Sundays in The Atrium
Awesome Tapes From Africa [DJ Set] + Saha Gnawa [Live]
public records233 Butler St, Brooklyn, NY 11217 · Map
This night happened — Sun 18 May 2025
Who was billed2 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.Recently at public records · often with Amiroo, B-Manesh, Prinzpfiffig, none of them here that night
often with Handsfull, Rule of 3, none of them here that night
names these artists often play with — not that night
- Amiroo1 with Awesome Tapes From Africa
- Ata Kak1 with Awesome Tapes From Africa
- B-Manesh1 with Awesome Tapes From Africa
- Balearic Banana1 with Awesome Tapes From Africa
- Dimitra Zina1 with Awesome Tapes From Africa
- Handsfull1 with Saha Gnawa
- Lollise1 with Awesome Tapes From Africa
- MIRZA1 with Awesome Tapes From Africa
54 said they were going — much quieter than a usual Sunday at public records.
how this compares
- Median final count, Sundays at public records123
- Middle half finished between66 and 199
- Past Sundays at this venue counted149
The room
public records — 766 events and 1,571 distinct artists since Aug 2023.
Holds about 300.
Most-tagged here: Techno (19), House (17), Deep House (11), Experimental (5) and Tech House (4). genre tags on this room’s listings