FELUKAH · BINT ISHTAR · MOSAÏC BAND | SAWTUHUNNA - صوتهنّ | Berlin

SAWTUHUNNA | صوتهنّ by Cafi Chanta means their voice, referring specifically to women.The project brings together female voices from the SWANA region and diaspora, moving across languages, musical backgrounds and generations. SAWTUHUNNA creates space for different expressions of contemporary Arab and diasporic music, with women’s voices and presence at its centre.FELUKAHEgyptian rapper, singer and songwriter Felukah moves fluidly between Arabic and English, rap, R&B, poetry and alternative sounds. Her music is intimate and confident at once, shaped by questions of identity, femininity, belonging and life between cultures. With a distinctive lyrical voice and an approach that constantly shifts between genres, she represents a new generation of artists redefining contemporary Arabic music on their own terms.BINT ISHTARBint Ishtar is led by singer and performer Yassmine Rahoui, whose voice stands at the centre of a full live band rooted in Arabic musical traditions and open to contemporary influences. The project approaches heritage as something alive, revisiting and reinterpreting it through a contemporary live sound.Within SAWTUHUNNA, Bint Ishtar brings together the presence of a female lead voice with the collective energy of a live ensemble.MOSAÏC BANDAt the centre of MOSAÏC BAND is Lebanese singer and performer Sara El Boustani, joined by Rafik Kamel on guitar, Peter George Saad on piano and keyboard, Aziz Ben Slimen on oud, Karim Abbes on percussion and darbuka, and Tarek El Sherif on bass.With roots spanning Lebanon, Egypt and Tunisia, the Munich-based ensemble brings Arabic melodies, North African folklore and Levantine rhythms together with jazz, funk and contemporary grooves. Sara’s voice runs through these different influences, giving the band a strong vocal centre while leaving space for the collective energy and musical backgrounds of the full ensemble.Within SAWTUHUNNA, MOSAÏC BAND brings a live and contemporary perspective on Arabic musical heritage, with female voice and performance at the heart of the sound.