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Tune in to the fifth episode of The Sampler Audiozine with Eiliyas (Mixtape Menage) and Diego Hernandez.

Eiliyas interviews Diego, who talks about his passion for Chicha, or psychedelic Cumbia, originating in Peru.

Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
!I hope you findddd, some peace of mind, in this lifetimeeeeeee…..!
There is a thing about great artists. They have a tendency to present something that reflects something in you. Something that you were going through. Something that is a reflection of the way things are. That casts a light on the things you know are there but can’t see. Give phrase to the things you didn’t have words for. And revealing these things is a part of the therapeutic n...

An essay on Amila Sandaruwan for the Thattu Pattu project.

We all have our own personal soundtrack – a collection of songs that have defined pivotal moments and that for some mystical reason just stick with us. Backtrack, a new series from LOLA, is all about capturing that sonic sentiment. In each installment we’ll sit down with some of Berlin’s most inspiring characters and get the lowdown on records that have shaped their sound, careers and, indeed, their lives.
For the debut edition of Backtrack, we’re thrilled to speak with our very first LOLA co...

A Sonic Offering for Indigo Waves
SAVVYZΛΛR Online streaming and on Berlin 88.4 FM & Potsdam 90.7 FM
On the last day of the exhibition INDIGO WAVES AND OTHER STORIES, Eiliyas offers a sonic dive into Indigo Waves: Using Neptune, the planet of mystery and escapism, and Francoise Verge's „Politics of Forgetfulness“ as its diving board, Eiliyas invites us to plummet into a deep-water travel embracing the human condition, its guiding tides, and the will to do better: to move past injustices...

THERE ARE STORIES TO BE FORGED FOR COMMON DENOMINATORS TO COME FORTH AND SOCIAL BALANCE TO BE RESTORED
A project encompassing research, storytelling sessions, radio books, workshops, zines, an exhibition and INVOCATIONS program
2021–2022
Chapter I Radiobooks
Monthly on SAVVYZΛΛR (88.4 FM in Berlin & 90.7 FM in Potsdam and online here on our website)
With bela, Léuli Eshrāghi, Mixtape Menage and Lynhan Balatbat-Helbock, Tanka Fonta, Nkisi, Mayra A. Rodriguez Castro, D'Andrade, Raisa Galofre an...

In their track «Burn Hollywood Burn» (Def Jam 1990), Public Enemy criticized the representation of Black people in Hollywood movies. The mentality and circumstances cultivating these issues are the same ones that indirectly disavow the humanity of minorities in technology platforms and media thirty years later, our author argues.
A friend the other day said another friend of theirs had never actually heard a song from Public Enemy. This was a completely far-fetched possibility to me, especial...

The Alchemist This Thing of Ours
Damn Alchemist is on a roll! I mean after Alfredo with Freddie Gibbs, Haram with Armand Hammer, and The Price of Tea in China with Boldy James and not to mention the instrumental albums the Food Villain and A Doctor, Painter and an Alchemist walk into a Bar. And by the way, did anyone find that secret Earl Sweatshirt and Alchemist album? If so can you link me to it?
I really love seeing Earl Sweatshirt’s progression as more than just an MC but as an artist. So...

Pink Siifu Gumbo
Every now and then there is an artist that renews that initial fervor for musical and creative possibilities. One that reminds you that yes there are artists out there that are pushing boundaries and pushing forward in a special and unique way. Those artists that renew your faith in humanity and grant some degree of hope and raise the expectations of what you encounter when exploring the creative landscape of our modern age. After listening to Pink Siifu’s Gumbo a few times o...

An essay for Sri Lankan band Owl Tree O for Imaad Majeed's Thattu Pattu, a project highlighting Sri Lankan artists. Funded with help from Fold Media and Goethe Institut Sri Lanka.

Eiliyas Mixtape Menage investigates the relationship between U.S. entertainer and activist Paul Robeson and the GDR…
“You may well ask why Paul Robeson means so much to our people. Why do we have a Paul Robeson committee or a Paul Robeson Archive? Why do our school children learn about him and why is he an inspiration to us on our road to communism? I am not sure that I have the whole answer to these questions. But surely one reason is what we learned from the terrible experiences under fasci...

De La Soul De La Soul is Dead
This album was a classic from the first moment that I laid eyes on it. I was afraid that it would be a lot darker than 3 Feet High and Rising which I so dearly loved but thankfully it was perhaps a bit more serious overtones and darker subject matter involved yet still possessed a playfulness about it. The overarching skit was a fun tidbit for me as Mista Lawnge of Black Sheep and a few others gave it the live review. Pretty much like Anthony Fantano but in real-...

Speaking of a beloved memory of listening to Pharoahs Dance by Miles Davis.

KA A Martyr's Reward
Ka's A Martyrs Reward is a masterpiece. At first listen I thought of was Killah Priest’s tracks like Heavy Mental. Where everything is incredibly cerebral and the sonics are weaved together while picture painting with words take center stage as the mostly less drum heavy songs. The delivery is effortless yet effective, poetic and not preachy. Ka has lived and is living. A moral code and sense of integrity are embedded into him and now this record.
This record feels like g...

Welcome back to Mixtape Menage. Today we have Noah Becker artist, musician and creator of Whitehot Contemporary Art Magazine, we talk of course a bit about music, his film with Ornette Coleman and more!
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