Music-wise, UK cities are much more geared towards house, whereas down here we like the tempo a little bit slower. We're more in that 92BPM world nature…. Bristol is also known as a big drum'n'bass city”
John Mitchell - The Guardian
Bristol based Kongossa Promotions is the latest name in Afro club nights, set up to create AFRO nights in Bristol, a town which gave birth to some of the most innovative and pioneering music acts of the 90’s, such as Massive Attack, Tricky and Portishead, Roni Size and the Full Cycle DJs to name just a few.
Although Bristol is home to a large African population, there were no regular African club events catering for this globally expanding brand of music. Enter KONGOSSA whose aim is to bring modern and edgy African music to the city centre venues with the freshest DJ’s and live acts.
After creative consultation within African communities and cultural experts, it was decided the night will be called KONGOSSA, a pidgin word for “gossip”, as we wanted a memorable and groovy sounding title for western ears that Africans would recognise as their own, KONGOSSA has a recognisable ring too that non-pidgin speakers would remember and enjoy repeating.
For our first event, we brought a DJ roster which will introduce you to an infectious fusion of syncopated, intricate and contagious rhythms patterns spanning the whole of Africa, thumbing vintage horns, harmonized tribal chants, multi-lingual rapping and the grooviest traditional folklore to rock a modern dance-floor ever.
Music: ERIC SOUL of AFROGROOV / London / + DJ Simba // DJ Strazy playing a sizzling fusion of Naija Pop - Hip Life - Makossa - Ndombolo – Sene-Rap - HipHop - RnB - Bongo - Kwaito - Afro Broken – House and much more…
Dress code: However you do it, work it!
There ain’t a beat like an African beat and Kongossa intend to show this to the population of Bristol. Mainly we just wanted to merge the cream of western dance music with Afro club land and black music in our town. Bristol!
Get the hint? Now go and spread the word….
The Launch event is on Saturday May the 8th at the Warehouse,
57th Prince St, Bristol // Ticket £8 & £10 //
Advance ticket available on www.bristolticketshop.co.uk
warehouse-club.co.uk - kongossanights@hotmail.co.uk – 077927 803 73
Check is on FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kongossa-Nights/105588766147225
Supported by AFRICA UNSIGNED & AFROGROOV
John Mitchell - The Guardian
Bristol based Kongossa Promotions is the latest name in Afro club nights, set up to create AFRO nights in Bristol, a town which gave birth to some of the most innovative and pioneering music acts of the 90’s, such as Massive Attack, Tricky and Portishead, Roni Size and the Full Cycle DJs to name just a few.
Although Bristol is home to a large African population, there were no regular African club events catering for this globally expanding brand of music. Enter KONGOSSA whose aim is to bring modern and edgy African music to the city centre venues with the freshest DJ’s and live acts.
After creative consultation within African communities and cultural experts, it was decided the night will be called KONGOSSA, a pidgin word for “gossip”, as we wanted a memorable and groovy sounding title for western ears that Africans would recognise as their own, KONGOSSA has a recognisable ring too that non-pidgin speakers would remember and enjoy repeating.
For our first event, we brought a DJ roster which will introduce you to an infectious fusion of syncopated, intricate and contagious rhythms patterns spanning the whole of Africa, thumbing vintage horns, harmonized tribal chants, multi-lingual rapping and the grooviest traditional folklore to rock a modern dance-floor ever.
Music: ERIC SOUL of AFROGROOV / London / + DJ Simba // DJ Strazy playing a sizzling fusion of Naija Pop - Hip Life - Makossa - Ndombolo – Sene-Rap - HipHop - RnB - Bongo - Kwaito - Afro Broken – House and much more…
Dress code: However you do it, work it!
There ain’t a beat like an African beat and Kongossa intend to show this to the population of Bristol. Mainly we just wanted to merge the cream of western dance music with Afro club land and black music in our town. Bristol!
Get the hint? Now go and spread the word….
The Launch event is on Saturday May the 8th at the Warehouse,
57th Prince St, Bristol // Ticket £8 & £10 //
Advance ticket available on www.bristolticketshop.co.uk
warehouse-club.co.uk - kongossanights@hotmail.co.uk – 077927 803 73
Check is on FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kongossa-Nights/105588766147225
Supported by AFRICA UNSIGNED & AFROGROOV
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