Music
Ziúr’s hard-hitting percussion, epic collaborations speak volumes in “Eyeroll”
Don’t miss this latest LP on Kampala, Uganda’s Hakuna Kulala, as Berlin-based Ziúr takes on a dream roster of international collaborators. In perpetually shifting, explosive rhythms and organic percussion, a fully-blurred hybrid of experimental jazz and club roots, it has plenty to say about the world around in its violence and chaos.
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Gaza kids need a skate park and equipment; a powerful music compilation has come to their aid
Skating, like music, can be an escape and a DIY means to healing. “No ComplY” is a new compilation from Arabic- and African- region artists benefiting children in Gaza. They’ve just lost their skate park, but there’s hope – and a call for your help.
Join Afrorack and tour the Swiss Museum & Center for Electronic Music Instruments – from home!
It’s Afrorack gone Swiss! Afrorack aka Brian Bamanya has a fantastic video sweeping through the world’s largest synth collection. And there are more ways to experience this collection for yourself, from home or, if you’re lucky, in Fribourg first-hand.
Peter Kirn - September 1, 2022
DIY + Unusual Gear Modular-Analog Music Tech
Afrorack is back with cheap DIY modules, from African percussion to MS-20 filters
Peter Kirn - September 21, 2021
DIY + Unusual Gear Modular-Analog Tech
Make a DIY velocity-sensitive e-drum kit with Brian Bamanya aka Afrorack
Peter Kirn - July 26, 2021
DIY + Unusual Gear Music tech Stories Tech
Afrorack and Africa’s first DIY modular synth make some wild, delicious grooves
Peter Kirn - January 30, 2020
DIY + Unusual Modular-Analog Music Tech
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