Samedia Shebeen

27/12/2024

⏰ Countdown is on for NYE! Let's have a little flashback to last year's Tropical Soundclash at - we're looking forward to more full colour high energy vibes in a few days time 🙌 Tickets going quick! 🚨

21/12/2024

Happy Solstice to one and all 💫 In just 6 short months - all being well - we will meet to celebrate the height of summer on the beach. For now, we want to say a huge thanks to all who have danced with us this year. It's been a bumpy one at times, but finishing on a great high we feel. We will continue to strive to create fun, safe spaces filled with fresh global sounds for us to share and connect with. Have a great Xmas and maybe see you on NYE at the ▲ Samedia Hogmanay Tropical Soundclash ▲ Big Love to All ❤️

Pic by Jethro Collins from one of our many summer parties 🙏

21/12/2024

Happy Solstice to one and all 💫 In just 6 short months - all being well - we will meet to celebrate the height of summer on the beach. For now, we want to say a huge thanks to all who have danced with us this year. It's been a bumpy one at times, but finishing on a great high we feel. We will continue to strive to create fun, safe spaces filled with fresh global sounds for us to share and connect with. Have a great Xmas and maybe see you on NYE at La Belle for our party there. Big Love to All ❤️

Pic by Jethro Collins from one of our many summer parties 🙏

20/12/2024

Tickets are going quick for our ▲ Samedia Hogmanay Tropical Soundclash ▲ at La Belle Angele. Book soon for best prices and guaranteed good vibes in the dance this NYE brought to you by Samba Sene & Diwan 🇸🇳 DJ Rawzi256 🇺🇬 and your trusty Samedia DJs 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🥳❤🙏

18/12/2024

Introducing Samba Sene & Diwan - a diverse international collection of musicians, who share a global outlook and love of West African rhythms. Exuberant fusion of funky mbalax/Afrobeat grooves, with undercurrents of ska and reggae; original songs with impassioned vocals, infectious guitar licks and irresistible dance grooves.

Musician Samba Sene was born in Dakar, Senegal, and moved to Scotland in 2000, where he settled in Edinburgh. A charismatic singer, his style is strongly influenced by a wide range of music, from traditional to funk, rock and ska. His influences include former mentor Baaba Maal, Bob Marley, Van Morrison, Paul Simon, Alpha Blondy and Aswad. Original songs cover a range of subjects including love, equal rights and outright celebration. Uplifting and upbeat.

We're delighted to welcome Samba Sene & Diwan to Samedia for the first time at our Hogmanay Tropical Soundclash at La Belle! Tickets moving fast!

09/12/2024

A few hazy shots from a fantastic session with in the Shebeen on Saturday night - video incoming 🔥🔥🔥 Huge appreciation for all people who came to investigate and dance, to all crew and ._ for totally rocking the bar 🙏🙏🙏

07/12/2024

Set Times Tonight: 11-1am Samedia DJs >> 1am -2.30am DANIFOX >> 2.30am-3am Samedia DJs // Bar: 11pm - 2am Texyo b2b Gilbo

07/12/2024

Something to warm you up before Samedia Shebeen Presents DJ DANIFOX (Príncipe Discos - Lisbon) tonight > Danifox mix for Dekmantel ❤

is at the heart of Lisbon's underground and a driving force in batida, the sound of the city's Afro-diasporic underground. It's a heavy sound with rhythms influenced by kuduro, tarraxo and

05/12/2024

Samedia on Tour! Our jaunt to Bristol and Kendal is now an annual affair and we really enjoy checking in with our pals and having a good session while we're at it.... on 7th and 8th February we'll be teaming up with Ru Robinson, Roze Gold and North Fire Sound to host the following dances. Tell a pal, see you there!

Friday 7th Feb: Samedia Shebeen at The Jam Jar | Bristol
Saturday 8th Feb: Roze Gold Presents: Samedia Shebeen in Kendal

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02/12/2024

THIS SATURDAY we welcome back ._ & to run things in the bar for our dance with 🙌 Both as part of and individually they have been blazing a trail with their fresh blends of house, garage, grime, baile funk and beyond at parties across both Edinburgh and Glasgow including our Solstice beach party back in July💥

27/11/2024

Clock is ticking until we welcome to the Samedia booth. He represents both and out of Lisbon - a trailblazing label that has elevated the sound of kuduro music to high art. As our pal from says “Principe is one of the most exciting record labels on this planet! Batida rhythms, experimental basslines, hypnotic drum loops, and warm acoustic flutes and accordions. A sound that’s dark and deep but also playful and joyful—a twist and mash-up of kuduro like nothing else. 🌍🎶 Hearing Príncipe for the first time seizes your body and makes you want to dance uncontrollably.”

So we’re going into new territory at Samedia on the 7th December, delving into one of the most unique and delectable global sounds out there 👌

We invite your for the journey - full details and tickets here 👉 Samedia Shebeen Presents DJ DANIFOX (Príncipe Discos - Lisbon) 🙏

21/11/2024

Get to know DJ Danifox - our special guest from Lisbon 🇵🇹 on 7th December 🙏

Lisbon’s DJ Danifox brings a melodic, sometimes melancholic, touch to batida. Alongside a Recognise mix of unreleased solo tracks, he speaks to April Clare Welsh about the evolution of his sound

18/11/2024

TONIGHT! Samedia is on DJ support duties for the mighty at 🔥🔥 Doors from 7pm - band on at 8.30pm 🙏

13/11/2024

BRISTOL!! Our annual trip to join the don at the is upon us - Friday 7th Feb 2025 to be exact - 6 hours of our Samedia vibes incoming - tickets 🎟️ on sale now via Headfirst at https://hdfst.uk/e118877 🙌 We’ll be hitting Kendal the following night again, details incoming 🙏

10/11/2024

When asked our long time pal and collaborator .arts to make the poster for our upcoming date with we don’t know she was in his home city of Lisbon working 🇵🇹 So Andrianna was able to draw on the streets around her for inspiration for this great design 👌 We’re really excited to present this groundbreaking artist to Edinburgh to showcase their vibrant and percussive future kuduro sounds for you. on 7th December - tickets on sale now 🙏