WAX TREATMENT

CARNIVAL WEEKEND OPEN AIR AFRICA SPECIAL

@ GRETCHEN, Obentrautstr. 19-21, 10963 Berlin

"Every sound of the drum you hear is an African beat."

This quote by reggae group Wailing Soul is true today more than ever, because any club music played today in Europe or elsewhere has Africa deeply entrenched in its DNA. At Wax Treatment’s Africa Special, Western producers, DJs, musicians, label owners, and compilers meet their musical ancestors and cousins from the African motherland of repetitive beats – roots and wire.

The musical program will be accompanied by videos, label presentations with record sales, and African and Caribbean food. At Sunday afternoon’s interview panel, musicians, labels, activists, and protagonists will speak about their respective work building bridges and digging for musical treasures.

The daytime program Saturday and Sunday takes place in Gretchen’s new courtyard - on the legendary Jamaican-style Killasan sound system, moving inside the club Sunday night with the deadliest of beats in today’s club scene.

Saturday 26 May

I. Gretchen Yard (outside) 15:00–22:00

Mark Ainley (Honest Jons, Dug Out)
Mark Ernestus (Ndagga, Dug Out)
Chris Menist (Paradise Bangkok, Finders Keepers, Soundway)
Sabar Session LIVE - Jeri-Jeri and dancers (Ndagga)
Friedman & Liebezeit LIVE - Secret Rhythms (Nonplace)

… on the KILLASAN sound system

Plus: label camp, videos, west african & east caribbean food

Sunday 27 May

II. Gretchen Yard (outside) 12:00–22:00

CGB-1 (Wax Treatment)
Duncan Brooker (Honest Jons, Strut)
Adamantios Kafetzis (Teranga Beat)
Hugo Mendez (Sofrito)
Mark Ernestus presents Jeri-Jeri with Mbene Diatta Seck LIVE (Ndagga)

… on the KILLASAN sound system

Plus: interview panel, label camp, videos, west african & east caribbean food

III. Gretchen (inside) 22:00

Analog Africa Soundsystem - Samy Ben Redjeb & Pedo Knopp
Appleblim (Apple Pips)
Shackleton LIVE (Skull Disco)
Shed (Wax Treatment)
MMM LIVE
DJ Pete (Scion Versions)

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