Well where do I start, groove sanctuary was killer last night..... top DJs, top music, top people and live performances. What more can you ask for when you go out?? not much, especially when the live band is Bah samba.
As I got there the venue was filling up nicely, with patrick forge spinning those jazzy house beats, now i would love to say a certain dj was stand out but quite simply there where so many plus i missed a few, it would be hard to say... PATRICK FORGE, PHIL ASHER, BOPSTAR, FAZE ACTION, MJ COLE, NEIL PIERCE, JOHN OUDO etc......
But for me, the night was centred around seeing Bah Samba live with amazing artists, now I managed to capture most of it on film but all to soon my memory card was full up!!!! (I did however delete some crap in time to film part of the last song)
Anyways check it out for yourselves and if you weren't there make sure you don't miss out again, biggup to Jimbo for organising such a wicked night. Keep em coming mate...
Now firmly established a one of the capitals finest club nights Groove Sanctuary has been pulling in the crowds week after week for a regular dose of bass rumbling deep soulful dance sounds. Groove Sanctuary is one of the few club nights that has attracted such a wide range of dancers over the years earning itself the reputation as thee place to seriously get down and has been dubbed ’A club where the dancers dance’. The hugely successful House Dance UK competition is a testimony to the high regard in which the night is held within the dance & clubbing community.
Over the years some of the worlds most highly respected DJ’s have played at the club and for this party we’ve drafted in a whole host of them to help us celebrate the last 10 years of soulful dance music, including......
PATRICK FORGE, PHIL ASHER, KEVIN BEADLE, BOPSTAR, FAZE ACTION, MJ COLE, NEIL PIERCE, JOHN OUDO, JOSE CARRETAS, OLI LAZARUS, AFRONAUGHT, SEIJI, DAN JORDAN, DOMINIC VERSELL, PHIL LEVENE, plus a very special surprise guest DJ on the night!
Not content with a super star line up of DJ’s they’ve also asked top band BAH SAMBA to play an exclusive live set! BAH SAMBA are one of a few live bands that are able to fuse a mixture of House, Latin & Jazz Funk into a truly energetic live performance. Bah Samba’s debut single was ‘Carnival’, followed by the now classic, ‘Reach Inside’ and numerous singles on Estereo. They have released a number of highly acclaimed albums, including the Latin Lounge Session, ‘Eclectica Volume 1’, ‘Bah Samba 4’ which featured the hits ’Portuguese Love’ & ‘Calma’. In recent times Bah Samba have been performing with Jazz Legend Roy Ayers in concerts and festivals worldwide. In Summer 2009 they released the seasonal delight ‘Live In The Summer’. The single gained huge support worldwide, reaching No.1 on the Traxsource chart as well as finding a home on many compilations. Then earlier this year they released ‘Don’t Let Them Get you Down’ again with huge DJ support.
And to make sure this will be a night to remember they’ve teamed up with BIG SPIN MUSIC for some exclusive free give aways as part of the release for John Oudo’s forth coming single “Satisfied – ft Nicole Mitchell”. Out on promo download August 1th 2010 (www.traxsource.com)
DJ’s on the night: Jimbo (resident) plus guests.... PATRICK FORGE, PHIL ASHER, KEVIN BEADLE, BOPSTAR, FAZE ACTION, MJ COLE, NEIL PIERCE, JOHN OUDO, JOSE CARRETAS, OLI LAZARUS, AFRONAUGHT, SEIJI, DAN JORDAN, DOMINIC VERSELL, PHIL LEVENE....
Music: Deep Soulful, Afro House & Disco Boogie Date: Sunday 25th July 2010 Time: 10:00pm – 03:00am Price: £10 all night (£5 for members or on the guest list) Venue: Madame JoJo’s, 8-10 Brewer Street, Soho, London W1 0SE. Tel: 020 7734 3040 E-mail: info@groovesanctuary.com Web: www.madamejojos.com, www.groovesanctuary.co
HERE"S THE FOOTAGE FROM LAST TIME I WENT DOWN........ SERIOUS BUSINESS......
As always I start off the week with my reviews if I have been out. So this week I went down to restless souls night Inspiration Information, as they had special guest Shuya Okino from the Kyoto Jazz Massive, who was in town for a one night only extravaganza.
When I touched down Phil Asher was downstairs bussin' out pure jazz/boogie/soul heat straight from vinyl, warming up nicely for Patrick Forge to come on and heat up the decks.
Patrick stepped up to really turn up the tempo with an eclectic selection, that got the crowd stepping in the name of boogie.
Then came Shuya's turn who played a very educated set, playing sounds from the world over yet he played in a very traditional Japanese manner by which I mean he was very safe, I personally wanted for him to go a bit further outside the box. Having said this I thoroughly enjoyed his set and would definitely recommend going to hear him play.
So yet again I must say another solid night co-ordinated by the restless soul fam, biggups to Phil Asher for again picking a wicked special guest. Check out the video below.....
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Nervous Records & Louie Vega present: Ananésworld Album Launch Party @ Ministry Of Sound, Thurs 11th Line Up
Louie Vega
Norman Jay Gilles Peterson
Live performance by Anané
Time: 22:00 - 04:00 Venue: Ministry Of Sound, 103 Gaunt Street, Elephant & Castle, London, SE1 6DP Cost: £8.00 in advance & £10 on door
Inspiration Information with Floating Points and Soulparlor @ East Village, Fri 12th *****MY PICK OF THE WEEK***** Line Up
FLOATING POINTS Patrick Forge Phil Asher
Frank Jensen
Time: 21:00 - 03:00 Venue: East Village, 89 Great Eastern Street, Shoreditch, London, EC2 Cost: £8
Muak: with The 5 Beats (Mr V / Alix Alvarez / Franck Roger), Uner, Coyu & More @ Egg, Sat 13th Line Up Line-up /
Franck Roger Alix Alvarez Mr V Uner Coyu Zaki Manish Toni C Plastic Pippo Kellilicious Hamish Dunn & Dave Lynam
Time: 22.00 - 08.00 Venue: Egg, 200 York Way, Kings Cross. London. N1. England Cost: Limited £12 Tickets
Well where do I start, groove sanctuary was killer last night..... top DJs, top music, top people and live performances. What more can you ask for when you go out?? not much, especially when the live band is Bah samba.
Now firmly established a one of the capitals finest club nights Groove Sanctuary has been pulling in the crowds week after week for a regular dose of bass rumbling deep soulful dance sounds. Groove Sanctuary is one of the few club nights that has attracted such a wide range of dancers over the years earning itself the reputation as thee place to seriously get down and has been dubbed ’A club where the dancers dance’. The hugely successful House Dance UK competition is a testimony to the high regard in which the night is held within the dance & clubbing community.
As always I start off the week with my reviews if I have been out. So this week I went down to restless souls night Inspiration Information, as they had special guest Shuya Okino from the Kyoto Jazz Massive, who was in town for a one night only extravaganza.
