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Departure Lounge

Spinning across the musical universe

About Me

Next date: Friday 25th July - 5th B-Day Bash!!
Astroboy, Jimines + Mr Zimbabwe (DJ Set)
Asazi Space Funk Explosion (Live)
Edinburgh Samba School (Live)
Plus Cammy & Friends on percussion
Departure Lounge is a club based in Edinburgh, established in 2003, dedicated to bringing vibes from the global musical tribes to our diverse and friendly dancefloor.
Every 2 months we take over Edinburgh's finest venue, The Caves, and take our guests on an exploration of the musical universe. We feature live bands, guest DJs, percussionists and dancers alongside our resident team of Astroboy, Jimenez, Mr Zimbabwe (currently on holiday) and Cammy. We like to mix things up, and if you come down the one of our nights, you can hear jazz, afrobeat, Brazilian, soul, drum'n'bass, funk, broken beat, latin, and everything in between.
Catch a little of our flavour by checking out the latest Departure Sounds Mix by Astroboy and Jimenez
For full lowdown, pictures and more mixes visit our website .



My Interests

I'd like to meet:

People who like to dance...thus:

Everyone who sang Auld Lang Syne at Hogmanay...Epic!:

Music:

Artists to grace the Departure Lounge stage include:

DJs:
Gilles Peterson
Mungo's Hi-Fi
DJ Mungbean
Biggabush (Rockers Hi-Fi/Lightning Head)
DJ Junior (Recordbreakin', Philadelphia)
Matti Nives (Somethin' Else, Finland)
Nostalgia 77 (Tru Thoughts/Impossible Ark)
Sidewinder (Fat Bird Records)
Paul Murphy (Afro Art)
Zero dB (Ninja Tune)
Trouble DJs
Diesler (Tru Thoughts)
Nik Weston (Mukatsuku)
Dom Servini (Wah Wah 45s)
Mad Mats (Raw Fusion)
Spiritual South (Afro Art)
Simon Hodge (Big Beat)
Lucia Possas (Brazilian Love Affair)
Russ Dewbury (Brighton Jazz Rooms)
Joe Davis (Far Out Records)
Benji B (Radio 1Xtra)
Patrick Forge (Da Lata/Kiss FM)
The Funky Lowlives (G-Stone/Stereo Deluxe)
Raw Deal (Straight Ahead/Talkin' Loud)
Dolphin Boy (Tummy Touch)

Live:
Jose James (MC)
JD73
Eska Mtungwazi
Den Collective
The Baghdaddies
Gecko 3
Bristol Branch
Dalindeo
Belleruche
Lizzie Parks
Mark de Clive-Lowe
Moishe's Bagel
Roots Rising
Talc
Joe Acheson Quartet
Digital Jones
Azymuth
Everything Treatment
Orkestra Del Sol
Jazztronik
Sugar Beats Band
Sidewinder
Jade Fox
Kokolo
The Elephants
Edinburgh Samba School
Jazzihno
Sonny Masepe's Gumboot Dance Co.
High Heel Sneakers
Diwan
Rumba Caliente
Fusion Experience
Wierd Attractors
Live Sciences
Picante

My Blog

May 30th: Aaron Jerome (BBE) + Joe Acheson Quartet

Friday 30th MayDeparture LoungeAaron Jerome (DJ Set)BBE RecordsJoe Acheson Quartet (Live)Astroboy & Jimenez (DJ Set)Mr Zimbabwe (DJ Set)Cammy (Percussion) Buy Discount Tix Here Departure Lounge ...
Posted by Departure Lounge on Thu, 08 May 2008 08:19:00 PST

April 26th: GP + JD73

Saturday 26th AprilDeparture LoungeTriptych SpecialGilles Peterson (DJ Set)JD73 (Live)Astroboy & Jimenez (DJ Set)Mr Zimbabwe (DJ Set)Cammy (Percussion) Buy Discount Tickets Here Departure Lounge...
Posted by Departure Lounge on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:20:00 PST

Eska In The House!! Friday 28th March

Friday 28th MarchDeparture LoungeEska Mtungwazi Band (Live)Astroboy & Jimenez (DJ Set)Mr Zimbabwe (DJ Set)Cammy (Percussion) Buy Discount Tickets Here Departure Lounge is gearing up for a cracki...
Posted by Departure Lounge on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 03:39:00 PST

1st Feb: The Return of Spiritual South

Friday 1st FebruaryDeparture LoungeSpiritual South (DJ Set)Den Collective (Live)Astroboy & Jimenez (DJ Set)Cammy (Percussion) At The Caves, Edinburgh10pm - 3am Buy Tickets Here We follow up our...
Posted by Departure Lounge on Sun, 27 Jan 2008 09:09:00 PST

Balkan Beat Biznezz - 30th November

Next Departure Lounge:Friday 30th November Balkan Beat Special! The Baghdaddies (Live)+ DJ Mungbean Astroboy & Jimenez (DJ Set)Cammy (Percussion/Vibes) Buy Tickets Here Departure Lounge returns to...
Posted by Departure Lounge on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 06:20:00 PST

5th October with Biggabush and Gecko 3 Live - The Skinny

Next Departure Lounge:Friday 5th October Biggabush (DJ Set)Rockers Hi-Fi/LightingheadGecko 3 + Friends (Live)Astroboy & Jimenez (DJ Set)Cammy (Percussion/Vibes) Buy Tickets Here Following a length...
Posted by Departure Lounge on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 06:38:00 PST

4th Birthday Bash Runnings...20th July

Friday 20th July Departure Lounge 4th Birthday Bash! DJ Junior (DJ Set)Sidewinder (Live)Bristol Branch (Live)Astroboy & Jiminez (DJ Set)Cammy & Friends (Percussion) Buy Discount Tickets Here O...
Posted by Departure Lounge on Mon, 02 Jul 2007 06:36:00 PST

Mark de Clive-Lowe comes to town!

Friday 26th January Mark de Clive-Lowe PresentsThe Freesoul SessionFeaturing Mark de Clive-Lowe (Keys/Beats) Bembe Segue (Vox)Jason Yarde (Sax)Richard Spaven (Drums)Astroboy (DJ Set)Plus Pe...
Posted by Departure Lounge on Fri, 05 Jan 2007 07:20:00 PST

Departure Lounge w/Paul Murphy & Talc - 24/11/06

Departure Lounge:Friday 24th November Paul Murphy (DJ Set)(Afro Art Records)Talc (Live)(Wah Wah 45s Records)Astroboy (DJ Set)Plus Percussion from Cammy & Friends This time we are really spoiling ...
Posted by Departure Lounge on Thu, 16 Nov 2006 08:16:00 PST

Firday 29th September w/Zero dB (Ninja Tune)

Friday 29th September Zero dB (DJ Set)(Ninja Tune/Fluid Ounce)Joe Acheson Quartet (Live)ft. Guest MC Profisee (Great Ezcape)On Stage at MidnightAstroboyPlus Percussion from Cammy & Friends Bongos...
Posted by Departure Lounge on Thu, 28 Sep 2006 09:20:00 PST