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Carl Gari & Abdullah Miniawy

German trio Carl Gari (Jonas Yamer, Till Funke and Jonas Friedlich) and the Egyptian singer and trumpeter Abdullah Miniawy have been working together for the last five years, melding sobering electronic soundscapes with poetic lyrics reflecting the mood of modern day Egypt. With their most recent output coming out as part of the Berlin Atonal ‘More Light’ compilation, they came together first on ‘Darraje’, which was recorded over a few days in Cairo for Will Bankhead’s The Trilogy Tapes. Their 2020 release on AD93 (formerly Whities) centres around the poem in ‘B’aj بعاج’, featuring Miniawy as the protagonist who has jumped from the 8th floor of a building in Cairo and describing scenes of Egyptian society as he falls. It’s a powerful conceit and evocative sonic portrait of Egyptians living under the brutal oppression of the Al-Sisi regime. At Rewire 2021 they present an exclusive live concert mixed with performative and cinematic elements, shot at Haus Der Kunst in Munich and directed by Justin Urbach.