Banana Dance with Awesome Tapes From Africa, Dimitra Zina, Balearic Banana
Sameheads, Berlin
This night happened — Sat 30 Aug 2025
Who was billed3 artists
In the order the promoter listed them.
Set times were not published.
None of these artists had shared a bill before that night.
Who they are
“Brian Shimkovitz was on a Fulbright scholarship in Ghana when he got hooked on the cassette culture of the region.”
their own biography
the whole biography
Brian Shimkovitz was on a Fulbright scholarship in Ghana when he got hooked on the cassette culture of the region. Street vendors hawked West African recordings in myriad genres, from highlife to African disco, old left-field soul to curious local pop. Much of his style is largely unheard outside of West Africa.often with Amiroo, B-Manesh, Prinzpfiffig, none of them here that night
often with 6h Set, Àbasé, Afrodisiac, none of them here that night
often with Meriem S, João Comazzi, Carl Hang, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- João Comazzi2 with Balearic Banana
- Meriem S2 with Balearic Banana
- 6h Set1 with Dimitra Zina
- Àbasé1 with Dimitra Zina
- Aber DJ1 with Balearic Banana
- Afrodisiac1 with Dimitra Zina
- Amiroo1 with Awesome Tapes From Africa
- AOR1 with Dimitra Zina
28 said they were going — busier than a usual Saturday at Sameheads.
how this compares
- Median final count, Saturdays at Sameheads18
- Middle half finished between13 and 34
- Past Saturdays at this venue counted44
The room
Sameheads — 156 events and 473 distinct artists since Aug 2025.
Most-tagged here: Electro (3). genre tags on this room’s listings
Who put it on
Banana Dance — 4 events and 8 artists since Aug 2025.