Efa Supertramp and Dancing Queer

By: börek - May 1st, 2016  Filed under: Muziek, Volkseten/Voku

Dancing_Queer_Shroukie_El_AttarMonday May 9th 2016, Concert with Efa Supertramp and Dancing Queer, Volkseten Vegazulu, 7pm. Music from 9pm till 10pm! Donations welcome.

Dancing Queer (Shrouk El-Attar) dances to raise awareness of LGBTQ + siblings persecuted around the world, just for being who they are. What’s that? Belly dancers should have long hair and shave their legs and underarms? Well, not this one! Originally from the capital of Belly Dancing, Egypt, the hairy, bearded, pierced and tattooed queer dancer will give you a very oriental performance with a twist.

Efa Supertramp is an activist, a punk folk singer from Cardiff, Wales. Her new album “Rhyddid Yw Y Freuddwyd” (Freedom is the Dream) is out now on the Afiach label. Efa Supertramp has spent the past few years making a name for herself on the underground scene with her truthful attitude to life and politics. She has toured all over the UK and Europe, from Aberdeen to Sofia, via Belgrade & Berlin; Efa_Supertrampplaying in protests, squats, street corners, living rooms, bars and festivals. She sings in both English and her mother-tongue Welsh, a minority language, and has gained support slots with punk legends such as The Damned, TV Smith (The Adverts), Viv Albertine (The Slits) and Attila The Stockbroker. Efa is young, energetic and original. Her songs are angry but uplifting. She hates money, power and greed but loves living life as free as she can. Efa has been playing gigs since the age of 15 when she started Welsh punk band The Stilletoes, who toured and released a pink vinyl single and album. After touring Europe last year as a solo artist, experiencing grassroots and DIY projects, Efa was inspired to put on shows and start a label called ‘Afiach’ to release radical Welsh music.
http://www.afiach.co.uk/
https://efasupertramp.wordpress.com/ […Lees verder]

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Ecuadorian dinner in support of the victims of the earthquake in Ecuador

By: börek - May 1st, 2016  Filed under: Benefiet, Muziek, Volkseten/Voku

Thursday May 5th 2016, Ecuadorian dinner in support of the victims of the earthquake in Ecuador. Charo Durán in concert. Volkseten Vegazulu, 7pm

Ecuadorian dinner in support of the victims of the earthquake in Ecuador, that left hundreds of people dead and thousands homeless and hurt. A third part of the country has been destroyed and a lot of help is needed. After enjoying the delicious traditional Ecuadorian dishes, there will be a concert of the famous Bolivian/Dutch singer Charo Durán. She will perform music from South América. […Lees verder]

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Greek night with ‘Rebet Guitar’

By: börek - April 1st, 2016  Filed under: Muziek, Volkseten/Voku

Thursday April 28th 2016, Greek night with ‘Rebet Guitar’, aka Charis Konstantinou. Volkseten Vegazulu, 7pm

Rebetiko, the music crossroad between middle east and west from the early 1900’s. Songs about love, joy and sorrow. A musical sub-culture, a music of the lower classes.
“The womb of rebetiko was the jail and the hash den. It was there that the early rebetes created their songs. They sang in quiet, harsh voices, unforced, one after the other, each singer adding a verse which often bore no relation to the previous verse, and a song often went on for hours. There was no refrain, and the melody was simple and easy.” Ilias Petropoulos
Rebet guitar, focuses on the early Rebetiko with one guitar, finger-pick style.


Rebet guitar-“Ντερτιλήδικο” @ Molli, Amsterdam, April 2015. […Lees verder]

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Solidarity with the struggle of the political prisoners in Turkey! X Ray Cat Trio gig

By: börek - April 1st, 2016  Filed under: Benefiet, Muziek, Volkseten/Voku

X_Ray_Cat_Trio_TourMonday April 25th 2016, Solidarity with the struggle of the political prisoners in Turkey! X Ray Cat Trio gig. Volkseten Vegazulu, 7pm.

After visiting us twice before, X Ray Cat Trio once again comes to entertain us at Joe’s Garage!
This amazing vampire surf band makes you wanna move your feet!

https://xraycattrio.bandcamp.com/

Backseat Mafia: “This (X-Ray Cat Trio) is lo-fi and stripped back surf with a Latin edge, think Link Wray shooting tequila with a Mariachi band in a dive bar late into the evening.”

Food: 19:00 (benefit for political prisoners in Turkey)
Band: 21:00 (strict!)

[…Lees verder]

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Nieuwland-Soweto benefit and info night

By: börek - April 1st, 2016  Filed under: Benefiet, Infoavond, Volkseten/Voku

NieuwlandThursday April 21st 2016, Nieuwland-Soweto benefit and info night, Volkseten Vegazulu, 7pm.

Update from Nieuwland dated 02/04/2016:

Dear NieuwLand visitors, after three months of relative radio-silence, here’s what’s been going on.

In spring 2015 many friends helped us with blood, sweat, tears and money to make the public space NieuwLand a reality. It has become a beautiful place and of course we couldn’t wait to start with using it! Many people were enthusiastic to make NieuwLand into a great social-political neighbourhood centre, accessible to people with or without a big wallet. A place that recognises and supports non-subsidised social/political initiatives, where issues can be shared and discussed. A place where you can enjoy getting together, for idealists, activists, neighbours, everybody.

We enthusiastically started with the NieuwLand Athenaeum, the Kapstok Hangout, filmnights, information- and discussion nights, and of course the people’s kitchen: cooking vegan food together and sharing it as a way to foster solidarity for good causes. Your participation benefited several small initiatives for refugees, the Food Not Bombs projects in the Philippines, the LLECA Prisoners theatre in Nicaragua, JAAN in Indonesia, the PQBDS & Alqaws in Israel, Buro Jansen & Jansen, and more.

While we were applying for the revelant permits to run the space, in December we received a letter from the municipality, forcing us to cancel our activities, under threat of a €10.000,- fine. We find the threat of a such a large fine an excessive measure against a volunteer collective and have filed a well argued formal protest. Since we always had been announcing our activities openly, we would have expected the authorities to approach us in case of problem, giving us the opportunity to explain about our goals and activities. The extensive threat of fine for any public activity made it impossible on the short term to come to an agreement to keep the space open while awaiting the permits. Not being discouraged and expecting to get the permits soon, we carried on with the permit application. Unfortunately, after the municipality extended the examination procedure, our request was refused!

We are putting all our efforts into making our dream for this place possible, and we still envisage a positive outcome. It is clear however, that it will take longer than we wished for (read: possibly several months from now). Until that time we will continue with a ‘light’ program, without the film nights and people’s kitchens. Think of: book swap and anarchist library, give-away shop/clothswaps, gardening days, chess nights. In April we are planning some dance workshops. During these activities, we are told it’s prohibited to serve drinks or food, even for free or in return of a donation – bringing something for yourself is possible though! The activities remain, like always, with free entrance, and there will be coffee and tea for free. If you have ideas or if you’d like to organise something yourself, send a message to: publiekepiet [at] soweto [dot] nl

So while we are still in the procedural limbo of permits applications, fine objections, and such, the rent for the space still needs to be paid. At the moment we, the NieuwLand volunteers, pay the rent ourselves. Also we will organise a few benefits nights at other locations: Last Saturday there was a benefit at MKZ. The next one will be Thursday 21st of April in Joe’s Garage! These nights we will also be present to explain more about the situation. See you!

Nieuwland: https://nieuwland.cc/
Soweto: https://soweto.nl/ […Lees verder]

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Rhythms of Resistance benefit dinner

By: börek - April 1st, 2016  Filed under: Benefiet, Volkseten/Voku

RoRMonday April 18th 2016, Rhythms of Resistance benefit dinner, Volkseten Vegazulu, 7pm.

Rhythms of Resistance Amsterdam (RoR Amsterdam) is part of the international Rhythms of Resistance network. We are a network of action samba bands playing for different kinds of socio-political causes. We actively criticize and confront any form of domination, exploitation, discrimination or oppression and choose tactical frivolity and/or other forms of creative protest as a way to express our rage and indignation.

This year we will be organising the yearly meeting of the entire action-samba network in Amsterdam! The week will be filled with frivolous, rhythmical, radical activities and workshops to strengthen the tactics of our international network. This meeting is very important for the network to cooperate on a trans-national scale and to provide support to struggles in different locations.
Rhythms of Resistance https://www.rhythms-of-resistance.org/ […Lees verder]

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Concert with Gus Ring. Volkseten Vegazulu

By: börek - April 1st, 2016  Filed under: Muziek, Volkseten/Voku

Thursday April 14th 2016, Concert with Gus Ring. Volkseten Vegazulu, 7pm. Music from 9pm till 10pm!

Gus Ring (Sweden)- Inspired by the alternative rockband scene and the simplicity of singer-songwriters, Gus Ring creates his own mix of acoustic folk and lo-fi dreampop.
To keep the music as honest, pure and close to heart as possible, Gus writes, plays, records and mixes everything himself in his closet studio. […Lees verder]

Benefit Alerta Alerta Festival

By: börek - April 1st, 2016  Filed under: Benefiet, Volkseten/Voku

Alerta_Alerta_FestivalMonday April 11th 2016, Benefit Alerta Alerta Festival, Volkseten Vegazulu, 7pm.

Alerta Alerta Festival is a three day antifascist benefit event coming up on 6/7/8 May 2016 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Expect three days of music, workshops, talks, films, art and food.
We want to bring together different cultures and music styles under one united antifascist front plus to provide a platform for antifascist folk to get together, have fun, meet and discuss. Especially now that we can see far right groups developing all across Europe including the Netherlands. We have seen across Europe that organised ultra-nationalist and Neo-Nazi movements are growing and pose a threat to anyone that opposes their world view.
The idea is to create an event that is open to everyone and we hope to achieve that by providing a multifaceted event that combines talks/lectures with self defence workshops/kickboxing to kids activities and tattooing plus more.
All the proceeds from the benefit at Joes Garage will go towards the organising costs of the festival such as printing promotional material and merchandise. The festival itself will be a benefit for AFA Nederland and local antifascist causes/prisoner support (tba).
Alerta Alerta Festival: https://alertaalertafestival.wordpress.com […Lees verder]