AfroOankali

14/03/2022

AfroOankali updated their address.

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02/03/2022

AfroOankali | HÖR - Mar 1 / 2022

In case you wanna catch up with my set for HÖR. I had a blast

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27/02/2022

I'm playing at HÖR this Tuesday from 5pm CET.

I'll be bringing some bass joy to get you connected to your body, which feels much needed right now.

xx

29/01/2022

Black Square Mix: December 2021

My latest mix is now online. Hope you enjoy and shake a bit to warm up this winter ;)

https://soundcloud.com/afrooankali/black-square-mix-december-2021

This mix was made for Black Square Radio and aired in late December 2021. It is quite high energy dance vibes. Hope you enjoy :)

24/12/2021

Tune into Black Square Radio tonight if you fancy an xmas dance ###

21 - 22 CET // 20 - 21 GMT

🔊🔊Tune in Black Square Radio and catch Dj
@afrooankali tonight from 9:00 - 10:00 PM(🇫🇷Time) for a special Xmas Eve’s Take Over.

It’s gonna pop off with some cool vibes.
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#webradio
#takeover
#afrovibes

11/10/2021

Timeline photos

A little reminder for #BlackHistoryMonth

25/09/2021

Today!!!!

23/09/2021

The third edition of Emergent Bass Berlin returns to Mensch Meier this Saturday.

We look forward to seeing you there and revelling in dance floor joy

16/08/2021

Emergent Bass 2- August 2021

Emergent Bass was such a joy!!! Deep pleasure on the dance floor and so many smiles.

Thanks for coming through!!!

If you would like to catch up with my mix from Saturday, it's now on soundcloud

This set took place at the second edition of Emergent Bass at Mensch Meier on August 14th 2021. It was a juicy and delicious party :)

14/08/2021

Today is the day!! Emergent Bass no. 2 is happening at Mensch Meier today

10/08/2021

I'm playing from 18 - 19.30 at the next edition of Emergent Bass.

Hope to see some of you there

•Englisch in the comments•
🔊 DJ LINE-UP
🗓 14.08 // 14:00 UHR
🎙 PANEL 16:00 UHR:
Archiving Culture(s) - welche Erzählungen schreiben (Clubkultur-) Geschichte? (Deutsche Lautsprache)

Emergent Bass, die neue interdisziplinäre Veranstaltungsreihe im @menschmeierberlin geht in die zweite Runde!

Wir wollen an die Geschichte von Schwarzen und queeren Menschen anknüpfen, die den Dancefloor schon lange als Orte des Widerstands gefeiert haben.

Über Musik, Input und Performances möchten wir denjenigen Respekt zollen, deren Geschichten im Mainstream zu oft nicht gehört werden. House und Techno Musik wurden in Schwarzen und queeren Communities geboren, die den Dancefloor als Ort der kollektiven Heilung nutzten.

Traumata schreiben sich in unsere Körper ein und mit Tanz und Bewegung können wir uns neu aus- und aufrichten. Wir nutzen Archive über Subkultur um die afro-diasporischen Wurzeln der House-, Techno- und Bass-Musik freizulegen.

Wenn du Underground-Clubkultur liebst, aber dir über ihre Ursprünge im Unklaren bist, dann bist du bei uns richtig.

Mit einem Fokus auf Bassmusik und afrodiasporische Rhythmen feiern wir die zweite Ausgabe.

* AfroOankali
https://soundcloud.com/afrooankali
* Floyd Lavine
https://soundcloud.com/floyd-lavine
* JAMIIE
https://soundcloud.com/jamiie_jamiie
* Kikelomo
https://soundcloud.com/kikelomooo

+ @daybee_deedash & Special Guests

📌 Corona-Regeln:
❗️Die Veranstaltung findet im Außenbereich des @menschmeierberlin statt.

• Zutritt nur mit tagesaktuellem negativen Schnelltest ("Bürgertest" - kein Selbsttest!) oder vollständig geimpft oder genesen.
• Bringt eure FFP2 Masken mit!
• Es darf getanzt werden!
🎟 Eintritt: nur an der Abendkasse

📍 Barrierefreiheit: Gespräch findet in deutscher Lautsprache statt. Eventuell wird ein Transkript danach online gestellt.

Das Mensch Meier hat ein Awareness Team vor Ort und ist barrierearm gestaltet und mit Rollstuhl zugänglich. Es gibt eine rollstuhlgerechte Toilette.

Emergent Bass wird durch die Berliner Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und Europa gefördert.

Artwork von @afromisu
ℹ️ Bildbeschreibung im Alternativtext

14/07/2021

Berlin, are you ready to dance? It's about time to reconnect with bass on the dance floor.

I am super excited that this event series is finally becoming a reality.

I'm the artistic director of Emergent Bass- a new project celebrating the Black roots of electronic music and underground club culture.

Our first event takes place this Saturday at Mensch Meier! Doors at 14. I hope to see you there

•English in the comments •
•Caption geht weiter in den Kommentaren•
📅: 17.07 // 14:00 UHR

Emergent Bass, die neue interdisziplinäre Veranstaltungsreihe im @menschmeierberlin, geht in die erste Runde!
Wir wollen an die Geschichte von Schwarzen und queeren Menschen anknüpfen, die den Dancefloor schon lange als Orte des Widerstands gefeiert haben.

Über Musik, Input und Performances möchten wir denjenigen Respekt zollen, deren Geschichten im Mainstream zu oft nicht gehört werden. House und Techno Musik wurden in Schwarzen und queeren Communities geboren, die den Dancefloor als Ort der kollektiven Heilung nutzten.

Traumata schreiben sich in unsere Körper ein und mit Tanz und Bewegung können wir uns neu aus- und aufrichten. Wir nutzen Archive über Subkultur um die afro-diasporischen Wurzeln der House-, Techno- und Bass-Musik freizulegen.

Wenn du Underground-Clubkultur liebst, aber dir über ihre Ursprünge im Unklaren bist, dann bist du bei uns richtig.

Mit einem Fokus auf Bassmusik und afrodiasporische Rhythmen feiern wir die erste Ausgabe.

🔊 DJ-LINEUP:
• @bfan_up
https://soundcloud.com/djo11-2
• @freak_de_lafrique
https://soundcloud.com/freakdelafrique
• @jubamusicldn
https://soundcloud.com/jubamusicldn
• @sarahfarinabln
https://soundcloud.com/sarahfarina
• Tanzperformances von @labylemusic
https://www.labyle.com/music

💬 PANEL:
Past, Present, Future: Wie Schwarze Musikkultur die Berliner Clubkultur geprägt hat. Mit @frau_malonda
@i_am_minco, @kallekuts & Michael Mueller(@michael_balde)

Artwork von Nelson Kinalele
ℹ️ Bildbeschreibung im Alternativtext

26/06/2021

Emergent Bass- New project!

As a teenager, electronic music, raves and sweaty dance floors literally saved my life when other forms of support were not available.

Electronic music has given me so much, I’m grateful to be offering something that will hopefully help other #Black, #Queer and POC folks to reconnect with the club space as part of our #ancestral lineages.

I’m the creative director of Emergent Bass (Emergent Bass Berlin), an event series in Berlin that celebrates the Afro-diaspora influence in electronic music and underground club culture. Our events provide a platform for African heritage and migrant DJs who honour the roots of these genres and the generative or #healing power of bass frequencies. Each event will feature a panel discussion about the Black & POC influence in the 90’s Berlin electronic music scene and other related topics about representation, curated by Sarah Farina.

Despite Berlin being one of the dance music capitals of the world, many do not know the roots of this music. We are aiming to shift that by rooting the project and conversations in German as so many conversations about race/representation are in English. Our social media posts are bi-lingual: swipe for English 😉

This project has been grown in close collaboration with Karo of Mensch Meier, Sarah Farina as well as the Archiv der Jugendkulturen. We have an amazing team and I’m grateful for all the energy that has been given to this so far.

All being well, we will have three open air events this summer in #Berlin. Please follow Emergent Bass Berlin for updates.

Big love xx

#detroitisblack #blacktotechno

23/06/2021

Bass incarnate vol. 3

The May edition of Bass incarnate is now online.

I'm going to give myself the summer to relax and move so the final part of my residency at Refuge Worldwide will take place from September - November.

Bass Incarnate, hosted by AfroOankali, celebrates bass music rooted in the African Diaspora alongside embodied mindfulness practices. Each show is a journey through genres including Bailie, Hip Hop, F

25/05/2021

Bass Incarnate Vol.2

The latest mix for Bass incarnate is now on my soundcloud.

The next edition will be live on Refuge Worldwide tomorrow

Bass Incarnate, hosted by AfroOankali, celebrates bass music rooted in the African Diaspora alongside embodied mindfulness practices. Each show is a journey through genres including Bailie, Hip Hop, F

27/04/2021

The next edition of #bass incarnate drops this Wednesday 28th April at 15 CET / 14 U.K. time via Refuge Worldwide.

Bass incarnate celebrates bass heavy and #polyrhythmic music rooted in the #africandiaspora. It starts with a downtempo #embodiment practice then builds in intensity before slowing down at the end. Perfect for some deep listening or a bit of a dance #ritual.

This weeks show features music from @mrmitchmusic @itoamusic @suzianalog @sarahfarinabln @gafacci and more ✨

This radio residency is giving me life and reminding me of how much I’m nourished by sonic healing and playful creativity. It feels particularly important in this moment that is filled with grief. Joy and pleasure are necessary when available.

If you are feeling the show, I’d love to hear it! I’ve been touched by all the sweet responses so far.

If you miss it live, you can catch up on the Refuge Worldwide website or via my soundcloud. ✨💫🍃

#inthemix #dj #radio #ritualbass #queerdj #blackdj #bassincarnate #afrooankali #sonichealing #bassshower #meditateonthis #bassweight

07/04/2021

Bass Incarnate vol.1

In case you missed my first Bass Incarnate show on Refuge Worldwide, you can catch it here.

Enjoy xx

Bass Incarnate, hosted by AfroOankali, celebrates bass music rooted in the African Diaspora alongside embodied mindfulness practices. Each show is a journey through genres including Bailie, Hip Hop, F

31/03/2021

My radio residency with Refuge Worldwide starts today. The monthly show is called Bass incarnate and it airs at 16 CET / 15 U.K. time.

The show celebrates bass heavy frequencies and polyrhythms that have roots and origins in the #africandiaspora. Hope you enjoy xx

For those who can’t tune in live, I’ll post the show on my soundcloud next week.

#radio #dj #bassmusic #embodiment #detroitisblack

27/03/2021

Happy Saturday y'all,

Hope you are doing well as can be.

Music is one of the great joys of my life. I am blessed to have been born into a family that considers music to be a spiritual and necessary component of a good life. My parents gave me a thorough musical education exposing me to jazz, west african music, psychedelic rock, soul, disco, blues, R & B, early electronica and trip hop. In many ways my journey with dance has been about my body being in conversation with music. It's always the starting point for me. In much of my art making too.

I am fascinated by the healing potential of bass frequencies and polyrhythms. I notice that low end frequencies and layered percussion can facilitate me going into dance based trance states quite easily. A lot of my embodiment research and self experimentation began in the context of raves and clubs where there were big subwoofers. I would often put earplugs in and stand as close to the stacks as possible, allowing the bass to help me shed energy and grief that no longer needed to be carried in my body. I am truly a devotee to the power of bass weight.

It gives me great pleasure to be focusing on music more and curating journeys that allow folks to take sonic adventures with me. I have been given a 6 month radio residency with Refuge Worldwide offering a monthly show called Bass Incarnate. The first episode is Wednesday March 31st. Hope to catch you on the digital airwaves xx

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Bass incarnate, hosted by AfroOankali, celebrates bass music rooted in the African Diaspora alongside embodied mindfulness practices. Each show is a journey through genres including Bailie, Hip Hop, Footwork, Deep House, Afro Bass, Garage and 2 step with the intention to get you dancing. Bass incarnate begins with a downtempo embodiment practice, then builds up the polyrhythmic intensity before ending with some downtempo tracks to ground out.

AfroOankali serves ritual bass: a hypnotic blend of low end frequencies and polyrhythms which celebrates the Afro-Caribbean influence in electronic music, underground club culture and the healing potential of bass music.

#radio #dj #bassmusic #africandiaspora #meditateonbassweight #bassincarnate