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Digital Diaspora, Oslo (2025)

19/03/2025

ANNETTE K
Annette K is perhaps best known by her name in the club game Purpurrpurple, or simply Purple.

Through a long journey in various music scenes, she has discovered a new depth in her atmospheric, dreamy, and mysterious musical expression. Her curiosity for development has kept her in constant motion within Oslo’s club scene and beyond. Festivals such as CTM Electronic Festival, Sonar, Øya, Roskilde, Bylarm, and more have taken note of what she can deliver.

Annette’s most well-known works from 2013 include the single “F Dat” on Diplo’s Mad Decent, in collaboration with footwork producer Slick Shoota (Teklife), followed by the single “Sleepers”, a hypnotic bass track that received much praise on the Discobelle blog. Moving forward in her timeline, she was 1/4 of the club collective Ball Em Up, who have inspired people beyond national borders in the club scene.

The name Purpurrpurple later evolved into a creative platform for art and fashion, while the rebranding to Annette K reflects her musical evolution towards the landscapes of breaks, dub, and techno. She brings her full spectrum of experience, energy, and selection to Kafé Hærverk.

ENDRE 3000
Endre 3000 connects genres you may not have realized had anything in common. This evening, he might be juggling between 3-step and gqom, singeli and footwork, amapiano and UK funky, raptor house and hard house, funk carioca and grime, gabber and shangaan electro, coupé-décalé and Congo techno.

26/02/2025

Digital Diaspora presents live at Kafé Hærverk: Wednesday 30th of April 2025.

Brian Bamanya is the first person to build DIY modular synth setups in Africa, hence his alias Afrorack. The 30-year-old engineering wizard started his music journey playing guitar and creating his own instruments, until he dove into the world of modular synths.

Based on his own experimentations and online findings, Brian developed an extensive home-built modular synth set-up on which he’s been performing for the last two years during dazzling improvised live-sets mixing African rhythms, techno and acid house.

He performed for the first time in Europe at CTM in 2020 and took part in their Hacklab laboratory, right before the pandemic, since then Afrorack is regularly travelling to showcase his music, give workshops and talks.

His debut album was released by Hakuna Kulala in 2022 and was critically acclaimed and covered by publications such as Pitchfork, The Wire and Resident Advisor.

Highlight shows include Nyege Nyege, Kilele Summit, CTM Festival, Rewire Festival, SInsal Festival, Bad Bonn Kilbi…

18/09/2024

Gqom pionéers and innovators Phelimuncasi came well prepared for and Digital Diaspora’s MelaKlubb night: Wearing ski masks and skeleton suits, mics in hand and demonstrating toyi toyi anti-apartheid apartheid dance moves on the floor. If you could feel your legs after their gig with .ne on the 17th of August – you were not there. 📸

14/08/2024

✨✨✨ is DJ-ing at MelaKlubb at Kafé Hærverk this Friday 16th of August. Come to move with us! 🪩🪩🪩

Support: Ramy

Track ID: «Air Maghrib» produced by Glitter55 & Cheb Runner .runner

A collaboration between Oslo Mela and Digital Diaspora.
Free entrance.

31/07/2024

On the 17th of August, Phelimuncasi tears down Kafé Hærverk in a showcase of gqom and other taxi styles from Durban. 0hne DJs before and after their performance. The MelaKlubb programme at Kafé Hærverk is produced in collaboration between Oslo Mela and Digital Diaspora:

PHELIMUNCASI
Twins Makan Nana and Khera, and Malathon formed Phelimuncasi in 2012 in Umlazi township in Durban, South Africa, as a trio of gqom vocalists.

Their music is captivating and powerful, richly imbued with a vast storytelling tradition reminiscent of South African toyi-toyi: a powerful dance of protest and struggle accompanied by rhythmic singing used during anti-apartheid demonstrations to intimidate police and security forces.

It’s not surprising that Phelimuncasi is asked to perform at many political events for the African National Congress and South Africa’s left-wing Pan Africanist party EFF (Economic Freedom Fighter). They have released three great albums on Nyege Nyege Tapes.

0HNE
0hne is an Oslo-based DJ and visual artist who has played at various venues internationally. Their abrasive mixes combine experimental music genres from the global majority, including techno, gqom, amapiano, house, drill, dub and garage.

30/07/2024

On the 16th of August, Glitter55 and Ramy splices forces in an assortment of electro-chaabi, gqom, breakbeats and related Arabic and African electronic music styles. The MelaKlubb programme at Kafé Hærverk is produced in collaboration between Oslo Mela and Digital Diaspora:

GLITTER55
The Moroccan DJ known as Glitter55 began to shine when she arrived in Paris at the age of 24. Her exploration of the world of electronic music began with an unprecedented organic performance at Les Transmusicales in 2018, leading to a series of major festivals in France and abroad.

Originally from Rabat, Manar Fegrouch AKA plays intensely syncopated DJ sets, driven by breakbeats and gqom, sometimes adding a taste of classic chaabi to her performances, but always with her own distinctive bass drums.

Glitter55 is a regular DJ on the radio station Rinse France, has been featured on Boiler Room several times, and has played in clubs around the world for many years. She has produced music with Cheb Runner and DeGrandi.

RAMY
Ramy is a regular fixture at Kafé Hærverk, but also an impressive DJ. In his sets, he mixes psychedelic chaabi, post-chaabi, with techno, electro, afrobeat and more.

10/07/2024

«Hot Som Fyah / Du Trenger Vann» is available now – check it out on your preferred streaming platform.

Are you curious about some of the artists behind the amapiano-leaning track? If you don’t know, here’s some facts:

• is the queen of afrobeats in Oslo.
• is the king of dancehall in Oslo.
• is the pionéer within afrobeats in the Norwegian language.
• is a rapper from Oslo – whose curiosity sometimes sends him in new musical directions.
• is the driving force behind , a pionéer of kwaito, afrobeats and amapiano in Norway, and the producer behind the emerging soulbeats genre.

23/05/2024

and is already known for turning heads and shaking bootys on dancefloors in Kampala, Oslo and beyond. Their eclectic styles, could have been enough, when Kafé Hærverk is the venue on the 7th of June – but we just had to add star-DJ-in-the-making Banjee to the line-up:

Introducing BANJEE (.bb), a dynamic DJ known for their captivating skill to make people move. The moniker ”Banjee” itself is a fusion of ”bougie” and ”ghetto,” encapsulating the individuality and style that Banjee brings to their music and persona, carrying it with pride. Banjee brings a unique mix of afrobeat, riddim tunes, baile funk, and more to the dancefloor, creating a vibe that you’ll rarely resist.

10/05/2024

Thanks to all the artists, DJs, partners, venues and volunteers that made Nyege Nyege Remix Oslo happen. TBC… .artment

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23/04/2024

Nyege Nyege Remix Oslo is ofc also remixing Melahuset () for a little big night of live music and DJ’s.

Nyege Nyege Remix Oslo transforms Oslo’s club scene with a two-day mini-festival, featuring Norwegian and international artists. , possibly East Africa’s largest festival, collaborates with .rec for this Norway-edition. Think of the event as a remix of Oslo – musically, culturally and socially.

Melahuset, Saturday 4th of May 2024 - 18:00-23:30:

HHY & The Kampala Unit (Live)
is a futuristic exploration of a fresh, yet submerse territory in music mixing up dub, techno, traditional drumming and elements of trance over ghostly and unnerving cinematic passages. A collaborative venture featuring visionary Jonathan Saldanha on electronics and production with fierce trumpet player and ghetto activist Florence Lugemwa.

Catu Diosis
is a free spirited, energetic, forward moving Ugandan producer & DJ. Her music is flavourful, highly danceable, always an afrocentric blend of global music, taking you from Luanda to Sao Paulo, from Kampala to Bamako in a second.

Felix Jatta ( Live)
is a Gambian and Norwegian artist based in Oslo, Norway – an explosion of energy and good vibrations in a merging of RnB and afrobeats.

DJ Refel
is a local Oslo DJ by the land of Iraq. DJ Refel has since 2018 played as a DJ in the biggest clubs in Oslo, where she has had a passion for experimental sounds and music styles from around the equator, or from the diaspora.

Tejaswinee Kelkar (Live)
is approaching the Indian Raga tradition by combining it with neo-classical and modern music production. She uses means such as variation and repetition, and with the help of algorithms and artificial intelligence, she is integrating South Asian vocal music with noisy drones.

0hnene is an Oslo based DJ who has played at various venues internationally. Their abrasive mixes combine experimental music genres from the global majority, including techno, amapiano, house, drill, dub and garage.

(After Melauset is closing, Nyege Nyege Remix Oslo continues at and .)

19/04/2024

Voilà, we have something special for thirsty club heads, a full night, with six incredible acts. It’s going down , on the 3rd of May 2024.

Nyege Nyege Remix Oslo transforms Oslo’s club scene with a two-day mini-festival, featuring Norwegian and international artists. , possibly East Africa’s largest festival, collaborates with .rec for this Norway-edition. Think of the event as a remix of Oslo – musically, culturally and socially.

Program

De Schuurman
When DJ’s in the Netherlands in the 90s dropped dancehall tracks in the wrong tempo – a new genre was born: Bubbling. .mp3 – one of the bubbling scene’s brightest stars – have set fire to the biggest clubs and festivals in Europe and South America.

Tuula
is a Sámi singer, yoiker, song writer and musical storyteller. They merge the acoustic with the dronelike and electric, creating a unique soundscape seeped in the wet dreams of Indigenous futurism.

Judgitzu
Self-styled «punk ethnomusicologist» attempts to reconnect with his Celtic heritage, while his travels all over the world has left its mark on his music. The fast-paced, sci-fi rhythms is especially informed by his time in Tanzania; «Singeli has contaminated me,» admits the producer.

DJ Spacebear
Oslo’s Detroit techno OG and big time record collector of sounds from all over the world is a mainstay at Kafé Hærverk, and is off course with us tonight.

L.I.T.S.W.D.
L.I.T.S.W.D. () is a DJ that loves the cliche of taking you on a musical journey. Using modern electronic, acid house, electro, braindance and Detroit techno as a springboard for a wide array of styles (depending on mood and circumstance), he aims to make it impossible not to move while also giving the brain a little tingle.

Nora Pagu
plays music from around the world, with genres ranging from house, afro, hiphop, funk to breakbeats, soul and R&B. Nora Pagu will always keep it playful and rhythmic regardless of tempo, venue or time of the year.

18/04/2024

Nyege Nyege is approaching: Need tickets? Link in bio. More artists will be released in the coming days.

17/04/2024

MELAHUSET, Saturday 4th of May 2024 - 18:00

HHY & The Kampala Unit (Live)
HHY & The Kampala Unit is a futuristic exploration of a fresh, yet submerse territory in music mixing up dub, techno, traditional drumming and elements of trance over ghostly and unnerving cinematic passages. A collaborative venture featuring visionary Jonathan Saldanha on electronics and production with fierce trumpet player and ghetto activist Florence Lugemwa.

Catu Diosis
Catu Diosis is a free spirited, energetic, forward moving Ugandan producer & DJ. Her music is flavourful, highly danceable, always an afrocentric blend of global music, taking you from Luanda to Sao Paulo, from Kampala to Bamako in a second.

Felix Jatta ( Live)
Felix Jatta is a Gambian and Norwegian artist based in Oslo, Norway – an explosion of energy and good vibrations in a merging of RnB and afrobeats.

DJ Refel
DJ Refel is a local Oslo DJ by the land of Iraq. DJ Refel has since 2018 played as a DJ in the biggest clubs in Oslo, where she has had a passion for experimental sounds and music styles from around the equator, or from the diaspora.

Tejaswinee Kelkar (Live)
Tejaswinee Kelkar is approaching the Indian Raga tradition by combining it with neo-classical and modern music production. She uses means such as variation and repetition, and with the help of algorithms and artificial intelligence, she is integrating South Asian vocal music with noisy drones.

0-hne
0hne is an Oslo based DJ who has played at various venues internationally. Their abrasive mixes combine experimental music genres from the global majority, including techno, amapiano, house, drill, dub and garage.

18/03/2024

Event: Nyege Nyege Remix Oslo
Program: TBA
Venues: Melahuset, Kafé Hærverk and Baba Bar

“Nyege Nyege Remix Oslo” transforms Oslo’s club scene with a two-day mini-festival, featuring Norwegian and international artists. , possibly East Africa’s largest festival, collaborates with Digital Diaspora for this Norway-edition.

Oslo’s club scene is vibrating with a mix of afrobeats, hip-hop, dancehall, reggaeton, on one side, techno, house, and electronica on the other. Think of this mini-festival as a remix, produced by Nyege Nyege and Digital Diaspora, who’s bringing together diverse musical expressions on May 3rd and 4th at Melahuset, Kafé Hærverk, and Baba Bar. Expect a cultural convergence, uniting people not often found in the same spaces in Norway.

Nyege Nyege, the festival in Uganda, with over 15,000 attendees, fosters cultural exchange. The festival played a pivotal role in introducing European electronic club and art music to East Africa while also showcasing African, Asian, Caribbean, and Latin American music in Europe. It’s a transcending platform, connecting traditional and electronic music from various continents.

Since the festival's beginnings in 2015, and before that as a club night in Kampala, Nyege Nyege has spurred a global cultural movement, with the associated record labels Nyege Nyege Tapes and Hakuna Kulala as important playgrounds. They operate from a villa in Kampala with a studio and residency program for artists and musicians spanning various disciplines. The festival’s booking agency ensures artists’ global reach, particularly in Europe, but also across Africa, Asia, Australia and America.

Nyege Nyege is beyond a music festival, infusing its vibrant energy and in the Norwegian context, we also incorporate street theater.

Fact Magazine hailed it as the world’s best electronic music festival, and other notable publications like Resident Advisor, Mixmag, and The Wire have closely followed the festival, often using strong superlatives.

30/08/2023

The Iskald Sound family is back, this time at Kafé Hærverk: Believe it or not, its almost a year since the Iskald Sound band unit of DJ Soulbase, DJ Correct, percussionist/singer Bafana Nhlapo and percussionist/singer Baba Soul did a show together.

In other contexts Iskald Sound has been showcasing some of the solo artists at Pauls Boutique, did a DJ-gig at Kafé Hærverk and DJ Soulbase has spent loads of time in the lab with an expanding cast of artists, developing amapiano, kuduro, afrobeats – and not the least our local flavour soulbeats – into new directions.

In other words, this night is not to be misssed. Eben Jr. also shows up on the mic and Endre 3000 brings some new finds from London, as well as old gold to the turntable lab.

05/07/2023

Unganisha Club is a new concept that is based on the musical and visual universe of Unganisha. The result is an exciting blend of club and concert where Unganisha invites other artists to create a euphoric evening Unganisha Club combines live music, DJ-sets, and visual elements, creating a unique experience that is not only catchy and entertaining but also challenging and innovative.

will along with , , , and create an atmospheric and energetic evening with dance music from across the African continent.

24/06/2023

Under the banner Beyond Ama, 'Piano & Afrobeats is challengibg established ideas about - rap, pop and electronic music originating in Africa.

In the UK we call it Ama and in South Africa 'Piano is the pet name for perhaps the biggest form of club music in the world at the moment: amapiano. That Ama and 'Piano are two closely related, yet different movements, illustrates a metaphorical break in communication between the continents.

We are in a new era - a kind of break with the past, comparable to the break in the connection between Ama and 'Piano, between Funk and Hip Hop, between R&B and Rock & Roll, between spirituals and jazz and blues. New connections are inevitable, so now it's time to take what's dearest of luggage with you – musically as well as socially.

With Beyond Ama, 'Piano & Afrobeats, Endre 3000 aims to explore the connections between regional music forms from Africa and the diaspora, such as gqom, sghubu, amapiano, kuduro, batida, tarraxinha, shangaan electro, singeli, electro acholi, cruise, luga-flow, dancehall, balani show, coupé décalé, and new expressions that have not yet been defined. Music that may be pop music in Johannesburg, Kampala, Nairobi, Dar es-Salaam, Accra, Lagos and Luanda and underground music in Oslo, or vice versa.

This night we especially highlight electronic music from The Congo. A journey from Zazou Bikaye, to Konono Nº1, and the last years mindbending junkyard art music by KOKOKO!, Lady Aicha & Pisco Crane’s Fulu Miziki, DJ Finale and also spiritually related, Rey Sapienz & The Congo Techno Ensemble.

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