Ashraf Sharif Khan & Viktor Marek, Mehmet Aslan and others
Curated by Melissa Perales
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| Free admission |
| Seats: ticket booking required. Advance booking: 21 days in advance. Feel free to drop by even without a ticket – the Schlüter Courtyard offers many opportunities to linger! |
| The event will also take place in case of bad weather. If necessary, rain ponchos will be distributed. Please comply with the hygiene rules below. |
| Doors open: 19:00 |
| English, German |
| Accessible for wheelchairs |
| Ground Floor, Schlüter Courtyard |
| Belongs to: Airing Out. Open Air in the Schlüter Courtyard |
A diverse programme with live concerts, DJ sets, discussions, video art and performances offers the spotlight on artists whose work is a statement for a polyphonic, hybrid, and interconnected idea of culture, history and identity, regardless of their musical genres or countries of origin.
Together, they aim to create an interdisciplinary and cross cultural stage which intersects with a local and global community, inviting the audience to celebrate their talents and be part of a dialogue. The Berlin-based music curator Melissa Perales has created a programme of events on the main stage to invite a diverse community of musicians, artists, performers, thinkers and activists into the Schlüter Courtyard. Melissa Perales said of her programme: “The audience is invited to join us on a journey: Over the course of six weeks, the programme will bring together a group of talents who claim space, through their music and words for a critical dialogue. Who bring forth their individual stories, ask difficult questions, and give a voice to their ancestors. Our hope is that this spark will continue beyond the summer in discussions inside the Humboldt Forum spaces, and resonate beyond.”
Mehmet Aslan’s childhood surrounded by Turkish music was only the beginning of a diverse and wide-ranging musical journey, which now features in his performances on the dance floors, with a record collection full of rarities and his own, equally diverse productions. Whether in the DJ’s booth, on the radio, or creating his own contributions to the musical landscape, Aslan constantly creates surprising blends of genres, eras and sounds, weaving his own musical tapestry in which listeners will gladly lose themselves.
Underground Institute Picks: Mehmet Aslan – Internationality (03/09/2020) by Soho Radio | Mixcloud
This Pakistani-Hanseatic duo have spent over 10 years carving out a tonal space for their debut album. It’s been a long journey – after all, they are transforming South Asian classical music into western club music, and not the other way around.
“Ashraf Sharif Khan and Viktor Marek are twins from different continents, separated at birth. They were reunited by the great music satellite during one of its rare orbits around the earth, to teach us humans an extra-planetary hip-swing. These two brothers translate that swing into their live beats, bass and sitar, leaving rows of earthlings open-mouthed (grinning) and open-soled (dancing). Their album Sufi Dub Brothers is testimony to this meteoric predestination and is an almost complete collection of the song material from this musical sensation. An elusive ‘Sufistep’ (Viktor Marek) between hip-hop, acid, electro and dub meets a masterful sitar performance (Ashraf Sharif Khan).” (Booty Carrell)
Hygiene rules
- Visitors are required to complete the accreditation process before attending the event using the Robert Koch Institute’s “Corona Warn-App” (available via the Apple App Store and Google Play), which requires each visitor to submit their personal information.
- All visitors who are within the premises are required to carry along a medical mask that covers their nose and their mouth.
- Home-made coverings, scarves, cravats and non-medical masks are not considered acceptable replacements for medical masks.
- Visitors are required to wear their masks in all areas of the event where it is not possible to maintain a minimum social distance of 1.5m from other visitors. Masks may be removed when visitors are seated.
- There is no requirement for visitors to be tested for Covid-19 before visiting the daytime or evening events.