Boogie night ft Dj Sacha Dieu at the Magic Garden

“Known across the UK for sets brimming with the best in Balkan Gypsy, Electro Swing, and Global Beats don’t let this DJ fool you into thinking this is all he’s got. Genre-bending and diverse, there’s no doubt you’ll be dancing.” (Womad)

Sacha is reputed for being one of the pioneers and specialists of Balkan Gypsy, Electro Swing and Global Beats djing in the UK. In 2003, he co-founded “Stranger than Paradise”, the legendary Gypsy Burlesque monthly, that ran for over 16 years, where he was resident DJ. Sacha presently holds residencies at El Pastor, Casa Pastor, Rowans and at the Magic Garden in London.

His mix “(S)winging it” is the second most played Electro Swing mix on Soundcloud, with over 1 million plays to date. Sacha has shared the bill with all the biggest acts in his fields: Fanfare Ciocarlia, Boban Markovic, Balkan Beat Box, Shantel, Amsterdam Klezmer Band and Eugene Hutz (Gogol Bordello) in the Balkan Gypsy scene and Caravan Palace, Parov Stelar, Caro Emerald, The Correspondents, Bart & Baker in the Electro Swing scene. But also Seun Kuti, Roots Manuva, Dandy Warhols, Miss Dynamite and Jerry Dammers (The Specials).Notable gigs: DJed for the BBC3 World Music Awards After party (Barbican), the Cuban Music Awards and the Balkan Fever Festival.