The Couleur Café festival has announced nine new acts, including hip-hop and reggae master Biga*Ranx, Barcelona's superstar Bad Gyal and the "little prince of the kora" Sidiki Diabaté, for this year's edition.
The festival takes place from 28 to 30 June in Osseghem Park, at the foot of the Atomium. Couleur Café already secured the likes of Action Bronson, Tyla, Fatoumata Diawara, STIKSTOF, Tems and JPEGMAFIA, among many others, and has now released another nine acts.
On the first day of the festival, local rapper Swing will get the festival-goers in the mood with elements of pop, RnB, soul, rock, and even techno. Also on Friday, VHOOR will light up the Friday by mixing baile funk and Brazilian rhythms to the delight of Back Stage dancers.
On the same stage, Antwerp-born Bibi Seck will further amp up the party with sets blending classic house, garage and disco influences. Seck will be followed by Grenoble-based dub producer and globe-trotter, Sumac Dub, as well as one of Italy's most renowned dub collectives: Imperial Sound Army.
People attend the first day of the Couleur Cafe music festival in Brussels, Friday 23 June 2023. Credit: Belga / Hatim Kaghat
Saturday will be marked by Spanish singer, songwriter, DJ, and model Bad Gyal, who will kick off the summer vibes with her dancehall, trap, and reggaeton sounds. The Barcelona-born rising star is also playing on the same day as Jamaican dancehall star Busy Signal, with whom she collaborated on the song Santa Maria.
Completing Saturday’s line-up is Biga*Ranx, the pioneering producer of the reggae scene in France.
The vibe on Sunday will take a turn with UFO Collective presented by Unlisted Fanatic, a fusion of dub with Afro and Ethiopian jazz influences. In a different vein, Sidiki Diabaté – known as "the little prince of the kora" – will join the party showcasing the best of contemporary Malian music.
For those who cannot wait until the end of June, Couleur Café is also setting up shop with its third edition of CLUB on 23 March. Featuring afro house, amapiano, RnB, dancehall, hip hop, and rumba, ten DJs and live-acts will ignite the two rooms of BUDA BXL. Tickets are available here.
For the first time in Couleur Café's history, camping tickets were sold out four months away from the festival. All other tickets are still available on the website.
Line-up so far:
Friday 28/6: Tyla - MonoNeon - Disiz - Swing - Alpha Steppa & Awa Fall - Bibi Seck - VHOOR - Sumac Dub - Imperial Sound Army - ...
Saturday 29/6: Action Bronson - Bad Gyal - Odumodublvck - Biga Ranx - Iseo & Dodosound - Brihang - Busy Signal - Steel Pulse - Nubya Garcia - Tetra Hydro K - ...
Sunday 30/6: Tems - Fatoumata Diawara - Sidiki Diabaté - JPEGMafia - Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul - Nubiyan Twist - Romain Virgo - STIKSTOF - Unlisted Fanatic presents UFO Collective - ...
