A Tribe Called Red and more this Sunday at Mayne Stage
Excited to be opening for a Tribe Called Red this Sunday alongside Frank Waln & the Sampson brothers and friends MC Zulu, Sound Culture & Soulphonetics.
Mole de Mayo Festival this weekend
NYC iBomba's DJ BETO & I will be doing a special set 5-7pm this Sunday at the Mayo de Mole Festival. Great lineup all around!
Sonic Diaspora - the Spring Return
One of my most dear parties is back in time for spring. Free open bar the 1st hour. I know you missed it- come on home friends.
CumbiaSazo date announced
Big lineup here. Really excited about these guests and the local collaboration! More details on the way.
Location TBA. Check back for details.
April 27 in San Francisco
The whole FEX crew is heading westward for a teamup with friends B Majic, Afrolicious & Surya Dub.
Peace Party featuring DJ Gregzinho (Philadelphia)
Peace Party is back with a one off night featuring some special out of town guests and raising funds for charity through a student project of Columbia College's AEMM department. Funk/Soul/HipHop/Global Sounds edition.
Featuring:
// GREGZINHO (Tropicalismo, Philadelphia)
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// MOOSE (Washington DC)
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// COOL HAND LUKE/LUKE BROOKLYN
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// ITZI NALLAH (FEx, Sonic Diaspora, CumbiaSazo)
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Live Percussion by:
// RUBEN JIMENEZ
$5 Donation, 21+, Space is Accessible
Facebook Event
CumbiaSazo! Loftparty & Fundraiser
Our
beloved CumbiaSazo party is back from deep hibernation and ready to
bring amazing cumbias & tropical bass to the dancefloor! Come thru
for the first edition of 2013. Get down and support labor/immigrant
justice organizations in Chicago.
FEx February Recap
My latest video for FEx crew - another great night on the books. For the full recap visit the FEx site post with photos & write-up.
Feb 23: Dance Syndrome with Soulphonetics
Saturday February 23rd
SOULPHONETICS present:
▲▲DANCE SYNDROME
Facebook Event
Come and experience a night where your mind, body and soul will be throbbing and wanting more as we take you through the latin influenced experience of total coolness.
#Latin Jazz #Samba #Bossa #Break Beats #Baile Funk #Salsa Dura #Batucada #Afro Beat #Disco #Deep House #Cumbia #Dub #Reggae #Reggaeton #Tropical Bass #Carioca Funk #Moombahton #Hip-Hop #NuCumbia #Boogie #Bugaloo #World #Global #Goodness
Flyer for Soulphonetics, FMEL, Zuzuka Poderosa
Flyer for the local gang with special guest Zuzuka Poderosa. Check em out Friday, Feb 8, 2013.
Beauty Bar
1444 W. Chicago Ave
Chicago, IL 60642
5pm - 2am | 21+
1444 W. Chicago Ave
Chicago, IL 60642
5pm - 2am | 21+
Details on Facebook
Recap: FEx & Sound Culture with DJ Brazilia
The FEx collaboration with Sound Culture Chicago last week was great. We hosted Los Angeles-based DJ Brazilia for the evening and pulled out a lot of stops to make this come together right. It was a short notice kind of thing but we pieced together some quality speakers, projected visuals, and nice vibes in a restaurant atmosphere- thanks Taxim!
DJ Sound Culture, though under the weather, started us off with a really fine set of classic & polyrhythmic Latin vibes to get the dance floor in motion, setting the space just right for DJ Newlife's global selections. By the time Brazilia came on the sonic vibrations were running high and she unloaded a wide range of samba classics & hip hop to funky stuff, and then a closing set of of perfectly mixed breakbeats, much to the happiness of the bboys.
We also welcomed Limba Gal fashions as part of the night, who I think will be joining again for certain, and amazing percussion stylings by FEx newcomer Ruben Jimenez. We were really excited to have Ruben on and he'll be back for sure so look for FEx to have more soundsystem sets in the future, like here.
Another quick, quick video above from mostly closing of the night footage after the lights came on. One of these days I'll get some quality, juicy glimpses going.
.jpg "FEx Crew with DJ Brazilia (LA)")
More photos from the rest of the night on the FEx fan page.
DJ Sound Culture, though under the weather, started us off with a really fine set of classic & polyrhythmic Latin vibes to get the dance floor in motion, setting the space just right for DJ Newlife's global selections. By the time Brazilia came on the sonic vibrations were running high and she unloaded a wide range of samba classics & hip hop to funky stuff, and then a closing set of of perfectly mixed breakbeats, much to the happiness of the bboys.
We also welcomed Limba Gal fashions as part of the night, who I think will be joining again for certain, and amazing percussion stylings by FEx newcomer Ruben Jimenez. We were really excited to have Ruben on and he'll be back for sure so look for FEx to have more soundsystem sets in the future, like here.
Another quick, quick video above from mostly closing of the night footage after the lights came on. One of these days I'll get some quality, juicy glimpses going.
.jpg "FEx Crew with DJ Brazilia (LA)")
FEx December Recap
FEx in the Flesh from ItziNallah on Vimeo.
Had a fine time at FEx (Foreign Exchange) this month, with a surprisingly full crowd for my opening set. DJ Lady D laid down some beautiful global/house sounds before Searchl1te brought the bass. Lots of dancing as always and with plenty of DJ/Promoter community in the house. Newlife closed out with one of my favorite FEx sets to date, featuring some fantastic afrobeat heat as well as Jamaican & Indian-influenced vibes.
I had just enough footage to put together this video piece. Photos from the night are available here. Enjoy.
FEx December with DJ Lady D & Searchl1te
3rd Annual TSJ After-Party
Muerte Midi: Dia de los Muertos
I'm hooking up with Dale Shine crew for this jam on the northwest side-all are welcome. Facebook event page here.
In Dale Shine's words, "DALE SHINE is a party
series dedicated to showcasing the music of Latin@ America and
integrating that music into the Chicago soundscape. The series aims for
inclusiveness and is committed to creating a safe space for marginalized
groups."
Pay your respects to those who came before you by dancing the night away to some dark disco, house, cumbia, ruidosón, and more. More info on DaleShine.com
VIDEO: DIY Community Block Party
Had a short set at the Rock the Block party today. Saw Dario X & Shazam Bangles do their thing and got some house music education by from the Excursions crew (JV & Cordell Johnson).
Vendors were lively & bands were rockin down at the other end of the block. I was lucky enough to catch Vivian Garcia's sultry flamenco fusions with Sonic Diaspora collaborator Domenichi Morris alongside on trumpet. What's really impressive was the crew from Q4 homemade the big stage. Plenty of friends, beautiful weather, good vibes.
Making a habit of taking video now when I can- enjoy.
