10 jaar Civalizee, dat dient gevierd! Een pak reggae/dancehall/dub-liefhebbend volk is uitgenodigd om mee te vieren. Resultaat: een smoker van een line-up, verdeeld over twee rooms. It's gonna be HOT!

Reggae en Dancehall in de HOTEL JAMAICA ROOM, die gehost wordt door Original Uman, lid van het hip-hopcollectief De Puta Madre en ook solo aan de slag. Uit New York komt Massive B Soundsystem over, de mannen van Komposti Sound representen Finland en Singer Dynamq vertegenwoordigt Afrika! En uiteraard tekenen Uphill, High Grade Sound en Scale ook present om de verjaardag van hun brothers Civalizee te vieren. Plus: exclusief en voor de eerste maal in België: dancehal ster Mad Cobra!

De Petrol Horny Bar wordt voor één avond de Donkey Punch Room. Alles wat nog maar in de buurt komt van dubstep, drum 'n bass, hip-hop etc. gaat zonder verpinken de wheels of steel op. Kastor & Dice, Murdock, Dj Sake, Baby Bang, Turntable Dubbers, Phanta en TLP! Een smoker van een line-up, zeiden we dat al?

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We're a soundsystem based in Ghent City, Belgium. You can hear us every second monday of the month on RADIO PUMPUM www.urgent.fm or tune in 105.3 fm We play the tuffest ska, roots, rub a dub and dancehall. Pirates played on different stages in Beljam and took the sound to Brixton to meet the Hunk Papa Crew (uk). We shared the stage with starz like Tarrus Riley, Duane Stephenson, I-Octane, Fantan Mojah, Perfect, Joseph Cotton, Zion Train, Uman, Armand... and almost ever belgian soundsystem. Pirates set fire in every dancehall!! Nuff love& respect! & link up!

If you're planning a music trip way back to the early sixties till now, count on him!

One deejay, one accordionist and four brass musicians, all originating from Antwerp, Belgium. No golden teeth, no suspenders or hats, no gipsy roots, but one hell of a fiesta balkananica! Mashed up with electronica, bridging the gap between balkan- and popclassics. Oppaah!

Growing up with a "musical" dad listening to Miles Davis , Coupé Cloué, Tito Puente , Barbara and their peers ,Kwak received his first shock discovering hip hop with SugarHill Gang and heavy rock with Motörhead. The early house parties (for student mates) started at the end of the 80's. At the same time, he started rehearsing with punk - hardcore bands as a frontman with critical acclaim on the then flourishing belgian scene. Then, by 1994, he started organising concerts and parties and soon enough was programming dj's for the Kafé Kan'h in Brussels (From 1999 to 2004). In 2002, he started organising his own Strictly Niceness with teammate Dj Eleven, a monthly funk and soul party with crazy vibes taking place at the Biberium (Ex - Flanagan's). As a dj, he has crossed the wax with such international greats as Paul Murphy (Afroart Records), Rainer Trueby (Compost Records), Mad Mats, Nostalgia 77 and Quantic (Tru Thoughts Records), Cris Prolific (45 Scientific), Soul Rabbi, Gruyere Dj (New Cheese Records) and the cream of the crop among belgian dj's : Bass Culture Soundsystem, Murvin Jay, Bernard Dobbeleer (Classic 21), Dj Simon Le Saint (PIAS/ Skinfama) Dj Piiit, Doc CLD, K'Bonus (Pulver Records), Snooba (Vinyl Amalgame), Onda Sonora Soundsystem, Brekbit (FM Brussel), Raggamuffin Whiteman, Dj Lefto, Smos, or Ipiki Ookami for example. He also played as opening act for such artists as Aka Moon, Alice Russell or The Peas Project. Kwak is currently displaying his vibes in all and every bar in Brussels ( Roi des Belges, Cafe Dirty @ Dirty Dancing, Belga, Le Tavernier, La Maison du Peuple, ...), in Antwerp, in Luxemburg ... He is also broadcasting the BACK TO NICENESS RADIOSHOW on Fm Brussel (www.fmbrussel.be) each and every saturdays from 6PM to 7PM. Expect classics and discoveries, rarities and insanities in funk, soul, hip hop, ska, rocksteady and more... The next step remains to be written.

Rock and Roll Band from Toronto, Canada. Influenced by Kings of Leon, CCR, The Black Keys and many others new and old alike!

La Kinky Beat mixes reggae, drum'n'bass, rock, ska, punk, samba etc in its music. The band comes from Barcelona and uses not only Spanish but also Catalan, English and French in the lyrics'.

The Abyssinians are a Jamaican roots reggae group, famous for their close harmonies and promotion of the Rastafari movement in their lyrics. The vocal trio was originally formed in 1969 by Bernard Collins, Donald Manning and Linford Manning. Their most famous songs are "Satta Massagana" and "Y Mas Gan", both of which are delivered partially in the Ethiopian language of Amharic. This language is sacred to Rastafarians as they believe the last Emperor of Ethiopia, Haile Selassie I, to be the Christ in flesh.

Ivory sound is a reggae soundsystem out of Brussels. With their healty addiction for reggae music Mr. Herbe, Rascal, Jr. Dread and Bredda J bring the good vibes to people all over.

Toots and the Maytals, originally called simply The Maytals, are considered legends of ska and reggae music. They are from Kingston, Jamaica. Their sound is a unique, original combination of gospel, ska, soul, reggae and rock. Frederick "Toots" Hibbert, the leader of the group, was born in May Pen in the Parish of Clarendon, Jamaica. He was the youngest of seven children. He grew up singing gospel music in a church choir, but moved to Kingston in 1961 at the age of sixteen. In Kingston, he met Henry "Raleigh" Gordon and Nathaniel "Jerry" McCarthy, forming a group whose early recordings were attributed to "The Flames" and, possibly, "The Vikings". Having renamed the group the Maytals, the vocal trio recorded their first album, "Never Grow Old - presenting the Maytals", for producer Clement "Coxsone" Dodd at Studio One in 1962-63. With musical backing from Dodd's house band, the legendary Skatalites, the Maytals' close-harmony gospel singing ensured instant success for the 1964 release, overshadowing Dodd's other up-and-coming gospel trio, The Wailers. The original album augmented by studio out-takes from the Studio One sessions was re-released by Heartbeat/Rounder Records in 1997, and is essential listening for Maytals and Skatalites fans. After staying at Studio One for about two years, the group moved on to do sessions for Prince Buster (released in 1974) before recording their second album produced by Byron Lee in 1965. However, the band's musical career was rudely interrupted in late 1966 when Hibbert was arrested and imprisoned on drugs possession charges. Following Hibbert's release from jail towards the end of 1967, the band officially changed their name to Toots and the Maytals and began working with Chinese-Jamaican producer Leslie Kong, a collaboration which produced three classic albums and a string of hits throughout the late sixties and early seventies - "Do the Reggay", a 1968 single widely credited with coining the word reggae, "Pressure Drop", "54-46 was my number" and "Monkey Man", the group's first international hit in 1970. The group was featured in one of reggae's greatest breakthrough events - The Harder They Come, the 1972 film and soundtrack starring Jimmy Cliff. Following Kong's death in 1971, the group continued to record with Kong's former sound engineer, Warwick Lyn; produced by Lyn and Chris Blackwell of Island Records, the group released three best-selling albums, and enjoyed international hits with "Funky Kingston" in 1973 and "Reggae Got Soul" in 1976. Toots and the Maytals' compositions would be given a second airing in 1978-80 during the reggae-punk and ska revival period in the UK, when the Specials included "Monkey Man" on their 1979 debut album and the Clash produced their version of "Pressure Drop", with other Maytals' covers being recorded by Sublime. Having toured throughout the world for many years, Toots and the Maytals disbanded in the early 1980s, but reformed in the early 90s to continue touring and recording successfully. The band recently won the 2005 Grammy award for reggae for the album True Love, an album consisting of re-recorded versions of their classics alongside popular and legendary musicians such as Bonnie Raitt, Willie Nelson, Eric Clapton, and Keith Richards, as well as popular artists today such as No Doubt, Ben Harper, The Roots, and Shaggy. They also contributed to the album 'Radiodread' (a tribute to Radiohead's OK Computer).

Waar er te kort van zijn Ze heten El Créme Glace Quès en zo spelen ze ook: met ballen en de kleuren van de wereld. Ze noemen zichzelf Timarisu, Bramboise, Pistache, Straciatjelle, Loorentje, Wannanas en Floflo. El Créme Glace Quès is een band om van te snoepen, met covers die beter zijn dan het origineel en met eigen songs om vingers en duimen van af te likken. Geen soft-ice-gedoe, maar puur vakmanschap. Eerlijk en authentiek. Een feest voor de zintuigen, hoogzomer op het podium, hitsig-ritsig, een icoon van 't Stad, de wereld op een horentje. Kortom, een band waar kinderen van komen. U weet het: daar zijn er te kort van.

The ska-band Skatchou Bottos was born in 2004 in Ghent. During a school excursion in the Ardens, a bunch of students at the faculty of Bio-engineer sciences came up with plans to start a band. The first six pairs of "Bottos" were put on by Hans (alt sax), Bos (keys), Bert (base), Rik (guitar), Frederic (voices) and Bastiaan (drums), who started practicing and working out songs every wednesday after school. Soon, trumpet player Koen and tenor sax Wannes joined the band and the first own songs were finished. After a short brake during summer 2005, the first small concerts arrived, at café Kosmic and at the Faculty. After a while, Bastiaan was replaced by Erik, and three new faces and instruments showed up: Pieter on trombone, Yasmin on voice and Ruben on the congas. The 11 Bottos were now complete and became very close friends. In 2007, a dazzling period broke down, with concerts in the Vooruit, the Bijloke, at the Student Kickoff, and first gigs outside the city of Ghent. In the summer of 2008, the Skatchou Bottos were on tour in Germany and played several concerts in Bremen, Braunschweig and Berlin. A first EP was recorded at the Galaxy Studios in Mol. The music of the Skatchou Bottos can be described as world music, influenced by rhythm, latin and reggae, combining Southern, Eastern and Western aspects. After more than three years, the Skatchou Bottos built up a strong live reputation, which was rewarded by several public prices.

THE NITWITS (The Nitrous & I-Witness) are two drum&bass DJs from Leuven (Belgium). They have been DJ'ing since 2003 and as a back2back team, they've been playing regurarly together for 3 years now. I-Witness has won contests like Young Talent Corner and Pioneer Pro DJ Contest and Nitrous was the winner of the 45 toeren contest (Provincie Vlaams-Brabant). Known for their versatile selection (drum&bass, dubstep, breaks, ...) and fast mixing, they manage to fire up the dancefloor any time!