afroboogie-bio2012

aka
nelson
afroboogie
artist profile
"Nelson "Afroboogie" stands for quality underground
sounds, we worked several times together and he`s
always a sure crowd pleaser, it`s a pleasure to work
with him, great DJ, great person to sum it up."
TIMO MAAS
"Every time i play in Dubai, Nelson opens for me in
great form. Always quality grooves from him"
HERNAN CATTANEO
“I had the pleasure of playing with Nelson, we have
similar taste in music, he has a true passion for the art
of Djing - he's got skills and and loads of experience to
back it up. A true music lover!”
HECTOR ROMERO
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defected / stealth / stereo
afroboogie
biography
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The start of his career in 1989 was long before dj’s got any recognition, never mind press, he was
playing all night sets in Johannesburg’s clubs and later partly responsible for the start and rise of the
early raves he swiftly became a respected name in the country’s club circles.
A 5 year residency at ESP in Jo’burg, made Sunday afternoons at the infamous club unforgettable as
did his own Friday club, Flyhouse.
This established him to a point where he initiated and started the release of dj mix compilations and
went on to release nine cd compilations in the period from 1996-2002.
With a gig schedule taking him to all corners of the country he established himself as a confident DJ,
playing major events like Mother Productions, Ministry of Sound, ICE, Cream, Womad, Amnesia and
Pacha tours, some with audiences close to 20.000 people.
Since 2006, Dubai has been his home base where he has held residencies at the biggest clubs
including Trilogy and his longest standing residency at the infamous Peppermint Club which hosted the
world’s biggest dj’s every week. Other key venues include Sanctuary, Nassimi Beach, Allure by Cipriani.
Releases on labels like Defected, Stealth Records, Stereo, Twisted, Audio Therapy and Younan Music
continue to push his envelope as a producer and has received support from the likes of Timo Maas,
Steve Lawler, Danny Tenaglia, Deep Dish, Tom Stephan, Steve Porter, Oscar G, Saeed, Roger Sanchez,
Laurent Garnier Chus & Ceballos and even Sasha to name few.
DJ SUPPORT FOR THE LIKES OF: Luciano, Erick Morillo, Sasha, John Digweed, Sander Kleinenberg,
Hernan Cattaneo, Carl Cox, Lee Burridge, Steve Lawler, Satoshi Tommie, Roger Sanchez, Jr Sanchez,
Layo and Bushwacka, Mr C, Tim Deluxe, Nick Warren, Faithless, Orbital and many more!
afroboogie
discography
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productions
remixes
dj mix compilations
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Afroboogie - Make it Funky (Stealth)
Afroboogie - Losing Control (GF Tekk)
Martijn ten Velden & Afroboogie – Cowbell / 2 note shuffle (Defected)
Afroboogie & ReZone –Unite (Stereo7)
Afroboogie & ReZone –Singomakers (La Factoria)
Afroboogie & ReZone –Twisted (Whoop!)
Afroboogie & ReZone –Global Warning & Explore (Younan Music)
Juniortek –Get Low (Audio Therapy)
Afroboogie –Only the Strong (Twisted America)
Afroboogie –From JHB with Love EP (Ibiza 2004 Essential Hits)
Afroboogie feat. Karma –Wildchildness (Star69)
Afroboogie –Filthy Beats EP
Voodoo People –The Time
Voodoo People –My Mind
Afroboogie –Pressure (Afroboogie Recordings)
Elektrikboogie –Bleepz 4 Freeks/ Go (Z-Tribe)
Afroboogie –2theBeats (Whoop!)
Afrobreaks –Break This EP (Play Recordings)
Afroboogie –Rok da House EP (Play Recordings)
Umlungu –Carried Away (ZooLoo Dub & Club) (Whoop!)
Profundo –Do What You Want (F3 Records/Ministry of Sound)
• Raxon – Someone shot Darth- Afroboogie Remix (Sick Watona /Avangardia)
• Saeed Younan – Deep Freak- Afroboogie Remix Remix (Younan Music)
• Dj Boris – Tweakin- Afroboogie Remix (Stereo Productions)
• James Ryan – No Strings Attached- Juniortek Remix (Revolucion)
• Atlantic Tribe –Shake (Session Trax)
• Tribalicious –Rock the beat (Younan Music)
• Le Ron & Yves Eaux –Just do it (Fullbody Soundsystem)
• Alex Costa –Luciano (Red Ant)
• Sugashak –Sunshine Daze (E-Dance)
• Ralphi Rosario –Con La Musika (Overtones)
• Faithless –Weapons of Mass Destruction (DJ Mag most d’loaded tracks of 2004)
• Cabassa –Journeys (Play Recordings)
• Tony Vega & Frank Garcia –Technology (Play Recordings)
• Romy Costa –E Verao (Nelson’s 6am Edit) (Soulflower Records)
• Gabo & Libre –I Can Be This (Breaks & House mixes) (Oxyd)
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E.S.P. Albums Volume 1, 2, 3 & 4
E.S.P. EP Volume 1
Flyhouse Volume 1 & Volume 2
Strictly Rhythm mixed by Dj Nelson
Deeper Sound of….Nelson
south africa / dubai / london / moscow / miami / beirut / shanghai /
almaty / lisbon / doha / st petersburg / antwerpen
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various press
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afroboogie
aka
nelson
Management
Get Real! | Bas Jansen
bas@getrealmanagement.com
afroboogie.com
afroboogie contact
afroboogie online
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info@afroboogie.com
bookings@afroboogie.com
tel: +971 55 889 5613
skype: afroboogie