NG◎M▲ is a new poly-rhythmic consciousness connecting the underground: Luanda, New Jersey, Jo’burg, London, Nairobi, Chicago, Kinshasa, Paris, and Berlin. Isigubhu, Jersey Club, Kuduro, Bass, Juke, Grime, Hiphop and Techno, NG◎M▲ brings the most innovative sounds and illest vibes: African Roots, Future Sound.
YAAM Berlin
An der Schillingbrücke/ Stralauer Platz, 10243 Berlin
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Rushmore [ Trax Couture / London ]
Dreea The Explorer [ NYC / Berlin ]
Qumasiquamé [ Through My Speakers // Berlin ]
dj zhao [ Ngoma Sound // Berlin ]
Carmel Zoum [ Ngoma Sound // Berlin ]
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Rushmore [ Trax Couture / London ]
Rushmore has been guarding the frontline of London’s underground club scene with proven success since 2011 through his club nights Rhythm Talk and House Of Trax with co boss Fools, and heading up his label, Trax Couture.
He has a strict penchant for no-frills ultra percussive bass and US ghetto club music, which comes across firmly in his dj sets and own production. His stripped back, effective approach sees him give a different point of view on the dance floor by experimenting with merging styles covering ballroom, grime, footwork, ghetto house and techno.
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D.R.E.E.A. [ NYC / Berlin ]
German DJ, artist and writer D.R.E.E.A. established herself as one of the few credible female selectors in Berlin’s night life. Original head who started paying her dues writing for RAP.de – Germany’s online hip hop Source. After making moves in New York’s musical and artistic underground scene, she settled back in Berlin. Her selection of adventurous and rugged styles of music has garnished her a cult following across Europe.
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Qumasiquamé [ Through My Speakers // Berlin ]
Growing up as a big fan of golden-era rap, while at the same time slowly experiencing electronic music mainly from the UK, Qumasiquamé continually discovers his love for several sounds with roots from the motherland. His sets are driven by the ambition to reflect the musical phases and experiences he made in the last two decades and to combine them with the energy of the environment that surrounds him at present.
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Dj Zhao [ Ngoma Sound // Berlin ]
With a background in sound art and experimental techno, DJ Zhao brings the best contemporary and classic dance music together from wildly different times and places, with focus on Africa. Informed of up-to-the-minute global styles, Dj Zhao fuses ancestral rhythms and urban bass pressure, connecting „East“ and „West“, acoustic and electronic, traditional and modern. Constructing a sound without borders, Dj Zhao’s sets of innovative club, bass, and electronic music as well as classic grooves are always guided by a polyrhythmic understanding of energy in motion.
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MC Zoum [ Springstoff / Ngoma Sound // Berlin ]
A versatile Congolese/French MC flowing in Kikongo, Lingala, French, English, and German, MC Carmel Zoum is a fiery force of nature on the mic, bringing groovey and beautiful Congolese melodies and hardcore Afro-Dancehall vibes to thrill dance floors world wide.
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