An Afternoon of FEEL-GOOD FUNK, SOUL, DISCO, BOOGIE, GOSPEL AFRO-LATIN vibes & beyond.

Tickets from $20.00 + booking fee at EVENTBRITE HERE below:

Tickets & info HERE

An afternoon of feel-good FUNK, SOUL, DISCO BOOGIE & maybe a touch of HOUSE & GARAGE vibes.

Join us & DANCE IN THE KEY OF LIFE with our good mate, Kiwi Crate Digger, Producer, Radio-Host & Disco-edit don & DJ FRANK BOOKER doing it large behind the decks alongside SOUL OF SYDNEY DJ’s & friends as part of his Australian & NZ Tour.

Happening Sunday May 26 2024 from 2:00pm at a secret disco dancefloor (released to ticket holders the day before the event).

★ Music by

Kiwi Crate Digger, Producer & DJ FRANK BOOKER, plus Support from: SOUL OF SYDNEY DJ‘s & friends, GIAN ARPINO & PHIL TOKE.

Hosted by Sydney Emcee, Musician, Artists: SAM HUNTER

We are honoured to finally be able to host our good mate FRANK BOOKER at a special Sunday AFTERNOON DANCE session.

About FRANK BOOKER (NZ)
Frank Booker, the luminary of the New Zealand music scene, has etched his name in the annals of global DJ culture. With a style that seamlessly blends a myriad of genres, Booker’s sets are a journey through the rich tapestry of sound, weaving together funk, soul, disco, and house with finesse and artistry.

Hailing from the vibrant city of Auckland, Frank Booker emerged from the underground with an insatiable passion for music. His journey began as a vinyl enthusiast, crate-digging through record stores and soaking up the eclectic sounds that would later shape his signature sound. He has built a worldwide reputation for incredible edits and DJ sets. His releases have gained huge support from heavy-hitting Disco and Deep House DJs such as Horse Meat Disco, Todd Terje, Rahaan, Detroit Swindle, Session Victim, Red Greg, Jimpster, DJ Nature and many more.
As a DJ, Frank’s music spans a wide array of quality dance music: From deepest Disco, to 80’s boogie and quality modern house, as well as some super special re-edits all put together with a focus firmly on the dancers.

18+ Events | Strictly for the LOVE for our Soul Family, friends and party regulars.

LISTEN TO MORE FROM FRANK BOOKER | VIDEOS, MIXES & EDITS, RADIO SHOWS

Listen to some of his mixes, edited as a warm up of the kind of dancefloor heat we can expect:

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ABOUT SOUL OF SYDNEY FAM, BLOG, PODCAST & EVENTS

SOUL OF SYDNEY: is a grassroots collective of DJ’s DANCERS & ARTISTS bonded by a love of FUNK’ & ‘SOUL MUSIC.

Originally launched in 2009 as a blog, it wasn’t long before the collective took a chance on a sunny Sunday afternoon to throw a one-off secret invite-only Sunday afternoon picnic over 12 years ago.

Setting up turntables & a renegade sound system in a park in inner-west Sydney with a simple idea to bring FEEL-GOOD FUNK & SOUL music in an atmosphere where people had the freedom to express themselves, where dancers connected with DJ’s and DJ’s had the freedom to play anything they were feeling.

Inspiration – Taking a heavy dose of inspiration from Hip Hop, Disco and house scenes, seminal DJs, parties & club nights from the 1970s, 80’s such as; David Mancuso’s The Loft (NYC), Larry Levan’s and Paradise Garage, Kool Herc’s Block Parties, Ron Hardy, Grandmaster Flash, and Frankie Knuckles as well as encouragement from current esteemed music events such as New York’s ‘Body and Soul’, LA’s ‘The Do Over’ and UK’s Southport Weekender. 

SOUL OF SYDNEY family felt the importance of taking things back to the roots of those musical scenes with anything they put their name to. The distinctive character of dance-floor expression, crowd participation, and an inclusive party environment have seen the events really take on their own energy.

A delicate approach to getting down where DJs, Dancers & Musicians & music heads can meet on dance floors to connect through music & celebrate music’s uniting power. With positive party vibes encouraged, you can anticipate all kinds of the dance floor: Check out some of the videos below for an idea of how we get down HERE).

10 years has been us throwing parties in all kinds of interesting spaces including; parks, laneways, carparks, beaches, skate parks, galleries, rooftops, warehouses, courtyards & various venues spaces around town.

10+ years on their open musical ideas have not changed, focused on highlighting ‘feel-good’ funk vibes in all their splendor, you can expect DJs to dig deep in their crates and pull out all kinds of gems from Afro-Beat, Latin-Funk, New York Disco, Roller Boogie, to early Chicago House joints & beyond.

Drawing on their musical ROOTS and INSPIRATIONS, you can expect to hear everything from the sounds of James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, Bob Marley, De La Soul, J Dilla, Stevie Wonder, Run DMC, Grandmaster Flash, Larry Levan, Frankie Knuckles blaring through the speakers, along with a heavy dose of rare hidden gems & classic joints intertwined for good measure.

Always moving forward with a smile the last few years have defiantly been a blessing for SOUL OF SYDNEY since that first picnic back in 2011. They have been asked to bring their own unique brand of FUNK party as part of a host of some of the largest well-established festivals, tours including Sydney Festival, Sydney Fringe Festival, Vivid, Soulfest, Parramatta Lanes, the African Film Festival, City 2 Surf, Sydney Ridges Festival, Norman Jay, Roy Ayers, Gilles Peterson just to name a few.

Check out mixes, videos, and party videos + more at

http://www.soundcloud.com/soulofsydney

SOUL OF SYDNEY: Doing it strictly for the LOVE | Dancing in the KEY OF LIFE | Feel-Good Funk & Old School Party Jams | Sydney’s Friendliest Dance-floor

LINKS //

• www.soulofsydney.org
• www.facebook.com/soulofsydney
• www.instagram.com/soulofsydney
• www.soundcloud.com/soulofsydney
• Official hashtag | #SoulofSydney

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