Dancehall Hot Again ♛ Caribbean Night on May 26, 2017

I was looking forward to this second "Caribbean Night" by Cranic Productions at Club Docks on the famous Reeperbahn in Hamburg this May and arrived at around 1 am on the night of 26th. So, I had time to chat with everyone before the party commenced fully to the sounds of the tried and tested Silly Walks Discotheque - a very nice selection of roots reggae - some of the tunes produced by the selector himself.

Digitek Intl. UK took over from Olli and continued the flow of good music, the hits of today in reggae and dancehall kept the massive dancing und until the early hours when King Pin of King Addies arrived and started his set with some oldies but goodies and took us along on a ride through the times of reggae history to the modern day dancehall to soca selections setting quite a fast pace always sprinkling in some dubplates along the way.

The sounds on the main stage were King Addies Music (Brooklyn/New York)
Olli of Silly Walks (Hamburg)
Digitek Intluk (Grenada/New York)

In the meantime, on the Reggae Floor Crucial B of Crucial Vibes Soundsystem (Hamburg) and DJ Ready Boxer (Barbados/Hamburg) were spinning the tunes and created some foundation vibes. At a later hour some soca tunes were heard there, something DJ Ready Boxer specialises in.

Digitek Intl UK took over the decks once again in the early morning and kept those dancing who never seem to tire. Even the host decided to shake a leg. The mood was great until the last minute of the dance.

Once again a huge big up to the crew at Docks for being great hosts and particularly the lighting technician for the wonderful illumination which makes for great pictures - if I may say so myself! And last but not least, a huge "Thank You for an evening to remember" to the lovely hosts of Cranic Productions, Anna and Robbie!

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Dancehall Hot Again ♛ Caribbean Night on May 6, 2017

May is a good month for reggae fans in Hamburg this year! "Caribbean Night" by Cranic Productions went down at Club Docks on the famous Reeperbahn in Hamburg on the 6th and will happen again on the 26th, giant lion head stage decoration and all!

The sounds were:

High Power Station (Berlin/Leipzig)
DJ Stumble (Hamburg)
Digitek Intl UK (Grenada/New York)

And Crucial Vibes Soundsystem run by Crucial B (Hamburg) with foundation vibes on the 2nd floor

Big up Docks and the lighting technician for the wonderful illumination which makes my job easy! You can view the photos on my Facebook Photopage even if you are not on Facebook by clicking  here.

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See you at the next Dancehall Hot Again-event Friday, May 26! I can't wait! ♥

Dancehall Hot Again ♛ Caribbean Night on February 2017

The 2017-series of "Caribbean Night" promoted by the lovely Anna and Robby John of Cranic Productions kicked off on February 4 and, of course, I had to photograph the event at Club Docks on the famous Reeperbahn in Hamburg!

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:

Fyah Princess (Berlin)
Running Irie Sound (Wuppertal)
Barney Millah (Berlin)

On the 2nd floor Crucial Vibes Soundsystem run by Crucial B (Hamburg) and Maikel the Operator (Hamburg) were chilling out with foundation vibes. Unfortunately, Dial Tone Empire (London/Grenada) couldn't make the evening because their flight was cancelled. So sorry but I'm sure they will be around another time.

Once again, the giant lion head stage decoration was illuminated by the lighting technician with his light show and provided a great backdrop for my photos!

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:

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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!

See you soon at the next Dancehall Hot Again-events on Saturday, May 6 and Friday, May 26! So excited! ♥

Dancehall Hot Again ~ Hamburg on June 6, 2015

DJ Maya from New York is in Hamburg! I was happy to be invited by the lovely host Robby John and Anna of Cranic Productions to be the photographer of the night and the event! In fact, I couldn't wait to get there!

What a beautiful night it was! When I arrived Crucial B was spinning some tunes. Sorry in advance for not having any photos to document this but you can take my word for it: It was nice. He was followed by Daddy Bantam from Berlin and Ini Man from Munich/Jamaica. I spent most of this time chatting with people and taking pictures here and there, catching some anthems with one ear... and enjoying meeting everyone I had not seen in quite a while listening to some personal stories and banter with the other ear.

Then it was time for the star of the night DJ Maya who had arrived in the morning fresh outta Brooklyn, New York! As anticipated she touched on different styles from reggae to dancehall to soca. She had the massive palancing through the dancehall as if we were in T&T!

Anyone would have thought that it would be hard to keep up with this vibe but if you have ever seen Massaya Sound you know that they would be up to the job! Their set was massayassive! When I left at around 5:30 am they were just coming to a close and Crucial B set up to play the last set for the morning.

As I left the club Dock's located right on the famous Reeperbahn known the world around for the night life and other amusement - mainly for men - the sun was shining and putting a golden shimmer on the houses and even on the littered streets. I drove home into the sunshine with a happy smile on my face...

Here is a link to this event on facebook. For all of you reading/viewing with iPhones or Androids please click/follow the link below to see the photos!

https://picasaweb.google.com/102895067673602587741/ReggaeNights127?authuser=0&feat=directlink

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Nuff love to all ♥ ♥ ♥