Afropollination x MS Stubnitz 2023

Collaborative Artistic projects between Africa and Germany.
Afropollination is an initiative by Piranha Arts and Boutique Foundation / Nyege Nyege in collaboration with MS Stubnitz, Cosmo Radio, Festsaal Kreuzberg, and CTM Festival. Funded by the Fonds TURN2 of the Federal Cultural Foundation of Germany.

--> german language information at the Federal Cultural Foundation - the 3 dates aboard (22.1., 31.1. and 2.2.) are still missing, but will – hopefully soon – be added.

AFROPOLLINATION aims to encapsulate the process of artistic and social cultural pollination, facilitating creative encounters between artists, genres, disciplines, identities, ideas, cultures, technologies, and communities from various regions of Africa and Germany. Among other, the artists will take part in residencies to create new work, and host workshops.

Music and dance have always gone hand in hand in Africa, but unfortunately when represented internationally, the two often get disentangled. With this project we want to re-contextualize the music through its dance element, and take it a step further by involving contemporary dancers and choreographers to create new modern interpretations to the music from the project.

The first phase of the project took place in Uganda around the Nyege Nyege Festival 2022 with residencies before and after the festival as well as artists’ shows and debates at the festival. Further phases will take place in 2023 in Germany at the CTM festival in Berlin, at MS Stubnitz in Hamburg, at Festsaal Kreuzberg (Berlin) and MS Stubnitz (Hamburg) for the closing Afropollination event in June 2023 and with a partnership with Cosmo Radio (Cologne).

Definition: “Pollination is the transfer of pollen later enabling fertilization and the production of seeds, most often by an animal or by wind.”

Within this project a live improvised set by Ugandan DIY synth builder Afrorack will be featured, who will perform on 22nd of January with sound artist Jessica Ekomane.
:: 22.01.23: Details and more information: Check out our calendar or Facebook event,
or best of all, get your ticket at TixforGigs or Ticketmaster.

On 31st of January, future-forward bass music proponent Bloomfeld take on a b2b set with Pussy Party resident Phatstokiand Rwandan MC/vocalist Miziguruka who works with themes of resilience, the female body, female freedoms, and memory. On the same day, prolific collaborator Zoë Mc Pherson will appear with DJ Diaki – whose hard-thumping electro balani live sets channel the quintessential African rave sound – and Jay Mitta, one of the core producers of Sisso Studios – the Dar es Salaam collective responsible for popularising singeli worldwide. The inimitable dance duo Nana & Zai join the fray on two separate occasions.
:: 31.01.23: Details and more information: Check out our calendar or Facebook event,
or best of all, get your ticket at TixforGigs or Ticketmaster.

On February 2nd, Rwandan producer Binghi collaborates with Berlin-based singer and dancer Astan KA and multidisciplinary afrocentric artist Exocé. Berlin-based producer and frequent Nyege Nyege collaborator Debmaster joins pioneering gqom producer Menzi, who has crafted a unique sound by diverting from the genre's usual structures and arrangements.
:: 02.02.23: Details and more information: Check out our calendar or Facebook event,
or best of all, get your ticket at TixforGigs or Ticketmaster.