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           Germany's biggest afro-diasporic dance and culture festival CDC Festival  is coming back to Berlin at Gemeinschaftshaus Gropiusstadt from April 29th until May 3rd for its second edition; presenting once more its groundbreaking double soul : Culture Dance Camp & Culture Dance Clash. CDC Festival is offering not only a space for multiple dance styles but also several activities that combine art, cultures and entertainment. This edition's special surprise is "From Den Till Now", an original dance theatre concept which will be presented for the first time in Europe during CDC Festival. The play was created in Kingston, Jamaica by Dance Xpressionz with the direction of Orville Hall and tells the development of dancehall culture from the pre-mento era to the current sounds of the island through the movement, music and words. "From Den Till Now" started in 2007 and no...

People in Germany !  Yesterday the biggest event of Afro-diasporic street dance culture in Germany has started ; and it will go on until the 2nd of June, in  Gemeinschaftshaus Gropiusstadt in Berlin.  Tonight, actually in about 40 minutes, there will be a CDC conference with the professor Donne P. Hope who is back at CDC for the second time. Donna is a professor at the university of the west Indies (Kingston, JAM) found of the dancehall archive and  research initiative and author of many publications which can be considered milestones in the field.  From the instagram stories on the CDC account feels like the event is an amazing thing, and I hope next year RQL will be able to join the event physically, but in the meanwhile we will enjoy it from here.

Hello people !  Have you ever heard of CDC Festival ? You are in the right place to discover about it ;).  CDC festival is the biggest event of Afro-diasporic street dance culture in Germany ; the event will take place quite soon (so ya better hurry up in registering yourself)  in  Gemeinschaftshaus Gropiusstadt in Berlin, from the 29th till the 2nd of June.  CDC Festival, is a concept originate from the merge of two successful dance events: "top up dancehall camp" and "Cypher Dance  Championship" organised by Top Up production and M.I.K. Family.  Top Up production is a team of  six determined young women  whose mission is to spread the Jamaican  dancehall culture vibes.  M.I.K.   was founded as dance crew in Berlin in 2006, today they are much  more than “only” a dance crew. From social work, dance theatre, TV shows, modelling, DJ-ing to dance classes and organizing own events, the na...

And also the 7th edition of OverJam reggae festival had come to an end. For RQL it was our first experience in OverJam and in Slovenia ; and we left a piece of our heart there. The only word we can think of, when we want to describe OverJam is "Amazing" ; the organization was excellent. From the secutiry to the info point, all we found was kindness and expertise. The artists were the real top notch of reggae scene. The last day was blessed by a gorgeous wheather, the river has quickly become the place to stay to chill in every sense. Workshop, children's area, music and a wonderful and powerful university with Italee ; and Israel Voice (which we later saw) about the role of women in contemporary reggae music. The last overjam night was amazing, the main stage displayed Shanti Powa followed by Brain Holidays(band from Croatia which we had the chance to interview soon before their show... So stay tuned ;) and Italee (a strong woman, with great energy and an amazing a...

It was exactly one year ago in Loviisa, when we started daydreaming about covering Rototom Sunsplash as media. It has been a long year of working hard, brainstorming and promoting. But all our efforts have been rewarded by getting our accreditation. As an independent radio it has been a really exciting pursuit from such a big festival. So here we are, are you ready for a walk inside the biggest european reggae event with us ? Let’s begin with the media center, which is something you hardly ever see. It is just on the left of the main stage, very cozy and useful area for every professional working here.  But let's go on with our visit. The festival area is one of the most eclectic and sparkling you may imagine. Thematic areas, uplifting quotes and art everywhere, and delicious and spiced smells from the several ethnic restaurants. There are several stages displaying artists that go from old school roots to the most up-to-date Dance Hall, for ever...

#RQLRecomendation, every saturday and every wednesday we will recomend you a song that we personally like. The song we choosed for today is a great tune by Shaggy feturing Mohombi, Faydee & Costi. The song was realised in 2014 and was written by the Australian  Faydee and Romanian  artist Costi. The song is in Arabic, English and Spanish. "Habibi" means "my love" in Arabic language.