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A 2024 music highlight. Closing the Electronic Dark Star stage at @nyegenyegefest Jinja, 3 hours from Kampala and at the source of the River Nile. 7am sunrise set, that continued beyond the allocated hour, as the stage was getting de-rigged and the crowd stood their ground- right until the speakers blew and we had to go home. A core memory ❤️

Sudanese ELECTRONIC music to the WORLDddddd

On my 28th Birthday, I ran 16k and then closed for @saliahgram at @parallel.am Now up on Soundcloud, the chaos that was 3-5am and my best set to date ❣️

If You Are a Big Tree #4 From the archive to the club ❤️ 📷: @jvdphotography & Felix Meritis

IASPIS Research Residency: reimagining ‘club’ spaces for Sudanese Sounds (WIP project) Space Black in Conversation with Fadlabi With the support of IASPS, we were honoured to host visual artist, curator Fadlabi in Stockholm for a collective dinner and conversation. Falabdi was invited to share his practice and the inception of the Khartoum Contemporary Art Center (KCAC), a deeply loved space in Oslo, Norway @khartoum_contemporary KCAC was a beautiful, fully flexible, self-designed and self-built space created by Fadlabi and his team. Named after Sudan’s capital, it paid tribute to Sudanese identity, its expansive arts and culture scene, and its precolonial role as a crossroads of trade and cultural exchange linking different parts of Africa. This was reflected through its design and curation; the centre facilitated artists from across the global majority and its diasporas, offering an extensive programme of exhibitions, film screenings, panel discussions, debates, book launches, reading circles, and club nights. Fadlabi generously shared archival materials documenting how KCAC was acquired and designed, and provided virtual insights contributing to our ongoing research . A huge thank you to @magnus.ericson.se and @iaspis.se for making this event possible, and Fabaldi for such a generous offering of his amazing work

@Tabideee is a DJ, researcher, and archivist exploring the critical contributions of Black communities across the continent and diaspora to electronic music. Her sound pays tribute to Afro-Arab electronic productions, specifically exploring her Sudanese heritage and neighbouring influences. Drawing from platforms like Youtube, SoundCloud, cassette mixtapes, phone recordings, and fieldwork, she built a deeply personal archive, which she uses to create new sounds out of memories and lived experiences. Among other things, she mentions great music and resources such as @al.rassa , @djbasma , and @sudantapesarchive . We sat down with Tabideee to learn more about her process, her British Afro-Arab upbringing, and her advocacy for Sudan. Read: link ⟶ LGW’s bio.

If You Are a Big Tree #4 In conversation with @saffakhalil on the informal sonic archive, and the forgotten subcultures as a reference for new sounds in the club 📷: @jvdphotography & Felix Meritis

Late twenties are CANCELLED xx

Today marks 3 years of the Sudan War, resulting in the greatest humanitarian crisis of the 21st century. This fundraiser began as an urgent relief fund and 3 years later continues to provide on the ground support to communties across Sudan. As communties return to their homes where they can, or attempt to rebuild their lives somewhere anew, some of our fundraising efforts can now also support longer term initiatives where possible. A number of generous donations made this year, alongside a significant contribution from funds raised by the @blackarchivessweden community and additional external donations has allowed us to build a community water point and repairs the backup water storage tank. The water point has been constructed in a school in the west of Omdurman, with 700 students who previously had no running water supply and relied on on buying water and filling a Zeers — a traditional earthenware pot that cools and stores drinking water for the students. Thank you to for three years of donations and continued support. In the face of overwhelming need our collective, localised actions have allowed us to reach hundreds of people with dignity. As the conflict continues across the country and the wake of war leaves millions vulnerable, please continue donating to grassroots initiatives, campaign to hold governments accountable—to recognise the crisis and take immediate action, support Sudanese refuges in your local areas, keep informed and your eyes on Sudan. 🇸🇩❤️‍🩹

TOMORROW Playing 6-7pm at @innervisions_alchemy for their Sudanese fundraiser. A day of beautiful workshops and sounds with @saroor.dj @ogbasma @jumana.eltgani @gudanese ❤️‍🩹

Back in Amsterdam this Friday, performing at @felixmeritisamsterdam - If You Are A Big Tree #4: Seeing Sudan <3 With April marking 3 years since the start of the war, Emma-Lee and Saffa have curated a really beautiful evening of storytelling and collective solidarity. Link for tickets in the bio

Last year I welcomed Ramadan with @muslimsisterhood by performing at the V&A Kensington for their Late A 3 hour set, mama front left, filling the space with Sudanese Folk, Jazz, Agani banat, Classical, Zanig, electronic sounds from producers across the region today, and closing with @samiyusuf supplication as night officially gave us the start of Ramadan Thank you Muslim Sisterhood for inviting me to bring my sonic curation to your beautiful late 🫂 📷 : @hydardewachi