The HKW is known for spicing up their program with some jamaican artists from time to time. For the current project 100 years of Copyright they will bring Dennis Alcapone and Mad Professor, sounds like an interesting combination to us. The day before Sister Nancy will be there too, if you missed her great show at Badehaus earlier this year you have another chance on the 19th.
20.10.2018 – 22:00
Haus der Kulturen der Welt, John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10, 10557 Berlin
You probably know many of the photographs of jamaican artists and soundsystem culture shot by Adrian Boot for Urban image. He has been working for the last year with the production team at Standard 8 and Mykaell Riley director of the Bass Culture Music Unit at the University of Westminster to try and make this, how he calls it ‘slightly over ambitious exhibition project’ happen. If you plan travelling to London within the next weeks or you live there, you shouldn’t miss what looks like a very interesting exhibition.
Sweet Sensation
The opening night for Reggae Steady Soul 2018 will also be the 14th anniversary & the very last Sweet Sensation, so better don’t miss it. As always you will get to hear Jamaican Ska, Rock Steady and Original Reggae as Rudewoi, Smart Soul, The Rhythm Ruler & their special guests present the best of the golden age of Jamaican music.
28.12. 10pm
Schreinerstr. 47, 10247 Berlin
Mix it Up!
Upbeat, Offbeat, Downbeat – the NYE Böller-ama Soul DJs spin Reggae & Ska and the Reggae DJs play Soul. Reggae & Ska: VIP Hitman, Peanut Vendor, Marc Forrest – Soul: Judge Celik, Frank Upsetter, BossK
29.12. 10pm
Privatclub, Skalitzer Str. 85-68, 10997 Berlin
Böller-ama
ReggaeXplosion floor: Early Reggae, Rock Steady, Jamaican Ska, 70s Roots
DJs Frank Upsetter (HH), Reggae Hit The Town (NÜ), Thee Snufferer (K), Gary The Matador (UK), Carib Crew (B)
Hip City Soul Club floor: Upfront Northern & Rare Soul, R&B, Mod Clubsounds, Funk and….dis–KO
DJs Paul Grant (IRE), VIP Hitman (HH), Peanut Vendor (L), Mario Montgomery (B), Marc Forrest (B)
Original 45s only, wooden floors, beautyful people all night long!
31.12. 10pm
Tommyhaus, Schicksaal and Linie 1, Wilhelmstr. 9, 10963 Berlin
Chema Skandal has done quite a few great artworks for us in the past, the latest one was a poster for the Vintage Jamaican Music Soundclash of which we still have some screenprints left for sale. Contact us if you fancy one! During his last visit in Berlin he contributed a piece to an exhibition at Urban Nation which starts on September 27th. Go check it out:
URBAN NATION
Bülowstraße 7
10783 Berlin
Update: The piece is not shown in the exhibition but in one of the residencies and was only accesable until September 30th. But the museum is definitely worth a visit.
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For reasons beyond everyones control we sadly have to announce that Tiny T will be unable to participate at the Vintage Jamaican Music Soundclash. He will be replaced by a team from Cologne: Thee Snufferer and Alex Fireball will represent their Right on Time allnighter. Both are serious collectors and well known and respected in the international Original Reggae scene and will fight hard for the trophy.
In case you haven’t found them on facebook yet, here are the rules for the Soundclash:
Original press 7″ records only. No dubplates, No repress, No bullshit.
Round one:
10min ska each.
Round two:
10min rock steady each.
Round three:
10min reggae (1968-1979) each.
Order will be defined by lot. after each round the audience makes a choice. If it is a draw after these three rounds there will be another 10 min round with no style limitation. Third place will drop out.
Final round:
Tune fi tune. Second place of round one to three starts. No rewinds in this round. Competitors can play the tune as long as they want, but minimum is 30sec. First to win 5 rounds is the winner, will take the trophy home and play at the ReggaeXplosion anniversary the day after.
We just heard the news that the Sweet Sensation is not gonna be continued after the special event for Reggae! Steady! Soul! in december. It looks like Berlin is a bit oversaturated with events for vintage jamaican music and the loyal supporters of DIY events where people do more than just plug & play are getting less and less. Pass by to support the crew this week and every last thursday of the month until december to give the guys a warm farewell after 14 years of dedication. Original records will be played by Rudewoi, Smart Soul, The Rhythm Ruler and special guest Boss Bread (Old Fashioned Rudeboys) this week.
30.8. 9pm
Schreinerstr. 47, 10247 Berlin
Two of our selectors will play at the August edition of the Berlin Vintage Reggae Night: Panza and The Rhythm Ruler will bring their boxes of original vinyl for good vibes all night long. Other than at our regular oldies dances as the Maratone Rocksteady Club you will also find quite a bit of Roots Reggae and even some early Digital Reggae on the turntables of YAAM but we promise strictly heavyweight music with plenty of Rocksteady and Early Reggae for the original music lovers.
Check the facebook event for a raffle and win free entrance.
17.8.2018, 22:00, YAAM
An der Schillingbrücke 3, 10243 Berlin
All of the three competitors taking part in the Vintage Jamaican Music Soundclash have played in Berlin and on our Soundsystem before and each of them delivered quality tunes and set the dancefloor on fire. For all who don’t know them yet we wrote this introducion in alphabetical order.
As Prague is easy to reach from Berlin by train or bus we’d like to suggest a trip to the beautiful czech capital in September. The Forward March Posse is running a proper soundsystem there and is organizing a second edition of ‘The Midnight Hour’, a rocksteady ball as we know and love it from our own dances. They invited our Rhythm Ruler for this one and will celebrate the 50th aniversary of Trojan Records in fine style.
21.9.2018, 21:00, Underdogs’
Nadrazni 3, Prague 5
