They say it is always quiet before the storm, and now that the winter is officially over, Tropic Thunder is ready to strike again, this time with notorious reinforcements.
For this third edition, La Vallée opens its doors for our heaviest lineup yet – four selectors, one dancefloor, no time to rest sitted.
Your hosts, Adam Baker and Alex Figueira, hold down the eye of the storm as always, combining their years as both selectors and party organisers. And this time they're bringing two of the Brussels’ most formidable forces into the rotation.
Rrita Jashari: she’s always been a music passionate person and has been involved in countless musical projects. Co-founder of 54 sound, the collective which brought soundsystem culture to the Belgian capital, programming the agenda for mythical venue VK, or hosting her bi-monthly show at Kiosk Radio, she is a certified icon of Brussels underground scene. She moves through styles like she owns every room she's ever played in. Fearless, playful, and absolutely relentless on a dancefloor.
Xogn: a word in Wolof that means the crispy rice at the bottom of the pot – the part everyone fights over, the best part. After ten years running a music store and throwing legendary parties in Dakar, he returned to Belgium with an unparalleled expertise in the sounds of the African continent. Flavourful, spicy and raw to the bone.
Four selectors. The warmest and most danceable grooves on earth, 100% on vinyl.
CUMBIA * SOUKOUS * FUNANÁ * ZOUK * DANCEHALL * MBALAX * MERENGUE * SALSA * SAMBA * FORRÓ * CARIMBÓ * CADENCE * KONPA * GWOKA * SEMBA * CALYPSO * CHAMPETA * etc
