Monique Bingham Live at Afrocentric Closing Party - Fri 3 May

Afrocentric closes another dance floor filled season with none other than the incredible Queen of soulful South African House Music – Monique Bingham. Join us on Friday 3rd May at Pure Sky Lounge, Hilton Hotel, as we take you all the way back to where Afrocentric first began. Our resident DJs GB and Cory Centric will be on support to provide an eclectic night full of South African House classics as well as the hits from today.

Doors open 8pm-3am. Free before 10pm and 50AED after. Strictly 21+. We strongly suggest booking your tables in advance. Call +971 58 508 0860 for more info.

ABOUT MONIQUE BINGHAM:
Monique Bingham has been responsible for some of the most poignant, soulful jazz-infused house music of the past 20 years.

Her career began with the acid jazz band Abstract Truth in 1995 at Francois K‘s legendary Axis studios. The first single, “Get Another Plan” received international critical acclaim and was picked up by Gilles Peterson for his UK imprint, Talkin Loud in ‘96. The follow up single “We Had a Thing”, written and performed by Monique is an indisputable soulful house classic with Matthias “Matty” Heilbronn’s infectious house remix and it’s inclusion on South African DJ Fresh’s 2000 House Flava compilation. Once injected into the veins of the underground, Ms. Bingham’s penchant for painstakingly crafted lyrics and left of center melodies caught the ears of some of the house scene’s most respected dj/producers like Kerri Chandler, Jellybean Benitez, Karizma and Todd Terry.

While the house scene remained largely underground in the US, Europe and Asia, the South African house scene exploded. Her 2012 collaboration “Take Me To My Love“ with Ralf Gum became a runaway crossover hit in the country. She was the first ever non-South African artist to perform live at the 12th annual Metro FM awards in 2013 for a television audience of over 10 million viewers. And her collaboration with one of the world’s greatest living jazz legends and human rights activist Hugh Masekela entitled “With her Hand” has made her a fixture on festival stages throughout Southern Africa ever since.

Monique’s 2 decade milestone in the recording industry was marked by the release of her first album: “Best of the Last/Anthology: 1995-2015” featuring 26 classic as well as new house tracks with grammy award winner Louie Vega, and South African house king and 2016 BET award winner Black Coffee. Their collaboration “Deep in the Bottom (of Africa)” has cemented her standing as part of the Mzansi music revolution.

ABOUT AFROCENTRIC:
With an unwavering commitment to bringing quality Afro House music to the UAE, Afrocentric provides a solid line-up of international and local DJs and performers to its monthly club night.

Started in the UAE by founders MonBelle of Those Guys Events and DJ Cory Centric, the Afrocentric movement has grown from strength to strength with events taking place in London, Los Angeles, Amsterdam and Kenya as well as monthly gigs in both Dubai and Abu Dhabi.

The international resident DJs help to shape the sound of these nights. With guest performances such as Zakes Bantwini, Bucie, Ralf Gum, Monique Bingham, Kususa, Godwana, Mobi Dixon, DJ Petite and Da Capo. Afrocentric offers a consistent mix of Deep, Afro House and Afro Beat with a mix of Latin, Dancehall and Kuduro sounds.

“We created a night that caters to a group of people who we felt were not being listened to. #Afrocentric is the positive promotion of African culture and we proudly celebrate this through music, video, dance and fashion. We encourage people from all walks of life, religions, creed and colour to get involved with this movement. We also want to provide a platform that allows homegrown DJs within this music genre to grow. Our mission is simple; Afro influenced music that is accessible to all dance music fans, no matter their background. Afrocentric is Music For The People.