europe by storm! One to watch! 5 p.m. – 1 a.m. £3 from 9 p.m. (free with invitation) 


by Danette, August 29, published in Favelife, Listing, Pics
September 25:00 pm

Shoreditch Camembert presents Guerilla

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It’ll be a trio of omnivorous modernists mixing jazz with rock, funk and whatever else they can tear down and reassemble to piano, double bass and drums!Naturellement, all the contemporary rock, acoustic ballads, hard swinging bebop and funk backbeats equals the best of eclectic! Of course we can always take the hip melodic groove orientated jazz mélange with ‘deconstructed semiotics of rock, funk and other obscure styles.’The square meals roll on with Favela’s Tuesday tempt … £12.50 for a set menu: a starter, a main course and the camembert comes free with a glass of red wine. How’s that for Frenchi fine-dining? Well, it’s just an excuse to get us chatting around the table actually … Brasileiro style … or just plain friendly …5 p.m. – 1 a.m. / Banquet starts at eight!Free entry / £12.50 for the feast


by Danette, August 29, published in Listing, Pics
July 35:00 pm

D.I.P. with Gringo da Parada and Jimmy Jeans

  A kaleidoscope of the purest tradition, and the best of cutting-edge Brazilian music; skip hop sounds of samba, bossa nova, electronica, funk, breakbeats and the oh-so-important batucada with Gringo and Seagulls. 5 p.m. – 1 a.m. Free entry


by Danette, June 26, published in Listing, Pics
July 85:00 pm

Shoreditch Camembert with Gringo da Parada

Skip hop sounds of samba, bossa nova, electronica, funk, breakbeats and the oh-so-important batucada. Beware the bob of the white top hat! Oh and feasting for £12.50! 5 p.m. – 1 a.m. / Banquet begins at eight!Free entry / £12.50 for banquet!


by Danette, June 26, published in Listing, Pics
July 25:00 pm

Eugenesis with Capitol K and One Ear Stereo!

eugenesis_jan.jpg It’s a broad spectrum of genres in electronica, soul, nu-jazz, afro-jazz, soulful broken beats, old-skool hip hop, art funk and instrumentals set to experimental new wave electronica and ‘otherness’!5 p.m. – 1 a.m.Three pounds 


by Danette, June 26, published in Listing, Pics

Le Weekend with Gringo da Parada

jerome-maso.jpgA kaleidoscope ofthe purest tradition and the best of cutting edge Brazil … bailar and baile toskip hop sounds of samba, bossa nova, electronica, funk, breakbeats and theoh-so-important batucada … the beats go on … 6p.m. – 2 a.m. £10 after 9 p.m.


by Danette, June 26, published in Pics
July 45:00 pm

Le Weekend with Deany Seagulls

dean_funny.jpg  Jeani’ll over some electro raw through soul, old skool, new wave, poptastic, baile funk, jazz, hip hop, r’n’b and fill in the gaps with his own brand of melodramatic spark. ‘Stoopid music for stoopid people.’ Indeed. 5 p.m. – 2 a.m. £10 after 9 p.m.


by Danette, June 26, published in Favelife, Listing, Pics
July 15:00 pm

Shoreditch Camembert presents Leleo’s album release

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It’s the Menu Camembert which means £12.50 for a set menu banquet with a glass o’ wine and Camembert courtesy of yours truly. Team trio plays ‘Leleo & Internationals,’ with Leleo’s vox and guitar, Ruth Goeller on bass and Marcelo Vig, the percussion fiend.

5 p.m. – 1 a.m. / Banquet begins at eight!
Free entry / £12.50 for set menu feast


by Danette, June 24, published in Listing, Pics