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KWAK

MAN, I SOUND GROOVY EVEN ON A WEAK SYSTEM !

About Me


FRANCAIS :
Ayant grandi avec des parents mélomanes qui écoutaient Miles Davis, Tito Puente, Barbara et leurs pairs, Kwak reçoit son premier choc musical personnel en découvrant le rap de SugarHill gang et le hard rock de Motörhead.
Les premières soirées en tant que dj (pour les amis étudiants) ont lieu à la fin des années 80 en même temps que les premières répétitions dans des groupes de garage punk ( en tant que chanteur). En 1994, kwak commence à organiser des soirées et des concerts et, bientôt, se retrouve dj - résident et programmateur au Kafe Kan’h (de 1999 à 2004). Comme chanteur du groupe punkfunk Wallbanger (1994 - 98), il reçoit un accueil critique important sur la florissante scène bruxelloise. En 2002, il commence à organiser les soirées Strictly Niceness en compagnie de Dj Eleven, des soirées mensuelles dédiées au funk et à la soul qui lui ont attiré la reconnaissance des amateurs, des danseurs et des professionnels.
Dans le même temps, il travaille comme ingénieur du son pour de nombreux artistes de la scène hip hop ragga belge et parisienne. Uman Azrock, Raggamuffin Whiteman enregistrent chez lui leurs dubplates et leurs démos, Smimmoz Excell la compilation 9MM Parrabellum Mc ‘s.
En tant que dj, il a partagé les platines avec des dj’s internationaux comme Quantic (Tru Thoughts Records), Paul Murphy (Afro Art records), Soul Rabbi, Nostalgia 77 (Tru Thoughts Records), Gruyere Dj (New Cheese Records) ainsi qu’avec la crème des dj belges : Bass Culture Soundsystem, Murvin Jay, Dj Lefto, Bernard Dobbeleer (Classic 21), Brekbit (FM Brussel), Dj Simon Le Saint (Skinfama, PIAS), K Bonus (Pulver Records), Snooba (Vinyl Amalgame), Smos, Doc CLD, Onda Sonora Soundsystem et bien d’autres encore. Il aaussi joué en première partie d’artistes comme Aka Moon, Alice Russell ou encore The Peas Project.
Présentement, Kwak écume les bars et soirées de Bruxelles (Café Central, Roi des Belges, Belga, Bar des Clandestins, Crema & Gusto …), travaille sur les soirées Strictly Niceness, et est régulièrement invité à Anvers ( Café Capital, Vibes, Cafe Au Lait, Stereo Suschi, SoS Bar). Il anime également une émission radio appelée BACK TO NICENENESS RADIOSHOW sur FM BRUSSEL (www.fmbrussel.be) tous les samedis de 18H à 19h.
La suite est encore à écrire.
ENGLISH :
Growing up with a "musical" dad listening to Miles Davis , Coupé Cloué, Tito Puente , Barbara and their peers ,Kwak received his first shock discovering hip hop with SugarHill Gang and heavy rock with Motörhead.
The early house parties (for student mates) started at the end of the 80's. At the same time, he started rehearsing with punk – hardcore bands as a frontman with critical acclaim on the then flourishing belgian scene. Then, by 1994, he started organising concerts and parties and soon enough was programming dj's for the Kafé Kan'h in Brussels (From 1999 to 2004). In 2002, he started organising his own Strictly Niceness with teammate Dj Eleven, a monthly funk and soul party with crazy vibes taking place at the Biberium (Ex – Flanagan’s).
As a dj, he has crossed the wax with such international greats as Paul Murphy (Afroart Records), Nostalgia 77 and Quantic (Tru Thoughts Records), Cris Prolific (45 Scientifik), Soul Rabbi, Gruyere Dj (New Cheese Records) and the cream of the crop among belgian dj’s : Bass Culture Soundsystem, Murvin Jay, Bernard Dobbeleer (Classic 21), Dj Simon Le Saint (PIAS/ Skinfama) Dj Piiit, Doc CLD, K’Bonus (Pulver Records), Snooba (Vinyl Amalgame), Onda Sonora Soundsystem, Brekbit (FM Brussel), Raggamuffin Whiteman, Dj Lefto, Smos, or Ipiki Ookami for example. He also played as opening act for such artists as Aka Moon, Alice Russell or The Peas Project.
Kwak is currently displaying his vibes in all and every bar in Brussels ( Roi des Belges, Cafe Dirty @ Dirty Dancing, Belga, Cafe Central, Bar des Clandestins, …), in Antwerp (Cafe Capital, Stereo Suschi, Vibes Bar, Cafe Au Lait, …), in Luxemburg … He is also broadcasting the BACK TO NICENESS RADIOSHOW on Fm Brussel (www.fmbrussel.be) each and every saturdays from 6PM to 7PM.
Expect classics and discoveries, rarities and insanities in funk, soul, hip hop, ska, rocksteady and more… The next step remains to be written.
NEDERLANDS
Groeide op met een "muzikale" vader, luisterend naar Miles Davis, Coupé Cloué, Tito Puente , Barbara en hun tijdgenoten. Kwak kreeg zijn eerste schok toen hij hip hop ontdekte met de SugarHill Gang, en heavy rock met Motörhead.
De eerste house parties (voor studenten-vrienden) zagen het licht eind jaren ‘80. Tegelijk begon hij als frontman te repeteren met punk en hardcore bands in de toen levendige Belgische scene. Rond 1994 organiseerde hij zijn eerste concerten en feesten, waarna hij werkte als DJ-programmator voor Kafé Kan'h in Brussel (van 1999 tot 2004). In 2002 startte hij de Strictly Niceness parties samen met DJ Eleven: maandelijkse funk en soul feesten met goede vibes in Biberium (Ex–Flanagan’s).
Als DJ speelde hij reeds samen met internationale artiesten zoals Paul Murphy (Afroart Records), Nostalgia 77 en Quantic (Tru Thoughts Records), Cris Prolific (45 Scientifik), Gruyere DJ (New Cheese Records) en de crème de la crème van de Belgische scene: Bass Culture Soundsystem, Murvin Jay, Bernard Dobbeleer (Classic 21), DJ Simon Le Saint (PIAS/Skinfama), Smos, DJ Piiit, Doc CLD, K’Bonus (Pulver Records), Snooba (Vinyl Amalgame), Onda Sonora Soundsystem, Brekbit (FM Brussel), Raggamuffin Whiteman, DJ Lefto... Verder opende hij voor Aka Moon, Alice Russell of The Peas Project. Kwak is momenteel een druk bezet man die overal opduikt in Brussel (Roi des Belges, Cafe Dirty @ Dirty Dancing, Cafe Central, Bar des Clandestins…), in Antwerpen (Cafe Capital, Vibes Bar, Cafe Au Lait…), in Luxemburg …
Wat te verwachten? Klassiekers en ontdekkingen in funk, soul, hip hop, ska, rocksteady en veel meer… De volgende stap blijft ongeschreven.
ON THE WHEELZ
PARTIES
19/06/08 : KWAK @ LE DELECTA
21/06/08 : KWAK @ SOME PRIVATE WEDDING PARTY
28/06/08 : KWAK & CRIS PROLIFIC @ LE TAVERNIER
JULY 2008 : KWAK IS OFF MIX ... HOLIDAYS IN THE SUN
01/08/08 : KWAK @ APERO ST JOB
16/08/08 : ORIGINAL STRICTLY NICENESS LINE UP @ CBS
13/09/08 : STRICTLY NICENESS @ LA BODEGA (RESIDENT NIGHT)
11/10/08 : STRICTLY NICENESS @ LA BODEGA FEAT. ZULU NATION KING DJ DEFI J
08/11/08 : STRICTLY NICENESS @ LA BODEGA (RESIDENT NIGHT)
13/12/08 : STRICTLY NICENESS @ LA BODEGA FEAT. MAD MATS (SWE/RAW FUSION RECORDS)
10/01/09 : STRICTLY NICENESS @ LA BODEGA (RESIDENT NIGHT)
14/02/09 : STRICTLY NICENESS @ LA BODEGA FEAT. DJ LEFTO (STUBRU/DE HOP)
14/03/09 : STRICTLY NICENESS @ LA BODEGA (RESIDENT NIGHT)
11/04/09 : STRICTLY NICENESS @ LA BODEGA (SPECIAL GUEST TBC)
09/05/09 : STRICTLY NICENESS @ LA BODEGA (RESIDENT NIGHT)
13/06/09 : STRICTLY NICENESS @ LA BODEGA (SPECIALGUEST TBC)
31/21/24 : STRICTLY NICENESS IN PARADISE
BACK TO NICENESS RADIOSHOW
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My Interests

musiques, histoire et politique, le rhum brun, litterature, bande dessinee, voyages, sport( Royal sporting Club d'Anderlecht : les Mauves for ever).
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I'd like to meet:

people that give me the opportunity to play my music and have fun... worldwide...

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DJ KWAK'S HIPS FITNESS MIX NOW AVAILABLE @ ON POINT.BE

EXPECT CLASSICS AND DISCOVERIES IN FUNK, SOUL, DISCO, BREAKS ...

+/ ORGONE : I get lifted (Ubiquity)
+/ SALSOUL ORCHESTRA : Take some time out for love (Salsoul)
+/ TROUBLE FUNK : drop the bomb (Sugarhill)
+/ ZAPP : More bounce to the ounce (Warner)
+/ AFRODISIAC SOUNDSYSTEM VS GRANDMASTER FLASH : the message (Afroheat4)
+/ CHAKA KHAN : Some love (Warner)
+/ LAMONT DOZIER : Going back to my roots (Warner)
+/ CANDIDO : danciní and pranciní (Salsoul)
+/ FATBACK : Disco bass (Spring)
+/ SKYY : Hereís to you (Salsoul)
+/ RUSS GABRIEL : the crossing (Soul on wax)
+/ HERBIE HANCOCK : tell everybody (CBS)
+/ CAMEO : I just want to be (Casablanca)
+/ VALIQUE : Taking your seat (Freestyle)
+/ WAR : Good good feeling (MCA)
+/ THE INMATES : bread and water ( Our label)
+/ LACK OF AFRO : Wait a minute Kraak & Smaak Remix (Freestyle)
+/ MAKOSSA AND MEGABLAST feat. Capitol A : Like a rocket (G Stone)

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By strictlyniceness at 2007-07-23

BRW

Music:


Bands : Agnostic Front, Wes Montgomery, Femi Kuti, Beny More, Nostalgia 77, Lyn Collins, Marva Whitney, Queens of the Stone Age, Motorhead, The Pixies, Bob Marley, The Mizell Brothers, Sharon Jones and The DapKings, Nina Simone, Mos Def, James Brown (R.I.P), Bad Brains, Ann Peebles, KRS One, Stevie Wonder, K Bonus, Hector Lavoe, Marvin Gaye, The Clash, Aloe Blacc, Lack of Afro, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tito Puente, Carnivore, Max Romeo, Quincy Jones, Bo Diddley, MFDoom, Nas, Sam Cooke, Brel, Cypress Hill, John Coltrane, Charles Mingus, Gil Scott Heron, Funkadelic/Parliament, EPMD, Original Uman, Curtis Mayfield, The Skatalites, Rollins Band, Erykah Badu, Creative Source, Gerardo Frisina, Bembe Segue, David Bowie, Ray Baretto, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Jill Scott, Public Enemy, The Temptations, Noir Desir, Iggy Pop, Pitcho, Miles Davis, The Cramps, GangStarr, The Pharcyde, Mc Coy Tyner, Dennis Brown, Earth Wind and Fire, Kool and The Gang, Toto Bissainthe, Zapp, Ultramagnetic Mc's, Sly and The family Stone, The O'Jays, Prince, The Rolling Stones, Jeru The Damaja, Sick Of It All, Renaud, DITC, Minnie Ripperton, Cal Tjader, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Dr John, The Meters, Trust, Wu Tan Clan, The Isley Brothers, Weather Report, Billie Holiday, De La Soul, Willie Bobo, Cassandra Wilson, Lee Scratch Perry, The Invizible Skratch Picklez, Serge Gainsbourg, Audio 2, X Clan, Run DMC, Shuggie Otis, Bo Diddley, Pete Rock, Horace Silver, Marlena Shaw, Ennio Morricone, Nino Rotta, IAM, Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers, Akrobatik, Starflam, Dorothy Ashby, The Mohawks, Cro-Mags, Osunlade, Ohmega Watts, Chaka Khan, Mateo & Matos, Snoop Dog, Masters At Work, Alice Russell, Culture, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, La Rumeur, Black Flag, Jay Z, Brassens, NTM, AC/DC, War, Jimmy "The Cat" Smith, Sizzla, A Tribe Called Quest, Madlib, Sly and Robbie, Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra, De Puta Madre, Mr Lif, Herbie Hancock, Tha Alkaholics, The Beastie Boys, Otis Redding, Booba, Fishbone, The Roots, Charles Aznavour, Breakestra, Son of Bazerk, Joe Jackson, Dilated People, The X-ecutionners, Black Flag, Outkast, Toots and the Maytals, D'Angelo, Placebo, Burning Spear, Femi Kuti, Gil Evans, Jimi Hendrix, Eric B and Rakim, The Rebirth, Redman, Poets of Rhythm, Alton Ellis, Ray Charles, The Lootpack, Dilated People, Milt Jackson, The World Famous Beat Junkies, Alice Coltrane, Grant Green, Al Green, Brother Jackie McDuff, Common Sense, Moodyman, Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, Peter Tosh, McCoy Tyner, Bill Withers, Black Star, Jane's Addiction, Manu Dibango, Michael Jackson, Brand Nubian, Marc Moulin, Sade, The Police, Isaac Hayes, The Smiths, The Dead Kennedys, Kanye West, The Ethiopians, Don Drummond, Spiritual South, Dj Shadow, The Bamboos, Dj Krush, The Beatnuts, Non-Phixion, Erikah Badu, J-Live, Slayer, Anthony B, Kyuss, Quantic Soul Orchestra, Company Flow, Brad Meldhau, Billy Paul, Aretha Franklin, Ohio Players, Mandrill, The Jackson 5, Rage against the Machine, The Beginning of the End, Camille, Boukman Eksperyans, Wyclef Jean, The Fugees, Toots Thielemans, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Ken Boothe, The Sound Dimension, Jay Z, Lupe Fiasco, Abbey Lincoln, Sarah Vaughan, Al Green, Isaac Hayes, Lafayette AfroRock Band, Duke Ellington, Jackie Mitoo, Oxmo Puccino, et plus encore ...

Dj's : Dj Eleven, Bernard Dobbeleer, Benji B, Gilles Peterson, Onda Sonora, Quantic, Bass Culture, Dj Lefto, Kenny Dope, Keb Darge, Dynomite Dj's, Brekbit, Bass Driver, Raggamuffin Whiteman, Dj Grazzhoppa, Anthony aka Reggalize, Dj Reedoo, Papa Flow aka Snooba, K Bonus, Dj Mig One, Kid Creme, Murvin Jay, Demolisha Crew, Dj Smimooz, Carl Craig, L-Fetes, David Rodigan, Funky Bompa, Simon Le Saint, Paul Murphy, Dj Piiit et plus encore ...

Labels : Freestyle, Tru Thoughts, Soundway, Daptone, Unique ,White labels,Jazzman ,Stones Throw ,DefJux ,SoulJazz Records, AfroArt ,WEA, Atlantic, Afro Kats, Impulse, Columbia ,Strata East ,Congo Natty, Sure Shot, BBE, Counterflow, Capitol, Nuff Rope, Social Beats, Chess Records, Motown,Stax, Planet V, PeaceFrog, Casablanca, Josie, Truth & Soul, SoulFire, Blue Note, Fresh, Rawkus, 9MM, Greensleeves, Timmion, Counterpoint, Ubiquity, DefJam, Luv & Haight, Kajmere, Fondle Them, EPIC, GOOD, Geffen, DefJam, ROC, Studio 1, Ninja Tune, King Jammy's, PayDay, Pressure Sounds, Yoruba,Far Out, Numero Group, , Delite, , Joe Gibbs, Crammed, Strategoism, Fiesta, Numero Group, Prestige, 7 Heads, Asphodel, Big Dada, Tommy Boy, Jazz Juice, A Gogo, MCA, Celluloid, Brownswood, Axiom, Curtom, Salsoul, Wall of Sound, et plus encore ...

Movies:

Apocalype now, Miller's Crossing, Wise Guys, Pour quelques dollars de plus, Usual Suspects, The Constant Gardener, L'Homme du train, Children Of Men, Les Valseuses, X Men, OSS 117, The Unforgiven, Kill Bill, Enter the 36 chamber, Once upon a time in the west, Once upon a time the revolution, Once upon a time in America, La vita e bella, Lord of War, Dirty Harry, Spike Lee, John Woo, Tsui Hark, Bird, Walter Hill, Round Midnight, Les Tontons Flingueurs, Scarface, Les Barbouzes, L'Emmerdeur, Le gout des Autres, Reservoir Dogs, Le Jeu de la mort, Tango, Tandem, Radio Days, Bullets over Broadway, L'aventure c'est l'aventure, Traci Lords, ...

Television:

the drug of the nation
is breeding ignorance
and feeding radiation
but I watch it from time to time

Books:

James Ellroy, Ahmadou Kourouma, Hugo Pratt, Sempe et Goscinny, Alan Moore, Gotlib, Art Spiegelmann, Tardi, Amin Maalouf, TC Boyle, Rainer Maria Rilke, Jacques Roumain, Rene Depestre, Franketienne, Frank Miller, Henry Miller, Asterix et Obelix, Joseph Kessel, Manu Larcenet, Tony Hillerman, Regis Loisel, Nick Hornsby, James Baldwin, Lyonel Trouillot, Paulo Coelho, Paul Auster, Guillaume Appolinaire, Arthur Rimbaud, Charles Baudelaire, Aaron mcGruder, Paco Ignacio Taibo II, Gary Victor, Louis Joos, John Fante, Alexandre Dumas Pere, John Le Carre, Montalban, Dany Laferriere, Tom Sharpe, Charlier/Giraud, Jules Verne, Chomski, ...

Papers & Magazines : Vibrations, Courrier International, Le Soir, Le Monde, Le Nouvelliste, Radikal (RIP), Newsweek, La Libre Belgique, Wax Poetics ...

Heroes:

Toussaint Louverture, Clint Eastwood, Lemmy Kilminster, Georges Clinton, Gandhi, Malcom X, Ma Femme, Rorschah from The Watchmen (Alan Moore), Bruce Lee, Nelson Mandela, Bob Marley, James Brown, Dj Alan Freed, Rosa Parks, Peter Pan, Chuck D, ... sans ordre particulier

My Blog

TERRIBLY SORRY ...

For the emptiness of my comments ... just wanted to post this ...
Posted by KWAK on Sat, 03 Nov 2007 12:05:00 PST

INTERVIEWS

New interviews (in french) are available for reading RIGHT HERE. Read stories about Sharon Jones, Ali Shaheed Muhammad from A Tribe Called Quest. Coming up next : Seun Kuti. Sun of Fela Anikulapo Kuti...
Posted by KWAK on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 03:35:00 PST

BACK TO NICENESS RADIOSHOW

Les Soirées STRICTLY NICENESS prennent l'antenne. A partir du samedi 8 septembre de 18 heures à 19heures (heure belge), 72 Soul (The Voice) et Dj Kwak (The hands) s'associent pour pour une émission h...
Posted by KWAK on Thu, 23 Aug 2007 08:51:00 PST

HIPS FITNESS MIX AVAILABLE @ ON - POINT.BE

Un nouveau mix est disponible en podcast sur le blog On Point .beA new mix is available on the blog On Point.beThanks / merci : Alex and J to the C for posting this ...Playlist : +/ ORGONE : I get li...
Posted by KWAK on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 07:42:00 PST

F****** SPAMMERS

Je ne souhaite pas recevoir de sacs à main, de sonneries gsm gratuites ou non, de liens vers des sites porno (me débrouille très bien tout seul, merci) donc, p*** de' spammers, passez votre chemin, vo...
Posted by KWAK on Mon, 21 May 2007 08:40:00 PST

KWAK@ AFTER HOURS NIGHT (ANTWERP)

Jouer à Anvers est toujours un plaisir. Un public ouvert d'esprit, un accueil exceptionnel, de beaux endroits, bref, un bonheur. Ce samedi, nous avons le plaisir d'être invités par les « Belgian Mixta...
Posted by KWAK on Wed, 02 May 2007 05:03:00 PST

STRICTLY NICENESS LE 12 MAI

BECOME OUR FRIENDS ON THE STRICTLY NICENESS PAGE, THE NEXT EDITION IS TAKING PLACE @ THE BIBERIUM ON SATURDAY MAY THE 12 ... WITH L-FETES AS SPECIAL GUESTS ... IT'S GOING TO BE WILD, HOT, SWEATY, TO C...
Posted by KWAK on Sat, 28 Apr 2007 09:17:00 PST

STRICTLY NICENESS 'S PAGE ...

HERE
Posted by KWAK on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 04:25:00 PST

MIX TO DOWNLOAD

The Mise En Orbit Mix is available for download again ...Check it THEREPlaylist upon request .
Posted by KWAK on Sat, 03 Feb 2007 10:42:00 PST

STRICTLY NICENESS MARCH 17TH

We just found a place ... HIP HIP HOORAYSTRICTLY NICENESS will from no on take place at the BIBERIUM which is located 55 CANTERSTEEN, 1000 BRUSSELS ...ON SATURDAY MARCH 17th FROM 10PM ......
Posted by KWAK on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 10:01:00 PST