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Between 7th February and 12th March 12, 2010 the Red Bull Music Academy touches down in London with thirty nights of exlusive events – an unprecedented series of gigs and events paying tribute to the past, present and future of London’s music culture.
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Forthcoming lecture guests in London include: Tom Moulton, Jazzie B, Steve Reich, Kenny Dixon Jnr, Henrik Schwarz – we’re hoping to be able to cover some of them over the coming weeks, as well as featuring some of the lectures from the RBMA archives.
Here’s just a taster of some of the events taking place:
A Rollerskating Jam Named ‘Red Bull Music Academy
ft Moodymann & Horse Meat Disco
DATE: THURSDAY 4TH MARCH
Event venue: Renaissance Rooms
Address: [Opposite Sainsbury's], Wandsworth Road, Vauxhall, SW8 1RZ
W: http://www.rollerdisco.com
email: info@rollerdisco.com
Telephone 020 7720 9140
Tickets: £10
Times: 8pm – 2am
RBMA participant suggestions:
“Roller disco culture is a passion for mythical deep house renegade Moodymann. Known for preserving the rich heritage of Afro-American (sub-)culture with the utmost respect, he’s done more to keep the roller disco phenomenon alive than any other human being on the planet with his Detroit regular Soul Skate. For this very special session at South London’s Renaissance Rooms, he’ll not only bring a box full of classic skating rink jams with him, but also ten of the motor city’s most notorious four-wheeled dancers between 8 and 80 years of age. They’ve continuously supported him at the original Soul Skate and will now leave the US, some even for the first time in their lives. Also on the bill: the frontrunners of London’s current disco revival, the infamous Horse Meat Disco. More than just a damn good night out, this is a true tribute to the soul we will never ever lose.”
Red Bull Music Academy @ The Southbank Centre
The Red Bull Music Academy takes over the Royal Festival Hall on 12th February, with four collaborative acts who are currently at the forefront of exploring the grey areas of experimental electronics, jazz, laptop soul, and avantgarde music – each one renowned for flipping the formula and getting creative with their own methodologies. Like the contents of an entire weekend festival condensed into one very special evening of music. The mighty line up includes: Carl Craig (Planet E, Detroit), Francesco Tristano (Infiné, Barcelona), Moritz von Oswald (Basic Channel, Rhythm & Sound, Berlin), Matmos (Matador, Baltimore), Bugge Wesseltoft (Jazzland, Norway), Henrik Schwarz (Innervisions, Berlin), Terre Thaemlitz as DJ Sprinkles (Mule, New York City) and the Red Bull Music Academy Allstars.
