LES NUITS BOTANIQUE : GARDEN PARTY

Le 1er mai est un jour férié qui, traditionnellement et pour notre plus grand bonheur, tombe pendant Les Nuits. Au Botanique, nous aimons célébrer ce jour de la fête du Travail à la manière berlinoise : festoyer au son d’une série de DJ sets pour célébrer notre liberté. Toutefois, nous souhaitons échanger les sonorités maussades associées à la capitale allemande contre une palette sonore riche en couleurs plus adaptée à un festival printanier.

Cette année, nous poursuivons la dynamique que la première édition avait initiée avec succès l'année dernière sur les rythmes de Jyoty, DJ Lag et yunè pinku. Lorsque le soleil avait illuminé le Chapiteau et que nous avons vu tant de visages heureux danser toute la journée, nous avons alors réalisé qu'il devait absolument y avoir une deuxième édition. Nous avons alors construit une line-up solaire aux accents du Sud composée de toute une série de DJ's qui célèbrent dans leurs sets les hits internationaux d'aujourd'hui et de demain.

En tête d'affiche cette année, on retrouve la DJ et productrice canadienne Bambii, connue pour son travail avec Kelela, et évidemment pour ses sets exaltants qui fusionnent le hip-hop, le dancehall, la house et bien plus encore. La tête d’affiche du reggaeton Florentino seconde cette line-up. Sans nul doute, vous avez déjà entendu quelques bangers de son plus récent EP « Kilometro Quinze » lors de vos sorties nocturnes. Pour une dose de bonne humeur rendez-vous avec Meg10 et MJ Nebreda, qui mélangent neoperro slezy et house. On attend davantage de musique dance latino-américaine de la part de Susobrino, qui présentera un tout nouveau spectacle live, tandis qu'O'Simmie et Raql complètent le line-up.

Pour cette Garden Party, nous consacrons également encore plus d’efforts qu’auparavant à l’expérience festive du public. Car une telle fête diurne ne serait pas complète sans un snack adapté, un cocktail frais et des endroits confortables pour reposer vos jambes fatiguées d’avoir tant dansé.

BAMBII

Toronto-based producer and DJ, BAMBII, makes lush, exuberant electronic music that feels futuristic and transportive but that also burrows into your bones, matches the pounding of your heartbeat, reminding you of your corporeality. Her new EP, InfinityClub(released August 4th) plays with these dueling impulses between the immediate and the conceptual. It is a celebration of home and belonging not only as a physical space - the dance floor, her family’s homeland of Jamaica, which she pays homage to via dancehall - but also as a state of mind.

Unsurprisingly for a DJ and producer of dance music, BAMBII thinks of the club as a home: she runs a popular club night in Toronto called JERK showcases the most exciting artists in the Caribbean diaspora and offers free jerk chicken to attendees. An extrovert through and through, she says, “I feel very fed by the people around me whether I know them closely or not. I get a lot from community and from a really good night out. It’s a skill to know what it means to be with people. ” The songs on InfinityClubwill undoubtedly come to life as they ricochet off the walls of a dance floor. From the thumping pulse of “Body” to the melodious, warped dancehall samples on “One Touch,” these tracks inspire euphoria, revelation, and movement that feels best when shared.“Music in public spaces forces an intimacy in us,” she adds. “It is the last thing that, despite forces like capitalism, breaks social rules. I can go to a rave and see a 40 year old woman having a relatable experience to me that crosses social boundaries.”

FLORENTINO

Florentino is a Mancunian-Colombian producer and DJ that has been blazing a trail of cross-cultural club sounds for the best part of a decade. Firmly stitched into the UK’s rich tapestry of dance music, Florentino cut his teeth at the legendary Swing Ting party, eventually putting out his debut release “Tu Y Yo” on their label in 2015. Since then he has gone on to release music with a diverse range of formidable outfits such as NYC’s Mixpak and CDMX’s Naafi, and has collaborated with, produced for and remixed Pop sensations like Bad Gyal, MC Bin Laden, Shygirl, MC Buzzz, Selene, Isabella Lovestory, and The Martinez Brothers, all whilst touring relentlessly, rattling the sound systems of clubs across the globe.

Florentino’s distinct and inimitable proclivity to transform everything he touches into an immaculately bumpy ride that leaves no legs unshaken is a byproduct of his singular vision to unite a global community under his new label and party “Club Romantico”. Serving as his HQ for showcasing the wider Latinx diaspora’s sounds, Club Romantico’s first release “Goteo” from Sangre Nueva (Florenito, DJ Python and Kelman

MEG10

Meg10 is one of the most compelling DJs to come out of Berlin. Her political outspokenness and love for Y2K Hip Hop & RnB are key components to her sonic ID. With her genre-bending sound that combines elements of Rap & Electronic Music, as well as her feminist endeavors to foster a more female and queer inclusive club scene, Meg10 has been shaking up Germany for the last 5 years.

As the founder of Germany’s most talked about femme focused club night Hoe_mies, Meg10 has helped bring about a whole new generation of female and gender minority DJs and pioneered awareness in the Berlin club space. Pulling together a broad spectrum of genres from Hip Hop, Dancehall & Afrobeats to House, Electro and Techno, Hoe_mies is still overhitting capacity since its inception in 2017 and empowers its community to take up space in male domains.

Meg10’s unique sets boasting with bass, femme energy, and explicit lyrics to lip sync to as well as her know-how for curating blockbuster line-ups not only garnered her features in press outlets, including Vogue Germany, High Snobiety, and VICE but also invitations to curate stages at acclaimed festivals such as Fusion, Splash!, Melt and many more.

MJ NEBREDA (LIVE)

MJNebreda, an artist based in Miami with roots in both Venezuela and Peru, embraces a Pan-Latin approach to electronic music, drawing inspiration from a wide range of genres, including reggaeton, raptor house, dembow, guaracha, and cumbia. She actively participates in Miami's burgeoning electronic music scene. MJNebreda has engaged in notable collaborations with respected figures in the underground Latin tribal techno scene, such as Nick León and the bass-infused INVT, as well as with DJ Baba, a pioneer of Venezuelan Raptor House.

Her work has also included collaborations with vocalists like Ms. Nina, La Goony Chonga, and Puerto Rico's Ana Macho. In September 2023, MJNebreda released her album titled 'Arepa Mixtape,' and she has an upcoming EP in collaboration with Danny Daze scheduled for early 2024. Her artistic endeavors have garnered attention from prominent publications and platforms, including Pitchfork, Teen Vogue, Mixmag, DJ Mag, NME, Paper, Glamcult, Remezcla, NTS, KCRW, and Boiler Room.

SUSOBRINO (LIVE)

Born in Bolivia, Based in Brussels, and now deeply intertwined with Latin America's vibrant rhythms and melodies. With an insatiable passion for percussion and film music that effortlessly navigate between tranquility and intensity, Susobrino is a music artist who harmoniously fuses a multitude of instruments to create his world. acoustic ⚖️electronic.

Susobrino's musical journey began at a young age, playing keys alongside the radio. His passion for music led him to study guitar as his first instrument, laying the foundation for his musical skills. Over the years, he expanded into piano, voice, and even participating in church choirs. Susobrino's dedication to music extended to composition, which led him into electronic music production. Notably, Susobrino's insatiable curiosity drove him to collect and self-learn various types of instruments, showcasing his autodidactic approach to music.

As he continues to evolve as an artist, his music remains a testament to the transformative power of cultural exchange and the ability of melodies to bridge diverse worlds. Inspired by his roots, his compositions carry the essence of those vibrant lands, capturing the essence of each encounter and weaving them into his sonic tapestry.

RAQL

RaqL is from Brussels and has Cape Verdean, Portuguese and Angolan origins. She specializes in tropical and electronic music from the Portuguese and African communities around the world. Her sets are eclectic and energizing. She has played in several events for Kiosk Radio, Bruzz and Ancienne Belgique.

Active part of the Rebel Up family since the beginning of her musical journey, RaqL is also a member of the female collective Tropical Djipsies.