This weekend we are delighted to host DJ, producer and party planner w/ the beloved Paradisco @brad_bradley . A staple of the Nottingham and Bristol scene - Brad has an expansive collection of underground delights and his own wicked edits. Recently playing alongside the likes of Bárbara Boeing, Jeremy Underground and Bellaire, expect stacks of synth pop, eclectic disco digs and leftfield Balearic house gems that'll make you boogie the night away.
Bacana Funk is back at the Galli throughout April 🔥
Every Saturday we’re taking over the with our residents + a rotating cast of guest DJs, digging into everything from percussive club cuts to low-slung funk, bass-heavy tropical rollers and leftfield afro-boogie heat.
No filler - just proper dancefloor energy all night.
✨ Free entry
🎶 Rolling through ‘til 2AM
Come early, stay late.
April's Guest DJs
@kat__cw@raphaelvanarkadie@peterussher@diggersclubrecords
The wait is over. This is the big reveal ... 🥁
The full day and night lineup drops for our biggest Jam on the Horizon yet! 💥💥
Saturday 2nd May | St Jude’s, Bristol
5 Venues · 8 Stages · 15 Hours of Music from across the Globe
With less than 6 weeks to go, 🎟️ are shifting, but Day & Night Combo deals are still available. Grab yours and join us for the first festival of the summer!
IT'S OUR BIRTHDAY AND YOU'RE INVITED!
Come and celebrate 14 years of the Gallimaufry with @bacanafunk wax spinning & floor filling until 2am
Entry is FREE so get down early!
Big ups @wiperandtrue for celebrating with us 🍻
See you on the dancefloor 💃
Tomorrow night (Saturday) we return to @thegallibristol for Bacana Funk! ✨
This week we’re joined by @novo.katie for uptempo Jazz, Broken Beat, Latin, Funk, Afrobeat, House and Boogie.
Katie has nurtured her sound over a 30-year journey of musical discovery, digging deep into grooves from across the globe to keep dancefloors moving all night long.
Come down, free entry, and good vibez throughout 🕺🏽💃🏽
This month we're delighted to announce an all-killer all-female line up. 🔥
Tonight we welcome Tainá - a specialist in Latin flavours. She will be bringing her signature blend of Samba & Bossa Nova, Afrobeats, Jazz, Funk, Afro-Brazilian grooves and Baile Funk.
Later this month we're joined by Katie Novo. Katie is a beloved Bristol fav, hosts a monthly Friday night mix show on Brighton’s 1BTN.FM and a weekly breakfast show on Noods Radio, and runs Bristol’s Counting Blessings parties, a joyful space for all-comers to let go & move. Her sets fuse Jazz, Broken Beat, Latin, Funk, Afrobeat, House and Boogie - a sound nurtured over a 30-year journey of musical discovery.
Molly Allan is a Bristol-based vinyl selector playing soul, reggae, dub, roots and steppas. A long-time Void Radio resident, she has played at Bristol venues including Wiper & True and The Red Lion, as well as for Vantage HiFi Soundsystem, Essential Sounds and at Stroud sessions such as Rootbound Sound and Stroud Dub Club.
The Bacana Funk crew will be stepping up to fill the final party of the month celebrating the Gallimaufry's birthday! Expect high energy percussive latin disco, afro-synth delights and samba 45s.
Saturday was a blast - what a way to kick off the Bacana Funk residency at The Galli! 💥
Big thanks to everyone who came out for a boogie with us. We’re back this Saturday with guest DJs for a Valentine’s Day special ❤️
Let’s bring the 💞 to the dancefloor. Lovers, friends, and solo groovers all welcome!
We’ve been sitting on some very exciting news…
Bacana Funk is taking over Saturday nights at one of our favourite spots in Briz - @thegallibristol 💃🪩
If you’ve ever been, you know the magic: an independent gem with a wickedly intimate dancefloor and the warmest, most inclusive energy 💙
Alongside Bacana founder @buckley.dj and the Bacana residents, we’ll be inviting a guest DJ each week to spin flavours from our staple blend of Latin soul, Brazilian boogie, City Pop, Afro-synth, tropical disco and tribal, club-ready cuts.
Huge love to our friends @more_soup - whose incredible three-year run set the bar sky high. We’re honoured to be picking up the mantle. And shout-out to @lauren_beavis
for the curation support.
We kick things off with our launch night on Saturday 7 Feb - come down, say hi, and have a boogie with us...
Later this month we’re joined by @yaknowwhatimean_ / @djfivestylez / @mumma.quiche
Saturdays just found their new home.
Bath Carnival returns on Saturday 11 July 2026 🎭✨
A spectacular procession through the streets followed by a free family festival with live music, DJs, kids’ activities, and incredible local food & drink.
And when the sun goes down… the afterparty kicks off with DJs playing late into the night.
Dance groups, schools & processional outfits - want to be part of it? Apply via our website or email [email protected]
Help us keep this a free community event ❤️
Please consider a small donation via our Local Giving - link in bio.
We’re very excited to announce a Hot Buttered Soul X Bacana Funk collab party at the Love Inn - merging underground soul, funk and house with tropical grooves from around the world.
Get locked in for a night of soulful sounds for the community - across all spectrums of rhythm from highlife, samba to rare groove, latin funk, afro, gospel & jazz, nothing is out of bounds.
Come boogie with us this Saturday (10 Jan).
Cheap tickets at Headfirst 🏃🏽♂️ xx
friends hmu for gl
