Groove Sanctuary 10th Anniversary this Sunday 25th July

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......

Soul Heaven & House Dance Review

Ok So where do I start, first off I am overly pissed off with Imovie & youtube hence the lateness of the review but what I will say is I had a wicked weekend and really had fun..... :-)

Soul Heaven Review

Right so I pitch up at ministry around half 12 - 1 ish and everything is in full flow, as I enter in the bar you had Dj Garphie heating things up and Neil Pierce in the main room warming the crowd for Joey Negro and Louie Vega. Now usually I would go into detail about each person etcetera etcetera but today I am just going to give you the notetables and the low down.... Why because I wasn't overly impressed with it!

First person on the list was Neil Pierce who played a blinder of a set, a perfect warming vibe showing true knowledge of house music so props to him (p.s happy birthday lol). Next Andy Ward, who also played very well, keeping the bar bubbling and vibe rolling through.

Now unfortunately the crowd didn't really understand or get what Joey Negro was doing with the house and disco edits but I thought he played very well none the less.

Where as again I was unimpressed by Louie Vega, I though he could have done alot better and this was reflected in the fact that the crowd upped an left!! Not to go home though, they were in the bar where Sy Sez was playing, who had the the crowd eating out of his hands, playing alot of deeper/soulful/techy grooves that kept the crowd bubbling and wanting more (full props to Sy a very good set). Now to mine and the crowds disgust they closed the bar early to get people back in the main room to listen to Louie, nuff said....



House Dance Review

Now this is a party for everyone to enjoy, I only found out about it recently and this was my second time going to this weekly event but boy was it a good night, if you like House and dancing this is the one for you, big up Jimbo Robins and Phil Asher for showing me the light on this one.

I got there early doors with the mrs, about 11 and just bubbled all night You had Jimbo and Bopstar throwing down grooves, plus a surprise PA from Zara McFarlane and some wicked dancers in, Shay Normann, also two of Japan’s rising stars in the Jazz Dance world Maki & Tamayo, London’s very own Diva La Funk bringing you a Freestyle Vogue & Wacking performance.

I dont need to say anymore check out these videos and see for yourself.