Bilal is one of the voices that define the blend of jazz, hip-hop and neo-soul. More than twenty years into his storied career, the singer, songwriter and producer born Bilal Sayeed Oliver—who, after decades of accolades and A-list collaborations with likes of Kendrick Lamar, Beyonce, Jay-Z, Erykah Badu, Clipse, and so many more—is as locked in as ever. 

We are happy to announce a new [ALT JAZZ] series event: The USA Grammy-nominated jazz artist, drummer, emcee, singer and producer Kassa Overall comes live in Control on Monday, May 11, promoting his latest album ‘CREEAM’ released on Warp Records. 

A new instalment of the [ALT JAZZ] series drops on Monday—April 20, at Control, and moves to the trio format, bringing forth the tuba player Theon Cross, accompanied by drums and saxophone. 

Second instalment of ALT JAZZ series is Summer Pearl. Known for her care-free live performances and to-the-point lyrics, Summer Pearl transcends the audience to a place of soul and truth.

We have partnered with Control Club and launched a new series of bookings focused on jazz with influences from neo-soul, hip-hop, and electronic music. The first booking unfolds the series [ALT JAZZ] and brings forth the UK rising voice, Bel Cobain, on Monday, March 9.

We welcome the spring in great style and fashion, unfolding a lineup that brings forth two of the UK's veterans, marking Black Rhino Radio's 25th residency at Control Club.

Black Rhino welcomes the new year in style and fashion and invites long-time friends Riddim Bandits for an all-night session, playing back to back with full crew and sound system.

Black Rhino Radio is happy to present the pitch-black live show of Autechre for the first time in Romania. The duo touches down in Bucharest at Club Guesthouse on October 7, 2026.

We closes the year with a big lineup bringing the renown duo Indica Dubs and Danman, the bass music producer Bukkha, and local headz Anin & Drao on December 27.

With a hidden lineup for now, Black Rhino Radio pins the date on November 19 for its upcoming residency in Club Control, but you can rest assured the music will follow the journey into sound system culture.

Black Rhino Radio moves forward with the second residency at Club Control on October 18, this time inviting Kebra Ethiopia all the way from South Africa.

On September 27, we bring back to Bucharest the renowned Channel One Sound System, one of the UK's most prestigious roots and dub sounds.

As the new club season starts, we are hyped to announce our forthcoming residencies at Club Control. While these sessions are rooted in dub and bass music, we continue to collaborate with our friends from Riddim Bandits, who will amplify each session with their fresh, upgraded 6-scoop sound system, built to emphasise low frequencies while bringing clarity and spark to the mids and highs.

The 18th instalment of Black Rhino Residency at Control comes in full force on April 19, mixing the sound pressure of dub with the uptempo energy of jungle music.

As we move on to our residencies at Control, we are happy to announce that Aba Shanti will join our curated events on March 8, 2025, marking his first session in Bucharest.

On May 10 2025, Black Rhino Radio celebrates its 4-year anniversary, and the party comes in great style and fashion. The first artists to be announced is the French dub master O.B.F with the Spanish MC Sr. Willson.

We enter the new year in style as we announce Mala who's joining the first Black Rhino Residency at Control on February 22, 2025.

For the last residency of this year at Control, we return to the sound system culture and invites Numa Crew (IT) and the mighty Mc Killa P (UK) to headline the night. The booking follows the fresh album of the two - Killing Time, released this year on November 15.

For the 14th instalment of Black Rhino Residency in Control, we change the tempo and we dig into the synths and electronica realm, by inviting the legendary Legowelt [NL] to headline the night in Room 1 of the club.

The city shapes each individual as much as everyone leaves their mark on it. The city is not a lifeless block of concrete but a collection of emotions and feelings that, if we pause for a few minutes, we can almost see hovering around each inhabitant.

Shout to all the ravers out there for May 25 when we enter Control Club for the last session in this season. 6 DJs, 1 MC, and one sound system.

For our 11th residency at Control, we invite you to experience the full power of a dub sound system with carefully selected DJs and selectors whose passion for this music exceeds the sonic boundaries.

Some of us are getting ready for Christmas, we’re getting ready to open the doors to our very first POP-UP STUDIO in Amzei Square.

Black Rhino Residency X Rapture Records is bringing the bass back to Control Club this Saturday, with a stellar line-up of jungle royalty : legends The Untouchables & Djinn, with romanian support from Maica-ta, hosted by the one and only MC Chikaboo.

Inspirat de similaritățile dintre compozițiile imaginilor de club și cunoscutele gathering-uri din peșterile preistorice, Valeriu creează un univers complex, însă foarte familiar și performativ, de ritual, dans, subliniind sentimentul de together in the dark.

We open the new season of our residence series at Control Club with a bass music line-up that brings forth one of the power figures in the industry - Sicaria, seconded by local DJs and radio broadcasters noidzsh and shiv.

Experiments in Dub ends the summer at Platforma Wolff with its last session on the terrace by inviting the dub producer, DJ and bass music general, Radikal Guru, along with the local fellow radio broadcasters Maică-ta and Riddim Bandits Crew.

With summer already here, Experiments in Dub continues its journey of dub experiments and explorations at Platforma Wolff on Fri. July 14th for session #3, establishing a connection with the French scene and inviting Weeding Dub with a live mixing set.

We meet again at Control Club for a special edition of Black Rhino Residency! Mixing oldschool and contemporary, local and across the borders, this genre-bending summer session brings in the booth Djrum, Vlad DobrecuMeelouna. One of the most exciting producers to come out of UK electronic scene in recent years, Djrum boasts pure production talent, informed by club styles such as techno, garage, and jungle, as well as his background in jazz and classical music. Serving complementary styles for a dancefloor-ready night, local support comes from veteran Vlad Dobrescu and disco darling Meelouna.