Diaspora Radio: Abadir & Hogir / Karima el Fillali

Diaspora Radio

Diaspora Radio, originally born as a radio show on Echobox Radio, has evolved into a platform where creators and creatives share their stories of migration, biculturalism, identity, and creativity. What started as a place where voices from the SWANA (South West Asia & North Africa) diaspora could be heard has now grown into a platform that also bridges different cultures and experiences.

22:00-23:00 Live act

23:00-00:00 ABADIR & Hogir

ABADIR (Rami Abadir) is a producer and sound designer born in Cairo and based in Berlin. His work combines experimental, club, and ambient music, inspired by themes such as fiction, memory, and cultural artifacts. His most recent album, Ison, released on SVBKVLT, reinterprets his childhood memories of Coptic, Syriac, Maronite, Greek Orthodox, and Catholic services and choirs. He distorts these into a contemporary electronic mass where all elements converge to create a unique, almost surreal experience. He has performed at many festivals, including CTM, Rewire, Primavera Sound, Unsound and Fiber. Hogir loves to spread joy through his instruments and classical instruments of the West to both discover and promote the rhythm of music. His performances ranging from Funk to Free-Jazz, Fusion, Electronic, Experimental to Baroque Orchestra Music. He endeavours to combine musical and orientalist music with the disciplines of jazz and western music in the melting pot of percussion instruments with his own unique style. Together, they create an immersive experience where oriental sounds and futuristic tones resonate, resulting in an intense, almost surreal musical journey.

00:30-01:15 Karima el Fillali

Karima el Fillali (1987) is a Dutch singer and songwriter known for her enchanting voice and deeply moving live performances. El Fillali brings traditional Arabic music into the 21st century. She uses ancient poetry by Sufi mystics like Mansur al-Hallaj and Ibn Arabi, exploring themes of love, light and darkness, joy, and sorrow. At the same time, her music is heavily influenced by Western classical music, hip-hop, and art pop. During her travels to Morocco, she became fascinated by the spiritual music of her homeland and began studying Arabic and delving into traditional music styles such as gnawa and tarab. Upon returning to the Netherlands, she became known for her tributes to Oum Kalthoum and her experimental work, blending influences from Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. In 2021, she released her debut EP Bihar El Hawa, where she combines ancient Sufi poetry and traditional Arabic singing techniques with modern compositions.

01:15-02:45 DJ

Karima el Fillali vocalist, Rami Abadir electronics, Hogir percussioin, Stijn van Beek live electronics, Low Whistle uilleann pipes, Marcos Baggiani drums and percussioin, Jamil al Asadi qanu