Originating as Montreal's first Baile Funk night, Baile Montreal eventually transformed to a monthly party not beholden to any singular vision other than to avoid an obnoxious try-hard attitude, and to present the best in International Booty Beats: sounds from the hip hop diaspora, genre-hopping and deck-swapping. Globalisms from Miami Bass to Kuduro to Franco Dancehall to Soca to Funk Carioca to Bmore to Reggaeton to Grime to Hip House to Dubstep, with nary a boring moment to be found.

The amiable and bilingual hosts are:
MASALA, aka J.P., aka Forbidden Genius (http://myspace.com/masalacism)
Host of CISM's Masala and blogger.
&
KHIASMA, aka Guillaume Decouflet, also host of Masala, Pop Montrealer
& JAY WATTS III (Dr. Pajamas/Prince Mongoose), saturday resident at Korova, best hat in town

UPCOMING NIGHTS:
Friday Sept 5th in QUEBEC CITY, La Rouge:
Baile QC: Filastine + Khiasma + Bendude
Saturday Sept 6th in Montreal, Zoobizarre
Baile MTL: Filastine + Khiasma + Bendude

Previous Nights:
Thursday July 31st @ Savoy, Francofolies + Random Recipe, Jeune Chilly Chill, Wongsifou
Friday, July 11th @ Club Lambi - #19 Zizek Club: Oro11, Fauna, Chancha Via Circuito, PLove
Saturdat, April 12th @ Zoobizarre - #18 w/ DJ C
Friday, April 4th @ Zoobizarre - #17 w/ Maga Bo and Speakerbruiser
Friday, March 7th @ Club Lambi - #16 w/ Dj Rekha
Friday, October 12th @ SAT / Festival Nouveau Cinema
BAILE MTL vs. Giovanni Sample
Saturday, October 6th @ Coda - #15 w/ DJ/Rupture, Filastine, Maga Bo, Masala
Friday, August 31st @ Zoobizarre - #14 w/ GUINDON & ECP
Friday, June 15th @ Zoobizarre - #13 w/ WAYNE&WAX
Saturday, May 5th @ Zoobizarre - #12 w/ One Speed Bike!
April 20th, 2007 - #11(10.5?) "Bounce Le Baile" w/ Ghislain Poirier, Face-T, Criollo
April 7th, 2007 - Volume 10
March 3rd, 2007 - Volume 9
February 3rd, 2007 - Volume 8
December 29th, 2006 - Volume 7 w/ Magabo
http://www.montrealmirror.com/2006/122106/music1.html
December 6th, 2006 - Volume 6 w/ Paul Devro
November 4th, 2006 - Volume 5
August 26th, 2006 - Volume 4
July 29th, 2006 - Volume 3
June 25th, 2006 - Volume 2
April 26th, 2006 - Volume 1

MIXTAPE
You can download the Baboon Mixtape here:

http://zshare.net/audio/baboon-mixtape-www-masalacism-blogspot-com-mp3.html


"First came the Baboon mixtape from Montreal's Baile MTL crew, who must throw the most ridiculous parties in the country judging from how they make baile funk and Black Box make sense together."
- Dave Morris, Eye Magazine

"If a late-night dose of Baile Funk Montreal doesn't fully warm those cockles, you may not be alive. ...One of the city's sexiest monthlies."
- Brendan Murphy, Hour Magazine


*A special treat* Khiasma's always on his game - here's a mix he did for the last Bounce Le Gros in June.
http://www.zshare.net/audio/21459296a1189f/

JP and Guillaume duke it out on the CISM radio show Masala - http://masalacism.blogspot.com (read less)

Originating as Montreal's first Baile Funk night, Baile Montreal eventually transformed to a monthly party not beholden to any singular vision other than to avoid an obnoxious try-hard attitude, and to present the best in International Booty Beats: sounds from the hip hop diaspora, genre-hopping and deck-swapping. Globalisms from Miami Bass to Kuduro to Franco Dancehall to Soca to Funk Carioca to Bmore to Reggaeton to Grime to Hip House to Dubstep, with nary a boring moment to be found.

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