October Happenings

October Happenings

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GLOBAL GROOVES FESTIVAL
Thursday October 4 - Tuesday October 9
Sonotheque proudly presents 6 nights of sounds and rhythms from the various corners of the globe. For those who wetted their appetite at the recent World Music Festival: Chicago 2007 and still couldn’t get enough, the “Global Grooves Festival” will showcase music from Brazil, the Ivory Coast, India, Nigeria, Jamaica and Japan.
The nights include:
Thursday October 4 -
BRAZILIANCE 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY

Braziliance @ Sonotheque One Year Anniversary Party

9PM – 2AM
DJS JOE BRYL & PETER MARGASAK
HOST EL NICO

On Thursday, October 4th, Braziliance @Sonotheque celebrates its One Year Anniversary. For the past year, our monthly Braziliance party has showcased many styles of the popular music of Brazil. We spotlighted evenings of Samba and Bossa Nova, Favela Funk and Sampa Nova, and dedicated nights to the Tropicalia Movement and to Rio Carnaval. We even paid special tribute to Antonio Carlos Jobim. We plan on sampling from all our past Monthly nights to create One very special Anniversary Night. And as a show of apprieciation, CD’s of the best in rare Brazilian beats will be given out.

Friday October 5 -

AFRODISIAC

Get your Afro groove on with DJ TopDonn as he spins lush African beats and rhythms.

A truly memorable night of world music that pushes the envelope on diverse urban entertainment.

Featuring the best in African rhythms including: Kwaito, Ndombolo, Makossa, Coupe-Decalle, Zouk & Kompa!

Hosted by: Aurelien PV

Special guest DJ: King Scratch

Saturday October 6 -

KARSH KALE (DJ ECECTRIK TABLA SET)

Celebrating the release of BREATHING UNDER WATER his new collaboration with ANOUSHKA SHANKAR
featuring STING, RAVI SHANKAR, NORAH JONES, MIDVAL PUNDITZ and more

With special guest DJs
DJ Warp & Radiohiro

Live visual projections & manipulation by the Video Janitor

Sunday October 7 -

HOT REGGAE SUNDAYS

Presenting the best in Reggae, Dancehall & Dub

DJ Slacky J

9pm-2am

SLACKY J:

Music is my life…I use to dj all type of different music like house,hiphop,jungle…I guess I finally found myself doing mostly reggae! I started the reggae vibes show on 88.7fm wluw and we still going strong after 10yrs. Well I haved promoted and open up djing and hosting for some of the biggest name in the music like Barrington Levy,Buju Banta, Capelton, Sean Paul,Damien Marley,Culture are just a few of them. I have also hold residency at numerious club all over town, playing and spreading the message of reggae music. The best way to catch me is to check my site at www.reggaenice. com and please feel free to drop me a note! “Remeber the race is not for the swift,but those who can endure.

Monday October 8 -

IT’S A J-THANG!

It’s A J-Thang presents
Adventures in Japanese Sounds

Featuring the best in Japanese Rock, Pop, Jazz, Funk, Hip-Hop & Soul

DJ Joe Bryl

“It’s A J-Thang - Adventures in Japanese Sounds” wants to cover the various permutations in modern Japanese music. Japanese music mirrored the changes and developments in Western/American musical forms while tweaking the sounds in its own peculiar fashion. From jazz, soul, rock, pop, funk and hip-hop; Japan has puts its own personal imprint on modern musical styles and rhythms.

Tuesday October 9 -

BOUNCEMENT

Mashit presents: BOUNCEMENT

featuring super dirty bass riddims by
MAGA BO (Soot Records, Rio de Janeiro)
MURDERBOT (Dead Homies, Kansas City)
DJ C (Mashit, Boston)
ZEBO (S.E.S. Rectords, Chitown)
and host MC: ZULU (Riddim Killah)

5 of the hottest party-music acts from around the county, and the world will descend on the Sonotheque nightclub, Tuesday, October 9, 2007.

Rio de Janeiro’s Maga Bo is currently on tour in the States and will be joined on this Chicago stop by DJ C from Boston, Murderbot from Kansas City, Panamanian MC Zulu, and Chicago’s own DJ Zebo.

For more information on each night check the Sonotheque web site at: info@sonotheque.net