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What's on in London - The club of the week, Zombie Nation Live and many more

by Jonny Oakley


Probably London’s best known club and a veritable institution in the club land hall of fame. A top dollar sound system, live performances and DJs working the crowd into a hedonistic frenzy. The booming beats with rattle your bones and shiver your spine.

What’s On! LIVE MUSIC!
See ZOMBIE NATION LIVE in Room 1 on Friday 16 May. Also playing LIVE are CADENCE WEAPON and AUTOKRATZ: £15 (£12 NUS & Members; £8 after 3am.

The Music
We’re talking drum ‘n’ bass, thumping hard progressive house, techno and electro, ambient vibes with wavering funky bits for good measure - a varied bag of ear sensitising candy.

The Place
You can’t fault the design. The moment you get there you realise this has everything. The 3 rooms are massive, linked with metal walkways and spiral staircases – with high ceilings, pulsating DJ booths, comfy leather sofas, shiny steel doors and big communal style hand basins in the toilets: industrial chic on a grand scale. The highly original bodysonic dance floor shoots out bass waves from the ground up giving a shivering sensation through the feet.

Fabric attracts a mixed, thrill seeking crowd. The atmosphere is laid back and chilled. The rooms surprisingly clean with lots of helpful staff. If you’ve never been, pencil this in at number 1 for your next night out.

www.fabriclondon.com TUBE: FARRINGTON

77a Charterhouse Street

London EC1M 3HN TEL:0207-336-8898

Thursday 15 May - LIVE MUSIC!
Guanabara: www.guanabara.co.uk
Parker Street, London WC2B 5PW Tel:0207-242-8600
JOHN ARMSTRONG presents the best in BRAZILIAN DANCE MUSIC. The 8 piece band MANDINGA will have you funking up the dance floor like a real carioca: £5 after 9pm

www.barrionorth.com JUNGLE DRUMS PARTY!
Barrio North, 45 Essex Road, Islington, London N1 TEL:0207-688-2882 TUBE:
Prepare to PARTY BRAZILIAN STYLE with the JD team and BARRIO! We’re celebrating the launch (as if we need an excuse to party!) of the JUNGLE DRUMS May issue. So come on down for some LEBLON CAIPIRINHAS. DJs LARISSA (Made in Brazil/Batukabeat) and NINA (Guanabara/Batukabeat) will be grooving out the latest BRAZILIAN TUNES.

Friday 16 May LIVE MUSIC
The End: www.endclub.com TUBE: TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD or HOLBORN
The End - 18 West Central Street, Holborn, London WC1A 1JJ TEL:0207-419-9199
DJ MARKY and FRIENDS – the BRAZILIAN drum ‘n’ bass specialist will perform an alternative set in the lounge with BEN WESTBEECH and BENJI B supported by DJ DIE and LOGISTICS: Entrance: £13/£12 adv/£11 NUS: 22:00-6:00am

Made In Brazil: www.made-in-brazil.co.uk
12 Inverness Street, Camden Town, London NW1 TUBE: CAMDEN TOWN
Let DJ LARISSA entertain you with SAMBA and BRAZILIAN FUNKY HOUSE: 9PM-2AM

Saturday 17 May – LIVE MUSIC!
Guanabara: www.guanabara.co.uk
Parker Street, London WC2B 5PW Tel:0207-242-8600
DJ ROC HUNTER gets into the groove with a top draw mix of BOSSA BOMBS, SEXY SAMBAS, BATUCADA BANGAZ and a wide spread of LATIN LICKS. Watch the room shake with PAGODE PRA VALER’S LIVE set! Entrance: £10 after 9pm

Salsa! www.barsalsa.com LATIN FEVER!
Charing Cross Road, London WC2 TEL:0207-379-3277 TUBE:LEICESTER SQUARE
Featuring LIVE BANDS with DJ JORGE ensuring you’ll be running to the dance floor!


Sunday 18 May - LIVE MUSIC!
Ortega Bar: www.ortegatapas.co.uk Tel:0207-253-1612
55 Charterhouse Street, London EC1 TUBE: FARRINGDON
SAMBA SUNDAY with ULISSES BEZERRA and the SAMBELEZA BAND playing the works of his late father and other ICONS of SAMBA DE PAGODE: Free b4 7pm; £5 after

Made In Brazil: www.made-in-brazil.co.uk
12 Inverness Street, Camden Town, London NW1 TUBE: CAMDEN TOWN
BRAZILAN JAZZ and SAMBA with RUDY ROCHA and GUE TAVARES from 6:30pm

Monday 19 May – LIVE MUSIC!
Guanabara: www.guanabara.co.uk
Parker Street, London WC2B 5PW Tel:0207-242-8600
Come in early for FREE SAMBA LESSONS! CHORINHO MONDAYS are a kind of jazz with a unique fusion of sizzling sounds featuring guitars, flute and percussion with AGUA DE CHORO playing LIVE.

Tuesday 20 May LIVE MUSIC!
Favela Chic: www.favelachic.com
91-93 Great Eastern Street, London EC2 3HZ TEL:0207-613-4228 TUBE: OLD STREET
BRAZILIAN SESSIONS at Favela are back! Featuring the fantastical LIQUIDIFACADOR band with MENINO JOSUE serving up a mixture of traditional and popular BRAZILIAN MUSIC.

Bar Rumba: www.barrumba.co.uk
36 Shaftsbury Avenue, London W1D 7EP Tel:0207-287-6933 TUDE: PICCADILLY CIRCUS
SALA BOOGIE and TOTAL PARTY MIX with DJs ANDY ‘EL’ NINO (Rumba FM) and EL MORENO (Rococco/Zoo Bar/Tenerife) for lovers of SALSA and URBAN LATIN DANCE MUSIC: 9:30pm; £4/£3 students

Wednesday 21 May – LIVE MUSIC!
South Bank Centre: www.southbankcentre.co.uk
South Bank Centre SE1 TEL:0871-663-2500 TUBE:WATERLOO or EMBANKMENT
Playing passionate urban sambas will be the charismatic SEU JORGE and his band backed by a talented team of percussionists. Don’t miss this one! Tickets:£25/£20/£15

Buffalo Bar: www.buffalobar.co.uk Tel:0207-359-6191
259 Upper Street, London N1
The GOODNITE CLUB showcases the latest up and coming at you bands plus secret acts and DJs spinning out INDIE, SOUL and COLLASAL BEATS: £5 after 8pm


Top 5 Exclusive London Clubs:
1: Bungalow 8 – www.bungalow8london.com
St. Martins Lane Hotel, 45 St. Martins Lane, Covent Garden WC2
Part of St. Martins hotel - a chic celebrity party hotspot.

2: Crystal Club
78 Wells Street, Marylebone, W1
Recently had a £2 million pound makeover – another favourite of the Royalite set.

3: Mahiki – www.mahiki.com
1 Dover Street, Mayfair W1
A tiki-joint wicker wonderland - the latest hang out for Princes’ William and Harry.

4: Maya – www.mayalondon.com
1a Dean Street, Soho W1
The crowd are hand picked at the door – this apparently makes for an electric atmosphere.

5: The Groucho Club – www.thegrouchoclub.com
45 Dean Street, Soho W1
This club even has 19 bedrooms for members – though getting past the infamous membership committee is another matter entirely!

*London Dynamite is a new weekly column from Jonny Oakley. You can check out the latest clubs, the hottest gigs, the occasional interview and the recommended top 5 lists every Thursday

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