Karawane

05/11/2025

This weekend!

FRIDAY We're playing at JUICE - our sister club night - Hip hop, funk and disco in the Phoenix Cafe Findhorn. 4 deck set, with DJ Butterscotch on two of 'em! Come along!

SATURDAY Mark and Ali both on duties in the George Orwell Public House in Dundee, free entry, and always a great session in this place. Everyone from the staff to the folks who drop by are always sound. As Mark, the owner says, "good music comes first, Get the music right, the best team want to work there, and the right people want to come"

04/11/2025

ANNOUNCING!

The Karawane Festive Takeover is coming! A huge dance between crimbo and hogmany, that for many (and for us) is the highlight of the season. As we get closer, and with over 30% of tickets already gone, it's time to introduce you to some special guests!

Maren Amira is a boundary-pushing musician and composer, moving seamlessly between saxophone, Arabic and Turkish ney flutes, and electronic production, to blend jazz, Middle Eastern music, and cutting-edge club culture.

With a Master’s degree in Middle Eastern Music Performance at SOAS, and extended periods in Istanbul and Cairo,her international career spans stages across the UK and Europe. She founded and performed with projects such as the Mazaj Ensemble and Souk Bab Al Louk, and Dubarabi (with producer Spy from Cairo), which fuses Arabic melodies with dub and electronic sounds. With the EastWest Pacem Orchestra, she brings together Syrian artists with classical and experimental musicians to create powerful live experiences such as The Magic of Old Damascus and Memories of Old Damascus at the Essen Philharmonic.

You might have seen Maren on stage with us at Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival- an impromptu, unplanned performence that just...happened. We're SO glad Maren has come back to play with us again, because it elevated the sound and experience so much.

And on the mic...MC Einstein, hailing from Zimbabwe! If you have been to Kelburn festival, you'll have seen the breadth of Einstein's skills. One minute he is toasting the afro-latin sounds with his Samedia Shebeen family, and the next he is bubbling over dubplates with Hometown Promotion Sound System or Mighty Oak Sound. He brings a rich energy to the dancefloor and knows exactly when to lift it, and when to leave it- a rare skill!

Of course, we have incredible percussion with the Karawane Drums (Carol Scorer, Jimmy Djembe, Mya, Nat and more!) and ourselves on the decks all night backdropping the whole thang.

Do not miss!

Tickets 👉👉 https://eden-court.co.uk/event/karawane-takeover-festive-house-party-session

15/10/2025

Its been a whole year since our sold-out 2024 gig at and its high time we headed back to Fife!

Come along to this amazing wee spot at in St Monans, and experience a unique night of dancing amidst the kegs and record boxes, while sampling some of the best beers and wines around.

It's going to be a lovely night in a dark time of year, so come and share it with us!

Tickets up now via futtle.com/events

11/09/2025

Some new dates coming up! Barcelona and Berlin.

*Sunday 14th* Ali will be alongside a live band and DJ Metralleta with the best of salsa and latin vibes in the world-famous La Paloma!

*Friday 19th* We're in the beautiful Ocaña Barcelona in the heart of Pl. Reial!

*Sunday 21st* Late night session in Absenta del Raval

*Friday 26th* We're in Berlin! Reggae to afrobeat session at our fave place in the city- YAAM Berlin

04/09/2025

Mark, Edinburgh, 2000 ish. Old amps from richer sounds, dad's cast off speakers, weird mixer and crack-house curtains.

30/08/2025

JUICE time! Entering the final week before our next dance, and gearing up to drop into some jazzy uptempo hip hop, deep funk and soul-soaked disco at the The Tooth & Claw, Inverness.

Not sure if we'll manage another this year, so if you need some of this music in your life, then best round up the troops!

Saturday 6th September
9pm to 1am
early birds sold out, and 10 generals left.

Come get some JUICE!

TICKETS 👉👉👉 buytickets.at/karawane

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18/08/2025

Club season has returned and JUICE is back!

No frills, no gimmicks, just solid good music from our resident DJs!

Expect good-times block-party hip hop on the jazzy side, from old school to new, blended expertly with deep funk and uptempo soul and digging into jazzy soulful disco as the night grows.

Limited Capacity in this intimate venue, so grab an early bird and come get some JUICE!

Event page for updates: https://fb.me/e/3rfyQbL4i
Tickets: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/karawane/1824893

13/08/2025

Last Call!

This is our last under Canvas session at Eden Court Theatre and Cinemathis summer, and we would love for you to join us one more time!

! It has been a GREAT summer at under Canvas with guest percussionists and guest DJs joining us from Guatemala, Colombia & Istanbul to share their music and culture with YOU!

This Saturday, Mark and Ali both in session, alongside guest percussion with Jimmy Djembe, and we'll go out in fine style!

Tickets are via Eden Court here 👉 https://eden-court.co.uk/event/karawane-and-friends

There is an afterparty at Soundbar & Kitchen from 1030 until late, so we have you covered the whole night long.

29/07/2025

Next up! Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival and UNDER CANVAS!

Thursday- At the Burke n Hair stage from 7pm to close, with World of Twist Djs (Glasgow), Kenny Bongos, Carol Congas, Kirsty on Percussion, Conor, Mya & Nat on djembe, Gillian from the Cuban Passion dancers, Butterscotch on the Mic, and....what more do you need?!

Friday- We will be closing the Burke n Hair stage with a heavyweight set from 10-1230pm!

Saturday- Catch us at at Eden Court Theatre and Cinema from 630-10pm with Mark and Ali both present and correct.

See you this weekend!

p.s. Only ONE last Under Canvas Session to come on 16.8, so if you haven't been yet....

23/07/2025

We are joined for this next Under Canvas by special guest Pasosprohibidos!

A Guatemalan-Mexican selector on a mission to expand Latin American sounds into Glasgow’s music scene.

Co-founder of .uk a Glasgow-based space for Latin American art & artists to showcase to the world, he serves up a generous helping of cumbia, merengue, and quebradita.

It doesn't matter if you understand the lyrics, because his selections are all about rhythms that make you move!

Join us at this Saturday and move your body to some new sounds!

21/07/2025

Cracking nights at a sold out in the rain and then a lovely afters at . Massive thanks to the venue staff and to
And Kenny MF Bongos for the drumming!

Loved the dancers just embracing the rain and eschewing the cover of canvas for the sheltering sky instead. Beautiful.

And we have been receiving some lovely comments of late about what our wee thing means to you and we cant tell you how much we appreciate it in times such as these. Really, from the bottom of our hearts, thank you for continuing to show up and share in this experience.

See you for more next week with DJ .s joining us on Saturday!!

14/07/2025

Hey , posting here as we've received several messages about Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival this year! Here are answers to your questions!

"Are you playing this year? We don't see you on the poster "

Yes we are playing! We've actually never been on the poster but we're definitely around :-). This year we are on the Burke n Hair Stage on Thursday from 7pm til close and the poster is below. We'll also play a set on Friday night to close the same stage. Saturday 2nd we'll be off-site playing Under Canvas at Eden Court Theatre and Cinema.

"what happened to Mother's Ruin?" "Is it gone forever?"

We just saw on the official page that it will be a karaoke this year, and we're afraid we only know as much as you do. However, there will also be DJs down at the Seedlings stage late night too, such as The Dannsa crew.

We don't know more than this, but you can stay up to date on the Bella official page or the official fans group too,

If you're Bella-bound, we shall see you all at the Burke & Hair stage on Thursday and Friday night, for some serious shenanigans, and we can't wait to dance with you all there again!