Kilele - Music Technology Symposium (Nairobi, KE)
Written on February 20th, 2024 by AH
Timeframe: 12.-18.2.2024
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
With more than 40 Artists, 20 Panelists, 10 Workshops and +150 attendees, we were part of organising Kilele – the first symposium on music technology and innovation in East Africa, in collaboration with David Tinning (Santuri East Africa), Bernt Isak, Goethe Institute’s FEM Lab and various venues within The Mall.
Running from February 12th to 18th 2024, this event is the culmination of over a decade of accelerated creative endeavor in the electronic music space of East Africa, and dials in on the role of technology in music innovation, education, and creativity. Kilele will connect artists, DJs, curators, collectives, and venues with key players in the global music space to celebrate the journey so far, and define the path forward.
Happening across various venues within The Mall, home of Santuri East Africa, such as The Mist, Goethe Institute’s FEM Lab and various other cultural hubs, we think there was something for everyone in this week-long extravaganza. You can find some impressions below.
Gregory Mwendwa from Santuri is officialy opening the event on 12.2.2024
Workshop on “Building live-electronic instruments with Pure Data derived from tape-music compositions” by Tim-Tarek Grund
Research presentation with subsequent panel discussion by Astrid Bin at FEM Lab
Body percussion and Live-Electronics workshop by Nyokabi and Alex
Live-Electronics performance by Kostia Rapoport
Live-Electronics performance by Feldermelder and Afrorack
Event supporters and sponsors
Artistic research presentation by KMRU
Live-Performance by Gabriel Vigliensoni at The Mist
Kilele was featured in the local news on 15.2.2024
Event-Website: https://santuri.org/kilele-summit
