Arsenal Mikebe (ug - nyege nyege) Blurred Edges

In the organizer's words:

afrobeat | electronic | afrofuturism | ethnography feild recording | live percussion

Based in Kampala, Aresnal Mikebe (Nyege Nyege) are a groundbreaking Ugandan ensemble who playfully dance around the fringes of acoustic and electronic music. Arsenal was founded by Jonathan Uliel Saldanha (HHY) and is comprised of percussionists Ssentongo Moses, Dratele Epiphany and Luyambi Vincent de Paul. The combined rhythmic density, hypnotic grooves and infectious voices are coaxed into a sonic discharge directed at the body.

"Arsenal Mikebe's "Omuzimu" is an absolute adrenaline rush of polyrhythmic percussion that borders a little on anxiety-inducing. A multi-layered mix of bass kicks, cymbal clicks, and rim shots, the track leaves little room for anything other than the crests of a burbly synth that arrive in perfectly timed waves from what's apparently a custom-built, reverse-engineered 808." - The Fader

The concert is part of blurred edges-Festival for contemporary music in Hamburg, 31.5. - 29.06.2025. blurred edges 2025 is funded by the Ministry of Culture and Media of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg and the Hamburgische Kulturstiftung.

🎟️ blurred edges festival ticket holders do not need a single ticket, all others: get your ticket at Stubnitz ticket store.

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Price information:

Advance booking: 14 € Box Office: 20 € Reduced: 17 € *