Spirit Music Festival Kasheme Listening Lounge Neugasse 56, 8005 Zürich
Panel with Ken Bugul, Jean D’Amérique & Aliyeh Ataei
Three celebrated authors from Senegal, Haiti and Iran discuss post-colonial identity, the female condition, political violence and marginalized communities, and the psychological impacts of war and living on the border. All three authors have connections to Zurich's literary scene, having been or currently being writers-in-residence at Literaturhaus Zurich and the PWG foundation.
Ken Bugul is known for her groundbreaking 1982 novel “Le Baobab fou”. Jean D’Amérique is a poet, playwright, novelist, and rapper, author of “Soleil à coudre” (2021). Aliyeh Ataei is an Iranian-Afghan writer and women's rights activist, author of “In the Land of the Forgotten” (2021).
Spirit Music Festival 3rd Edition 11 – 14 June
Programme:
Thursday 11 June 18:00 Vernissage & Apéro riche 18:00 DJ @mumbikameri 21:00 @siselabonga (concert) 22:00 DJ @r.typhina
Friday 12 June 12:00 Exhibition opening 18:00 DJ Misterioso 18:30 Nuhue (CO, 2026) — film screening at Kasheme 21:00 None Of Them (concert) 22:00 DJ @jean.fonceee
Saturday 13 June 12:00 Exhibition opening 16:00 Round table with Ken Bugul, Jean D’Amérique & Aliyeh Ataei (Panel in English and French) 18:00 DJ J’Peux Tim 18:30 Neptune Frost (RW/US, 2021) — Showtime Festival at RiffRaff 21:00 @jeandamerique & Bit-Tuner (concert) 22:00 DJ @ka_raba
Sunday 14 June 12:00 Exhibition opening 12:00 @lovevolv Sun Radio Omniversity 13:50 West Indies ou les nègres marrons de la liberté (MR/DZ/FR, 1979) — Showtime Festival at RiffRaff 17:30 Om Shanti Om (IN, 2007) — Showtime Festival at RiffRaff 18:00 Afrofuturist Dinner by Ken Bugul (reservation required) 20:00 DJ Pambelé
From Friday to Sunday, the exhibition and Kasheme are open from 12:00.
