March, Sunday 19th 2023
7PM
Afrorack (UG)
Näcken Du Neon (FR)
In: 8€
You are welcome
Gerard Daval
THX Antibody and Soundcute organizing this event
Haekem Theatre
rue de Laeken 66, 1000 Brussels
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AFRORACK
Bamanya Brian is an experimental multidisciplinary artist from Uganda and performs and records under the name AFRORACK. He is one of the people pioneering the making of electronic music instruments in Africa. He has always found fascination in tinkering with electronics, building circuits, hacking devices and messing around with microcontrollers. He has done projects in sound art, electronic music, experimental visuals, renewable energy and kinetic sculptures.
He has appeared at several local and international festivals which include Atlas Electronic in Morocco, Nyege Nyege in Uganda, CTM Festival in Germany and Dakar Art Biennale in Senegal among others. In May 2022, Brian released his debut self-titled album - The Afrorack which was received with popular acclaim making it to several music writers’ best albums of 2022.
The Wire Magazine top 50 albums of 2022:
https://www.albumoftheyear.org/.../1963-the-wires.../
Beehype best albums of 2022:
https://beehy.pe/best-albums-of-2022/
Pitchfork:
https://pitchfork.com/.../great-records-you-may-have.../
Bandcamp best albums of 2022:
https://daily.bandcamp.com/.../the-best-albums-of-2022-a-d
The Quietus best of 2022:
https://thequietus.com/articles/32475-best-rum-music-2022
Album link:
https://hakunakulala.bandcamp.com/album/the-afrorack
Youtube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/afrorack
NÄCKEN DU NAON (TZII & OFFICIUM)
A collection of twisted voices, haunting synths and percussions.
Album link:
https://okvlt.bandcamp.com/.../watching-myself-forget...
https://nosejob.bandcamp.com/track/tongueless
Artwork: RAUM antibody label
https://antibodylabel.bandcamp.com/