BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:24392@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:Ziongate DTSTAMP:20260630T230848Z DTSTART:20260725T215900Z DTEND:20260726T040000Z DESCRIPTION:Ziongate is a futuristic club night guided by electronic riddim s from the\nmotherland. In a world where people are overexposed to media\, politics\, and\nsocial pressure\, Ziongate creates an alternative future. A world where the\nconnection of the community rises above the individual . Zion is the last place\nwhere humans are truly free.\n\n\nLINE-UP\n\nQue DJ https://open.spotify.com/artist/6ZKszbUwWSNSc0VydBBAka?autoplay=true Q ue\nis a young and talented Gqom producer\, DJ and performer better known as the one\nhalf of the multi-award winning Gqom duo Distruction Boyz. He is a self-taught\nproducer born and raised in KwaMashu a township in Durba n\, South Africa. And as\na part of Distruction Boyz – renowned as the pio neers of the Gqom genre and\nhitmakers of their breakout single titled “Om unye” - his contribution to Gqom\nincludes working with artists such as DJ Maphorisa\, Babes Wodumo\, Busiswa\, Rude\nBoyz and DJ Tira.\nHaving coin ed the popular term “We Don’t Play The Same Gqom” which has inspired\nthe sound he plays & produces – Umkhunkulu. Umkhunkulu best described as a sub \ngenre of Gqom\, having hard core\, hypnotic\, heavy bass sounds. Lemon & Herb\nhttps://open.spotify.com/album/6uMofJiIVFis1U11zX9n8m?utm_medium=sh are&utm_source=linktree\nhttps://soundcloud.com/lemonnherb Lemon & Herb is a music production hub\ncomprising of Skhumbuzo Radebe and Don Sithole.\n Afrobeats\, Techy Sounds\, Futuristic melodies and lush soundscapes is wha t the\ngroup is about. Fusing South African rhythms with world club appeal ing nuances\nis a trademark in their sound.\n"Lemon & Herb" is what they d ub themselves to try and reflect a sense of ease\nand a nestling in a clev er musical space. Wes Lee\nhttps://soundcloud.com/listentowax/wes-lee-soun d-of-22 Wes Lee is the musical\nalter-ego of WaxFiend\, one of Europe’s mo st sought after and respected DJs.\nCombining music from genres like hip-h op\, danchehall\, Afrobeat\, house\, soul\, R&B\nand more\, his unique sou nd and impressive career spans opening arena shows for\nartists inlcuding Rihanna\, Young Thug\, Kaytranada\, SBTRKT\, Kehlani & Sean Paul\,\nalongs ide his residency at Encore\, Holland's biggest weekly club night.\nBehind the scenes\, he is an active driving force behind 2 of Holland’s most\nre spected platforms: Jamrock and Encore\, alongside programming shows and\nn ightlife events at Paradiso since 2020. Attuned to what’s next\, he is cur rently\ncurating a larger platform for South African electronic music in A msterdam\, with\nhis Tribes and Ziongate events bringing some of SA’s most prolific artist’s to\nAmsterdam already. Rebelle\n\nPlease familiarise yo urself with the House Rules\n[https://parallel.am/house-rules] prior to ar rival to help keep Parallel a safe\nspace where people feel free to be the ir entire selves. URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/ziongate-3 GEO:52.3833541;4.9036483 LOCATION:Parallel - Buiksloterweg 5C\, 1031 CC Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:afrobeats,alternative,amsterdam-noord,buiksloterweg,community,dj ,electronics,music,opening,rnb,soul X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Ziongate is a futuristic club night guided by electronic riddims from the motherland. In a world where people are ove rexposed to media, politics, and social pressure, Ziongate creates an alte rnative future. A world where the connection of the community rises above the individual. Zion is the last place where humans are truly free.

Line-up Que DJ Que is a young and talented Gqom producer, DJ and performer better known as the one half of the multi-award winning Gqom duo Distruction Boyz. He is a self-taught pro ducer born and raised in KwaMashu a township in Durban, South Africa. And as a part of Distruction Boyz – renowned as the pioneers of the Gqom genre and hitmakers of their breakout single titled “Omunye” - his contribution to Gqom includes working with artists such as DJ Maphorisa, Babes Wodumo, Busiswa, Rude Boyz and DJ Tira.
Having coined the popular term “We D on’t Play The Same Gqom” which has inspired the sound he plays & produ ces – Umkhunkulu. Umkhunkulu best described as a sub genre of Gqom, having hard core, hypnotic, heavy bass sounds. Lemon & Herb Lemon & Herb is a music productio n hub comprising of Skhumbuzo Radebe and Don Sithole.
Afrobeats, Techy Sounds, Futuristic melodies and lush soundscapes is what the group is abo ut. Fusing South African rhythms with world club appealing nuances is a tr ademark in their sound.
"Lemon & Herb" is what they dub themselves to try and reflect a sense of ease and a nestling in a clever musical spa ce. Wes Lee Wes Lee is the musical alter-ego of WaxF iend, one of Europe’s most sought after and respected DJs. Combining music from genres like hip-hop, danchehall, Afrobeat, house, soul, R&B and more, his unique sound and impressive career spans opening arena shows for artists inlcuding Rihanna, Young Thug, Kaytranada, SBTRKT, Kehlani & Sean Paul, alongside his residency at Encore, Holland's biggest weekly clu b night.
Behind the scenes, he is an active driving force behind 2 of Holland’s most respected platforms: Jamrock and Encore, alongside programm ing shows and nightlife events at Paradiso since 2020. Attuned to what’s n ext, he is currently curating a larger platform for South African electron ic music in Amsterdam, with his Tribes and Ziongate events bringing some o f SA’s most prolific artist’s to Amsterdam already. Rebelle

Ple ase familiarise yourself with the House Rules prior to arrival to help keep Parallel a safe space where people feel free to be their entire selves.

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