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August 3rd, 2008
On Friday the 1st August the mamas flew to Barcelona for a week of sun, sea and soul records. Roger C from Sunday Joint had hooked us up with three gigs over the week…
THE SATURDAY JOINT BEACH PARTY, LASAL, Arenys de Mar on Saturday 2nd August
This is a gorgeous bar on the beach, with a chilled vibe and a focus on eating. DJs on the menu were Roger C (Sunday Joint), Roger plays a nice mix of dancefloor jazz, boogaloo and new funk releases on Freestyle, MPM, Kay-Dee, Daptone and Unique to name a few. His flavors are a hit with most dance floors and he has been promoting and DJaying for many moons. He has played with the likes of Sharon Jones and The Dapkings, Sweet Vandals and The Bamboos. We have hosted Roger in the UK before and I played with him in Barcelona last year at Diobar and at The New Cheese Records Beach party with DJ Gruyere. Also on the bill was The True Jazz Child he was playing a relaxed mix of Nu and old Jazz, rare groove and Soul which set an ambient and super fly feel to proceedings.
MAMA FEEL GOOD! DJ set @ THE SUNDAY JOINT, LOCAL BAR, Born, Barcelona… Sunday 3rd August
After a lie in and a café con leche Bobbie and I spent the day moving into our new apartment and checking out Raval. Our apartment was pretty and had a roof terrace with views all over the city. We were playing at Roger’s night – The Sunday Joint, in Born in the evening, so got ourselves some food and headed over. Roger was playing a projection of some blaxploitation movies and Bobbie and I were fixated with Pam Grier in Foxy Brown. WOWZA. The mighty Irish breakdancing-DJ – Timber came down and showed off some well crafted footwork and Salsa moves which kept us both amused with his HIGH- high fives and was a helpful distraction to the lack of punters.
MAMA FEEL GOOD DJ set @ THE POWDER ROOM, Barcelona with THE DYNAMITES feat CHARLES WALKER & NIA SAW…Thursday 7th August
Woooooooooo this gig was AMAZING. I was so nervous as I have been going to the Powder Rooms for a few years to see Keb as he holds a residency there and have always held it in high regard as the best venue for funk and soul in Europe. It is an amazing venue; it feels like a proper old school northern soul venue with wooden floors and little booths at the side for you to get your drink on. We were supporting Charles Walker and The Dynamites who are awesome live and Bobbie and I both play their releases on Dunham. Charles Walker’s ballades – Phenomenal – all bodily hair stands on end and you get the shivers! Proper soulful! The gorgeous Nia Saw played after us, she holds a residency with Keb at Madam Jo Jo’s her tunes were right up my street with femme fatal vocals from the likes of Sharon Jones and Ann Sexton.
Everything about this gig was wicked; the punters, Fran (the promoter), the sound system…
Can’t wait to go back Fran has pencilled us in so watch this space!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Big shout out to Timber for his hospitality and to Roger for hosting us at the Sunday & Saturday Joint!
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