About me: Dj Turbo AC is together with her other half DJ Cello, doing a night in Brixton called BRIXTON ROCKET @ Hootananny. This is a completly new project involving new SKA,REGGAE and ROCKSTEADY bands. This time it is all about the original sounds from the 1960's to early 1970's Jamaica.
... "AC has been selecting in clubs for the last couple of years in various places such as THE VIBE BAR, 93 FEET EAST, NAMBUCCA,THE RHYTHM FACTORY, 02, KINGS AND QUEENS(Germany) and V All Reggae To The People (Granada) and she has also been a resident warm up dj at COAST TO COAST.
She has run her own night at THE BAR for nearly 3 years, in Hanway St called CLUB BINGO, playing the very best of ska, rocksteady, early reggae, soul and more..... She is regularly doing warm up sessions at Coast to Coast with her wikced 'turbo charged' set!! And she never fails to fill the dance floor.
Promoter Gavin of the 'Orange Club' referred her to as the 'QUEEN OF SKA'. Well 'The Queen of Ska' will be the resident warm up dj at Coast to Coast and she will also continously appear as main guest at the biggest ska, reggae, soul night in London. One night not to be missed!!!"...
DJ CELLO
..." BIG UP DA BEST WOMAN DJ IN THIS COUNTRY WICKED SELECTOR WITH A WICKED SELECTION AND BOYFRIEND DJ CELLO THE WICKED SELECTOR WITH A KILLER SELECTION IF YOU CATS AND YOU DOLLS WANT A GOOD TIME AND GREAT JUMP UP AND BAD SELECTION OF MUSIC SKA,SOUL,BOOGALOO, NORTHERN SOUL,REGGAE GET YA BUTTS DOWN THERE AND BE SURE U REACH AT COAST 2 COAST EVERY SATAURDAY 11 @ON THE ROCKS KINGLANDS RD OLD STREET END WITH CELLO AND AC AND GUESTS ON THE WHEELS OF STEEL ONCE BITTEN(WITH THE MUSICAL BUG) FOREVER SMITTEN GOOD CROWD,NICE AND FRIENDLY PEOPLE,BRILIANT ATMOSPHERE AND A DEVASTATING ARRAY OF TUNES U WONT BE DISSAPOINTED TRUST ME."..
Bless and One Love THE MATADOR AND STEADY
HOOTANANNY'S SKA FRIDAYS present.... DJ CELLO's ska, rocksteady, reggae spectacular 'BRIXTON ROCKET'.
BRIXTON ROCKET @ HOOTANANNY
SKAMONICS & MOLOTOV JUKEBOX LIVE @ BRIXTON ROCKET - FRI DEC 4th
Resident DJ's CELLO and TURBO AC will be spinning the best in ska, rocksteady and early reggae, around a live set from SKAMONICS & MOLOTOV JUKEBOX.
Dj Cello regularly plays at Hootananny's Ska Fridays in Brixton, the biggest ska event in London. Cello's new night at this venue, Brixton Rocket is one of hottest nights around, with Cello's amazing selection of ska, rocksteady and early reggae and Hootananny's finest choice of live ska acts from around the globe combine, makes this the best night out south of the river and a night not to be missed. Tonight's live guests are The Skamonics & Molotov Jukebox. www.hootanannybrixton.co.uk
The Skamonics are a 7 piece jazz-ska band, playing a unique mix of two-tone, ska, jazz and completely unexpected covers, and featuring musicians who have played with Madness, Amy Winehouse, The Streets and The Trojans + Molotov Jukebox contagious fusion of up-beat reggae, gypsy dance and funk lunacy combined with pop choruses, Romainan trumpet sounds married with old school Ska, all topped with a creamy soulful voice + DJ Cello
DJ CELLO & LIVE GUESTS ' THE SKAMONICS' + support MOLOTOV JUKEBOX - @ Brixton Rocket @ Hootananny, 95 Effra Road, Brixton, SW2 1DF. 8pm - 4pm; Free
A night not to be missed!
Future Dates;
* SKAMONICS - FRI DEC - 4th
* PAULINE BLACK (BRIXTON ROCKET EXTRA NIGHT SPECIAL) - FRI DEC - 11th
Live footage from DJ Cello's Brixton Rocket below...
****EXTRA**** HOOTANANNY'S SKA FRIDAYS present.... DJ CELLO's ska, rocksteady, reggae spectacular 'BRIXTON ROCKET'.
BRIXTON ROCKET @ HOOTANANNY
PAULINE BLACK LIVE @ BRIXTON ROCKET - FRI DEC 4th
Resident DJ's CELLO and TURBO AC will be spinning the best in ska, rocksteady and early reggae, around a live set from SKAMONICS & MOLOTOV JUKEBOX.
Dj Cello regularly plays at Hootananny's Ska Fridays in Brixton, the biggest ska event in London. Cello's new night at this venue, Brixton Rocket is one of hottest nights around, with Cello's amazing selection of ska, rocksteady and early reggae and Hootananny's finest choice of live ska acts from around the globe combine, makes this the best night out south of the river and a night not to be missed. Tonight's live guest PAULINE BLACK (Selecter). www.hootanannybrixton.co.uk
The Selecter were a 2 Tone ska revival band from Coventry, England, formed in mid 1979.
Like many other bands in the ska revival movement, The Selecter featured a racially diverse line-up. Their lyrics featured themes connected to politics and marijuana, set to strong melodies and a danceable beat. What set The Selecter apart from the other 2 Tone bands at the time, was the songs of Neol Davies, the voice of Pauline Black and the pumping rhythms of Desmond Brown on the Hammond organ. The band’s name is based on the term “selector”, which is a Jamaican word for disc jockey.
The line-up of The Selecter was at first just Neol Davies, John Bradbury (who later became a member of The Specials) and trombonist Barry Jones. The band name was also the title of their debut instrumental single, released as the b-side of the first 2 Tone Records single, “Gangsters vs.The Selecter”, released in July 1979. The track was originally written as a possible theme tune to an ITV series. Pauline Black joined in August 1979, and the band released the singles “On My Radio”, “Three Minute Hero” and “Missing Words”. The Selecter’s debut album,Too Much Pressure, was recorded at the end of 1979 and beginning of the new year, and was released in February 1980 by 2 Tone Records and Chrysalis Records. Charley Anderson and Desmond Brown then left The Selecter later that year to form The People. Their replacements were James Mackie and Adam Williams. Their second album, Celebrate the Bullet was issued in February 1981, but the following year the band disbanded. The Selecter were featured in the 2 Tone film documentary and on the live compilation album, Dance Craze.
After the band split in 1982, Black developed an acting career in television and theatre, appearing in drams such as The Vice, The Bill, Hearts and Minds and 2000 Acres of Sky. She won the 1991 Time Out award for Best Actress, for her portrayal of Billie Holiday in the play All or Nothing At All. She also starred next to Christopher Lee in the horror film The Funny Man. Black and Davies reformed The Selecter in 1991, and were joined by Arthur ‘Gaps’ Hendrickson. They released several new albums and toured around the world. Davies left the band in the mid 90s to record two solo albums, Box Of Blues and Future Swamp. Charley Anderson moved to Sweden during the 1990s where he performed, recorded and released material with The Skalatones. Pauline Black continued to record and perform as The Selecter until 2006, then returned to acting with roles in the theatre and on British TV. In 2009, she returned to the live arena, by playing shows in the UK, Germany and South America billed as Pauline Black & Her Band. The singer will release a solo album next year.
DJ Cello will be spinning the best in rare and classic ska, rocksteady and reggae around a live set from the fantastic DUALERS!
The Dualers are making a big push this year to get to the next level. Not only are they releasing their long-awaited album, after their successful sell out show at the IndigO2 in July, The Dualers with their 8-peice band will return to play at this mighty O2 Arena on the December 17th.
If you want to be a part of this special occasion, don't delay! Buy your tickets now, the venue only holds 2,400...
Tickets are available from:
indigO2 box office 0844 844 0002
THURSDAY 17th DECEMBER
IndigO2
The O2 Arena
Peninsula Square
London SE10 0DX
26.12.09 Jolly Roger Party mit Long Tall Shorty und Beatrevolver!!!
Es bedienen die Plattenteller: Miss Mal So Mal So, Judy Jetson, The grausige Fund und es gibt jede Menge Northern Soul, Beat, Ska, Early Reggae zum Abtanzen
Eintritt 8 Euro / 21.00 Uhr
Djäzz - Duisburg ( Börsenstr. 11. ca. 5 Minuten zu Fuß vom HBF entfernt)
Long Tall Shorty und Beatrevolver spielen auf unserer Weihnachtsparty am 26.12.(Samstag)! Wir haben also den Termin um einen Tag von Freitag auf Samstag verlegt - Long Tall Shorty sind ja immerhin ne alte Mod-Legende und Beatrevolver rocken das Haus ja auch wie keine anderen.
This Thanksgiving, let's not forget those who are less fortunate to have family and a Thanksgiving. Forgiveness heals the heart, spread love and not the hate this season. You may think the grass looks green on the other side. It's not. Be thankful that you are truly blessed with another day to live.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING to you and your family! As always we love you!
KING PORTER STOMP with TIN ROOTS @ THE BRUNSWICK, SAT DEC 12TH.
We're very happy indeed to have been invited back to play a Christmas show at the Brunswick. We're gonna be joined by our festival friends and wicked roots reggae groovers, Tin Roots, so expect a whole lotta skanking and stomping around with the odd mince pie chucked in.
We'll be fresh from our South West mini tour and it'll be the last chance to catch us play before we go into hibernation to record our new album at the beginning of the new year...we may even give you a sneaky taster of what's in store...it's gonna be fat and funky for sure. We're planning knocking 2009 on the head with a bang so please come down and experience us burning off all the calories we've got and lifting the roof in a proper stomping party stylee.
It's hopefully gonna be rammed so please get your tickets in advance to avoid disappointment, and they're cheaper!
