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TRI-CONTINENTAL 25.OCTOBER

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LOCATION WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON DAY OF THE PARTY IN THE FOLLOWING SOCIAL MEDIA GROUPS:

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If you have no social media at all, please send email to ngomasounds@gmail.com with subject: TRI-CON INFO

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TRI-CONTINENTAL is devoted to the most advanced rhythm science from Africa, Asia, and South America.

During all of human history, various cultures have always traded goods, recipes, rhythms, ideas, and different peoples have always intermingled and intermarried. For millennia Africans, Arabs, Persians, Indians, Chinese, and Europeans did business and partied in metropolitan centers like Zanzibar, one of many such hotspots across the most vibrant exchange routes in the Indian Ocean. Until the 1600s, when the Portugese and later French and English, etc., choked off free trade by controlling all the major pots, and spread an ideology of cultural purity and ethnic essentialism, separating people into boxes — a process which has only intensified in our neo-liberal times.

Today in Berlin TRI-CONTINENTAL seeks to bring together people from migrant backgrounds and anyone interested in truly 21st Century dance music (rather than the same 50 years old Disco rhythm pattern), to enjoy real underground sounds from far away places, share ecstatic moments on the dance floor, build direct connections outside of the patronage and confines of state funded official institutions of liberal multi-culturalism.


The music we love is often made by poor people. While we do not agree with the occasional lyrical expression of violence, sexism, homophobia, etc., it does not stop us from playing the rich and meaningfully multi-layered music of the working class and under class, who are the inheritors of social dance cultures, the original collective sacred.

TRI-CONTINENTAL will take place at a sweet underground club in a popular nightlife neighbourhood, with around 250 capacity on the main floor, and 30 in the chill out area.

Because it’s an underground location, everyone must be very, very quiet while approaching and entering — we can not have any noise outside the door.

LOCATION WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON DAY OF THE PARTY IN THE FOLLOWING SOCIAL MEDIA GROUPS:

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If you have no social media at all, please send email to ngomasounds@gmail.com with subject: TRI-CON INFO

See you on the dance floor 🙂

TRI-CONTINENTAL // 14.08.25

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The party that unites Africa, Asia, and Latin America is back for another irresistable spin around the world of polyrhythms and bass, from Afghanistan to Nigeria, from China to Brazil, from South Africa to Morocco.

Speaking of South Africa, this time our special guest is the inimitable GOJAS, who will weave for us an unforgettable sonic tapestry from the land of Gqom and Amapiano and beyond.

More possibilities for magic happens on the edge of town — come out to Roderich the only good bar of Pankow, only 10 minutes from the ring, with a nice sound system and no neighbours.

See you on the dance floor.

TRI-CONTINENTAL July 2025 / Roderich

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This instalment in the only cool club of Pankow, Roderich (only 10 minutes from the ring) with a great outdoors garden area, solid sound, and NO NEIGHBOURS.

With awesome special guest djs from the Caribbean and Brazil, I will be providing the African and Asian dance floor killers.

#amapiano #chaabi #cumbia #kuduro #dabke #bhangra #taarab #bailefunk #gqom #samri #chutney #afrobeats #reggaetón #kwaito #dancehall #bubbling #twerk #bassmusic #berlín

Tri-Continental Neukölln

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With the Tri-Con Djs bringing you the sweetest and heaviest, most advanced rhythm science from across The Brighter Nations, best vibes ever guaranteed in this loveliest of all little bars with a sweet ass dance floor.

Donations at the door easy

Micro Rave: Asian Invasion

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From Egptian farmer ritual ensembles to Syrian Debhka fire to Sufi pipes in Indonesia to enchanting Bollywood surrealism to Algerian music of anti-colonial resistance, the magic of very many rich Asian traditions meets the electronic avantgarde from these places. On Sunday come immerse in dozens of kinds of the most profoundly beautiful music on Earth that you will literally never hear anywhere else in Europe in a semi-enclosed garden space next to MauerPark.

Social Muscle Club Friday 16.02.24

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Co-moderating and playing after party for this social sculpture / performance event on Friday in Wedding organised by some super talented, friendly, and open minded people and curated by the inimitable Tatiana Saphir.

Check out photos from previous events in the series:
https://www.instagram.com/socialmuscleclub/

reserve tickets here (do it quick because they always go very fast – if it’s all sold out and you really really want to come send me a pm I’ll see what I can do):
https://www.uferstudios.com/de/dance/veranstaltungen/7d907c65-b740-437d-8ce8-d32124e3bbd3/

Ndagga Rhythm Force / DJ Zhao – YAAM Thursday 08.08

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Thursday YAAM at 7pm sharp will be a real Ngoma set from me, meaning Afro-centric poly-rhythms not restricted by the forms of the usual dance club. And the opening and closing sets will be special ones, encompassing Spiritual Jazz, deep Yoruba drums, Jungle, Juke, Reggae, and much more.
And the band of course is amazing.
Hope to see some of you there!
https://www.facebook.com/events/464455604309193/
NDAGGA RYTHM FORCE (live)
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2ECz3xA
Youtube: https://bit.ly/2MduOyR
Dj support: dj zhao (ngoma)
Einlass 19:00 / Konzert: 20:30
VVK ab 15,- incl. Gebühren bei KOKA36 / EVENTBRITE & An allen bekannten VVK Stellen

In 2011 Mark Ernestus (of Basic Channel, Rhythm & Sound, and Hardwax fame) traveled to Senegal in search of original Sabar and Mbalax recordings but ended up inviting over 20 percussionists and other musicians – most of whom he had become interested in via local cassettes or Youtube clips – for a spontaneous recording session in Dakar. Mark arranged and mixed these recordings back in Berlin, which were released on the 2012 twin albums “800% Ndagga” and “Ndagga Versions” under the “Mark Ernestus presents Jeri-Jeri” moniker – simply using the Sabar drummers’ clan name.

Since then, the project has evolved into something new in its own: From the initial pool of artists involved, Mark has handpicked a smaller core group with whom he intensified collaboration, toured throughout Europe and recorded new tracks to arrange, edit, finish production, and mix with his own, more electronic aesthetic. The album “Yermande” was released to much critical acclaim late in 2016.

The group has become a killer live outfit and has played clubs and major festivals all across Europe – including Melt!, Roskilde, Dour, OFF! in Katowice or the Festival Ile d’France in Paris – and in the process long have outgrown initial limitations. We’re more than happy to have MARK ERNESTUS & NDAGGA RHYTHM FORCE at YAAM Berlin in August!

Sound System Culture – on the radical roots of rave

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Sorry for the short notice.

Tomorrow Friday my talk at 18:00 will be on the Insurrectionary Politics of Dancing, and dj set from 21:30 – 23:30 of Afro-centric Breaks and Jungle.

 

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“Understanding the sound system as a social space, we want participants of different genres and scenes (from roots, dub and contemporary bass music to techno/tekno) to gather and exchange.

In a colorful program of exhibitions, live-performances, workshops, talks, discussion and diverse music Berliners and international artists are entering into a dialogue and are actively shaping the event.

Exhibitions:
– Roots of sound system music & culture – including audio examples and open dialogue by David Riley (Supported by Mr. Glue)
– UK sound systems in the 90ies – photos and input by Ed Twist

Workshop:
– “Listen! Material and Loops – A hearing experience” by E.L.L.I.

Discussion Panel (FLTI):
– “Sound Systems, Rave Collectives and Gender” by Meetup Berlin & PRIZM:Berlin

Talks:
– The revolutionary essence of social dance by He Zhao
– Sound system culture, hardcore techno and the Berlin Fuckparade by Bianca Ludewig
– Sound System Cultures of the Black Atlantic: Angolan Kuduro by Stefanie Alisch (Humboldt Universität zu Berlin)
– Rave & psychoanalysis by Feli Concat
– Musique Concrète Jungle – spatial delivery research by Lukas Jakob Löcker

Performance:
A/V synth performance by SAOU TV & Kevin Koen

Music:
– Benjammin
– Chantal
– Dj.Pult (do not dance)
– dj zhao
– Feli Concat
– Gretchen Bazooka
– Hägen Daz
– Jahminta Zulu
– Jah Forcefield (Bademah & Zentash Gigawatt Dubz)
– Jukebox Utopia
– Mila Chiral – live
– One Woman Army in Dub
– Pmp Mzk alongside Tcp (Harlekinsound / Certain:Dubs)
– Smi
– Spiriel
– Aporia Barrage
– Token

Supported by:
– VJ Flimmerkiste
– A-Sound System
– Triple P Sound System

NGOMA Afro Tech / Cashmere Radio

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Tonight is a big big night, with top beatsmiths and djs from Uganda, UK, and Berlin providing us with outlandishly excellent sonic services in this historical NYEGE NYEGE FESTIVAL gathering on the other side of the globe.

And tomorrow all 4 of us, David Tinning, Spooky-J, Moroto Hvy Indstr, and myself will be weaving ecstatic aural tapestries on the esteemed Cashmere Radio, where there is a dopetastische absinthe bar, from 8pm to midnight.

Get your dancing shoes ready for tonight, and smoking jacket for tomorrow!

The Journey Part 1

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in anticipation of the party on Saturday, i stepped in for Moon Wheel on his show The Journey on Berlin Community Radio:

 

Rhythms of the mother continent meets Sound of Berlin: NGOMA envisions dance music of a society that we want our grand children to live in.  Decolonized poly-scyncretic drum machines of a high-tech egalitarian future, constructed from the plurality of various life experiences and multiple sonic perspectives today, NGOMA fuses the best of many worlds for maximum mind expansion, soul elevation, and body intoxication.

 

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Sound of Berlin meets Rhythms of the mother continent: NGOMA envisions dance music of a future society that we would want our grand children to live in. Imagining a decolonized polycultural drum machine constructed from the plurality of our various life experiences and multiple sonic perspectives, NGOMA fuses the best of many worlds for maximum mind expansion, soul elevation, and body intoxication.

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VOODOOISM

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A new series of Polyrhythmic Bass and Afrocentric Techno is born at this sweet underground spot by the spree near Schlesisches Tor with big sound.

https://www.facebook.com/events/1589940924667453/

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Lamin Fofana (Sci-Fi & Fantasy)
dj zhao (Ngoma Soundsystem)
Qumasiquamé (Through My Speakers)
Sheikh (SOUL FUTURE BASS)

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