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My name is Phil Battiekh – would you like to see my playlist?

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Phil Battiekh (Basel, Switzerland) has been a Mahraganat DJ and producer for over a decade. He is one of the first to dedicate himself to Mahraganat outside of Egypt. In addition to his most popular Mahraganat mixes on Soundcloud (over 450K streams worldwide), he released the acclaimed Cairo Concepts compilation in 2019. Featuring DJ Plead, DJ Haram, Alaa Fifty, Nustaliga and others, Cairo Concepts contextualises the impact and developments of the Mahraganat scene and examines the way certain artists have appropriated Mahraganat for club scenarios.

Mahraganat (Egyptian Arabic: مهرجانات( , which literally means »festivals«, is a mix of Egyptian Shaabi, electronic dance music, rap and trap. It is characterized by percussion-heavy rhythms, massive bass and loads of autotune. Phil Battiekh is curating the SWANA night – a joint event by pantropical, turkis, and Volume Village, which takes place at the latter in Aarhus. Next to his own set, Phil will also have a role as Wezza Montaser's DJ.

Playlister

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My name is Bastian Zimmermann – would you like to see my playlist?

»Music like sex are means of communication, people come into contact and negotiate with each other and their instruments/tools and meet themselves in it.«

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My name is Sanne Krogh Groth – would you like to see my playlist?

»Music to me is… my work. I've landed in the best job in the world, where a core task is to discover new music, to learn its internal logic and aesthetics, who created it, and why.«

© Henry Detweiler

My name is Liza Sirenko – would you like to see my playlist?

»Music is the fanciest way of communication and therefore the most delicious food for analysis. It is what prolongs your feeling for longer than you can physically hold.«

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Mit navn er Xavier Bonfill – vil du se min playliste?

»Musik for mig er det, der gør verden større. Det, der rummer utallige realiteter, skønheder og modsigelser. Noget, der foregår over tid, men som er tidløst.«

© Astrid Lemmike

Vi hedder Nausia – vil du se vores playliste?

»Musik for os er det umiddelbare. Der er noget dejligt over at dele det umiddelbare sammen med andre. Musik for os er universelt og uforklarlig.«

© Anthon Unger

Mit navn er Matias Seidelin – vil du se min playliste?

»Musik for mig er et afbræk fra en mere og mere vild verden, der lige nu kører på hyperspeed.«

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Mit navn er Mette Juul – vil du se min playliste?

»Musik er for mig livseliksir og en fundamental måde at udtrykke mig på.«

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Mit navn er Anna Juuliska Nykvist – vil du se min playliste?

»Musik er for mig den korteste afstand mellem mennesker, lige efter et smil.«

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Mit navn er Brian Nygaard – vil du se min playliste?

»Nærmest intet andet kan endelig få os til at holde kæft.«

©Aisha Irma

We are NEKO3 – would you like to see our playlist?

»Music is like an ancient mineral, containing a history of wisdom reaching over centuries, stratifying and evolving into new forms.«

© Tuala Hjarnø

Mit navn er Trinelise Væring – vil du se min playliste?

»Jeg vil have levende mennesker, der river i nogle strenge, slår på noget skind og fortæller mig en historie der ligger dem på sinde.«

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Mit navn er Thomas Michelsen – vil du se min playliste?

»Jeg har heller aldrig lyd i ørerne, når jeg er udenfor. Jeg vil kunne høre lydene omkring mig.«