Kayan Project performs Arabic, Hebrew and English folk and original songs infused with improvisational elements. The performance swings between times, genres and languages, combining sounds and rhythms from the Middle East and the European West, and bringing their highly-personal musical statement through the refined sound of eastern and western instruments. The project opens a door, through old folk tunes and original songs, to the inner worlds of musicians coming from the same area with very different musical backgrounds; musicians who join on stage to communicate their stories and feelings through music; musicians who embark on new journeys inside themselves and with the audience. Lead singer Eden Cami, coming from Israel and Palestine, is a singer-songwriter born in the middle of a land of conflict. Living between two cultures and languages, she embraces them equally as her two mother-tongues, tying together the two edges of their threads to celebrate the cultural wealth (often mistaken for an identity crisis) of every note and word of old and new tunes. These are intensified and carefully wrapped with the sounds and rhythms of the double bass, Oud and percussion. Kayan project is about more than breaking borders - it is about connecting lands and people through music.

Palestinian singer, composer and instrumentalist Rasha Nahas has a distinctive approach to songwriting, storytelling and performance. As a genre-defying, narrative-focused artist, Rasha Nahas has been crafting a keenly singular music universe, cultivated in and loyal to the underground. Driven by candid lyrics with disarming vulnerability, Rasha has created a sound that moves seamlessly between the resonances of the old school rock ‘n’ roll singer-songwriter era, and the anarchic heyday of ‘80s electronica.
 
Rasha’s critically acclaimed debut album, Desert chronicled her journey from Haifa to Berlin. It was featured by BBC Radio 4’s Loose Ends and the Spotify-produced podcast, Spotify:Mic Check. Her upcoming two-chapter LP, 'Amrat', is due for release in January 2023, with tours scheduled across Europe and West Asia. Rasha's first foray into Arabic-language lyrics, ‘Amrat’, is a sentimental body of work, maneuvering seamlessly between the thematic duality of urban and rural landscapes.
 
Rasha is among the first to receive the Bertha Foundation's Artivism Award in 2022.

trumpet / guitar / violin / singer/songwriter

Her Golden Whip is an international, motley bunch based in Berlin. The music brings you a crazy mix of balkan, klezmer, rock- 'n roll, ska, folk, punk, reggae – pretty much everything to keep you bouncing up and down from the dance floor to the street. With a combination of groovy beats, impressive horn arrangements, mischievous klezmer-melodies, a sexy attitude and enormous energy they have been heating up clubs and concert halls in Berlin and elsewhere.

Feel free to contact us at hergoldenwhip [at] gmail.com

The Whipped:
Jonas Berndt: Guitar, Vocals, Composer, Arranger
Davide Bozzaro: Guitar, Banjo, Vocals
Florian Schimikowski: Bass
Robin Villeval: Drums
Andrew March: Clarinet, EWI, Composer, Arranger
Domenica: Trumpet, Violin
Ibon Goitia: Alto/Tenor sax
Mia Burger: Accordion

A 18-piece band from Berlin, playing original music since 2006.

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