Lyla Saifi (Pakistan)

Durchlüften DJ Set Label Night: honiunhoni

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On four summer weekends, DURCHLÜFTEN transforms the Humboldt Forum’s  Schlüterhof  into a free open-air meeting place where musical traditions from across the globe unfold as living cultural archives.  

5 years open. Already 5 years DURCHLÜFTEN. For the sixth time now, DURCHLÜFTEN transforms the Schlüterhof courtyard of Berlin’s Humboldt Forum into a vibrant open-air stage for global music, cultural dialogue, and shared experience. From 9 July to 1 August 2026, across four summer weekends, the festival presents 24 live acts and 12 DJs from around the world. Each evening features two concerts followed by a DJ set, creating twelve nights of musical discovery, movement, and encounter in the heart of Berlin — once again with free entry for all.  

This year at DURCHLÜFTEN we invite the independent label honiunhoni, and the work of Daniyal Ahmed, the Karachi-based musician, ethnomusicologist and founder of the label. The label’s name loosely translates as “impossible possibilities” — unexpected musical encounters that open new worlds of listening.

Lyla Saifi is a DJ and producer whose Boiler Room set resonated far beyond borders. Having lived in eight countries — from Thailand to Tanzania — she now calls Karachi, Pakistan home, where she has become a vital presence in the city’s evolving music scene. Her genre-fluid sets unfold like audio diaries, blending global influences into intimate, emotionally charged dancefloor storytelling shaped by movement, migration, and lived experience.

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honiunhoni – Labours of Love von Servants of Sound / Unabhängiges Plattenlabel mit Sitz in Pakistan

- Price: free admission

- Duration: 120 Min

- Location: Ground Floor, Schlüter Courtyard

- Belongs to: Durchlüften 2026

Next date:

• Date Friday, 17/July/2026 22:00
• Venue Humboldt Forum: Schlüterhof (Berliner Schloss)
• Address Schloßplatz 5, 10178 Berlin-Mitte