SLF 4th of July Rooftop BBQ Party: Recap and Pics – Brooklyn Heights 07/04/2010
Jul 6, 2010 Reviews
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Sound Liberation Front
Words by Ezra Gale. Photos by Quoc Pham and Michael Liebermann
Just about the only thing missing from SLF’s second annual Fourth of July Rooftop Bash was a view of the fireworks over the Hudson River (those pesky downtown Manhattan office buildings got in the way). But maybe that’s just another way to tell that this party was so off the hook that hardly anyone noticed- or cared.
Yes, for the second year in a row we threw a rooftop party so happening the only way it could end was by the boys in blue showing up to clear off the picturesque Brooklyn Heights rooftop late into the night. But that couldn’t put a damper on the evening either. With a gorgeous view of the sunset over Manhattan, SLF’s own DJ Trainwreck got things off to a rollicking start as people arrived with a set of rare grooves from all over the world (if I do say so myself!). The night progressed and the roof filled with the kind of diverse crowd that makes Planet Brooklyn the center of the universe- DJ ‘Lil Tiger kicked things into a higher gear with a set of raw funk and soul, our friend DJ Fndomntl rocked the decks with more funk, doped hip hop remixes and the People’s Champs rocked the roof with a live set of acoustic soul and funkified afrobeat. The drinks were flowing, the folks were mingling, the hot dogs were grilling….and our own legendary DJ Q-Mastah spun a set of old school reggae that would have torn the roof off if we weren’t all standing on it, airing a rare exclusive ‘Murderer’ dubplate for the coup de grace. The second People’s Champs set was probably what prompted New York’s finest to call it a night for us, but by then we were all grinning from ear to ear anyway and didn’t mind. Some of us scattered to bars on Atlantic for nightcaps, relishing a gathering that went better than we ever could have hoped.
Our next big bash will be on the Coney Island boardwalk in August, we’re working on a killer event so stay tuned….till then, see you at Moe’s every Wednesday for SoundLib, and Rose Live Music every last Saturday of the month for the Afro-Dub Sessions!
Tags: Afrobeat, brooklyn, Dancehall, DJ Lil Tiger, Events, Q-Mastah, Sound Liberation Front, Sound system
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