Dennis List of Clubs to Dance At

Kenya

Nairobi

Brew Bistro Rooftop/Westlands

Nested on the 11th floor in Westlands commercial/shopping district. A long time favourite especially of white 40/50 year old foreigners. One of the few clubs in Nairobi with a dance floor. Locals especially during the last weekend of the month.

(Deep House Music Only) Koda / Muze

Bastions of the Nairobi Deep House Scene which plays South African Afrohouse from Thursday to Sunday. Entrance fee. Check out their pages for acts. Both located in Westlands KenRail Towers

Black Samurai

More mature local crowd. Has a dancefloor as well though that only gets lively in the wee hours of the morning. Club arrangement may be a challenge.

Watamu

Car Wash

Local favourite. Very affordable. Washrooms are an issue. Excellent local menu

Come Back

Foreigner favourite. Seasonal per tourists inflow. Offers pizzas.

Bonus - Saturday Beach Party at Paparemo

Entrance fee. Guest DJs every Saturday. Beach party where you dance in the sand. Mostly lacklustre DJs. Mixed crowd. Quite popular.

South Korea

Seoul

3funkska

Afrobeat and Amapiano. Hangout for the African diaspora students. Hottest party in Hongdae.

Mike's Cabin

A good hangout for foreigners in Hongdae, with good music and a mix of locals as well.

Note: Hongdae

Hongdae has plenty of pickings, especially the triangle bound by Hongik-Ro, Wausan-Ro, Wausan-Ro 15-gil and Euolmadang-Ro. It's walkable, and lively through the night all week. You'll definitely find something you love here. There's night buses late at night.

Uganda

Kampala

Pub Crawl - Bugolobi

Kampala's famous club scene has turned into a bottle and table thing. Bugolobi offers a range of night spots between Village Mall and Luthuli Rise. Vault is the local favourite but more of a bottle spot. Down the road you have Thrones, Caliente, Alchemist and more.

Namibia

Swakopmund and Katima Mulilo

Namibian towns tend to have a cool club each. If in Swakopmund check out Infinity Lounge Wednesday to Saturday. If I Katima Mulilo check out Infinity Lounge as well. Not sure if they are related. If in Walvis Bay I don't know where you have to check out but you may have time to get to Swakopmund 🤷‍♂️.

Zambia

Livingstone

Limpos Pub and Grill

Japan

Tokyo

Rhythm Cafe

Tiny local bar that especially leans towards afrobeats and Amapiano. Worth remembering this is Tokyo and to temper your expectations

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