Black Communion 3rd Edition 2026 1st evening
Morphine Raum, Berlin
This night happened — Thu 24 Sep · 8pm → 11pm
10 € · 18+ · Mixtape Menage ·
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Who was billed4 artists
In the order the promoter listed them.
Set times were not published.
the pairs that have met
All 6 pairings on this bill had shared a bill before.
- Opoku and Eiliyas — 2 shared bills before that night, first on Sat 18 Apr 2026.
- Eiliyas and Christina Wheeler — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 24 Sep 2026.
- AFRORACK and Eiliyas — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 24 Sep 2026.
- AFRORACK and Christina Wheeler — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 24 Sep 2026.
- Opoku and AFRORACK — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 24 Sep 2026.
- Opoku and Christina Wheeler — 1 shared bill before that night, first on Thu 24 Sep 2026.
Who they are
Recently at Kraftwerk Berlin, Kraftwerk, Tresor/Globus and OHM · often with Baba Sy, Gavsborg, TNTC, none of them here that night
“Brian Bamanya is widely recognized for having built Africa’s first homemade modular synthesizer – a massive setup of self-made modules and FX units, named “The Afrorack,” which also lent its name to the project.”
their own biography
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Brian Bamanya is widely recognized for having built Africa’s first homemade modular synthesizer – a massive setup of self-made modules and FX units, named “The Afrorack,” which also lent its name to the project. The electronic wizard from Uganda began constructing his own modular synthesizer because the technology was both hard to obtain and very expensive in his home country. Instead, he turned to local computer repair shops and resources he found online. The result is an acid and metallic strain of techno that’s nearly impossible not to get swept up in. Brian Bamanya composes music on his DIY modular setup with the awareness that modular synthesizers have largely been developed with European and North American music genres in mind. With The Afrorack-project, he places the instrument into a new context. A great example is the track “African Drum Machine” from his 2022 debut album ‘Afrorack’. Here, the technology creates the polyrhythms found in many East African music traditions, and blends it with video game-like blip-blip sounds. The Afrorack has played at numerous international festivals, including Nyege Nyege, Elevate in Austria, the Dakar Art Biennale, and Sonar in Spain. With improvised live sets, The Afrorack takes audiences on a wonderfully weird journey to a destination not yet known.Last at Panke in Jul · often with Amiruz outdoor Reggae set, Ecko Bazz LIVE, Rafush, none of them here that night
Recently at 20nine30, Morphine Raum · often with Daiyen Jone, Laura Robles, Mooki6, none of them here that night
“Composer, vocalist, multi-instrumental electronic musician, and multimedia artist Christina Wheeler’s sonic explorations have included forays in a myriad of styles and forms.”
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Composer, vocalist, multi-instrumental electronic musician, and multimedia artist Christina Wheeler’s sonic explorations have included forays in a myriad of styles and forms. She blends an amalgam of improvised electronic music from an array sources: processed vocals, vocal loops, hand-triggered sampler, theremin, Q-chord, autoharp, and electric mbira. She has performed and recorded with numerous artists, including Nicole Mitchell, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Chaka Khan, Vernon Reid, John Cale, Laraaji, Matana Roberts, Abdou Mboup, HPrizm/Priest, Greg Tate, Satch Hoyt, Jamie Lidell, DJ Olive, Marc Ribot, Zeena Parkins, Murcof, John Carter, Fred Hopkins, and Andrea Parkins. Her featured work with David Byrne included international tours and television appearances on The Late Show with David Letterman, and PBS’s Sessions at West 54th Street. MTV’s AMP featured her music. She has also performed at New York’s Lincoln Center and Berlin’s Philharmonie. She has collaborated with choreographers Sally Silvers, and Jodi Melnick. Recent recording collaborators include Fred P, Benjamin Brunn, Ripperton and Shinedoe. Recently, she has joined the Art Ensemble of Chicago, performing with their new group at international festivals and appearing on their latest album, We Are on the Edge, on Pi Recordings. Currently, Wheeler has two albums soon to be released, Songs of S + D, and Tres Es un Número Mágico, and she is creating new work for the glass armonica.often with Abby Echiverri, Chloe Alexandra Thompson, Gamelatron, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- Mooki62 with Eiliyas and 2 with Opoku
- Baba Sy4 with Opoku
- Gavsborg4 with Opoku
- MBODJ3 with Opoku
- TNTC3 with Opoku
- Astan KA2 with Eiliyas
- boo.m2 with Opoku
- Chris Ryan Williams2 with Eiliyas
The room
Morphine Raum — 40 events and 107 distinct artists since Aug 2025.
Who put it on
Mixtape Menage — 10 events and 21 artists since Apr 2026.
Also that night
- Kosmopolis powered by Au. Die AgenturFitzroy — also tagged experimental.
- Grito Exclamac!ón, J Mahon & The Heavenly Pop HitsSchokoladen — also tagged experimental, with post-punk too.
how these 2 are connected
- Kosmopolis powered by Au. Die Agentur — RA tags both listings experimental.
- Grito Exclamac!ón, J Mahon & The Heavenly Pop Hits — RA tags both listings experimental — and that one also post-punk.