APRIL
FUNK JAM
Thursday 3rd April – 20:00 – FREE ENTRY
Come on down for your monthly dose of funk at Cambridge’s only Funk Jam!
Run by The Will Sketches Trio and always free entry, great players, a friendly vibe and plenty of dancing 🙂
Doors open 8:30pm. House band will kick things off then open up to jammers.
Happy hour all night, and students get 15% off food and drink all night with a valid student card.
Sign up on the sheet on the night if you’d like to play; if you’re not a player you’re a dancer!
See you there funksters!
SWAGGER
Friday 4th April – 21:30 – FREE ENTRY
Swagger have years of experience and heaps of talent! They have been our house band at La Raza for the past 10 years, and every month always fill the dance floor!
They play the classics with a twist, so expect a mix of 60s groove, 70s funk, 80s cheese and 90s favourites, with plenty of surprises thrown in! They take their music very seriously, but not necessarily themselves…they are five grown men who do not shy away from the kind of tunes that would terrify your average suited-up ensemble!
MAGARET SCRATCHER
Saturday 5th April – 22:30 – FREE ENTRY
If you like hip hop, disco, funk and German oompah – you’ll like this!
Expect a journey from deep soul to floor filling party favourites via heavy funk, motown, disco and anything else that takes his fancy.
Old classics, new edits…good times.
MIX DAT
Friday 11th April – 22:30 – FREE ENTRY
A night of pure old school funk & soul courtesy of Sean & Ed of the mixdat squad.
CRUMP
Saturday 12th April – 22:30 – FREE ENTRY
Heavily influenced by legendary “anything goes” parties such as The Do Over, The Rub and The Electric Chair, Crump specialises in open format creativity, utilising dancefloor dynamite from the 1950’s to the present day.
Expect a kaleidoscopic blend of Soul, Funk, Disco, Pop / Rock classics, R&B, Reggae, US Garage, Moombahton and brass band bangers
ECCLECTIC BALLROOM
Friday 18th April – 22:30 – FREE ENTRY
Eclectic Ballroom have supported acts such as: Craig Charles, Massive Attack and Jazzy Jeff,
Taking their big, seamless fusion of disco, funk, soul, house and Hip Hop. to the DJ Tents of Glastonbury for over 10 years
Truly the definition of eclectic. High energy and guaranteed to keep you dancing.
MIX DAT
Friday 19th April – 22:30 – FREE ENTRY
A night of pure old school funk & soul courtesy of Sean & Ed of the mixdat squad.
PETE DE VIT
Friday 25th April – 22:30 – FREE ENTRY
After about 10 years, Pete Moore or “Lejazz” or “Pete De Vit” is still playing records at La Raza. Raised on a diet of Jungle from the age of 13 onto Jazz, Funk, Soul, Dancehall, Techno, House and anything else with an off centre vibe.
He’ll cover as many styles as possible in one evening, with the dance-floor always the number one priority. Expect something different to the rest of the music in the city.
CRUMP
Saturday 26th April – 22:30 – FREE ENTRY
Heavily influenced by legendary “anything goes” parties such as The Do Over, The Rub and The Electric Chair, Crump specialises in open format creativity, utilising dancefloor dynamite from the 1950’s to the present day.
Expect a kaleidoscopic blend of Soul, Funk, Disco, Pop / Rock classics, R&B, Reggae, US Garage, Moombahton and brass band bangers