The Reggae Recipe
19th Anniversary Bash-becue
15-16 June 2024
19 years of Reggae Resistance in Amsterdam!
Keeping up the good music in a sea of conformity and bad taste.
We're gonna kick it off on Saturday 15 June at the great Jamaica Lounge, the most authentic Jamaican bar in town, stocking the same stuff you could find in the best establishments of the Island.
From 20:00 to 3:00, free entry.
For those who wants it, there will be the possibility to dine in there as well. Otherwise, plenty of options on the same street.
On Sunday 16 June the now legendary Reggae Recipe Birthday Bash-becue at Café Checkpoint Charlie.
Jerk bbq on the (covered) terrace of Checkpoint Charlie, dj sets (with MC Champian at the mic), and a great selection of booze from the bar.
Bbq is upon reservation. In order to avoid food waste we will only make food based on the number of bookings.
So no extra meals will be sold on the Sunday.
The 3-course treat (starter, jerk meal with rice & peas, coleslaw and fried plantain, and a a dessert) is priced at €25,
payable through PayPal at info@reggaerecipe.nl.
Please specify if vegetarian or vegan.
Only 50 spots available for the bbq, so get yours quick!
Reservations close on Thursday 13 June (if not sold out earlier).
DJ LINE UP
MC Champian (Tighten Up Crew - London)
Héléa Louison (Reggay Under Cover - Paris)
Mr. Moodisc (Ska at De Stad - Utrecht)
Mr. Mule Train (Bluebeat & Ska - Amsterdam)
Miss Maggs (Amsterdam)
Flavio Bacardi (Reggae Recipe)
Rico de Wroker (Reggae Recipe)
Join the Resistance, and ENJOY!
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So it all started...
Sunday 19 June 2005: the official debut of Reggae Recipe and one of the nicest days of my life.
The first Reggae Recipe website was live since April and now we had our first party, in the now shut De Diepte, a rock club just behind Dam Square.
That day was a scorcher (literally!), and the Oosterparkfestival was also being held on that afternoon, featuring, among other world music acts, the recently formed Ska Cubano, on the axis London-Havana.
I remember cooking a lot of Caribbean finger food in the morning, then walking to the park (I lived in East Amsterdam back then) to meet up with my friends from the Amsterdam Scooter Club, present in full force for this event, and sharing my food and drinking beer with them under the baking sun.
Then into the tent for a stunning performance of this great combo, featuring members of The Trojans, Top Cats and experienced Cuban Musicians.
It was a delightful sweat bath!
Shortly after them, on a small side stage along one of the park's main paths, a very young band was having his second show ever. My then partner in crime Marco aka Charley Rhythm had already told me about this 'uptempo reggae' band on the bill. That name certainly meant something interesting, that's what I thought. Those fellas definitely had a clue...
And, yes! They definitely had. And their name was THE UPSESSIONS!
Fantastic own compositions in a distinctive early reggae style, with a touch of The Specials for good measure.
Marco was quick enough to immediately book them for September and since then they became the most featured act in our programming.
Time to go home, change clothes, pack the records and head for De Diepte.
The place was empty and we started with an empty room too, fearing a flop of our debut (it was a Sunday too, so not so much hope for the place to fill up later on). But eventually the place really got packed, and among the crowd we could spot the faces of a few people we gave the flyer to earlier in the day.
Then the party came to an end around 3:00 or 4:00, and it was time to pack our stuff, grab our payout (20 euro each!) and drink our last beer sitting down in Dam Square in that warm night, toasting to the start of something nice.
Which it definitely has become.
Flavio
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