About Me
Hermino Afonso is one of the most active members in the black music scene in our country, both as DJ and gig promoter. His passion and constant restlessness for a broad musical heritage (modern soul, rare groove, jazz-funk, underground disco, Brazilian sounds, etc) settled down when he set up the legendary “Black Apocalypse†club (1996-2001) in Asturias. This club was an essential instrument for the cohesion and development of the soul scene in Spain. From 2000 to 2003 he co-hosted “7 Steps to Heavenâ€, a new club which added more up-to-date sounds to the formula (soulful house, new jazz beats) and in which people such us Russ Dewbury, Raw Deal or Mad Mats have played his records. In 2003 he started to organize the S.O.U.L. weekender (Sounds of Unity & Love) to which well-known international DJs were invited (Bob Jones, Butch, Arthur Fenn, Soul Sam, Terry Jones, Ian Wright or Steve Guarnori). Besides his regular appearances in the most important national clubs and weekenders, Herminio has been called to share his eclectic sets to prestigious British clubs such us The Jazz Rooms (Brighton), Jazzed Up or Bite your Granny (London).***************************************************
**Herminio Afonso es uno de los militantes más
activos como DJ y promotor de eventos relacionados con la
música negra en nuestro paÃs. Su pasión e inquietud
constante por un patrimonio sonoro amplÃsimo (modern soul,
rare groove, jazz-funk, underground disco, ritmos brasileños,
etc) se concretó en la creación desde Asturias del
legendario club Black Apocalypse (1996-2001), instrumento
esencial en la cohesión y desarrollo de la escena Soul a nivel
estatal. Entre 2000-03, co-funda 7 Steps to Heaven, nuevo club
que añade sonidos más actuales (soulful house, new jazz beats) a
la fórmula y en el que han pinchado entre otros, Russ Dewbury, Raw Deal, Mad Mats. En 2003, su último proyecto se materializa en
el weekender S.O.U.L. (Sounds of Unity & Love), por donde han
pasado a los platos figuras internacionales como Rahaan, Bob Jones, Butch, Arthur Fenn, Soul Sam, Snowboy, Terry Jones, Ian Wright, Steve Guarnori, entre otros. Además de su
habitual participación en los principales clubs y weekenders
nacionales, Herminio también ha llevado sus eclécticas
sesiones a prestigiosos clubes británicos como Jazz Rooms (Brighton), Jazzed Up o Bite your
Granny (Londres)y es dj residente en el Love Boat Club de Oviedo todos los viernes y sábados.