Cheb Gero
Akuphone's owner
Cheb Gero
Akuphone's owner
Cheb Gero’s DJ sets focus on MENA areas and offer a wide vision of popular cultures and sub-cultures from the 1960s to nowadays. From Algerian chaabi to Syrian electronic dabke his selections based on vinyl, tapes, cd or digital suggest to dance and reflect well the rich musical heritages of these regions.
A music lover and chronic collector, Cheb Gero aka Fabrice Gery dug his way through as many musical worlds as he could since his teens. First engrossed in the reading of extreme rock mail-order catalogues before the Internet, then stuck to peer to peer softwares in search of the most psychedelic and progressive 1960s and 70s bands from East to West, North to South. Cheb Gero completed his music knowledge during the 8 years he spent as a record dealer. All styles and niche came to his attentive ears: from classical to popular, from mainstream to underground. His nickname illustrates the diversity of the musical worlds is wants to share; 'Cheb' is a hommage to Algerian Raï singers, whereas 'Gero' refers to a Japanese noise cult band of the same name, and to his own surname.
- Interview by Yann Le Daré @ La Voix Des Sirènes
- Cheb Gero prend soin des pépites de Cheb Hasni @ PAM
- Une Passion en 6000 vinyles @ Onorient
- Le café des artistes @ Beur FM
- Longtemps je me suis couché trop tard @ Radio Libertaire
Radio shows
- Autoreverse @ I Have A Dream
- Decolonize Ur Mind @ Lyl Radio
- Radio Gero @ Rinse France
- The Pleasure Palace @ Boiler Room/Lyl Radio
- Cheb Gero @ Kiosk Radio
- Special Cassette @ Le Mellotron
- La Sélection @ Nova Lyon
Links
2023:
- 10.22 Dans La Vallée @ Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines (fr)
- 09.17 TBA @ FRAC, Rennes (fr)
- 07.14 TBA @ Petit Bain, Paris (fr)
- 07.01 Soleil Couchant @ Chez Lili, Le Havre (fr)
- 06.30 Soleil Couchant @ Chez Lili, Le Havre (fr)
- 06.23 Désoriental @ Maison Constantine, Paris (fr)
- 06.21 @ La Fille Du Boucher, Paris (fr)
- 06.17 Diasporama 3000 @ Villa Arson, Nice (fr)
- 06.10 Le Raï dans.. @ La Cité Fertile, Paris (fr)
- 05.08 Festival Dalâla @ DOC!, Paris (fr)
- 03.25 Festival Ciné Palestine @ ALG, Paris (fr)
- 02.25 Beirut Electro Parade @ La Bellevilloise, Paris
- 01.28 Drache Mumu @ ALG, Paris (fr)
- 01.20 Discoriental @ Le Mazette, Paris (fr)
2022:
- 12.04 DJ Set @ Port Saïd, Tel Aviv (is)
- 12.03 DJ Set @ Nuweiba, Tel Aviv (is)
- 12.01 DJ Set @ Mazkeka, Jerusalem (is)
- 10.18 20 Ans Volume @ Bar à Bulles, Paris (fr)
- 10.07 Habibi Love @ À La Folie, Paris (fr)
- 09.30 OCCII 30 Years @ OCCII, Amsterdam (nl)
- 07.08 Soleil Couchant @ Chez Lili, Le Havre (fr)
- 07.02 Festival Canopée @ Les Halles, Paris (fr)
- 06.12 Festival Horizons @ Landéda (fr)
- 06.11 TBA @ Petit Bain, Paris (fr)
- 05.14 Fête de la Danse @ Genève(ch)-Cancelled-
- 04.23 Expo Lambin Turbine @ DUUU, Paris (fr)
- 04.22 Variations @ Le Lieu Unique, Nantes (fr)
- 03.03 Hors-Cadre @ Gambetta Club, Paris (fr)
2021:
- 12.04 @ Médiathèque de La Madeleine (fr)
- 12.03 @ Laboratoires d'Auvervillers (fr)
- 11.25 w/ Etran de L’Air @ Lieu Unique, Nantes (fr)
- 11.20 Solo @ Alabama Bar, Paris (fr)
- 11.18 Belleville Fi Galbi @ Punk Paradise, Paris (fr)
- 09.24 w/ Père et Compère @ Kiosq, St-Nazaire (fr)
- 09.02 @ Tempolino, Nantes (fr)
- 08.22 Electro Sensible @ Bellevilloise, Paris, (fr)
- 07.17 Soleil Couchant @ Chez Lili, Le Havre, (fr)
- 07.15 Hors-Cadre @ Gambetta Club, Paris (fr)
- 07.10 Sonic Protest @ Berthelot, Montreuil (fr)
- 07.03 Mon Anthologie Du Raï @ Saint-Denis(fr)
- 07.03 Picnic @ Mac Val, Ivry (fr)
2020:
- 01.14 Tribute to Bryn Jones @ Zero Zero, Paris (fr)
- 01.17 Bisque @ Le Rez-Usine, Genève (ch)
- 01.30 KSM Release Party @ PopUpduLabel Paris (fr)
- 02.29 Bal Raï @ Folie Wazemmes, Lille (fr)
- 03.01 Bal Raï, pt2 @ Folie Wazemmes, Lille (fr)
2019:
- 12.21 w/ Gan Gah & Guedra Guedra @ 9B, Paris (fr)
- 12.20 Les Éveillés @ Badaboum, Paris (fr)
- 12.14 Autoreverse n°2 @ Gambetta Club, Paris (fr)
- 11.30 w/ DJ Dziri & Badu @ 9b, Paris (fr)
- 11.23 w/ Habibi Funk @ À La Folie, Paris (fr)
- 11.09 Autoreverse n°1 @ 9B, Paris (fr)
- 10.26 Food & Film Algérie @ Télé-Bar, Paris (fr)
- 08.24 Les Courants Alternatifs Festival, @ Uzès (fr)
- 07.07 Picnic @ Mac Val, Ivry (fr)
- 06.26 Johatsu @ La Java, Paris (fr)
- 06.21 Dj Set @ 117 Bar, Tunis (tn)
- 06.14 Praed + Cheb Gero, @ L'Espace B, Paris (fr)
- 05.18 Wesh Festival @ L’Estaque, Marseille (fr)
- 05.04 Belleville Habibi n°9, @ l'AG, Paris (fr)
- 04.13 Tresk Festival @ Ljubljana (sl)
- 04.04 Minimal Music Festival @ Amsterdam (nl)
- 03.30 Arab Film Festival @ Worm, Rotterdam (nl)
- 03.22 Radio Show @ Kiosk Radio, Brussels (be)
- 03.21 Release Party @ Dizonord, Paris (fr)
- 03.02 Belleville Habibi n°8, @ l'AG, Paris (fr)
- 02.01 La Hafla ft Acid Arab @ 6PAR4 , Laval (fr)
- 01.12 Muslimgauze Memorial Night @ 9b, Paris (fr)
- 01.05 Belleville Habibi n°7, @ l'AG, Paris (fr)
2018:
- 12.15 Rebel Up/Akuphone @ OCCII, Ams (nl)
- 12.01 Festival Face Z @ Salon d’Hiver, Genève (ch)
- 11.09 Belleville Habibi n°6, @ l'AG, Paris (fr)
- 11.03 Guimet Mix @ Musée Guimet, Paris (fr)
- 10.18 w/ Praed @ Bellevilloise, Paris (fr)
- 10.06 ILM Afterparty @ l’AG, Paris (fr)
- 08.30 Atlas Electronic @ Marrakesh (ma)
- 06.29 Belleville Habibi n°5, @ 9B, Paris (fr)
- 06.21 w/ Habibi Funk @ La Java, Paris (fr)
- 05.18 Belleville Habibi n°4, @ 9B, Paris (fr)
- 04.28 Fiesta Latinarab 3 @ FGO Barbara, Paris (fr)
- 04.07 ILM Afterparty @ Café du Peuple, Bxl (be)
- 03.28 Pan-Asian n°1 @ Chair De Poule, Paris (fr)
- 03.23 Belleville Habibi n°3, @ 9B, Paris (fr)
- 02.03 w/ Ko Shin Moon @ BRASS, Brussels (be)
- 01.27 Belleville Habibi n°2, @ 9B, Paris (fr)
- 01.13 TECHNE Festival @ NCAA, Moscow (Ru)
2017 :
- 12.22 w/ Ko Shin Moon @ LU, Nantes (fr)
- 12.15 Akuphone Birthday @ Chinois, Montreuil (fr)
- 11.25 Belleville Habibi n°1, @ 9B, Paris (fr)
- 10.28 w/ Ko Shin Moon @ Le Bourg, Lausanne (ch)
- 10.27 Innervision n°13 @ Bongo Joe, Genève (ch)
- 10.27 Dj Set @ , Genève (ch)
- 08.30 Aperoboat n°3 @ Batofar, Paris (fr)
- 07.06 w/ Samcha @ 9B, Paris (fr)
- 06.10 w/ Rizan Said & Praed @ Le Sucre, Lyon (fr)
- 05.20 Aperoboat n°2 @ Batofar, Paris (fr)
- 05.14 Ecran Voisin @ Les Grands Voisins, Paris (fr)
- 04.29 w/ Rebel Up @ Midpoint, Brussels (be)
- 04.15 w/ Samcha @ 45 Tours, Paris (fr)
- 03.24 Dj Set @ Le Lieu Unique, Nantes (fr)
- 02.25 Akuphone Release Party n°3 @ 9B, Paris (fr)
- 02.08 Aperoboat n°1 @ Batofar, Paris (fr)
2016 :
- 10.14 Akuphone Release Party n°2 @ 9B, Paris (fr)
- 04.02 Akuphone Release Party n°1 @ 9B, Paris (fr)
2015 :
- 09.03 Akuphone Release Party n°0 @ L’international rds, Paris (fr)