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THE TROPICAL DIASPORA ROOTS SOUND
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Dj GArRinchA proudly presents
OGHENE KOLOGBO & AFRO SOCIAL CLUB
LIVE
OGHENE KOLOGBO & AFRO SOCIAL CLUB
The Legend Goes On - Fela Anikulapo Kuti Guitar Giant Master
AFROBEAT LEGEND ON THE STAGE
Oghene Kologbo
Guitar legend Oghene Kologbo was born in Warri, Nigeria in 1957. His father was a well known highlife musician. When Kologbo was a teenager, he began performing with the revolutionary Afrobeat master Fela Kuti. Kologbo went on to record more than 50 sides with Africa 70. He played the hypnotic tenor guitar lines, but often recorded bass and rhythm guitar too. Kologbo was Fela’s personal assistant and ‘tape recorder’. That is, it was his job to remember the melodies Fela would sing to him late at night, then teach them to the band at rehearsal the next day. In 1978, after a show at the Berlin Jazz Festival, Kologbo left the band (along with Tony Allen and a few others) and stayed in Berlin. In the 1980s and 1990s, Kologbo worked with the legendary but short-lived Roots Anabo. He also toured and recorded with King Sunny Ade, Tony Allen, and Brenda Fassie, among others. In
2005, Kologbo began working with the Afrobeat Academy, Berlin’s heaviest afrobeat ensemble. Their first single was released on Rabbi Records in 2006. Their full length cd “Remember Fela Anikulapo Kuti" was released on Lion's Ark in September 2007. In 2008 he moved to france to join TONY ALLEN band as tenor guitar. In 2009 he start the recording in Paris of his new album: "Africa is the future"produced by Loik Dury which will be out in spring 2011. Sind 2011 he is on the way in south america involved in many afrobeat projects, workshops and films. 2013 Oghene Kologbo come to Berlin with his orchestra to one concert in the legendary YAAM Venue!
He lived in the Independent Republic of Kalakuta and joined Fela Kuti's Africa 70 band at the age of 14. Together with the legendary Afrobeat master he played everywhere around the globe and recorded many milestone records , from 'zombie' to 'mr. follow follow', 'expensive shit'... you name them. Kologbo has been living in Berlin since 1978, and to the luck of future Kolobitos Daniele Martini and Benoit Martiny in 2005 he started being a regular guest of the band where they were playing. After one year in which he brought great experience and passion, the collaboration ended... Daniele decided that despite all the signs of global warming around the world the weather in Holland was still too cold, so he decided to move south and dragged Benoit with him, they now moved to Brussels and formed the Kolobitos, a tribe of young musicians coming from all over the world and based in Belgium ready to play Kologbo's music for anybody who wants to have some funky good time.
www.reverbnation.com/oghenekologbo
2013 Kologbo come only for one night to Berlin to play in the legendary YAAM Venue @ Tropical Diaspora Roots Sound.
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Iemanjá Carioca - DJ MAM e Aleh ft Kologbo, Carlos Dafé e Abayomy Afrobeat
[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/dj-mam/iemanj-carioca-demo-dj-mam-e[/soundcloud]
Kologbo feat. The Deacon - Freedom Back (Exclusive MP3 download on ParisDJs.com)
Some of you discovered Kologbo on stage at the Afrofunk party we organized last summer with Ebo Taylor & The Poets Of Rhythm. Some others already knew he was the tenor guitar player from Fela Kuti's Afrika 70 and he now plays on stage with Tony Allen. Some of you might even have heard the Remember Fela Anikulapo Kuti album he released in 2007 with Berlin's heaviest afrobeat ensemble Afrobeat Academy... Well he's now preparing a new album called Africa is the Future, produced by Loik Dury and to be released early 2010!! Here's a preview, with Freedom Back featuring The Deacon (from The Duke & The King) on guest vocals, a real phat vintage slice of Afrofunk, mixed and mastered by Grant Phabao!
[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/loik/kologbo-freedom-back-nov09[/soundcloud]
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After Show Party all Night Long with on the Beach
special guest
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Dr. Sócrates (Galicia / Berlin)
Afro Beat meet Latin Vibrations on the Turntables
[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/dr-socrates/afrobeatdrsocrates[/soundcloud]
Dr. Sócrates is a Dj and he really have a Dr. in addition. Author, writer and Art Exhibition curator based in Berlin he come from Galicia in North of Spain. Dr. Sócrates has been djing in Berlin for more than ten years in the underground scene, his mix between Afrobeat, Latin, Boogaloo, Reggae, Black Music and much more is the result of a tireless and thorough search for the Beats and Artists that not belong to the music main stream business, thus Dr. Sócrates spins always a lot of surprises with music that you really want to listen but you do not know how.
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Dj GArRinchA (São Paulo / Berlin)
Strictly Vinyl Rare Brazilian and Afro Latinamerica Grooves
[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/dj-garrincha/broots3[/soundcloud]
Dj GARrinchA, one of the YAAM residents spinner and creator of the Tropical Diaspora Roots Sound, describes his party’s musical ethos as “A new platform for live music and performance in Berlin dedicated to the fusion of different styles, a culture way that is especially cultivated in Brazil since the days of Tropicalia.” He’s right: The melting pot of samba, cumbia, dancehall, Afrobeat, Funk, Soul, Salsa and more results in a bump ‘n’ grind groove that the people can’t get enough of. Fresh from gigs in Brazil, the DJs are kicking off a new series of monthly parties in the YAAM (www.yaam.de), featuring many Bands and DJ´s from Europe and worldwide.
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ALWAYS 100% LIVE / ALWAYS 100% VINYL / ALWAYS 100% ROOTS VIBRATIONS ALWAYS 100% GROOVE /ALWAYS 100% BERLIN
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In the Press:
“The new platform for live music and performances dedicated to the fusion of different styles in Yaam. Host DJ Garincha presents musicians who create from Brazilian traditions and modern developments something new, it brings an energetic fusion of samba, reggae and hip-hop.” – Tagespiegel
“A new platform for live music and performance in Berlin is dedicated to the fusion of different styles, a culture way that is especially cultivated in Brazil since the days of Tropicalia. Host DJ Garrincha presents musicians who create with the music Brazilian tradition and modern developments something unique, the Bands shows his energetic fusion of samba, reggae, hip-hop, Latin, Balkan, Afro-Beat and pop.” – Zitty Berlin
“Sambafeeling, Latin Grooves und tropische Hitze auf dem Dancefloor erwarten Besucher am Freitag in Mitte im Yaam, am Stralauer Platz 35 gegenüber vom Ostbahnhof. Special Guest DJ Doutor Socrates und Gastgeber DJ GarRinchA verbinden eine Menge afro brazilektrischer Pole und Künstler, sowohl live als auch an den Plattentellern. Die “Tropical Diaspora” wird zu Fusionsounds die letzten Sonnenstrahlen aus dem Dezember pressen. Um 22 Uhr öffnen sich die Tore, der Eintritt kostet sieben Euro.” – Berliner Morgenpost
"A well-known, alternative club in Friedrichshain, Jamaican tinged with tropical reggae, latin, afro and brazil nights, have become legendary in the city. YAAM is not only one of the most popular clubs in Berlin, but is also associated with numerous social projects (eg street children in Sao Paulo or construction of schools in Burkina Faso). The Brazilian DJ Garrincha comments soccer games and animates any party regardless of the outcome. On the river Spree, with chill atmosphere, with a youthful and alternative audience. Ideal to hang out with a cold beer with friends. "- Berlinda
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