Aiwa! - أيوه

In the recent years, there's a group of people exploring/experimenting remarkable distinctive styles and unique sound from the local hip-hop scene of Ramallah, Palestine. Aiwa this time invites four of the notable MCs/Producers from the scene.
 
LINE-UP
 
MUQATA'A - مُقاطعة aka BOIKUTT
HAYKAL هيْكل
JULMUD جلمود اخر الزمن
DAKN داكِنْ
 
DJ
 
STORMTRAP عاصفه ASIFEH
MOONA MOON
OKYDOKY
SHINS-K
 
VJ
 
LA MANCHEGA
 
Supported by Musicboard Berlin
 
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ABOUT
 
MUQATA'A
Muqata'a is a musician and MC based in Ramallah, Palestine. Creating sounds using sampled material, field recordings, and electronic devices, the results range between hip-hop, downtempo, and glitch He has composed and produced music for artists such as Kronos Quartet, Bukue One, Jehst, Tamer Abu-Ghazaleh and others, and has appeared as an MC on albums for artists such as Heliodrome, Slovo, Bonnot, and Beatoven to name a few. Co-founder of the Ramallah Underground Collective which has toured across the Arab World, Europe, and Australia, until the collective split up in 2009. Muqata'a is also co-founder and member of audio-visual group Tashweesh, with whom he is currently touring. He has composed several international and local film scores, as well as dance theater performances, and is now working on different collaborative and solo projects. // Soundcloud
 

 
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JULMUD
Julmud is a producer, percussionist, keyboardist, and vocalist/mc based in Ramallah-Palestine, samples and combines sounds from across the globe to create a new non-generic form of music. He has produced work for different MC’s such as Haykal, Shua, Dakn, among others who are also a part of his crew (Saleb 1). Julmud was also working closely with Al Nather and Muqata'a as the group Juzo’ Min, from which several projects emerged. And now he is currently in the process of producing a variety of solo works. // Soundcloud
 

 
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HAYKAL
Haykal is an MC/Producer based in Ramallah. Being influenced by his surroundings, his work is an accumulation and response to all that he experiences socially, politically, and culturally. Haykal is currently working on several upcoming projects with a multi-disciplinary approach. // Soundcloud
 

 
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DAKN
Dakn is an MC, producer & DJ based in Ramallah, Palestine. As part of the Saleb 1 crew and as a solo artist, he has released many singles on the internet as well as collaborated with multiple musicians and MC’s. His lyrical content is controversial, conscious, and abstract while his production is a variation of different styles that blend to create a new sound with every release. // Soundcloud
 

 
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STORMTRAP عاصفه ASIFEH
Stormtrap a beatmaker/rapper originating from Palestine. He grew up between Ramallah and Vienna. He has always been interested in technology and music since his days of childhood. Stormtrap’s musical journey began around the age of 16, where he learned to play the electric guitar and started combining his live recordings with electronic sounds on the computer. The Second Intifada was a turning point for Stormtrap, where he began to take his hobby seriously and started writing political songs influenced by the difficult reality one was (and still is) living. // Soundcloud
 

 
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MOONA MOON 
Moona Moon is a spoken word artist, writer, performer, educator, and Kanaktivist hailing from Kufr Asad/Ruhrpott currently based in Berlin. // Tumblr
 
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OKYDOKY
Okydoky is a producer and performer of electronic music from Beirut, Lebanon. Known for catchy beats, eccentric sampling, and energetic performances, his music consists of live instrumentation, sampling, effects modulation, and vocoding using laptops, synthesizers, midi-controllers, and other audiogenic toys. Mainly breaks-based, his style includes influences from 80s electro hiphop to synthwave, techno, and metal.// Soundcloud

 

 
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SHINS-K
Producer and DJ from Japan, Based in Berlin since 2008. One of the curators of Aiwa. // Soundcloud
 

 
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LA MANCHEGA // Homepage
 
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AIWA! - أيوه
Friday, 16.09.2016, ACUD club
Doors:
Admission: 5€
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