Sonic Pluriverse Festival: Lindigo, Margareth Menezes, Grace Kelly

Margareth Menezes. Foto: José de Holanda

Lindigo 

Concert

As a band, Lindigo’s mission is to celebrate a forward-thinking maloya, bring its message to a new generation and a wider, global audience. Rooted in a proud heritage, maloya comes from the Malgache term ‘maloy aho’ which means ‘to speak’. It is a blend of music, singing, and dancing, and is, along with séga, a vibrant symbol of creole culture in Réunion. It features strident vocal calls, chanted responses, and complex percussion rhythms originating from enslaved people who were brought to work on sugar plantations; following its evolution into a weapon of resistance it was consequently banned in the 60s and 70s by the French government. For generations, maloya has, served as a celebration of ancestors,, and developing into a fusion of musical styles and influences including poetry, slam, rock, reggae, and jazz, while electronic music incorporating traditional instruments like the roulèr, kayamb, pikèr, and the sati or triangle have revitalized the practice. Lindigo also delves into percussion practices with Malagasy, African, and Indian roots, integrating different instruments into their performances, such as the Madagascan kabosy and the West African kamele ngoni and balafon, as well as other inspirations from their travels to Morocco and Brazil. 

Margareth Menezes 

Concert

Margareth Menezes’s artistic journey began during her teenage years when she started performing in school theatre groups. In 1987, Menezes received an invitation from Djalma Oliveira to make a guest appearance on his single, which was released as an LP. Together, they interpreted the first samba-reggae recorded in Brazil, ‘Faraó—Divindade do Egito’, a song by Luciano Gomes that sold over 100,000 copies. Following the success of her debut single, Menezes signed a contract with the Brazilian record label PolyGram, which released her self-titled debut album in November 1988.

Menezes skillfully blends African, Brazilian, and pop elements in her music, making a significant contribution to the Brazilian-Afropop movement. She is widely revered for her pivotal role in popularizing Bahian music globally and as an acclaimed Brazilian pop star, she is celebrated for her mastery of axé, samba-reggae, and samba-funk music originating from Bahia. In addition to her music practice, she also holds the position of Minister of Culture in Brazil.

Grace Kelly

DJ Set

Grace Kelly is a DJ, producer, and activist involved in political collectives. She co-founded the queer party collective ¡MASH UP! – Multigender/ Multiworld and organized the first F.L.I.N.T Pride in Berlin with the queer-feminist collective OYA, among others. Since her arrival in 1996, she has invigorated and enriched Berlin's diasporic scene by playing rhythms such as maracatu, coco, ciranda, baião, frevo, and ijexá. For Sonic Pluriverse Festival: Terapia, she puts forth a queer DJ set embracing the Afro-Northeastern universe and other Lusophone countries.

Next date:

• Date Thursday, 25/July/2024 19:00
• Venue Haus der Kulturen der Welt
• Address John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10, 10557 Berlin-Tiergarten