Ariapita Social Club: Soca, Dancehall, Afrobeats, Reggaetón, etc.

We're back after our amazing sold out launch night!

Come through to make new friends and wine up your waist to a mix of the most danceable music from the Caribbean, Africa and Latin America: Soca, Dancehall, Afrobeats, Reggaetón, Dembow, etc.

- 10 of London's hottest DJs across two rooms!
- Live drumming from the unbeatable Keshav of Jus Now!

LAST ENTRY for ticket holders: MIDNIGHT (see more below)

DJs:
Anthony Blenman - OG Trini DJ dropping OG calypso vinyls
DJ Audiohazard (Just Vibez) - mainstay in the London soca scene, bare vibez
Basti (Reprezent) - real gent, playing soca and gems from TT's underground
Claudine Mayari (Girls Love Soul Music) - Secret Weapon. Wild Riddims.
Louis Quaye (Wahalaa) - seamless mixes of the freshest afrobeats, alte and more!
Papa0ul (worldwide.fm) - the inimitable, holding down the reggaetón for us
Rae Dee (Nike, Southern Hospitality) - relentless dancehall bangers. Energy.
Tayo Iku (No Signal) - Shutdown Specialist. Afrobeats and more!
TrYb (1020, Netil, Threads, NTS) - can't describe the madness of a TrYb set!
Tshaka Ballantyne (Ariapita, Wahalaa) - immersive DJ + Drumset with Keshav.

Tickets and Entry
Demand greatly exceeded capacity last time around, so please get a ticket to guarantee entry. Last entry for ticket holders wil be midnight.

Venue
The Jago is the historic Passing Clouds building under new ownership and management. It is 5 minutes walk from Dalston Junction and Haggerston overground stations. The venue has a big downstairs room with a stage and dancefloor and a beautiful refurbished upstairs bar with seating and a second dance floor. The downstairs room is accessible on the ground floor. There are gendered and gender neutral toilets available.

No Sleaze Policy
We are operating a zero tolerance policy on harassment and discrimination and a no sleaze policy. In the event of engaging in acts of discrimination, harrassment, or sleaze (unwelcomed and persistant advances), you will be asked to leave .

COVID Safety
Although the return of full capacity shows is here, there are precautions we can take to keep each other safe and comfortable.

There are hand sanitiser dispensers throughout the venue, please make use of these.

We recommend that people take a lateral flow test or NHS PCR test 24-48 hours in advance of the event. You can get these free from a chemist or order them online from gov.uk.

Please do not attend the event if you test positive, are feeling unwell, or have any COVID-related symptoms. In this case, we will refund your ticket, provided you apply for a refund in advance of the event.

Socials
Follow our Instagram for updates and to see pics. And listen to the warm up mixes at soundcloud.com/tshakaballantyne!
Email us at ariapitasocialclub@gmail.com or DM @ariapitasocialclub if you have any questions!