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new single release 💽 Improvisation on keyboard and then violin ············· All money of the single's purchase will go to support a queer community in a refugee camp in South Sudan - for them to get water, food, access healthcare and other basic needs. Since a few months we've been in contact with Alex who lives there, he's been sharing his life and the one of his community, and their urgent need for support. We have created a fundraiser link for us all to spread, more words of their life are shared here: gofund.me/818e48933 and on @alexmorgan202025 profile 🔗/track/who-calls-to-meet Fig 1 : cover art made by chali of "who calls to meet?" single, collage transformation and mirroring of scroll and neck of violin The sound is a sample of the track. The colours are brown and light blue Fig 2: picture of the queer community in the refugee camp in South Sudan, shared by Alex. There is many people, some of them are holding lgbtq and gay pride flags. The sound is a sample of the track. all rights reserved © chali

Back at the performance with @pillow.princess.berlin x @fluidae_collective at @kwia.berlin the 14th of september The story "collection of jars" is about someone abducted somewhere. They are forced to drink a liquid that teach them a language. They have to speak it, in order to be understood and persuaded that without it they would be lost in the world. They found resistance in jars, portals of other worlds. All my stories come from dreams, day or night ones. This one is very special to my heart, expressing the need to conform in order to be respected pic and vid by @cat.megahey

Back at the performance at @spazio.neo on 4th of July 🌞 thank you again for the invitation it was such a pleasure to play and share the “collection of jars” story Open for more bookings this summer 👐 Video 1: me improvising on violin on a loop that I made from synth, I am wearing a blue vest with pears that I made, open with lot of necklaces, I am sitting in front of a desk with many pedals and the synth, the colours of the room are red atmosphere 🎥@ava.nabaa thank you 🦋 Video 2 - same outfit and surrounding/ set but this time I am improvising with the synth +pedals 🎥 @afro.emo thank you 🐿 Video 3 - same outfit and surrounding/set but this time taken from the side, improvising violin with pedals @jenia.gatash thank you 👾 Continue to speak up and support those who speak. Glory to those who resists, care and are here standing up all rights reserved © chali

WE NEED YOUR HELP ‼️‼️‼️ On the 25.04.2026 NanaBcool was at Moritzplatz when he experienced massive racist police violence. The video footage of this racist violence went viral where he was pinned down by 6 cops while screaming for help and alerting the cops that he could not breath. Such disproportionate racist violence is at no point justified and should be punished. Legal steps are being taken but this takes time and is emotionally taxing as the aftermath of such an event has made it difficult to continue with his music. As Nana struggles with the psycholgical Trauma of such an event and is attempting to position himself legally he could use your support to alleviate the financial strain such a situation brings with it. To protect his person we have decided as friends to take care of the crowdfunding on his behalf and are in regular touch with him and establishing a support network around the situation. We request you to not contact him directly and contact the organisers of the crowdfunding if you have letters of support or capacities to get involved! Additionally we as the organizers have decided against linking the footage of the police violence to protect our brothers and sisters and to refrain from pushing such footage to justify donations. Support one of Berlin’s amazing artists in their struggle against police violence and thank you for every contribution! Please share, engage and donate. Link in bio

tomorrow 3-4pm live at @ola_radio before heading to Barcelona, come through at rue de la mûre if you are around I will share music and sounds that have resonated this past weeks, including clips of improvisation and jam -- Demain 15-16h live à @ola_radio avant de partir pour Barcelona, vous êtes invité.ex à passer si vous êtes dans le coin, rue de la mûre Je vais partager des morceaux et sons qui ont traversés et résonné a ces dernières semaines - dont des bouts d'improvisation et James -- Sound in post from @_jwords , check her release on Bandcamp!!

hi.fí (she/they) @fiodhna_hm is a queer DJ and curator from Dublin, based in Berlin. Moving fluidly across genres, their sets weave together playful rhythms, unexpected turns, and deep selections. Alongside DJing, they co-run FLINTA*-focused platforms FLURFUNK and @calabaddies , centering underrepresented voices and community-driven dance floors. Opening @dwelling.sessions #3 with a one-hour selection before live performances by sic, chali, and Konstantin Smirnov. A restless drift through warmth, rhythm, and joyful unpredictability.

The Garden comes back tomorrow with @mermasuelo 2-3pm CET tune in on @refugeworldwide Or come by to see us play live @refugeworldwide.space This storytelling episode will be about a stream garden travelling through meshes and structures Featuring our sounds live (violin and electronics) and the music of James Newton, @duma_ma , Period Music, @opoku.loves.u @sabaalizadeh @anteriorinsula @aho_ssan @chris_ryanwilliams Fig1: art cover of the garden made by me chali - shows two eyes (each eye of us), blended in green textures, with a explosions faded red taints

It’s springtime again. Three live acts and a special guest selector shaping #3 @dwelling.sessions . hi.fí @fiodhna_hm (dj) will open the evening with a slow, lush enveloping selection, easing the room into a shared listening space. Konstantin Smirnov @etokos (live) - modular synthesis and textured electronics, stretching time into long resonant forms. chali @chal__i (live) weaves violin textures, voice, and keys into shifting, cinematic forms, tracing stories of magic realism and imagined worlds. sic @akshaysic (live) - synthesis, sarod drones, and sampled fragments of memory, soft noise. Dwellers (djs) close the night with a gentle descent, holding the room a little longer. Hope you’ll gather with us to dwell. 🕯️ 🎨 Painting Artwork by @nlimwa @dwelling.sessions 📍 @ikii.berlin Herrfurthplatz 8, 12049 Berlin 🗓 Saturday, May 9th 🚪 Doors 18:00 🎵 Music 19:30 🍷 Natural wine · vinyl selections · immersive listening

"The First Shower" EP is out on Bandcamp!! ✂️💧🔗 Marking one year post op and made to process the first shower in this body Soon on @subvertworld and then on some streaming platforms Mastering/ mixing: @ttneana Covert art is me on pictures: @emptymindscanfillagain zine, @ava.nabaa by the bed, @tstrickland716 by the couch, @luki_fair in the kitchen

Very many things to share that my first EP "The First Shower" is coming out this Friday 3rd of April 🌀💧 Created to process in sound my first post op shower of top surgery, marking now 1 year anniversary Pre-order on Bandcamp 🔗bio Coming up on @subvertworld and selected streaming platforms all rights reserved © chali 🎛️ @ttneana mastering magic #topsurgery #tdov #transmusician #violonist #orchestral

Back at a performance a year ago at Maloca, Marseille Thank you @aymard_acasse and @musique_chienne for the invitation and everyone who came and shared this time, it was right before my top surgery This is a sample of a loop soundtrack I created live I also shared as usual stories and poems and took the opportunity to have a mic to share some words too, the urgency to feel and to shake whatever whoever we can shake Thank you @ola_terreur for the video 🎥 Je suis encore quelques semaines à Marseille et disponible pour booking Berlin ill be with you all for 3 weeks from 20.04-10.05, open for booking for this performance and hybrids collabs 🎻 all rights reserved © chali

Back at The Garden, this episode was created with my friend macchli, story of a cave and forest where different beings come to meet - made in hibernation post op On @refugeworldwide - if your ears wish to listen, it's on on the website and on my SoundCloud (🔗 the garden bio) This residency started in September 2022, almost 4 years now, every time a new story whispered and soundtracked. The opening track is an unreleased recorded and mastered live by @anotyne.tv last September. We are all very looking forward for it to come out. The magic was shared with other tracks and wonders from @joy_guidry @fatimaalqadiri_ @roberta_lazo_valenzuela @aho_ssan @cavid.dhen @lloydfears @mermasuelo @slowmachete @kalia.vandever and some that don't have Instagram, check and support their sound in the other places - the tracklist is shared on the last slide The next one will be live from the booth @refugeworldwide.space with @mermasuelo on April 30th 2-3pm Come by if you'd like to see us 🌲🌲🌲 covertart by macchli