SOUL OF SYDNEY STREET PARTY

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Sydney Festival Parramatta Opening Party 

Friday Jan 9 6-11pm

 FREE | KID FRIENDLY | OPEN AIR BBOY BREAKS | HIP HOP, SOUL, FUNK & POSITIVE PARTY VIBES  

 (United Lane off Macquarie ST, Parramatta)
Parramatta Opening Party

Feat. NYC Crate Digger, DJ & Radio Host

DJ $MALL CHANGE
(Nickle & Dime, New York)
+ SOUL OF SYDNEY DJS & FRIENDS.

MUSIC / FEEL-GOOD FUNK, OLD SCHOOL HIP HOP & BBOY BREAKS & BEYOND.

We are honored to be hosting three outdoor events as part of SYDNEY FESTIVAL 2015, 1 LANEWAY BLOCK PARTY and 2 Sunday Afternoon Parkside Picnics.

The first kicks off THIS FRIDAY as part of Parramatta Opening Party, DANCEKOOL and SOUL OF SYDNEY proudly preset the UNITED LANE BLOCK PARTY happening this Friday (Jan 9) as part of Sydney Festival’s PARRAMATTA OPENING PARTY.

A FREE, KID FRIENDLY STREET PARTY. An old school community street party inspired by  early HIP HOP Era, Street Dance & Culture.

Free Event – Kid Friendly Vibes – Neighborhood Laneway Block Party – Street Dance Showcases – Street Art Installation -

Live Bboy showcase / Street Art / Music / Kid Friendly Vibes / Soul Train / Limbo / Positive Party Vibes 

Address | United Lane (off Macquarie St) Parrmatta ( 2 mins from Parramatta train station)

Map HERE (at Google maps)
https://goo.gl/maps/5XmOy

TRANSPORT / 1 MIN WALK FROM PARRAMATTA STATION / INFO HERE

DJ Set Times /

6-7pm – DJ Ms Hennessey
7-8pm – DJ Naiki (World Famous Chief Rockers)
8-9pm – Phil Toke (Soul of Sydney, Spirit of House, Our House Sydney)
9pm – 11pm- DJ Small Change

Hosted by / MC Poppa Sam (Brooklyn NYC)

Street Art Installations /
Street Art panels installations by legendary Sydney MC and Street Artist, Mistery of Street University

Bboy Dance & Culture Showcases /
DANCEKOOL & friends and SOUL OF SYDNEY SOUL PATROL 

Facebook Event Link, Mixes and Updates Info / 
www.facebook.com/soulofsydneydjs

Links /
www.soulofsydney.org
www.mshennesyspeaks.com
www.dancekool.com.au
www.streetuni.net
www.sydneyfestival.com.au

MAP/ 

SOUL OF SYDNEY PICNIC -

FREE PARK JAM - at HYDE PARK FESTIVAL VILLAGE

free party vibes - kid friendly - 

Strictly for the LOVE | Afternoon Feel-Good Funk Vibes + Old School classic party jams & beyond.

Featuring: Live SOUL TRAIN | BBOY & DANCE | JUMP ROPE | POSITIVE PARTY VIBES | MILES OF SMILES

★★ Positive People | Dancing in the Key of Life ★★

JOIN facebook event for all updated info, set times and maps
HERE 
www.facebook.com/events/1587314478164960
 

SET TIMES (SUNDAY 11th)

12PM - SHIRENE D'silva (Soul of Sydney, Mama Feel-Good Funk Collective)
1pm - EDSEVEN (Lioness Presents)
2PM - MEEM (Back To Funk Radio - 2ser)
3PM - PHIL TOKE ((Soul of Sydney, Spirit of House, Our House Sydney)
4PM - GIAN ARPINO (Tan Crackers Soul Club)
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SET TIMES (SUNDAY 18th)

12PM - SHIRENE D'Silva (Soul of Sydney, Mama Feel-Good Funk Collective)
1pm - MEEM (Back To Funk Radio - 2ser)
2PM - DJ CMAN (Mama Feel-Good Funk Collective)
3PM - PHIL TOKE (Soul of Sydney, Spirit of House, Our House Sydney)
4PM - FRENZIE (Groove Therapy Radio - 2ser)

 

LISTEN / www.soundcloud.com/soulofsydney/sets/radio

SOUL OF SYDNEY LINKS:
www.soulofsydney.org/blockparty
www.facebook.com/soulofsydneyDJS
www.instagram.com/soulofsydney
www.soundcloud.com/soulofsydney
www.twitter.com/soulofsydney

MAP /

Check out videos, mix tapes and photos of previous events at www.soulofsydney.org/blockparty

About SOUL OF SYDNEY Collective 

SOUL OF SYDNEY: Launched as a collective in 2009 as a new-years resolution between FUNK and SOUL devotees who were disenchanted with the state of music in Sydney & knew they wanted to do something to help their scene grow.
They are a grassroots independent, artist run cooperative of DJ's, Musicians, Producers, Dancers & Designers bonded by a love of 'FUNK' and 'SOUL' based music in all its forms, a creative family working to promote and support the music they admire as well as the street culture around it in Sydney.
Inspired by recent trips to New York's ‘Body and Soul’, LA's ‘The Do Over’ as well as the musical ideals and legacy of some of the DJ's, Clubs and producers who laid the foundation for HIP HOP, DISCO & HOUSE they aimed to bring their own brand of feel-good party spirit to Sydney and to showcase the DJ and Dance talent of our city.

They have sought to encourage an atmosphere where DJ's, Record Collectors, B-boys & B-Girls, and Musicians meet away from the usual late night bar and club situation, something on a Sunday afternoon where dancers and DJ’s connect through music in a more relaxed and personal setting.
From humble beginnings in 2009 as a blog, they started to host a series of infamous Sunday afternoon block parties, picnics and events in various locations around Sydney by late 2011. Always keeping it fresh with a new secret location (released only to ticket holders), they have thrown parties in all kinds of interesting spaces including; public parks, car-parks, lane ways, rooftops, warehouse spaces, courtyards and fresh restaurant spaces around town and more recently Bondi Beach Skate Ramp for their reunion picnic 2014. 
ABOUT SOUL OF SYDNEY BLOCK PARTY

Back in 2011 SOUL OF SYDNEY collective took a chance purely as a couple of music heads on a sunny Sunday afternoon to throw a one off secret Sunday afternoon picnic. They set up turntables, and a small sound system in a park in the inner west Sydney with a simple idea to bring FEEL-GOOD FUNK & SOUL music in an environment where people had the freedom express themselves, where dancers connected with DJ’s and DJ’s had the freedom to play anything they were feeling. The idea was to try to bring something different for people who were too old for bars and clubs and way too young to give up on music in a unique kid friendly environment in park.
Inspired by the musical ideals of early DISCO, HIP HOP and HOUSE pioneers such as; David Mancuso's The Loft (NYC), Larry Levan's Paradise Garage, Kool Herc's Block Parties, Ron Hardy, Grandmaster Flash and Frankie Knuckles, they wanted to throwback to the roots of those scenes with an open music policy focused dance floor expression and a more inclusive environment.

Three years on those musical ethics have not changed, still very open you can expect to hear an everything from the likes of; James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin, Bob Marley, De La Soul, J Dilla, Stevie Wonder, Run DMC, Grandmaster Flash, Larry Levan, Frankie Knuckles just to name a few in a throw back to better days.

Musically you can expect DJ’s to cover some serious ground, from Afro-Beat, Funk, New York Disco, Roller Boogie jams to early Chicago House vibes, classic Hip Hop jams beyond. It is a rare situation where DJ's have the freedom to play more of the music that inspired them, their musical ROOTS and INSPIRATIONS which they wouldn't normally be able to play in usual bar and club sets. 

SOUL OF SYDNEY are also collaborating with a host of Sydney creatives to also showcase a various street culture elements around the music. They have been working to bring many unique aspects to the events, including live street art, individual designed clothing, live hair braiding, live dance showcases by the likes of SYDNEY STREET ART PROJECT, BILLY KID, EDEN STYLEZZ (Hair Braiding) just to name a few. 

SOUL OF SYDNEY WARM UP RADIO | Check out sounds from the DJ's playing on the day for an idea of the kind of vibes you can expect.
Listen to Soul of Sydney Radio ! 

LISTEN / www.soundcloud.com/soulofsydney/sets/radio

SOUL OF SYDNEY LINKS:
www.soulofsydney.org/blockparty
www.facebook.com/soulofsydney
www.instagram.com/soulofsydney
www.soundcloud.com/soulofsydney
www.twitter.com/soulofsydney

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