Gig: Diplo

Cape Town
In his new book, 128 Beats Per Minute, globe-trotting DJ and producer Diplo presents a cut-and-paste visual travelogue documenting his ceaseless jet-setter lifestyle in search of the next big thing.

Venue:

The Assembly, 61 Harrington Street, Cape Town

Price:

Entrance is R100.

Date & Time:

August 10 at 9pm.

Contact Details:

Tel: 021 465 7286. Website: theassembly.co.za.

He goes from the dub-reggae scene in Jamaica to the electro-techno underground in Tel Aviv and the favelas of Rio; from Brazilian funk-tinged “tecno brega” to Angolan kuduro and South ­African zef rap. Diplo has worked with big names such as MIA, Shakira, ­Santigold, Beyoncé, Chris Brown and Justin Bieber. He has remixed Bloc Party, Peter, Bjorn and John, Sleigh Bells and MGMT, and rebranded Snoop Dogg as ghetto-savvy reggae jungle king Snoop Lion. This ­weekend he will be supported by local electro-hipsters Sibot, Das Kapital, White Nite, Chris Jack and Dank.