Analogue Nites featuring 340ml showing music unites

Analogue Nites is old school meets new school with a touch of hot music and a relaxed crowd. Nothing beats it as a way of saying goodbye to dusty August and hello sunny September with fine company.

This is the second of the monthly events to be sponsored by Peroni - and with sponsors come great prizes. So, while you're sitting relaxing with your cold one, the promotional girls take your name for the competition where you stand a chance to win Versace sunglasses.

You can also take a picture of you and your date and get it framed, a lovely gesture to remind yourself of the great time you had. And, as always, Moyo's in Melrose Arch is the ideal venue.

Like any other nite, the in-house DJs Kenzero and 1D start up the party with their hip-hop, rap, soul, and now reggae mixes. DJ Kenzero starts up with slow hip-hop jams and then moves to playing reggae, with remixes from Bob Marley's 'Turn Your Lights Down Low'. But, while Kenzero's mixes are getting too predictable, 1D has the ability to adapt and his mixing of reggae and hip-hop gets better each time.

They get the crowd warmed up for the main event: 340ml. A band originally from Mozambique, they're made up of four really laidback characters - Pedro da Silva Pinto on vocals, Paulo Chibanga on drums, Rui Soeiro on bass, and Tiago Paulo on guitar - who specialise in providing good vibes.

Performing songs from their two albums, 'Sorry For The Delay' and 'Moving', the SAMA-nominated collective seduce the audience with 'Shotgun', 'Good Things Happen to Those Who Wait,' and 'Fairy Tales.' They keep teasing the crowd with their most commercial and famous track, 'Midnight', as the bass guitar player keeps repeating the bassline before most of their songs. Eventually the crowd lose their minds and sing along with 'Midnight' when it is finally performed.

As soon as 340ml were done with their performance, the DJ went back to playing hip-hop, mainly focusing on Drake, playing most of his new album and every hit song featuring him. At 2am the party is still going with the crowd seemingly having forgotten that it's a Friday and work starts in a couple of hours.

Best not forget though that the next Analogue Nites will be on 30 September. And it will be on fire.

His Ross n his Boss n his BACK as Teflon Don

Rick Ross may have started his working life as William Leonard Roberts II, a Florida corrections officer, but he's made his way to the high rollers suite with hits like 'Hustlin', 'The Boss,' 'Magnificent' 'Maybach Music 2' and 'Speeding' featuring R Kelly.

Now with four albums under his belt, his latest, 'Teflon Don', is a step up from his disappointing 'Deeper Than Rap'. With more rights than wrongs, it deservedly debuted on the US albums chart at number two, only held off the top spot by the currently unstoppable Eminem.  

Taking close on a year to record, its pedigree is impeccable. Producers called up for duty include No I.D., J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Danja, The Inkredibles, Kanye West, and Clark Kent who all do well to hide any obvious samples. And every single song features a big name guest.   

Ne-Yo shows up on the pretty average first single, 'Super High', while the upbeat Swizz Beatz-influenced 'No. 1' features Diddy and Trey Songz. The subtler and heart-filled 'Tears Of Joy' featuring Cee-lo on vocals, shows a softer side to Ross who seems to be telling his life story.

'Aston Martin Music', featuring Drake and Chrisette Michele, is equally impressive, leading a field of other chart contenders including 'Free Mason' (with Jay-Z and John Legend on board), the Raphael Saadiq showcase 'All the Money In The World', and 'Live Fast, Die Young' featuring Kanye.

Only 'Maybach Music', which makes its third appearance on a Ross album, is unwelcome, although this installment does feature a different feel thanks to Erykah Badu's vocals, and rapping from T.I. and Jadakiss.

With 'Teflon Don' his first album without Lil Wayne and most of his former Slip 'n Slide Records members, Ross has clearly decided to improve his content from "rap coke" to "hip-hop rap". He's stepped out of his comfort zone and is heading to the top.