st barth summer sessions: music everywhere!

8 St Barth Weekly n°254
One of the hottest events of the
summer is the fourth annual St
Barth Family Festival, organized
by Carole Gruson. The action takes
place all month at Gruson’s hip
nightspots, the Yacht Club in Gustavia
and Ti St Barth in Pointe
Milou, before they close for vacation
in September. At the “Ti,”
there is something happening
every night throughout this monthlong
festival, until two closing par-
NIKI
BELUCCI
A former
gymnast
from Hungary,
Niki
Belucci is a
topless DJ
who mixes
regularly on FG DJ Radio.
She will be featured at the Yacht
Club on Saturday, August 4 and
the Pool Party at the Guanahani
on August 5.
CUT KILLER
Who hasn’t heard
his mix of Edith
Piaf and KRS
One, made
popular in
the film
score for
“La Haine”
by Mathieu
Kassowitz?
Veteran DJ
Cut Killer is
one of the godfathers of French
Hip Hop, and has produced over
ST BARTH FAMILY
FESTIVAL HEATS UP
ties wind things down
on Friday and Saturday
nights, August 24
and 25.
At the Yacht Club,
acclaimed DJs take
turns spinning music
for the dance floor:
Moody Mike, DJ Willer, Andy
Myler, Cut Killer, DJ Will, DJ
Mister T, DJ Outkast, Greg Baker,
and DJ Eyedol are among those
starring at the turntables. Dancing
shoes required.
More fun can be had at the St Barth
Family Festival’s annual Pool Party
that rocks the Guanahani Hotel &
Spa, on Saturday, August 5, with
DJ Niki Belucci in appropriate
poolside attire to get the crowd up
and dancing. Two Garden Parties
20 mix albums that have met with
international success.
Cut Killer will be at the Yacht Club
on Friday, August 3.
MISTER T
Known for
his energetic
House sets,
Thierry
Genet—
alias “Mister
T”— is
currently
the resident
DJ at Bliss in St Martin. Before
coming to the Caribbean, he worked
at Le Palace, the Bus Palladium,
Man Ray, Les Bains
Douches, and the Ritz Club in
Paris.
Mister T spins his mix on Friday,
August 10 at the Yacht Club
MOODY MIKE
Originally from Guadeloupe,
Moody Mike is a master hip hop
artist who forged his turntable culture
in the battle of the DJs.
Moody Mike collaborated with
are also on the program, on Sunday
August 12 and 19, at the Tamarin in
Saline where the order of the day is
a chill-out barbeque: the first features
Claude Challe; the second in
the hands of the Ti St Barth resident
DJs Ben, Frank N, and Jeremix. Get
ready to party!
EVENINGS AT TI ST BARTH
• Every Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday : Big Evening Cabaret
• Friday, August 3: Pirate of the
Caribbean evening
• Saturday, August 4: The famous
white party by Carole
• Friday 10 & Saturday, August
11: The Arabian Nights with
Claude Challe, famous DJ
• Friday, August, 17 and Saturday,
August, 18 : Roman Evening
French rap
artists such
as Rohff,
before launching
his own
productions,
with a mix of
Hip Hop,
R&B, and electro.
Moody Mike spins his mix on
Tuesday, August 14 & Friday,
August 17 at the Yacht Club
DJ WILL
DJ Will is the
resident DJ at
Milliardaire in
Paris, and can
be found at the
turntables of
such prestigious
clubs as Doobies,
the Secret Square, or the VIP
Room. He has ensured the success
of French tour parties for Snoop
Dog, Angie Stone, and Boyz II
Men.
DJ Will spins his mix on Tuesda,
August 7, Saturday, August 18 at
the Yacht Club