Bad Fat hip hop and boiling jazz vibes!
The French have a great tradition when it comes to mixing cultures and revolutionizing the world. So it‘s no surprise that the French Brass and hip hop crew Bad Fat is inspired by the swing of New Orleans Jazz, the musical variety of Don Cherry and the raw energy and political force of Public Enemy […]
Young cool jazz talents from Berlin: Wanubalé
Wanubalé is a set of nine young and talented musicians from Berlin and Potsdam who take influences from modern electronic music, jazz, funk and dub, and turn them into an explosive mixture that leaves you no choice but to move! Their gigs burst with energy – no wonder with a four-headed brass section and two […]
New Underground Soundz
We start 2019 with introducing two amazing and totally unique World Beat-Dance-Crossover acts, both touring during summer season 2019 and beyond. So please feel free to get in touch! Animanz (Live/UK) Style: Exotica, Psyche, Jazz, Funk, Cumbia, Afro London-based Animanz and their Congolese singer Juanita Euka. The genre-smashing collective was formed in 2013 and has […]
Cool Collaboration: Diplomat of Sounds
We are always searching for great new sounds for the clubs and festivals we’re working with, and also, for fruitful new partnerships with people who share our love for music. So we’re particularly happy to collaborate with Diplomat of Sounds, a booking/artist/tour management/event agency from UK who also love to spread the vibe of new […]
New at bureau45: Freak Power
Remember the days when cool sounds were used for commercials that rather looked like MTV videos? Freak Power, formed in 1993 by Norman Cook and Ashley Slater, created one of the signature tunes of that era: Turn On, Tune in, Cope Out. The song hit no. 1 in the UK in 1995 when it appeared […]
10 out of 10: MF Robots!
We’re quite proud of our brand-new heavyweight roster entry Music for Robots a.k.a. MF Robots. The new project of Brand New Heavies founder Jan Kincaid and fellow singer Dawn Joseph has been formed in late 2016 and debuted in January with The Night is Calling. The single received a ten out of ten review in […]
bureau45 proudly presents: Reeps One
Two-time UK beatboxing champion, audiovisual artist, battle painter, and object of scientific curiosity – Reeps One is far more than you’d ever expect. Reeps One won the UK Beatboxing Championships in 2009 and 2010. His shows are bursting with his eclectic repertoire of music from deep house and rolling hip-hop through to Jungle and Jazz, […]
Da Cruz
Style: Worldbeat, Hip Hop, Dub, Baile Funk Brasilian global beat galore! Sao Paulo and Bern are literally worlds apart – but Da Cruz bridges both cities with an extremely danceble, urban mix of afrobeat, dub, baile funk, and hip hop. Singer Mariana Da Cruz was born and raised in Sao Paulo, s he […]
Swingrowers
Style: Electro Swing, Vintage Pop Swingrowers are a highly talented four-piece band from Palermo, Sicily (Italy). Since their debut in 2012, their sound has been steadily evolving from jazz to hip-hop, electronica to gypsy swing and dance music into a unique vintage-inspired pop. They have performed in many famous clubs , festivals and events all […]
Ayanna Witter-Johnson
Style: Jazz, Soul, Pop, World, Classic Singer-songwriter and cellist Ayanna is the definition of eclectic soul: her own compositions shift between classical music, jazz, alternative r&b, spoken word, world music, and pop. She played with the likes of The London Symphony Orchestra or Courtney Pine’s Afropeans or The Hip-Hop Shakespeare Company and is a frequent […]