BlackKajiXtra - Nusasonic 2019

SYNOPSIS

“Centrifugal radiation
Somatic mutations
Black suns evaporate from our
Archipelago minds”

In collaboration with the Goethe-Institut, BlackKaji mutates into its most provocative bumper edition to date with BlackKajiXtra – Nusasonic. Featuring two packed nights of music and discourse, this edition is part of Nusasonic, a cultural programme that adopts a multi-perspective approach, exploring how contemporary sound practices enable connections and dialogues within the Southeast Asian region, and with Europe.

BACKGROUND

- Nusasonic – Crossing Aural Geographies is an initiative of Goethe-Institut Southeast Asia and is a collaboration between CTM Festival (Berlin), Yes No Klub (Yogyakarta), WSK Festival for the Recently Possible (Manila), and Playfreely/BlackKaji (Singapore). The project kicked-off with a two week long Artistic Lab and Festival in Yogyakarta in October 2018.
- BlackKaji is a series conceived by The Observatory and Ujikaji. A study of the unseen, unsound, unsuspecting, unsustainable, unstable. More information of Nusasonic: https://www.goethe.de/prj/nus/en/index.html

PROGRAMME

BlackKajiXtra - Nusasonic will consist of a 2 day programme. Each day will feature a set by each musician/group. There will be a discourse programme on Day 2 as well as a vocal workshop on 19th of July that will cumulate into a performance (Cari Padu) on the 21st of July.

 DAY 1- 20 July 2019
(Doors Open 19:00, Show starts 19:30)
The Observatory, Setabuhan, Gabber Modus Operandi with Amazon Sun, Horizon99 – A;D, Kasimyn, Nuh Peace, ROT FRONT

 DAY 2- 21 July 2019
15:00 - Discourse 1 - Music through historicism and cultural referencing
16:30 - Discourse 2 - Resistance through music: Secular territories of the underground
(Doors Open 19:00, Show starts 19:30)
Pupa, Jessica Ekomane, Cari Padu, Nadah El Shazly, Fauxe

 VOCAL WORKSHOP FOR CARI PADU – 19 July 2019, 20:00
Conducted by Rully Shabara. Calling interested parties to apply at info@theobservatory.com.sg

EVENT PARTNERS
Goethe Institut, CTM Festival for Adventurous Music & Art (Berlin), WSK Festival of the Recently Possible (Manila), Yes No Klub (Yogyakarta), Playfreely / BlackKaji (Singapore)

SUPPORTED BY
The Substation, B-Cube, Mackie, National Arts Council Singapore, Peatix