The legendary KENNY DOPE at SOUL OF SYDNEY OPEN AIR | Sun Feb 28 2027

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KENNY DOPE SOUL OF SYDNEY

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SOUL OF SYDNEY OPEN AIR FEAT. NEW YORK DJ & PRODUCER ICON

★ KENNY DOPE (MASTERS AT WORK / NYC )

An afternoon of FEEL-GOOD FUNK, SOUL, DISCO, HIP HOP, HOUSE & beyond.

DJ support from: SOUL OF SYDNEY DJs & friends + PHIL TOKE

2:00 PM | Sunday, February 28, 2027 | Greenwood Hotel Courtyard
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Join us for a very special SOUL OF SYDNEY afternoon as we welcome one of our biggest musical inspirations, New York DJ, producer and remixer KENNY DOPE of MASTERS AT WORK

This one is a little different for us, but it’s something we’ve wanted to make happen for a long time.

Kenny has been part of our music story for years, and we’ve had the pleasure of seeing him play before. We wanted to create an open-air afternoon, surrounded by familiar faces, our tribe and like-minded music heads. A rare chance to catch one of the world’s legendary DJs and producers in an open-air setting, with the freedom to play whatever he’s feeling from HIP HOP TO HOUSE, FUNK, SOUL, DISCO & everything in between.

ABOUT KENNY DOPE

Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Kenny “Dope” Gonzalez has been digging, collecting, producing and DJing since the 1980s.

He is one half of the legendary production and DJ partnership Masters At Work, who helped shape a sound that brought together house, disco, Latin, jazz, soul influences, creating a musical language that continues to influence dancefloors around the world.

Away from Masters At Work, Kenny’s catalogue stretches across decades and countless musical worlds. He’s also known for The Bucketheads, including the classic The Bomb! (These Sounds Fall Into My Mind), as well as his work through Dope Wax, Nuyorican Soul, Kay-Dee Records, his legendary edits and his much-loved DJ mixes celebrating hip hop, disco, boogie and underground dance music.
DANCE IN THE KEY OF LIFE.

Come spend an afternoon with us as we celebrate the music, the people and the memories that keep us dancing.

An open-air dancefloor in the Greenwood Hotel courtyard.

COPA ON THE ROCKS – ANDREW BUKENYA BRINGS THE PIANO BAR TO SYDNEY FRINGE

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Some people you meet through music just keep popping up in different corners of Sydney’s creative scene. Andrew Bukenya is one of those people. For more than 15 years, Andrew has been an integral part of the SOUL OF SYDNEY family, hosting our SUNDAY SANCTUARY sessions and bringing his energy, musicianship and love of music to so many of our events.

Away from the house scene, Andrew is also a phenomenal singer, artist, performer and storyteller & he’s now bringing another side of his musical world to the Sydney Fringe Festival with COPA ON THE ROCKS.

Think old-school New York supper club, piano bar and cabaret, reimagined in a heritage space in The Rocks. Inspired by the legendary Copacabana, the show pays homage to the golden era of New York supper clubs, with the music, glamour and characters of an era that gave us everyone from Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr. to The Supremes and Stevie Wonder.

Part piano bar, part cabaret, part singalong and 100% Andrew.

Expect live music, stories, personality, food, drinks and an intimate atmosphere where you’re not just watching the show — you’re part of it.

We highly recommend checking this one out and supporting our good friend Andrew as he steps away from the dancefloor and into the cabaret spotlight.

COPA ON THE ROCKS

📍 Fringe Hub, 6–8 Atherden Street, The Rocks
🎭 Sydney Fringe Festival
📅 Running until October 11, 2026
🗓 Wednesday–Sunday, 7.30pm

🎟️ Bookings & info:
Copa On The Rocks — Sydney Fringe

Follow Andrew:
@abpresents on Instagram
Andrew Bukenya Presents on Facebook

CLASSIC MIX: DJ MK-1 – Malika (2013) | Funk Hip Hop

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SOUL OF SYDNEY Archives #448: MK-1 Presents Malika (2013)

A sonic story told through music, from one of our favourite local selectors, DJ MK-1.

Some mixes are simply collections of tracks. Others tell a story. MK-1 Presents Malika (2013) is one of those mixes. This classic mixtape captures Sydney crate digger, DJ and producer MK-1 doing what he does best: digging deep, connecting the dots and taking you somewhere unexpected through hip hop, funk, soul and deep goodness like only he can. MK-1 has been educating dancefloors since the early ’90s. He was one of the first DJs we went out and listened to back in the day, already making his mark across Sydney’s bars, clubs and block parties.

Over the years, we’ve caught him everywhere from Caterpillar Club and Dean & Nancy’s to the many Sydney venues where good music and serious selectors have found a home, he has also been on of the first DJ’s to help guide us going gigs and events over the years & a regaure crowd favoritre at SOUL OF SYDNEY/.

A proper crate digger, MK-1 has always had a knack for finding gems and connecting sounds that you might not expect to hear together. And that’s what makes revisiting an old mix like this so good.
Including music and samples from:

Soul II Soul • Steve Miller Band • KRS-One • MFSB • James Brown • John Pate • The Pointer Sisters • Dead Prez • Marlena Shaw • Erykah Badu • Prince • 1200 Techniques • Mirrah • Clara Hill & Georg Levin • Kool & The Gang • Musicians Making a Difference (MMAD) • Doris Day

And plenty more.

Hip Hop • Funk • Soul • Deep Grooves • Sydney Underground • Crate Digging • DJ Mix • Mixtape

Big love to our homey MK-1.

Follow MK-1 on Instagram:
www.instagram.com/zulumk1

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Promotional image for DJ MK1's Malika Mixtape (2013), featuring a man in sunglasses and a patterned shirt.