UNEXPECTED LESSON 2: Meshwar Mixtapes – Intro to Afghanistan

Listening session with DJ DumTak & Homaira

UNEXPECTED LESSON 2: Meshwar Mixtapes – Intro to Afghanistan 1 – Logo von Meshwar Mixtapes

“Meshwar Mixtapes“ is a listening series initiated by DJ DumTak, in which hosts guide the audience through personal and collective histories. Stories, music, and projected translations of song texts are thus woven into an intimate, communal encounter. Under-represented and marginalised experiences are placed at the centre of each event.

“Intro to Afghanistan” is part of the “UNEXPECTED LESSONS - Knowledges of Body and Sound” series. It will be hosted by Homaira, a scientist born in Afghanistan. This listening session will lead us towards hidden treasures in Afghan culture, towards its cultural heritage, and the longing of an unknown and often unheard narrative.

The second part of the series “UNEXPECTED LESSON 2: Music as Resistance” is dedicated to music and dance practices as forms of resistance. A Dabke workshop with Nancy Naser Al Deen will take place alongside the “Meshwar Mixtapes - Intro to Afghanistan” listening session.

Artists/Collaborators: DJ DumTak (Initiatorin „Meshwar Mixtapes“), Homaira (Moderation)

The series ‘UNEXPECTED LESSONS – Knowledges of Body and Sound’ is supported by the LOTTO Foundation Berlin. In cooperation with the Betty Center for Movement Research in Dance Studies at LMU Munich. An event as part of the TALKING OBJECTS LAB.

Media partners Radialsystem: taz. die tageszeitung, tip Berlin, The Berliner.

UNEXPECTED LESSON 2: Music as Resistance 

Sat, 01 August 202617 – 19 h: „LA PALABRE Space“ – Tea, Reading & Resting Room with artistic interventions*17 h: „Meshwar Mixtapes – Intro to Afghanistan“ – Listening-Session with DJ DumTak & Homaira

Sun, 02 August 202617 – 19 h: „LA PALABRE Space“ – Tea, Reading & Resting Room with artistic interventions*17 h: „Dabke-Workshop“ – Nancy Naser Al Deen

*The program at LA PALABRE Space is curated by Arantxa Ciafrino.

Next date:

• Date Saturday, 01/August/2026 17:00
• Venue Radialsystem V
• Address Holzmarktstraße 33, 10243 Berlin-Friedrichshain