The Cafe

Aint No New Thing Birthday Special

7 - 11.30. 60 Years of the Seven Inch - Aint No New Thing Birthday Special..

The seven-inch single is 60 years old in April 2009 and not even remotely near retirement yet!

So with this dinky little bit of wax still delighting music lovers the world over Aint No New Thing thought it only right to celebrate their first birthday with the birthday of their favourite vinyl format in style.

Put down your ipods, slam shut the laptops, rest your twelve inches and join all at Filthy Macnasty's Whiskey Caf for 4 hours of our favourite seven-inch releases from the last 60 years.

All coming from faithful residents Scrimshire (WahWah 45s) and Sid Ford as they scramble around for 4 hours with a stream of 4 minute wonders in a session packed tight with soul, rock, blues, jazz, funk, disco, reggae and all the little bits in between.

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Departure Lounge

10 - 3am. Edinburgh's very own outpost of globally-conscious, down-right funky and world-renowned night-clubbing.

Departure Lounge are warming up for the summer season with a scorching night of Afrobeat, dub, funk, jazz, salsa and Latin goodness.

They've lined up one of the world's finest afro-funk band's with the UK's undisputed authority on Latin music.

Also moving from the usual Friday to a Saturday night. This one is going to be big!

Souljazz Orchestra (Do Right, Canada / Live)
DJ Lubi Jovanovic (Fania Records / DJ Set)
Mr Zimbabwe & Jimenez (DJ Set)

Multicultural Canadian ensemble, The Souljazz Orchestra, bring their renowned fusion of afrobeat, dub, jazz and funk to Edinburgh for the second time, after helping D.L. to celebrate our 5th birthday last year.

Since their inception in 2002 the band has played hundreds of concerts across North America and Europe, sharing the stage with the likes of Femi Kuti, Etta James, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Erik Truffaz and the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble.

The outrageously dynamic and tight 6-piece are touring Europe to promote sophomore album Manifesto, out on Toronto's Do Right label.

www.myspace.com/souljazzorchestra

To really heat things up in comes a true UK institution on headline DJ duties.
The original UK Latin Don, DJ Lubi aka Lubi Jovanovic, first started spinning fusion, samba and Latin jazz in his native Yorkshire in 1982.

He started the first dedicated Latin clubnights in the country and promoted artists such as Eddie Palmieri, Cubanismo, and Pucho & The Latin Soul Brothers.

Lubi now DJs salsa/latin/funk/soul/jazz music across the globe, from Los Angeles to Copenhagen, Canary Islands to Turkey, Latvia & Singapore!

www.departurelounge.me.uk

9 in (8 Before Midnight / Students)
Tickets: Ticketweb / Ripping Records / Door

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9 – 2am. It’s a funk family thang.

ROCKIN THE HEAVY WEIGHT BEATS / BREAKS / FUNK / SOUL / JAZZ / HIP-HOP & BEYOND.

PROJECTIONS AND FILMS SCREENED BY LO-TEQ LITE INDUSTRIES
BPM & A HOST OF OTHER B-BOYS TEARIN UP THE FLOOR THROUGH OUT THE NITE.

FREE B4 10PM / £3 THEREAFTER
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