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SUMMARY:ADE Opening Concert: KYBBA & Metropole Orkest + special guests
DTSTAMP:20260416T024759Z
DTSTART:20261021T163000Z
DESCRIPTION:This year\, we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Amsterdam 
	Dance Event.\nMarking 10 years of their collaboration\, the Metropole Orke
	st and Melkweg are\nonce again teaming up to host one of the opening conce
	rts. The orchestra\,\nconducted by Simon Dobson\, will be joined by vision
	ary producer\, artist\, and\ncultural architect Kybba.\n\nFrom the sun-dre
	nched region of Salento in Italy to the heart of global club\nculture in A
	msterdam\, Kybba has evolved into a boundary-pushing producer and\nartist 
	with deep roots in Jamaican and LATAM musical heritage.\n\nHis influence s
	tems mainly from the Basshall Movement\, the platform founded in\n2016 tha
	t grew into a global empire with Basshall Records\, Basshall TV\, and\nsol
	d-out events\, as well as a large online community centered around danceha
	ll\,\nafro\, and Caribbean music. By combining dancehall with bass influen
	ces\, Kybba\nscored international hits. ‘Colombian’ and ‘Pon Di Ting’ put 
	him on the map\,\nwhile ‘Ba Ba Bad’ (2024)\, featuring legendary Sean Paul
	 and dancehall icon Busy\nSignal\, further strengthened his global breakth
	rough. His debut mixtape ‘How You\nBad Suh’ (2025)\, marked a defining mom
	ent in his career\, featuring\ncollaborations with artists including Barri
	ngton Levy\, Bounty Killer\, and\nKalash.\n\nAfter a successful tour acros
	s iconic cities in North America and Europe\, and\nthe launch of his own t
	wo-day festival\, Kybba now joins forces with the\nMetropole Orkest for a 
	special tribute to the Basshall sound\, reaffirming that\nmusic is the ult
	imate universal language.
URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/ade-opening-concert-kybba-and-metropole
	-orkest-special-guests
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LOCATION:Melkweg - Lijnbaansgracht 234A\, 1017 PH Amsterdam
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CATEGORIES:amsterdam-centrum,concert,dancehall,leidseplein,live,orchestra
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><span>This year, we celebrate the 30th anni
	versary of the Amsterdam Dance Event. Marking 10 years of their collaborat
	ion, the Metropole Orkest and Melkweg are once again teaming up to host on
	e of the opening concerts. The orchestra, conducted by Simon Dobson, will 
	be joined by visionary producer, artist, and cultural architect Kybba.</sp
	an></p><p><span>From the sun-drenched region of Salento in Italy to the he
	art of global club culture in Amsterdam, Kybba has evolved into a boundary
	-pushing producer and artist with deep roots in Jamaican and LATAM musical
	 heritage.</span></p><p><span>His influence stems mainly from the Basshall
	 Movement, the platform founded in 2016 that grew into a global empire wit
	h Basshall Records, Basshall TV, and sold-out events, as well as a large o
	nline community centered around dancehall, afro, and Caribbean music. By c
	ombining dancehall with bass influences, Kybba scored international hits. 
	‘Colombian’ and ‘Pon Di Ting’ put him on the map, while ‘Ba Ba Bad’ (2024)
	, featuring legendary Sean Paul and dancehall icon Busy Signal, further st
	rengthened his global breakthrough. His debut mixtape ‘How You Bad Suh’ (2
	025), marked a defining moment in his career, featuring collaborations wit
	h artists including Barrington Levy, Bounty Killer, and Kalash.</span></p>
	<p><span>After a successful tour across iconic cities in North America and
	 Europe, and the launch of his own two-day festival, Kybba now joins force
	s with the Metropole Orkest for a special tribute to the Basshall sound, r
	eaffirming that music is the ultimate universal language.</span></p>
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