Poetry meets Sounds w/ Douniah & Damian Soul

ENTRY: 7PM

START: 8PM

The Poetry Meets Series presents its first edition of Poetry Meets SOUNDS celebrating alternative music, sound art and the intersecting power of poetry

Main acts:

Douniah

Douniah creates art that breaks boundaries. Her sense of aesthetics is reflected in both her music and her visual productions. Her sound reflects Gnawa and Northafrican jazz as well as soul, jazz, hip-hop and poetry. In her work, Douniah illuminates herself and her surroundings with a critical and strong voice. She combines her perspective and observations on identity, belonging and mental health in her lyrics. Born in Agadir, Morocco, raised in Hamburg and now Berlin-based, the German-Moroccan released her first project - "Dream Baby '' - in 2019 on Cologne-based label Melting Pot Music together with producer High John. A collaborative album heavily influenced by jazz samples, neo-soul and poetry. She either produced or co-produced the music videos for the project. This was most recently the case for Ebow's single "Friends'', which was released in summer 2020. Douniah is also part of the Berlin collective Out Of Time Embassy and worked on the "Are You For Real" project for IFA. She has also made a name for herself as a feature guest on tracks by Farhot, 2Kings and AgaJon. She graced the cover of the Spotify playlist "Butter''. As a pre-act, Douniah played shows with Children of Zeus and accompanied Sudan Archives and JuJu Rogers & Negroman on tour. She is currently working with Berlin producer Dhanya (Modha, Juju Rogers) on her first solo EP, which will be released on Melting Pot Music in 2023.

Damian Soul

Damian Soul is a Tanzanian singer, songwriter, composer and guitarist. Born and raised in Dar es Salaam’s cultural melting pot Sinza, Damian is one of the most talented musicians in East Africa, performing a variety of musical styles such as Afro Soul, Afro Jazz, R&B, and Bongo Flava fusion.

Special Guest:

MTCHL

Strassenmusikerin und Singer Songwriterin MTCHL geht selten ohne Gitarre oder Skateboard aus dem Haus. Die 22-jährige Heilbronnerin lebt in Berlin und lernte bereits mit 12 Gitarre spielen und schrieb mit 16 ihren ersten Song. Ihre englischen Texte sind selbstreflektiert und gesellschaftskritisch, ihr Sound inspiriert von Rnb Artists wie H.E.R., PJ Morton, Kehlani und SiR. Im Augenblick arbeitet sie an mehreren Singles und einer EP.

Poets & Sound Artists:

Oll

mokeyanju + CHI

Film Screening:

Wildcat by Kahlil Joseph (score by Flying Lotus)

with generous support from Berliner Projektfonds für Urbane Praxis