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Uber Lingua presents
Friday February 27th Brisbane - Step Inn 'Hackney Globe Trotter' Russ Jones returns to Australia for an east-coast 'global beats' jaunt in Feb... rocking venues in five cities on his way to his main gig at Womadelaide next month... In each location, he plays alongside the local Uber Lingua crew. Russ is behind some of London's most successful clubs including 'Around the World in 80 Ways', 'London Calling' and 'No Room for Squares' in the mid 90's, and was Artistic Director of legendary jazz venue 'Blue Note'. Guest deejays included luminaries Gilles Peterson, James Lavelle, Fabio, LTJ Bukem & Norman Jay amongst udders. Jones also played a vital role in setting up the celebrated Brazilian record label 'Far Out Recordings'. In the 21st century, Russ has become one of the world's leading 'global beats' DJs. From his seminal club night 'Future World Funk' working alongside regular DJ partner Cliffy, he has gone on to compile over 13 compilation CDs including the two globally renowned volumes of 'Gypsy Beats and Balkan Bangers', and now follows up with 'Arriba La Cumbia: The new sounds of cumbia from around the world'. Always championing new music Russ also had a hand in signing 'Panjabi MC' for his world-wide hit single 'Mundian To Bach Ke' which lead to the bhangra phenomenon crossing over from the UK Asian underground to many a dance-floor.
also playing are::: The Upsteppers an expressive local act complete with 3 piece horn section and massive sound that pays homage to the long history of traditional Jamaican grooves, driven by a message of positivity and will to uplift their audience, The Upsteppers endeavor to transcend. Samedi Sound System is a local collective comprising Baron One-Way, Vir Asan, Potato Master and Barrington Rankmore III. Known for their talent in combining a mutual love for cultural eclecticism, dub and reggae this power pack of artists continue to inspire audiences with new sounds embedded in rich cultural tradition. Suckafish P Jones is a globesquatting bass missionary of Producer, DJ and MC, Mr C+D combines border-crossing bass fetishism with obscure sampledelica and an off-kilter approach to rhythm. Incorporating strong influences from dubstep, uk grime, international street bass and a worldly view of leftfield pop music, Suckafish P Jones music is the shortwave radio that filters the world between genres. Jesse Witney & Urukum explore the sonic beauty of traditional latin sounds and instrumentation of Brazil and apply it to Jesse's jazz folkloric songwriting. Urukum is a newly formed five piece that extends this exploration into a unique perspective on cultural traditions blending Portugese and English vocals. Dank Morass is a collective of three like-minded DJs (Walrii, Swob & Danck) who share a passion for emerging sounds from the global electronic and hip hop underground. The Morass is driven by the cutting-edge of electronic dancefloor music emanating from the UKs vibrant dubstep massive, and the visionaries of the post-Dilla beat movement, resonating from LA to Glasgow. Erther one of Brisbane's finest leaders of dancefloor magic, Erther has been creating and playing music since 1977. Today, you will find Erther producing break-beat laden music or dj'ing a wide variety of DrumnBass, Dubstep, Dub, Reggae, most bass heavy broken beat styles and Downtempo Chill with a strong element of deep, n groovy. DJ Paprika is one of those artists that can't sit still. Born and raised in the western suburbs of Brisbane, he is an accomplished percussionist, designer and DJ and brings a learned perspective on a broad range of worldly fusions, with a certain soft spot for Brazilian rhythms....expect a selection of heavy latin jazz, bossa nova, batucada & brazillian beats. Rikitiki is a local world music buff who has been spinning ethnic and world music sounds across our airwaves for a number of years through the 4ZZZ World Beat show as well as 4EB's Global Grooves show. See Rick Heritage DJ in the flesh! Rainman is a dj, mc and beatmaker who has been active in the Australian hip hop scene for nearly a decade. Raised on a healthy dose of world music, reggae and stolen hip hop tapes from his older brothers, behind the decks Rainman throws it all in the mix to suit the vibe and push genre boundaries at the same time. He recently returned from playing eclectic DJ sets mashing up soul, hip hop, reggae and South American flavours at the Hi Seoul Festival in South Korea. Friday February 27th : 8.30pm - late
email: info@uberlingua.com to be on our email list... Demos can be sent
to Uber Lingua PO Box 2613 Fitzroy 3065 Australia
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