Tropical Discoteq Festival

Welcome to 3 days & nights of tropical discoteq vibes ! Created by Emile Omar over 7 years ago in Paris as a monthly party on tuesday night, tropical discoteq is a wild journey through time and space : from Africa to Latin America and the Caribbeans. Soon celebrating 100 editions, tropical discoteq drops for the very first time 3 days & night of unique blend of music that made its success at fantastic Maori Beach Bar, one hour from Thessalonique in Halkidikii, Greece. Connected with londoner Sofrito family, the party is a tribute to the rich and often overlooked musical legacy of tropical countries and an anthem for togetherness ... so come with us to dance & celebrate on kompa, kadans, soca, soukous, merengue, biguine, calypso, semba, reggae, mambo, samba, highlife, plena, salsa ! For 15 years , Emile Omar has been the Music Programmer of Radio Nova in Paris France, one of the most trailblazing music radio in the world. He’s also the founder of fanon records, that released a serie of praised compilations such as "Antilles Chéries, compa-cadence, musiques de danse d'Haïti, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Dominique", "Brassens: Echos du Monde et d'Aujourd'hui" and produced "roseaux", an album featuring blues-folk covers of some of his favorite songs interpreted by Aloe Blacc. As a DJ, Emile has been touring in Europe and around the world with the growing & unique "Tropical Discoteq » vibe. London-born, Paris-based Hugo Mendez is the co-founder and A&R behind the renowned Sofrito: Tropical Discotheque label, responsible for an impeccable pedigree of globe-trotting releases that have found their way into record boxes and onto dancefloors around the world. http://www.sofrito.co.uk/releases/sofrito-tropical-discoteque-compilation-on-strut.html Dj Nomad does not necessarily put only one label of his style , but always expresses love for Polyrythms and the African drums and Percussion. He’s madly obsessed with finding fresh world music dance tracks before they become hits. As a Producer he's breaking ground and travelling the world together with DIRK LEYERS and the transcultural Project Africaine 808. (see what Phillipe sherburne of Pitchfork has to say about their Album :http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21398-basar/ ). His VULKANDANCE parties became a trademark for unheard of transcultural dance music and amazing decoration for Berlin. Meanwhile V.D. is also a recordable and a Blog on Facebook , with around 2000 recordcollectors, musicgeeks and Dj's from all over the world , posting rare Disco and Soul and Tropical music of all colours . http://www.vulkandance.com/ Adamantios Kafetzis is the founder Teranga Beat, an independent label specializing in the release of rare recordings from Senegal, Gambia, Ethiopia. http://www.terangabeat.com/ E.C. best known as "The Robbed" is a Dj and music seletor. Owner of Jazz Tropical & Co-founder of the independent group WMA(World Music Adventures), The Robbed is interested in exploring afro-tropical music. His DJ sets are renowned for their boundary-crossing selection of brazilian, caribbean, latin & afro hard-groove sounds. https://www.mixcloud.com/The_Robbed/ Ioannis Koukótzilas hailing from the city of Thessaloniki. Has begun to spread his vibe through DJ-ing with his multispectral sound signature in various places around. He is the Music Director of Maori beach bar in Halkidiki and Bord de l’eau bar in Thessaloniki and also the man behind the organization of Kocmoc Collective. The musical story continues to unfold. Whether it is on the turntables or in the studio. Music over hype. Free entrance