EVENT: This Weekend – Salon 7 | DJ HEBENON (Birthday Jam) @ Lady Hampshire \ Free Entry

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If you’ve spent any time on the SOUL OF SYDNEY dancefloor over the years, chances are you’ve crossed paths with Marcus Khoudair aka DJ Hebenon.

A familiar face, freeform groover, music lover and one of those people who has always brought pure joy, connection and good energy to the dancefloor. He’s taken that love for music from the dancefloor to the decks, digging deep across house, disco, funk, soul, hip hop and beyond, and becoming one of our favourite local selectors along the way.

This weekend, our good mate and dancefloor homey is celebrating his birthday with SALON, an open-format music and creative gathering at Lady Hampshire in Camperdown.

Expect DJs, selectors and friends moving across genres, from Hip Hop to House and just about anything in between.

FREE ENTRY.

We’ll be down there in full party mode, dancing shoes on, helping one of SOUL OF SYDNEY’s favourite sons celebrate another trip around the sun. Come down, say hello and have a boogie.

Happy Birthday Marcus! ❤️

SALON x DJ HEBENON
Saturday | Lady Hampshire, Camperdown

FREE ENTRY



Check out some of music dope taste in music below:

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

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A person in a black leather jacket and white shirt posing energetically against a blue background, casting dramatic shadows.

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

LIsten on SOUNDCLOUD

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