Singeli Movement

01st Feb 2023 01st Feb 2023 14:30 16:30

Film screening: Singeli Movement: Greed for Speed by Jan Moss

14:30

Jay Mitta, Queen Asher, and Rehema Tajiri in conversation with Kathleen Bomani

15:30

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5 / 10 € day pass

  • Jessica Ekomane

    FR/DE

    The French-born, Berlin-based electronic musician and sound artist’s practice unfolds around live performances and installations.

  • Queen Asher & Rehema Tajiri

    TZ

    The unique mother and daughter – MC and DJ/producer, respectively – duo from Tanzania’s Dar Es Salaam singeli scene.

  • Jessica Ekomane

    FR/DE

    The French-born, Berlin-based electronic musician and sound artist’s practice unfolds around live performances and installations.

  • Katarina Gryvul

    UA/AT

    The Ukrainian composer, producer, sound artist, violinist, and educator focuses on a variety of timbres and sound textures, mixing organic sounds and classical music with progressive forms of electronic music production.

    • Live stream

    Singeli music was born in the Mburahati slum of Dar es Salaam, the fastest growing city in the world. It was established at the turn of the century, when, after 40 years of building a socialist economy, Tanzania began implementing capitalist reforms. Singeli's creators come from the first generation that grew up in this new reality. The lyrics of their songs, attitudes, goals, and dreams reflect the image of this epoch – the clash of the altruism of bygone socialist times with the competitiveness of new reality, so clamant for the artists in pursuit of their careers.

    Image: courtesy of Jan Moss, 2022

    Shot radically close to the community by filmmaker Jan Moss, the documentary Singeli Movement: Greed for Speed depicts an energetic music scene that attracts not only all ages but also genders. The one hour long documentary is in Swahili, with English subtitles. The film will not be livestreamed.

    Following the screening is a panel discussion with some of singeli's prominent and pioneering voices. Jay Mitta is one of the core producers of Sisso Studios, the Dar es Salaam collective responsible for popularising singeli worldwide. Sisso affiliate Queen Asher is one of the few female singeli producers. Her mother Rehema Tajiri is a famed Tarraab and Singeli singer, who will grace Asher’s productions with unparalleled flow. The discussion will be streamed and accessible on CTM's YouTube channel.

    Event Access

    The film is in Swahili, with English subtitles. The panel will take place in English, with some interpretation from Swahili.

    Please consult our Accessibility section for information on volume / lighting, mobility, age restrictions and other access information.

    Credits

    Singeli Movement: Greed for Speed (60 min, Poland, 2022)
    Director Jan Moss
    Producer Katarzyna Kostecka
    Produced by Larmo Katarzyna Kostecka
    Co-produced by Joanna Tatko, Lukasz Dlugolecki
    Director of Photography Jan Moss
    Sound Jan Moss
    Editor Maciej Madracki

    The session is presented with Afropollination – a project by Piranha Arts and Boutique Foundation / Nyege Nyege in collaboration with MS Stubnitz, Cosmo Radio, Festsaal Kreuzberg, and CTM Festival. Funded by the Fonds TURN2 of the Federal Cultural Foundation of Germany.