Don't forget that there are four leather-covered booths (seating eight at a friendly squeeze) which are set aside on Fridays. The booths are free; call the club or email sonya at nottinghillartsclub dot com to book 'em. Once you've booked a booth you'll need to arrive by 9.30pm, but there's floor service so you won't even have to walk to the bar!

Please remember to bring your photo ID when coming to the Notting Hill Arts Club.You will be asked for it at the door regardless of your age. Find out more here.

04 February:

11 February:

Tribe presents:
Can you dance to my beat

Sweet Memory Sounds

with: DJ Zepherin Saint (pic, Tribe Records), Oli Savil

Can You Dance To My Beat, is a night of wonderful music from around the world which launched in November, presented by the Tribe Recordings crew who have previously presented their super-popular soulful house parties here at the Arts Club.

Can You Dance To My Beat features Zepherin Saint exploring the influence of tropical music on the dance floor, with ace percussionist Oli Savil acting like a co-pilot as he adds extra live rhythms, which brings a unique live feel to the night.

Each month the crowd fly Club Class on a globe-trotting journey with Captain Zepherin Saint plotting the course. He may pop into Cuba for some Afro-rumba beats, take a detour down to Angola to catch up on the latest kuduro or short-hop on to South Africa to add deep and infectious kwaito house. And he's sure to drop into his favourite middle eastern hotspots to mastermix mesmerising Khalegi rhythms. So make sure your seat belt's on, you're on board, for the journey, in the house...

Zepherin Saint's musical collection spans the globe and in his more recent productions you can find influences of traditional and contemporary sounds from the African and middle eastern diaspora. 'Midnight Mawal', his latest offering, bears witness to this by fusing the ancient Arabic vocal tradition of Mawal with deep house - it's been featured on the latest Buddha Bar compilation. Zepherin Saint is recording extensively in Egypt and Beirut, melting electronic sounds to mash with traditional folk instruments, cutting-edge rhythms and lavish eastern orchestras. He is working on a world music album which is due out early in 2012.

7pm-2am, free before 8pm, £6 before 11pm, £8 after

with: DJ Derek (pic) and Mylon

Straight out of Bristol the iconic DJ Derek brings forth his legendary record collection for his original London residency.
Backed up by one of Brixton's finest, regular cohort DJ Mylon, Sweet Memory Sounds brings you the best selection of soul, reggae, funk, classic R&B, ska and dancehall ever. Attracting loyal returning punters and curious new faces each month, Derek never fails to smash the dance floor apart with his 30,000+ collection.
Last month was madly busy, with all the (free) booths booked a week ahead, because there's a lot to love about this monthly mash-up.

DJ Derek's universal appeal brings together a loyal West London crowd along with those from every corner of our city, and far beyond. This former accountant, waist-coated and with bus pass in hand, motivates the dance floor to a frenzy with his remarkable skills on the mic. The 60-something legend DJ Derek has been spinning reggae tunes since it was called 'ska' and 'rocksteady', and this Bristolian with the brilliant Jamaican patois comes armed with nearly 30,000 tracks to choose from.
DJ Derek has steadily became a national treasure, with the BBC making a lovely documentary about him (see links below), Daddy G from Massive Attack citing him as one of his great influences, and the hugely important Trojan Records released a compilation selected by Derek - 'Sweet Memory Sounds'.

See the documentary here vimeo.com/1758371 and vimeo.com/1758440

7pm-2am, free before 8pm, £6 before 11pm, £8 after