Aşina – O – The Third Voice

David Bergmüller’s genre-bending lute arrangements form the sonic foundation for Hüseyin’s expanded vocal work: Using live technology, the duo deconstructs traditional roles and creates a “third voice” that celebrates queer joy and the fluidity of identity.

Cast:

• Anthony Hüseyin, Concept & Vocals
• David Bergmüller, lute & arrangements

About the new series

Unexpectedly familiar—“aşina” is a word of Persian origin that describes something familiar to us, even if we don’t fully understand it: a sense of closeness that needs no explanation. The concert series of the same name embodies a new way of listening that recognizes the familiar within the seemingly foreign and brings it closer to us. Aşina connects not through culture, but through shared sensibilities. Internationally renowned musicians come to Berlin for the series, some of them making a special trip just for these concerts after a long absence. Time-honored traditions, artists from the urban scene, and musical forms of expression rarely heard in concert halls come together on stage, giving voice to the music of our time. At the same time, the audience brings together worlds that often merely coexist in everyday life.