Takimi / Asifeh
From Athens to Ramallah and Gaza, the sounds of Takimi and Asifeh intertwine with testimonies, samples, and voices that transform pain and injustice into creation. Hip hop, improvisation, electronic textures, and Mediterranean references compose a space where art becomes a tool for survival and solidarity, an act of resistance and collective memory.
🔷 Takimi
Takimi is a Dutch-Greek artist based in Amsterdam and Athens. He studied Sonology in The Hague and has an art background. In his productions he moves freely through different styles and genres.
He is currently a resident at Fade Radio with his show Many Voices—which is also the name of the sound system and platform/label he started in Amsterdam.
Last year he self-released the EP Let it be a tale—a personal outcry against the ongoing atrocities committed in Gaza and the occupation of Palestine.
The music serves as an act of sonic resistance, built from samples of Mediterranean (activist) songs and social media posts by independent Palestinian journalists documenting the military aggression in Gaza and the West Bank.
In this performance, Takimi reconstructs the EP, improvising and reshaping it into new textures.
🌐 www.takimi.bandcamp.com/album/let-it-be-a-tale
* All proceedings from the EP on Bandcamp are donated to the non-profit organisation founded by Ghassan Abu Sittah, supporting traumatised children in Gaza.
🔶 Asifeh (Stormtrap)
Asifeh (also known as Stormtrap) is a producer/rapper based between Vienna and Ramallah. His music consists of rap vocals, sampled material, and original compositions using modern and abandoned technologies.
He is co-founder of the former Ramallah Underground collective, who laid the foundations for a booming underground music scene in Palestine, active during the years 2003-2009.
Asifeh is 1/3 of the AIWA Collective, who organized a series of hip hop events in Berlin. He is also co-founder of the NOISE&BEATS collective, who organized experimental music events and workshops in Vienna.
Asifeh has released four solo albums “Iradeh” (2012), “Datura” (2017), “Makhazen Bukra” (Well Gedacht – 2020) and “Tasalul” (Ghost Dance Tapes – 2022). In addition to those albums, Asifeh self-released two experimental synth-based projects in 2020 on his Bandcamp, “Hideout” and “2003”.
He has performed around the world in different cities such as Paris, Berlin, Brussels, Barcelona, Brussels, Melbourne, Beirut, Amman, London, Ramallah, Istanbul, Rome, and many more.
He regularly releases singles on his SoundCloud page, which includes collaborations with local and international artists (such as Akhenaton, Grup Ses Beats, Firas Shehadeh, She3rap to name a few).