Germaican Gleaner: 2016

Saturday 31 December 2016

Worldbeat Club Mondial ♪♫♪ December 2016

Gosh, it was pooring down on December 11, 2016! But I was not stopping home because the night promised to be really nice at "Club Mondial" hosted by World Beat Bremen e. V., sponsored by Funkaus Europa and held at Mensa Academia courtesy of the Bremen University of Arts - Music Branch. Luckily, I found a parking spot right outside the venue and when I arrived the party was already in full swing!

Please check out the flyer for the DJ-listing. Here is a sound-sample from the Big Floor:

I do hope to see you at the next party on January 14, 2017 and to be able to take pictures of you again! For now: HAPPY NEW YEAR! :-)

As you all know, I will no longer be posting slide shows of my photos but will post a link to the respective album on my Facebook Photopage below where you can see all the photos even if you are not on Facebook:

To view the Facebook Album please click here.

Thanks to everyone who posed for my photos for being a great sport! Feel free to tag yourself in them on my Facebook Photography Page.

Appreciate my work? "Like" my Photography page here! Want your photo removed or have a query? Contact me on my Facebook Page , by e-mail "chrissienicely at aol dot com" or leave a comment below this blog. Thanks and see you soon! ♥

Monday 21 November 2016

Worldbeat Club Mondial ♪♫♪ November 2016

November 12, 2016 - It was time to warm up from the almost freezing cold outside at "Club Mondial" hosted by World Beat Bremen e. V., sponsored by Funkaus Europa and held at Mensa Academia courtesy of the Bremen University of Arts - Music Branch. When I arrived I was quite surprised to find a young man charging entrance fees sitting outside! I later learnt that he is a polar explorer (scientist)!

Please check out the flyer for the DJ-listing. The crowd was a mix of ages, nationalities and temperaments, a lot of whom didn't want to be photographed. I always do my best to not capture you if you don't want to be seen in the pictures.

Here are some sound-samples of the night:

The next event is on Saturday, December 10, 2016. I do hope to be able to take pictures of you there! If not - please say "hello - but no photos please!" :-)

As announced previously, I will no longer be posting slide shows of my photos but will post a link to the respective album on my Facebook Photopage below where you can see the photos even if you are not on Facebook:

To view the Facebook Album please click here.

Saturday 12 November 2016

Come Together

On November 5, 2016 I was asked to take some pictures at a "Come Together" organised by the Kenyan organisation CHAMA CHA UMOJA e. V. in Bremen at Schaulust, quite a large venue near the Main Station in the city centre.

Jimmy James

Chairlady of CHAMA CH UMOJA e. V.

DJ Ras Jamaika

When I arrived at the party I was greeted by a big cheer and met more people of the Kenyan community here in Bremen. They showed me around the place and offered me the food they had prepared. I had a very good time talking and taking pictures of the most sweet and kind people and some cool cats in suits. :-)

Maina - an active memeber of CHAMA CH UMOJA e. V.

Secretary of CHAMA CH UMOJA e. V.

Dan Safari, a local Kenyan artist was also present. Unfortunately, I had to miss his appearance as I had to leave before this segment of the night.

Dan Safari

Saturday 5 November 2016

Caribbean Night at Docks

Once again, the lovely Anna and Robby John of Cranic Production invited me to photograph their event this time in cooperation with Badda Badda called "Caribbean Night" on the famous Reeperbahn in Hamburg on October 29!

On the main floor the following three sound systems were playing some boom sounds and created a great atmosphere with many forwards and a massive that was ready to move! They were:

Junior Carl & Mr Brown of Pow Pow

Dial Tone Empire

Juggla of Talawah Sound & Robby of Cranic Productions

Pow Pow Movement (Cologne)
Talawah Sound (Hamburg/Jamaica)
Dial Tone Empire (London/Grenada)

On the 2nd floor Crucial Vibes Soundsystem (Hamburg) was dedicating the whole night to foundation vibes in a very relaxed setting though this room is wall to wall with the main hall. To be honest, I had trouble finding it at first because I could not believe that the sound would be so clear cut in such close proximity.

Crucial Vibes Sound

The giant lion head which was kindly provided by Club Docks was the center piece of the stage again and the lighting technician was orchestrating a brilliant light show throughout the night. If you know anything about photography, you will know that light is the most important factor and so I was happy to incorporate those effects in my photos.

Docks Prinzenbar Stage Decoration and Lights

Docks - Reeperbahn - Hamburg

Backstage there was food, cooked by the host himself, fruit and some home made rum drink for those who wanted to have a taste of something unique. Of course, I don't drink so I could not say if it was good or not. ;-) The food was delicious though!

As it was Halloween Night, you will see a couple of people with great make-up and in costumes.

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As announced previously, I will no longer be posting slide shows of my photos but will post a link to the respective album on my Facebook Photopage below where you can see the photos even if you are not on Facebook:

To view the Facebook Album please click here.

Thanks to everyone who posed for my photos for being a great sport! Feel free to tag yourself in them on my Facebook Photography Page. Appreciate my work? "Like" my Photography page here! Want your photo removed or have a query? Contact me on my Facebook Page, by e-mail "chrissienicely at aol dot com" or leave a comment below this blog. Thanks and see you soon! ♥

Thursday 27 October 2016

Heroe's Day • Mashujaa Day

October 22, 2016 a celebration of the Kenyan Mashujaa Day was to take place in Bremen. I met the celebrity DJ flying in from Dublin, Ireland with Bwana and Jimmy from Bremen at the Bremen Airport on the early evening to take a few pictures.

DJ SPAQZ

Bwana

Jimmy

Here is the flyer:

I arrived at the party quite late because of a prior engagement but when I entered, I saw that everyone was having a great time, enjoying DJ SPAQZ selection and dancing together. It was a wonderful, harmonious atmosphere. The proof, I think, is in the photos which you can find in the link below.

Monday 24 October 2016

Cali P at Moments

I was overjoyed to meet the wonderful Cali P again at Club Moments on Saturday, October 22. He is on tour right now and his voice was going, or at least it sounded a little less vibrant when we were talking.

Nevertheless, he was in good spirits and agreed to take some pictures with everyone and also - once again - for my cause Help Jamaica. Thank you for this, Cali P! I proceeded to take pictures around the club and had a chat with people awaiting Cali P's show. As I had another event to go to, I did not stick around long after he started his show but I will refer you to a review on IrieItes when it's out.

More Text and photos to come!

Saturday 8 October 2016

Worldbeat Club Mondial ♪♫♪ October 2016

It's my birthday! October 1, 2016 - I'm invited to take pictures at "Club Mondial" hosted by World Beat Bremen e. V., sponsored by Funkaus Europa and held at Mensa Academia courtesy of the Bremen University of Arts - Music Branch.

Apparently, there were several other parties on this long weekend when we celebrate the German Re-Unification on October 3, which explained why the venue was not full to the brim but it gave everyone ample space to dance to their hearts' content which the guests absolutely did.

Please check out the line-up in the flyer above for further info. The DJs were all in fine form and rocked both dancefloors. As usual at this event I noticed quite a few happy couples and I thought I would feature them today. I'm single but I am happy to see them enjoying each other and dancing together - expecially when Latin music is being played.

Thanks to everyone who posed for my photos for being a great sport! Feel free to tag yourself in them on my Facebook Photography Page. Please also visit the Worldbeat Facebook page here.

Appreciate my work? "Like" my Photography page here! Want your photo removed or have a query? Contact me on my Facebook Page , by e-mail "chrissienicely at aol dot com" or leave a comment below this blog. Thanks and see you soon!

Friday 8 July 2016

Worldbeat Club Mondial ♪♫♪ July 2016

In anticipation I made this GIF with photos from the last event.

July 2, 2016 - On this day the German football team entered the the quarter-finals of the European Championship in a game vs. Italy which was more riveting than any thriller I had ever seen. They had not won against Italy in 50 years in a larger tournament and played 1 : 1. They finally won 6 : 5 after 18 (!) penalties were shot. Right away I made my way into town to attend "Club Mondial" hosted by World Beat Bremen e. V., sponsored by Funkaus Europa and held at Mensa Academia courtesy of the Bremen University of Arts - Music Branch.

This was not an easy task as the town centre was blocked off for public viewing and the other route I then decided to take was also blocked by the masses celebrating the advancement of the German team into the semi-finals. I feel, I arrived at the right time as most other guests were also just arriving.

Flyer and Line-Up

As usual the DJs played a great music mix and had the crowd dancing on both floors. Here is a sample from the Club Floor:

As announced in my last blog, I will no longer be posting slide shows with my photos but will post a link to the respective album on my Facebook Photopage below where you can see the photos even if you are not on Facebook:

To view the Facebook Album please click here.

Thursday 12 May 2016

Worldbeat Club Mondial ♪♫♪ May 2016

Since I had to miss the second party of the year, I was happy to attend "Club Mondial" on May 7, 2016 hosted by World Beat Bremen e. V. sponsored by Funkaus Europa and held at Mensa Academia courtesy of the Bremen University of Arts - Music Branch.

As usual the DJs (the line-up is listed in the flyer above) played a great music mix and had the crowd dancing on both floors. Here is a sample from the Deep House specialist Biljana:

To my dismay I have now learnt that Picasa will no longer be supported by Google since they took it over and, therefore, I will not be putting my photos in a slide show until Google have refined their "animation"-widget or I think of another solution. Anyhow, Flash and all Flash-wigdets will be abandoned soon - as far as I know.

So it's time to move on from there... For the moment and until the above mentioned situation is resolved, I will be providing a link to my photos on my Facebook Photo page below where you can see the photos even if you are not on Facebook:

To view the Facebook Album please click here.

WELCOME!