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.
