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FUNKTIFINO BANK HOLIDAY SPECIAL

FUNKTIFINO BANK HOLIDAY SPECIAL

Event Time Sat 6th May 2023 at 8:30pm-Sun 7th May 2023 at 2:00am
Event Location The Beach Club, Portsmouth
Event Price £10 - £20 + Booking fee (see below)
Last Entry Time
Last entry time: Midnight
Age Restrictions
Age restrictions: 18+
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FUNKTIFINO BANK HOLIDAY SPECIAL

FUNKTIFINO RETURN TO THE BEACHCLUB SOUTHSEA

TO CELEBRATE THE KINGS CORONATION

Featuring Legendary DJ & Producer

GRAMMY NOMINATED

BOOKER T

Kings of Soul


Grammy Nominated Booker T is one of the UK’s most prolific and respected House music producer and DJ in the industry, who has enjoyed widespread success With both the commercial and underground scenes from way back in the early 90s he has worked with Inde labels like Strictly Rhythm. Nervous. King Street Slip N Slide Quantize. And Majors Like Sony Island Arista Atlantic Warner. And Many More. Booker T Started Dj at the Early Age of 14 in sound System at School parties & youth center’s blues Partys Around South London Brixton spinning Reggae.Soul.funk.boogie.Hip hop.Rare Groove. 88-89 got the rave bug where I was introduced to Chicago house in the late 80s First Acid house Gig was At Energy.

Touching down in NYC and New Jersey, Booker was introduced to the sounds of Masters At Work, Todd Terry, and Tony Humphries, the leading DJ on Kiss FM and at Club Zanzibar. Excited by the vitality and atmosphere of New York’s night life witnessing the Underground Network with Louie Vega (Masters At Work) & Barbara Tucker at the Sound Factory Bar and Shelter helmed by Timmy Regisford, Booker returned to London with a new musical focus to produce house music.

Booker T Started Playing at Bobby & Steve famous Garage City Nights and headlined all the UK’s major house clubs including Back 2 Basics, Soul Heaven, Ministry of Sound, To the Manor Born, The End club, Hard Times, Club America (Wales) and many many more. 

Spring-boarding from that Booker also enjoyed considerable International success, making his debut at the Garage City parties at Miami’s WMC, He has played extensively around the world including headline sets throughout Europe including Italy, Switzerland, Sweden, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Greece and a residency at Es Paradis and Club Summum in Ibiza, playing alongside Paul ‘Trouble’ Anderson, Jazz ‘n’ Groove, and Bobby & Steve Zoo. This in turn has seen him spin further afield in the far east of Singapore and Malaysia, and throughout the US including Seattle, Houston, Texas, Washington DC, LA. Miami and San Francisco. 

While on lockdown Booker T Is Nominated For A Grammy Award for Best Remix For Soul to Soul Back To Life been writing With Artist like Emeli Sande. Building My Label Liquid Deep Recordings and in the studio working on my album and singles with Kathy Brown. Lee Wilson. Brian Lucus. Dj Spen Earl W Green. Brutha Basil Charlene Imobioh and many more .

Venue

The Beach Club
Clarence Esplanade, Southsea, Portsmouth, Southsea PO5 3AE, UK