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Caribbean Saturdays Debut

SOBs204 Varick Street, New York, NY 10014-4810 · Map

This night happened — Sat 10 Oct · 11pm → 3am Sun

$10 – $25 · 21+ · sobsnyc · Dancehall

Press play

Who was billed2 artists

In the order the promoter listed them.

Set times were not published.

None of these artists had shared a bill before that night.

The wait is finally over… Caribbean Saturdays is officially back at SOB’s! A new era of Saturday nights in NYC, at the place where it all began.

Dancehall, soca, reggae, konpa, bouyon, and more all night.

Late night happy hour + Caribbean drink specials.

Sounds by: Khalil + Spongito

Come dressed to impress & rep your flags!

from the promoter’s listing on Resident Advisor

Who they are

  • Khalil

    London, United Kingdom · 39 bookings since Aug 2023

    “Khalil is an international DJ, Event Curator, Music Supervisor and Creative.”

    their own biography

    the whole biography
    Khalil is an international DJ, Event Curator, Music Supervisor and Creative. He is a founding member of London’s seminal Hip Hop party Livin’ Proof that ran from 2007 to 2023, and New York’s prestigious BackToLife and Shapes parties, where his musical palette, creative direction and DJ style have proved pivotal in their success. A musically diverse and exciting DJ, his approach has been heavily influenced by the multicultural fabric of London’s nightlife and creative industries. His sets weave through genres from Hip Hop to RnB and Soul, Dancehall to Afrobeats, and through variations of House and Dance music from the UK and around the world, playing between the lines of the expected and unexpected, new and old to create a distinct style and sound of his own. Khalil recently worked as Music Supervisor on Daniel Kaluuya & Kibwe Tavares Netflix feature film The Kitchen (2024). Selecting tracks for scenes, adding insight from a nightlife perspective and creating concepts and ideas as part of the creative process to give the film it’s musical identity. He has been the DJ of choice for brands & corporate events, including Colors Studios, Nike, A24, The Guggenheim, GQ, SNL, Soundcloud, Nike and Adidas. He’s been booked alongside a long list of global acts including Kendrick Lamar, Anderson .Paak, A$AP Rocky, David Rodigan, Questlove and Sampha, as well as celebrity events for Marc Jacobs, Adwoa Aboah, Daniel Kaluuya, FKA Twigs, David Beckham, Giveon, Taraji P Henson, Martha Hunt, and Stormzy. Based in Brooklyn, where he relocated from London, Khalil has remained a highly active and in demand DJ in both cities and internationally. He’s toured across Asia, Europe, the United States and the UK. Played some of the worlds most renowned events, clubs and concert venues, festival bookings in Europe, Dubai, India and the UK, as well as cultural events including Miami Art Basel, NYFW and Paris Fashion Week.

He has also played on BBC Radio, multiple Boiler Room shows, NTS Radio, Sway in the morning, Ebro on Beats 1 and Rinse FM amongst others, and playlist curation for Colors Studio, MILK Studios. He has featured in publications such as Noisey, the FADER, Redbull, iD Online, Highsnobiety, GQ, MILK Studios, and Serato.

    Recently at Signal, Le Bain, SILO · often with Matthew Law, WEMI, Eden, none of them here that night

  • @Spongito

    3 bookings since Nov 2025

    Recently at SOBs, Ra-Ra Rhino · often with Lady Drea, none of them here that night

names these artists often play with — not that night
  • Matthew Law15 with Khalil
  • WEMI7 with Khalil
  • Eden3 with Khalil
  • OUT.OF.OFFICE3 with Khalil
  • Chooch2 with Khalil
  • DJ Q2 with Khalil
  • Nanoos2 with Khalil
  • Niara Sterling2 with Khalil

The room

SOBs — 700 events and 1,169 distinct artists since Aug 2023.

Holds about 400.

Most-tagged here: R&B (14), Hip-Hop (12), Pop (6), Jazz (5) and Dembow (4). genre tags on this room’s listings

Who put it on

sobsnyc — 621 events and 1,096 artists since Sep 2023.

Also that night

how these 2 are connected
  • Tony Humphries' RESIDENCY — shares 35 artists with this room, Tony Humphries among them.
  • Le Bain Sunset with Turnbalism — shares 35 artists with this room, Tony Humphries among them.

Links on this listing

Listing text, times, cost, age, genre tags and artist photos: Resident Advisor, event 2549029.

Venue and promoter records, co-billing history and the night’s other listings: adrift’s record of New York City events.

Quoted passages are the promoter’s or the artist’s own words, unedited.