Kone in Cuba Café

at Cuba Café, Jauniela 15, Old Riga, LV
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Funk, Latino, Balkans, Jazz, Reggae, Afrobeat, Downtempo. Stay positive!

Creating an atmosphere

“Creating an atmosphere” is what DJ Kone famous for. “That’s my another side, I play “Bar sets”, as I call them, even more often then minimal ones. Music is not loud, sound system is good, people don’t notice it, but suddenly somebody start to dance, than others. Some DJs say I play lounge, but for me it’s more house. Just the mood is very subtle. If Electro is screaming, Nu’Jazz is talking, sometimes even whispering.” Light and uplifting DJ sets of Nu’Jazz, Funk, Balkan, Latino, Afrobeat are to catch in some of Riga’ clubs.

Quote from DJ Kone bio.

NOMINAL with DJ HENCHA, minimal/electro Tuesdays in Pulkvedis

at club Pulkvedis, Peldu 24/26, Riga, LV

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NOMINAL with DJ HENCHA
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Downstares:
this time with special guest, “our man in Luxemburg”,
DJ HENCHA (aka NeOn B.): techno/minimal/electro. Myspace, his Blog.
DJ Kone: nominal/minimal/maximal. Bio.

Upstares:
Mixmasters AG and Raitis with real hip-hop, reggae or funk on rotation.
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HENCHA

DJ Hencha

Got infected with electronic dance music in the late 80s/ early 90s, but those were the first “rave” parties by Kaspars Vanags that blew my mind away irreversibly. Also, DJs Janis Krauklis (the first proper DJ in USSR), Moro+Vitkus, AG+Raitis, UK Top 40, Radiodejas, ZB show, Latvian Beat movement, PTUCH magazine and some of my school-mates to blame 🙂 By 1996 I was already a regular visitor (and a fan) of the legendary thursdays (first regular e-music nights in Latvia) at a local students club “Panna”. DJs became my friends, my friends became DJs, so no wonder that I became a DJ, too – in 1996 I bought my first vinyl record – Eszid Mjuzik by Dash on Djax-up-beats (or was it Dan Curtin’s album?) – and a second-hand belt-drive soviet turntable Arija to start learning the alchemy of beat-matching and playing of records in general. The beginning was a usual one – playing in a bedroom (actually that was a living room) and some private house parties, then starting DJing in some more public parties and clubs eventually. In 1999 hooked up with a Latvian band Sirke, carrying out the function of a DJ/sampler for them. In 2000 I got my first DJing residency at Casablanca club. Other regular DJing spots included the legendary Pulkvedis (where I’m still playing time after time), Metro club, local festivals and Boogaloo crew’s parties in Lithuania. Since 2003 I’m living in Luxemburg, but still frequently DJing in Latvia. Apart from the Baltics and Luxemburg, I have performed in Finland (Jump Inn, Helsinki) and Germany (Golden Pudel Club, Haus73 and Washington Bar in Hamburg and Cafe Burger in Berlin). I’m also a co-founder of netcords.net netlabel and co-editor of Jaffa Magazine.
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1st Tuesday of the month: MINIPOWER with DJ’s IVARXX and DV5 (Uksus).
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If you’re into minimal, check FuckForFriendship and Kone’ charts.

Kone in Cuba Café

at Cuba Café, Jauniela 15, Old Riga, LV
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Funk, Latino, Balkans, Jazz, Reggae, Afrobeat, Downtempo. Stay positive!

Creating an atmosphere

“Creating an atmosphere” is what DJ Kone famous for. “That’s my another side, I play “Bar sets”, as I call them, even more often then minimal ones. Music is not loud, sound system is good, people don’t notice it, but suddenly somebody start to dance, than others. Some DJs say I play lounge, but for me it’s more house. Just the mood is very subtle. If Electro is screaming, Nu’Jazz is talking, sometimes even whispering.” Light and uplifting DJ sets of Nu’Jazz, Funk, Balkan, Latino, Afrobeat are to catch in some of Riga’ clubs.

Quote from DJ Kone bio.