Post by I on Apr 21, 2010 0:49:51 GMT
This is the first night in UK history that fuses the Hot Ska with the new Electro Swing sound (1920's to 1950's remixed). Where's the sense in that? Well they are all super cool brass driven spectaculars. Organised by Continental Drifts the festival legends in a welcome return for a Brixtown Special all the way down the line .
Sir Penny Reel - Penny Reel has written extensively about popular black music and specifically reggae since the early 1970s and in that time has met and interviewed most of the latter's major players. He has the oldest and largest selection of ancient Ska in the UK and aside to writing heaps of books was a personal friend and biographer of Dennis Brown amongst others
Swing Zazou - The UK's only full band that mixes in a 9 piece the wonders of Django Rhenhardt and the likes of Dizzy Rascal with slamming and jumping dance beats from Brightons fattest dance scene
www.myspace.com/swingzazou
Maroon Town - Brixton legends, festival giants and world globetrotters. Probably Londons most mixed Ska Band , The multiracial band Maroon Town started life in Brixton twenty years ago and while sticking to their fiercely independent ethos have released four critically acclaimed albums (read review) to world success
www.maroontown.co.uk
DJ Chris Tofu - DJ Tofu is a electro swing pioneer and creator of the famous Club Electro Swing that is the first of its kind in the world. He runs Shangri LAs GLastonbury, Club Dada at Bestival and has created some of the most legedary moments in all of the UK festival world. Expect Ska Remix , Electro Swing and the Rock in Roll Remix
www.facebook.com/electro.swing
Hora de comezo: Venres, 07 de Maio de 2010 ás 21:00
Hora da fin: Sábado, 08 de Maio de 2010 ás 3:00
Lugar: Hootananny Brixton
Rúa: 95 Effra Road
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Sir Penny Reel - Penny Reel has written extensively about popular black music and specifically reggae since the early 1970s and in that time has met and interviewed most of the latter's major players. He has the oldest and largest selection of ancient Ska in the UK and aside to writing heaps of books was a personal friend and biographer of Dennis Brown amongst others
Swing Zazou - The UK's only full band that mixes in a 9 piece the wonders of Django Rhenhardt and the likes of Dizzy Rascal with slamming and jumping dance beats from Brightons fattest dance scene
www.myspace.com/swingzazou
Maroon Town - Brixton legends, festival giants and world globetrotters. Probably Londons most mixed Ska Band , The multiracial band Maroon Town started life in Brixton twenty years ago and while sticking to their fiercely independent ethos have released four critically acclaimed albums (read review) to world success
www.maroontown.co.uk
DJ Chris Tofu - DJ Tofu is a electro swing pioneer and creator of the famous Club Electro Swing that is the first of its kind in the world. He runs Shangri LAs GLastonbury, Club Dada at Bestival and has created some of the most legedary moments in all of the UK festival world. Expect Ska Remix , Electro Swing and the Rock in Roll Remix
www.facebook.com/electro.swing
Hora de comezo: Venres, 07 de Maio de 2010 ás 21:00
Hora da fin: Sábado, 08 de Maio de 2010 ás 3:00
Lugar: Hootananny Brixton
Rúa: 95 Effra Road
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