Movimientos
Saturday 31st May
8pm - 3am
£5 / £3 with flyer
Setting the summer off in fine style Baila Con Dios returns to the Lockside Lounge for some of the freshest tropical & carnival party beats, rhythms from Latin America to the Caribbean and Africa with a contemporary urban and electronic twist.
This edition is bringing together some of the most exciting DJs from the tropical scene stateside and in Europe with a special New York - Paris - London sound clash Movimientos' Cal Jader is joined from New York's legendary Que Bajo and Dutty Artz crews Geko Jones, one of Paris's finest tropical djs Pedrolito and also representing the UK Ffftang Ffftang's Marsali finally back on the decks after a long absence. Join us for another night to get the windows at Lockside steamed up.
DJs
Geko Jones (Que Bajo / NYC)
Pedrolito (Muevelo / Paris)
Cal Jader (Movimientos)
Marsali (Ffftang Ffftang)
More info on the DJs
Geko Jones is one half of New York's legendary party starters Que Bajo - alongside Uproot Andy he's been setting off dance floors? in the US and across Latin America with their heavyweight mix of Latino, African and Caribbean roots rhythms with global bass and digital sounds. He's just released a Palenque remixed compilation on his label Dutty Artz with a host of tropical bass producers giving a modern spin to African rooted folkloric music from the Atlantic coast of Colombia.
From Paris Pedrolito is another tropical bass head, especially nueva cumbia as can be heard on his heavyweight "Dale amor a la cumbia que la cumbia te lo devuelve" mixtapes. He's currently DJ for Radio Groovalizacion, Radio CapSao, Radio Anáhuac Mayab and Radioglobal.org and has shared bills with the likes of Uproot Andy, Dengue Dengue Dengue, Fauna, Sergent Garcia, Miss Bolivia, El Hijo de la Cumbia, the SoulJazz Orchestra, and Joao Brasil.
Pedrolito mixcloud
After a long absence from the decks we are delighted to welcome back Ffftang Ffftang's Marsali to the fold - her DJ style mixing Cumbia and Salsa with Dancehall and Hip Hop fits perfectly into the Baila Con Dios / Movimientos format. Check her DJ mixes for evidence and you will be in no doubt about her ability to rock the dance floor.
Saturday 31st May 2014