"Khoum" is a musical term associated with Dynamics. It is derived from the traditional Armenian notation system called "khaz" (Neumatic notation system). 

Khoum was founded in Beirut in 2015 by Hovsep Aghjian & Haig Gragian after musical experiments and discussions about the nature of Armenian ethnic music and its progress in a cultural and historical context and its relationship to regional music and more specifically Caucasian and Anatolian music. The aim of the project is rediscovering, reviving and redefining Ottoman Armenian music in an attempt to render and compose musical pieces in a modern context. 

Sérm, Khoum’s first album, was composed, recorded and mixed in Khoum's private studio which is located in Gankar House. The material of the album comprises impressions and influences gathered from the recollected tunes during our field work in Lebanon. The project is also a journey going through the seeds of our collective identity and consciousness and reaching individual expression. which is reflected through the use of different musical genres, experiments and electronic processes.

Mom of Russian queer party @welvbz

I make occasional parties, DJ-sets and music experiments.

Since 2012, Hatim Belyamani – aka HAT – unites artists in an ever-evolving audio-visual dance between traditional music and digital remix art. In his one-of-a-kind live show, HAT is as an orchestra conductor from the future, beaming traditional musicians from the four corners of the world onto a big screen, and shaping them harmoniously into new electro beats. 

Growing up in Morocco, surrounded by sounds of the country’s Arabic, Amazigh, and Sub-Saharan African origins, Hatim was an award-winning classical pianist and guitarist before finding his voice in electronic music. In 2012, inspired to celebrate his roots, Hatim founded Remix ←→ Culture, a non-profit organization that bridges cultural divides through the transformative power of music, film, and remix. Hatim and his team traverse the globe, capturing the sights and sounds of underrepresented musical traditions, which they share for free online under a Creative Commons license. HAT’s performances are a live remixing of these videos, seamlessly blending the traditional with the experimental –  acoustic trance with electronic dance – connecting his audiences to distant cultures in a unique audio-visual journey.

HAT has performed at various festivals and venues around the world, including the Lincoln Center in NY, Roskilde Festival in Denmark, WOMEX in Spain, and Rec Beat in Brazil.

The project has received increasing acclaim since its inception, in countless print, TV, radio, and online media outlets.

"I am delighted to see the work [HAT is] doing, I feel that Moroccan traditional music is a vast treasure that needs to be valued, and bringing it into the digital world as [HAT is] doing is a vital and powerful project."

-Justin Adams - Guitarist (Robert Plant & the Sensational Shapeshifters)

Hatim is now shifting his attention to the diverse and rich musical heritage of various immigrant communities in NY.  A series of projects with these communities is in the works, notably one in collaboration with the world-class filmmaker Vincent Moon, which premiered in NYC in October 2018.

Root Radio is an independent radio based in Istanbul broadcasting from all around the world. The project's purpose is to create a community where artists, crate diggers, activists, and passionates can experiment, contribute, share, and expand the project itself.

Contact: Rootradiolive@gmail.com

https://www.deenaabdelwahed.club

2nd Album "Jbal Rrsas" is out 8th of September 2023 with a Live set tour ongoing worldwide with the participation of Khalil "EPI" Hentati, Niculin Barandon on visuals and François "Pantxo" Bertin as mixing and sound engineer. 
https://deenabdelwahed.bandcamp.com/album/jbal-rrsas

"Flagranti OST" EP released on Shouka.
https://deenabdelwahed.bandcamp.com/album/flagranti-ost
"Free Radicals" in collaboration with Basile3, released on Infiné.
https://deenabdelwahed.bandcamp.com/album/free-radicals
2nd EP "Dhakar" can be streamed here https://soundcloud.com/deenaabdelwahed/sets/dhakar-ep
Find Deena's debut album "KHONNAR" here https://idol.lnk.to/Khonnar
And "KLABB" EP https://deenabdelwahed.bandcamp.com/album/klabb
Also both released on Infiné.


Producer and Tunisian DJ, Deena Abdelwahed arrives in France at the age of 26 after having made her arms on the Tunis stage and participated in the Arabstazy Collective. Her hybrid DJ sets at the forefront of subcultures, including her DJ set at Sonar in 2017 (Top 10 of the NY Times festival) reveal the young Tunisian at festivals and events requiring the demanding clubbing (Boiler Room, Concrete, Room For Resitance , Säule / Berghain ...). Only novelty and daring count for a place in Deena's playlists.

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