PUBLISHED March 13th, 2015 04:18 am | UPDATED June 12th, 2020 03:20 pm
AFRICAN | LATIN | CARIBBEAN | BEATS | BASS | BAILE | BOOGIE
It’s time again to let those pulsating tropical rhythms take over your limbs & invade your senses. Immerse yourself in an eclectic mix of deep, funky, tribal and soulful tunes from Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, covering everything from vintage analog boogie, to new electronic & pop music.
This ain’t your mom & pop’s version of “World Music”! Tropical Temple is all about bringing raw energy and real culture, identity and rhythm of the global dance floor to Singapore. Your humble selectors have only this goal in mind: Expand your musical horizons and get your body moving!
FEATURING:
KENNEDY ASHINZE (Globetrotter Magazine, Chicago/Lagos/JKT)
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“The quintessential globetrotter spent a good part of his teen years sneaking into the late Fela Kuti’s legendary Shrine in Lagos. As a selector, he’s opened or shared the decks with notables such as Femi Kuti, Antibalas, Les’ Nubian, Ron Trent, and DJ Spinna. His DJ sets are a genre bending blend of Afrobeat, Soul, Hip Hop, Boogie, Modern Funk, Disco, World, Electronica & Edits.
Often behind the scenes curating, conceptualising or collaborating, Kennedy has been the brainchild behind some of Chicago’s most cutting edge & progressive events including ‘MASSIVE’ in Chicago’s revered Sonotheque & ‘The MASHup’ in collaboration with Brooklyn NY’s Waxpoetics. Kennedy is currently founder of startup media group Globetrotter Lab, a ‘Transatlantic Intelligence Bureau”, and Founding Editor in Chief & Creative Director of its’ print arm Globetrotter Magazine, an internationally distributed bi-annual lifestyle print publication”
KUSTO (France) – Strictly Vinyl Set!
“Hailing from Brittany, France, Kustò has been travelling the world in search of the perfect sound for the last 15 years. After holding residencies in London, Milan, Bangkok and Berlin, his record collection has landed in Singapore. Expect a killer selection of infectious grooves ranging from Nigerian boogie to heavy Colombian rhythms.”
DJ Bhayology (NYC)
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“Starting as a radio DJ in NYC, Bhayology has been organizing & DJing parties to expose dancefloors to exciting new pan-African sounds over the last 4 years in San Francisco, Jakarta, and now Singapore. He’ll be spinning the freshest Tropical Bass coming from the Global South: afrobeats, kuduro, soca, cumbia, moombahton, baile funk, rasterinha, tribal house, and much more.”
This event is happening on Friday, 20 March from 9.30pm onwards at Blu Jaz.
For more information, please click [here](https://www.facebook.com/events/907612822604245/).