dj Kone @ Cuba Café

at Cuba Café, Jauniela 15, Old Riga, LV.

cuba cafe flyer

Funk, Latino, Balkans, Jazz, Reggae, Afrobeat, Downtempo. Stay positive!

Creating an atmosphere

“Creating an atmosphere” is what he’s famous for.
“That’s my another side, I play “Bar sets”, as I call them, even more often then minimal ones. Nice sound system, music is not loud, people don’t notice it, and suddenly somebody start to dance, others join. Other DJs say I play Lounge, but for me it’s more House. Just the mood is very subtle. Like talking, or even whispering. If sceraming, than in nice, fruity way.”
Eclectic light but uplifting DJ sets of Nu’Jazz, Funk, Balkan, Latino, Afrobeat are what he plays in Cuba Café (every Wednesday and some Fridays or Saturdays) and other selected Riga’ clubs.
Quote from dj Kone bio.

Kone at Cuba Café

at Cuba Café, Jauniela 15, Old Riga, LV.cuba cafe flyer

Funk, Latino, Balkans, Jazz, Reggae, Afrobeat, Downtempo. Stay positive!

Creating an atmosphere

“Creating an atmosphere” is what he’s famous for.
“That’s my another side, I play “Bar sets”, as I call them, even more often then minimal ones. Nice sound system, music is not loud, people don’t notice it, and suddenly somebody start to dance, others join. Other DJs say I play Lounge, but for me it’s more House. Just the mood is very subtle. Like talking, or even whispering. If sceraming, than in nice, fruity way.”
Eclectic light but uplifting DJ sets of Nu’Jazz, Funk, Balkan, Latino, Afrobeat are what he plays in Cuba Café (every Wednesday and some Fridays or Saturdays) and other selected Riga’ clubs.
Quote from dj Kone bio.

Kone 2008 AUGUST chart

——————– minimal / tech house ——————–

Daniel Steinberg – Uptown (Front Room)
Daniel Steinberg – Revival (Front Room)
Daniel is my discovered-this-month-hero. What i like about his production is fresh touch of humor, it’s still techno but with feeling of jazz and house. He chops accapellas like a child, in a dirty old-skool way, and thats so funky! Uptoun, with its techy female vocal seems to making funny cover version of famous reggae hit Uptown Top Ranking, again in a very different, cold yet humorous way. Revival feature French speaking vocal which I like a lot just because of the language. Check out Daniels other fine tracks: Viwa La Fiwa, Pay For Me.

Stimming – Una Pena (Diynamic)
This one feature vocal by chilean folklore-singer Violeta Parra. House meets minimal in a latin way. Deep and uplifting. Listen to other tracks on this very talented young artist profile.

Guido Schneider – Halo (Poker Flat)
I used to play this track with great success before digitally, and I had to get the vinyl. Not brand new, but its simple uplifting bass structure, spaced-out percussions and just positive atmosphere makes it a long living hit in my sets.

Beanfield feat. Bajka – Tides (Ripperton mix) (Compost)
Great remix of great song. Could electro sound be more atmospheric than this? I’d say no. Incredible.

Hugo – The Siren(Tuning Spork)
Italian power. We need some monster tracks too, and this is perfect example. Gonna bring more energy to the d-floor.

——————– nu jazz ——————–

The Bamboos feat. Megan Washington – King Of The Rodeo (Tru Thoughts)
Nice new track from Bamboos. Minimalistic funky breaks with hot vocal. Up up up.

Gerardo Frisina – The Latin Kick (Schema) 2xLP
Another old (2006) great album from Gerardo, the man who never dissapoint. And by the way, as I recently  discovered, he probably better known in Riga than in Italy. I had a conversation with an italian who was quite frustrated that I play so many Italian music he never heard of. Shut down your pop-radio, man! Nice that Schema Records do reissue their timeles catalogue. Cortante, Bite The Nite, Batucafro, Costo De Que E Bom, Hush, Senior Rico, Jazz Ally, The 7th Day, all these tracks are beautiful melt of jazz, latino, house, bossa and afro-beat. Very danceable and sophisticated stuff.

Nice Up! – Skankin In The Way Of Control (Nice Up!)
Second seven-inch from Nice Up in my collection. Very hot, sometimes screaming, female vocal over 118 bpm reggae grove. I like this type of reggae. Nice Up’ first release is still in my box too.

10 years of Baltic Bashment 10 Birthday Bash: Estonia-UK-Jamaica Reggae Connection. David Rodigan, Stone Love Rory, Bashment Sound.

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I’m happy to announce, the 10 YEARS anniversary of BASHMENT movemant in Estonia! BASHMENT.EE provide the true vibes of Jamaica scene and celebrates this with the legendary STONE LOVE sound system artists David Rodigan, Stone Love Rory. The best reggae sounds in a Baltic, at von Krahl, Rataskaevu 10, Sept 20, Saturday evening.
Don’t miss that show!

web: www.myspace.com/davidrodigan
www.imexpages.com/stonelove/rory_profile.htm
www.bashment.ee
www.r2.ee

Kone at Cuba Café

at Cuba Café, Jauniela 15, Old Riga, LV.cuba cafe flyer

Funk, Latino, Balkans, Jazz, Reggae, Afrobeat, Downtempo. Stay positive!

Creating an atmosphere
“Creating an atmosphere” is what he’s famous for. “That’s my another side, I play “Bar sets”, as I call them, even more often then minimal ones. Nice sound system, music is not loud, people don’t notice it, and suddenly somebody start to dance, others join. Other DJs say I play Lounge, but for me it’s more House. Just the mood is very subtle. Like talking, or even whispering. If sceraming, than in nice, fruity way.”Eclectic light but uplifting DJ sets of Nu’Jazz, Funk, Balkan, Latino, Afrobeat are what he plays in Cuba Café (every Wednesday and some Fridays or Saturdays) and other selected Riga’ clubs.
Quote from dj Kone bio.