Phran
Fran Mejía is a Venezuelan DJ and producer based in Barcelona, blending techno, electro, and rave with dark tropical rhythms. As one half of Dos Ritmos, he has released music on Klasse Wrecks, Best Effort, and Hivern Discs, among others. He co-runs the labels Vimana and ACA, supporting underground Venezuelan sounds. Passionate about his roots, he co-produced the zine Logos of the Venezuelan Minitecas and performed “Vimana Discplay” at Sónar Festival. Formerly known as Pacheko, his music explores Bass and Latin rhythms and has been featured by DJs like Nick León and Leon Vynehall.
Parzubanil
Parzubanil is a peruvian artist hailing from Lima, Peru. His project is
committed to the exploration of global rhythms through the lens of
electronic music: punchy dancefloor-focused tracks, perfect
dembowlical launchpad and 4/4 rhythmic intensity. He’s carefully
influenced by finesse oldschool house latino, dembowlistic/tribalistic
techno, latino progressive, technoid-reggaeton and grained ambient.
Pedro Oliveira
Pedro Oliveira is a sound artist and researcher. Currently he is a guest faculty at the Sound Studies and Sonic Arts Master Program at the Universität der Künste Berlin. Since 2022 he co-curates “Soy&Synth,” a concert series in collaboration with Soydivision.
Edna Martínez
Drawing from the rich heritage of the Colombian Caribbean and its sound system culture, Edna Martinez is known for expansive DJ sets that transcend curation, blending African, Caribbean, and Arab sonorities. Deeply embedded in Berlin’s dynamic music scene, her eclectic performances are in constant evolution, weaving basslines and polyrhythmic arrangements to connect global club styles and diaspora rhythms, including dabke, champeta, soukous, tarraxo, soca, and any other influences that enrich her distinctive vision.
She has performed on prominent European stages, such as Glastonbury, Fusion Festival, Museo Reina Sofía, Bahidora, Panorama Bar Berghain, and has also reached audiences in Palestine, Lebanon, Morocco, Colombia, Mexico, Panama, and Chile. As a host on NTS, Radio Alhara, and Worldwide FM, she continuously engages with global sonic landscapes. Martinez considers sound an integral part of her artistic practice, focusing on themes of restitution and the boundaries of sonic expression.
Bclip
Influenced by the picotera scene (Colombian Soundsystem) and raised in the ghettos of Soledad Atlántico, Bclip initially emerged as an atypical urban producer. Dissatisfied with established labels and genres, he chose to surf across a broad spectrum of sounds under what he calls “LA GRA$A,” challenging the conventional boundaries of electronic music. His work explores a wide range of influences—from salsa, reggaeton, and coastal folklore to black metal, IDM, and hard house—resulting in a diverse musical output that aligns with his Latin American crossover roots. This, combined with his sharp artistic sensibility, has propelled him to be recognized as a member of the timeless avant-garde of the Latin American music scene.
Bclip embodies the countercultural resonance of the ghetto, which flourishes in scarcity, resourcefulness, and empirical talent, all rooted in a deep knowledge and investigation of roots and past history, coupled with an “”anti-light”” sentiment that represents the marginal avant-garde dissent.
Jaar
Nicolás Jaar, 34, was born in NY to Chilean parents and raised between Santiago and New York. Since 2008, he has released music under various guises spanning shades of pop, ambient, noise, and club music. In recent years, Nicolás has mainly focused on education, teaching sound-editing and listening workshops to emerging musicians and non-musicians alike in institutions such as the Museo de la Memoria in Santiago, Chile, Festival 4×4, Chiapas, Mexico, Dar Jacir and Alrowwad in Bethlehem, Palestine, among others. His latest project is called “”Archivos de Radio Piedras””. It’s a 3h 1/2 long radio play set in the near future in Chile. His debut collection of stories “”Isole”” was released by Timeo, an Italian publishing house in February 2024. Nico is also part of the “”Shock Forest Group””, “”Darkside””, and was one of the founders of “”Musicians for Palestine””.
merma suelo
“Fingered by words and sounds, merma suelo is a multifaceted poet from Mexico based in Berlin. They travel between layers to listen and transform the living relational dynamics with and within her. For this, they focus on practices like ritual, divination, romance, sound, and music. merma creates sonic processes ranging from spoken word to boleros, rancheras, ambient and noise, aiming to share magic and questions, while allowing space for improvisation, so that something new may come.
She released an album with the Ecuadorian label +ambién and was one of the LATAM artists in the “Ladridos” project from the Other People label. She is the founder of Fluid Ecotonalism – a liquid network and series of collaborative workshops translating relation between bodies of water through sound. And they are part of the collective “period music,” “”Abolitionist Jelly”” – a Berlin study group, one-half of “”Las Chismosas””, among other beautiful collabs.
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LAMB K305
“Berlin-based Cuban-American artist Lamb, best known for its charged performances, fluctuates between elements of Bass and Noise through a playful arrangement of sample-based pattern making. Lamb K305’s research focuses on redefining body horror into a live sonic experience, pushing audience members to partake in a collective ecstatic exorcism, using its lyrics as an exploration of vulnerability.
Lamb has produced events at esteemed institutions like KV and Volksbühne and released music on labels such as Danse Noire, The Brvtalist, Desktop Pop, Opal Tapes, Ashida Park, and Soul Feeder, in collaboration with XVII, Imaabs, Reelle, and DJ GHEPARD.
Lamb’s debut solo EP, “”Hurricane Ian,”” is a visceral exploration of survival and resilience, blending dark, magic-laced drumbeats, dominatrix allure, and raw, trauma-induced screams. Its narrative journey’s through light and darkness unveils an intricate dance, a testament to Lamb’s prowess in transformation and an ode to the power of art to heal. “
sin serif
Born in Mexico City and nurtured by Latin America’s vibrant rhythms, sin serif infuses her DJ sets with a unique fusion of sounds. Initially a dancer, the mexican-german DJ and co-founder of Delirio collective discovered her true passion in bass music, drawing inspiration from reggaetón, baile funk, afrobeats, and hip-hop. Her energetic style invites audiences on an immersive journey through club music from Abya Yala and the global south, celebrating culture and movement.
Marina Cyrino
Marina Cyrino is a Brazilian flutist and sound artist based in Berlin, active in the fields of improvisation, composition and performative installations. Her flute playing is shaped by techniques developed through the use of internal amplification. Kaleidoscopic rhythmic movements, the extensive use of objects and balloons attached to the instrument, and the use of disassembled flute parts are other striking elements of her playing. She is a member of the Brazilian experimental music label Seminal Records. Recent releases are “Calisthenics” by the Institute for Certified Nomadic Illicit Sonic Practices (Seminal Records) and “Fuschia Fever” by HIC UP (Al Maslakh Records).
Kali
“Kali’s digging moves from electronic sounds, hard latin percussion’s and eclectic noises, moving from techno to club latino, connecting and re embracing roots through electronic sounds from the future.
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TEST
“Test is a grindcore band from São Paulo conformed by João Kombi (composition, guitar, vocals) and Thiago Barata (composition, drums). Test is originally known for their guerrilla-style performances outside major metal shows, powered by a generator on board a Kombi van. Since they began playing on the streets in 2011, Test has grown significantly, celebrating their fourteenth anniversary with an impressive portfolio that includes 16 releases—ranging from full-length albums and EPs to split albums with bands from around the world, such as Chepang (Nepal), Cloud Rat and Ixias (U.S.A.), and Struggle Session (China). The band has also produced two feature films, sold over ten thousand records, and played more than eight hundred shows across Brazil, along with fourteen international tours.
In 2015, Test released their second full-length album, “”Espécies,”” which marked a shift in their musical direction. While still rooted in deathgrind, their style began to incorporate elements from other genres, reflecting the spontaneous nature of their compositional process. The band has also experimented with its lineup: originally a duo, Test expanded to a “”big band”” format for select performances, with more than 14 musicians on stage at once, enhancing the varied textures and dynamics of the songs from “”Espécies.””
Currently, Test is on an extensive tour to promote their latest album, “”Disco Normal,”” released in 2023.”