Abeneko & The Positive Mind

Let yourself be carried away by our musical parcours, which leads from Accra to Bogotá, from Belgrade to Bangkok, from Harare to Istanbul and back again to the dancefloor sounds of Berlin nightlife. On twelve summer evenings, DURCHLÜFTEN creates a space to hear and see bands that span wide musical arcs and tell diverse stories - impressive, multi-perspective and extremely danceable. Framed by the baroque façades of the Schlüterhof, the DURCHLÜFTEN festival invites music lovers of all ages, Berlin visitors and Berlin night owls to experience extraordinary music.

Curated by Melissa Perales, the programme aims to surprise with the unheard and the familiar, with sounds and rhythms that move across borders and continents.

Abeneko & The Positive Mind

Abeneko is a contemporary live performer, singer, songwriter, guitarist and choreographer from Dar Es Salaam, in Tanzania. Since his song “Salam” was released in 2017, he has been bringing his own genre of music to the stage called “Bongo Fusion”, a blend of contemporary East African beats, singeli, funk and Afro-fusion combined with traditional dances, melodies and rhythms. The band is known for their energetic live performances, full of stories and strong messages. It is important to Abeneko that the messages of his songs go beyond simple slogans: “I want young Tanzanians to respect their own musical heritage, because we are losing a sense of ourselves in Dar.” Dar es Salaam, the cultural capital of Tanzania, is referred to in Swahili as “bongo” or “brain” to illustrate the madness of life in one of Africa’s busiest megacities.

Line Up DURCHLÜFTEN - Open Air at the Schlüterhof

DURCHLÜFTEN presents live concerts & DJ acts by: ABENEKO & The Positive Mind | Dar es Salaam | Alogte Oho & the Sounds of Joy | Northern Ghana | Ahmed AG Kaedy | Kidal, Mali | AWA Khiwe (African Women Arise) | Makokoba, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | BANTUNAGOJÊJE | Berlin | Rio de Janeiro | Ben Olayinka | Berlin | DJ Booty Carrell | Munich | Brushy One String | Kingston, Jamaica | Combo Chimbita | NYC | Bogotá | DJ Chris Menists | London | Bangkok | Disco Vumbi a. k. a DJ Alai K | Mombasa | Berlin | duendita | NYC | Puerto Rico | DJ Dauwd | Berlin | North- Wales | EsRap | Vienna | Istanbul | Gordan | Berlin | Belgrade | Gotopo | Bogotá | Caracas | In Living Color Collective | Berlin | DJ İPEK | Berlin | Istanbul | Kofi | Benin | Paris | DJ Mafi Sai | Bangkok | DJ Maryisonacid | Berlin | Maque Pereyra DJ Set | Berlin | Bogotá | Mehmet Aslan DJ Set | Berlin | Basel | Merope | Brussels | Vilnius & Shazhad Ismaily | US | Pakistan | Merve Salgar & Anil Eraslan | Istanbul | Strasbourg | Berlin | MLDVA with Petra Nachtmanova | Krakow | Vienna | Berlin | Onom Agemo & the Disco Jumpers | Berlin | TootArd | Bern | Haifa | The Paradise Bangkok Molam International Band | Bangkok | Tropical Timewarp DJ Collective | Berlin | Selassie | Berlin | Accra | Tribute to Stella Rambisai Chiweshe with her daughter Virginia Mukwesha- Hetze & her students: Stefan Franke | Berlin, Camille Bokhobza | Berlin & Fabiano Lima | Pernambuco, Brazil | Berlin |

• Free admission
  
• Wheelchair accessible
  
• Venue: Schlüterhof
  
• Belongs to: Airing Out – Open Air in the Schlüter Courtyard