I am OVER THE MOON to be collaborating with Cello Octet Amsterdam again! The world premiere of my new work, ‘Birsdongs from Kĩrĩnyaga’, will be performed in April at Rewire Festival in The Hague, NL.
Kilele Summit is a first-of-its-kind music innovation symposium in Nairobi. Following the success of the first edition, the Kilele team in Nairobi we are super excited to welcome you back for the second edition, taking place on February 18-25th, 2025!
Stay tuned to hear more on how I’ll be involved this time around :)
At the inaugural SQUARE, a festival-conference part of Braga ‘25, Kenyan artist and researcher Nyokabi Kariũki will talk to Joshua Minsoo Kim (Tone Glow) about her research “On learning that one of the first electronic works was by an African, Halim El-Dabh”.
Back on the road with Julia Holter this Fall, supporting her EU/UK Tour!
Dec 07 2024, 7 p.m // Band On The Wall, Manchester, UK // Tickets here
Back on the road with Julia Holter this Fall, supporting her EU/UK Tour!
Dec 06 2024, 7 p.m // Islington Assembly Hall, London, UK // Tickets here
Back on the road with Julia Holter this Fall, supporting her EU/UK Tour!
Thu Dec 05 2024, 7 p.m // Trinity Centre, Bristol, UK // Tickets here
Back on the road with Julia Holter this Fall, supporting her EU/UK Tour!
Tuesday Dec 04 2024, 7 p.m // Ha Concerts, Ghent, Belgium // Tickets here
Back on the road with Julia Holter this Fall, supporting her EU/UK Tour!
Mon Dec 02 2024, 7 p.m // Zonnehuis, Amsterdam, NL //Tickets here
Back on the road with Julia Holter this Fall, supporting her EU/UK Tour!
Sat Dec 01 2024, 7:30 p.m // La Maroquinerie, Paris, FR // Tickets here
Back on the road with Julia Holter this Fall, supporting her EU/UK Tour!
Fri Nov 29 2024, 7 p.m // Dudelange, Luxembourg // Tickets here
Back on the road with Julia Holter this Fall to support her 2024 EU/UK Tour!
Wed Nov 27, 20:00 // Slaktkyrkan, Stockholm // Tickets here
Back on the road with Julia Holter this Fall, supporting her EU/UK Tour!
Tuesday 26. nov. 2024, 19:00 // John Dee, Oslo // Tickets here
Back on the road with Julia Holter this Fall, supporting her EU/UK Tour!
Sunday Nov 24 2024, 8 p.m // Hotel Cecil, Copenhagen, DK // Tickets here
A listening session of Temporary Stored II, a project by Kenyan ambient artist KMRU with contributions from Aho Ssan, Jessica Ekomane, Lamin Fofana, Nyokabi Kariũki and Bhavisha Panchia. After the listening, there will be an artist Q&A with Kamaru, Jessica Ekomane and Nyokabi Kariũki.
Update: Unfortunately due to illness, I will not be attending for the Q&A. Sad to miss it, but it’ll be amazing anyway :)
My work among other works by Afrodiasporic composers, performed by International Contemporary Ensemble at The Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin.
I join other incredible afrodiasporic composers at The Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW), Berlin, to “discuss their understanding and articulations of interdisciplinarity in their work, including its cultural, affective, and historical references and contexts.”
I join panelists Monthati Masebe, Njabulo Phungula & Andile Khumalo to “discuss the state of African composition today—its present and future, both on the continent and beyond.” Taking place at at The Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW), Berlin.
In the beautiful Kuppellhalle of silent green, i'll be performing my final show of the year! I will bring out my piano fingers for this one. Likely a show marking a transition into a new era of music from yours truly🌷
The third and final stop of my Australia Tour: Melbourne! Curated by Lawrence English/Room 40, I share the stage with notable experimental musicians Keiji Haino and Carl Stone.
The second stop of my Australia Tour: Brisbane! I share the stage with an incredible group of musicians at Brisbane Powerhouse, presented by Brisbane Powerhouse and Room40, Pay what you wish. :)
The first stop of my Australia Tour: Sydney! A night of live performances by some of the world’s leading contemporary experimentalists, curated by Lawrence English.
I’m super excited to support the inimitable Julia Holter for the east coast leg of her NA tour this May!
May 22nd: Masquerade, Atlanta, GA
I’m super excited to support the inimitable Julia Holter for the east coast leg of her NA tour this May!
May 21th: Motorco Music Hall, Durham, NC
I’m super excited to support the inimitable Julia Holter for the east coast leg of her NA tour this May!
May 19th: The Atlantis, Washington D.C.
I’m super excited to open for the inimitable Julia Holter for the east coast leg of her NA tour this May!
May 18th: First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia, PA
I’m super excited to support the inimitable Julia Holter for the east coast leg of her NA tour this May!
May 17th: Webster Hall (!!), New York
I’m super excited to support the inimitable Julia Holter for the east coast leg of her NA tour this May!
May 15th: Brighton Music Hall, Boston, MA
I will open for friend & incredible ambient artist KMRU in New York, NY. :)
Kilele Summit is a first-of-its-kind music innovation symposium in Nairobi. Catch me performing some playful, experimental sounds as part of the new Mizizi Ensemble, which also includes singer-songwriter & Orutu player @labdiofficial, live coder & electronic musician @monrea_, producer @berntisak, and live-electronics performer Alex Hofmann. (Friday 16th, 11am, The Mist)
Kilele Summit is a first-of-its-kind music innovation symposium in Nairobi. Catch me on a panel led by Astrid Bin, on building musical instruments that are unique to ourselves and our cultures (Wednesday 14th, at Fem Lab).
Catch me hosting a guided listening session through the otherworldly work of pioneering Egyptian composer Halim El-Dabh, who I honoured in an essay I recently wrote (Thursday 15th, 10am, Fem Lab - The Mall, Basement).
