BATIDA BAILE rides the currents that historically moved sounds and rhythms around the world. We are excited to make our event debut in Berlin. Expect a night of global dance and club music connecting Abya Yala, Caribbean and African journeys of sound! Dancing is inevitable! Join us on 7 Nov at Panke for a night of live, hybrid, and DJ sets featuring a lineup of fierce international artists.
Lua Preta (Poland/Angola) – Live set
Lucha Luna (Seattle) – Live set
Catu Diosis (Uganda, Nyege Nyege) – Hybrid set
Maldita Vaina (Dom. Rep.) – DJ set
Cajoux (Berlin/Mozambique) – DJ set
Headliner Lua Preta, comprised of vocalist and MC Ms. Gia of Angolan descent and Polish DJ and producer Mentalcut–bring a frenetic mixture of futuristic electronic music and African genres. Lucha Luna is a Seattle duo mixing latin percussion, heavy bass, punk vocals and reggaeton flows into an energetic expression of joy and rage. This is their Berlin debut, part of their first European tour. Global bass firestarter, Catu Diosis, delivers a hybrid set of her signature afro inspired bass music sound. Berlin based, Mozambique DJ and producer, Cajoux, adds her mix of music as medicine with a global, genre-fluid DJ set. Maldita Vaina, Dominican-Sudanese DJ based in the Dominican Republic, debuts in Berlin with their high-energy Caribbean Club sounds that have been exciting dancefloors across Europe.
BATIDA BAILE. Dancing is inevitable.