Yiddish and Sufiana Archives in Spatial Sound: Chaia & Arshia Fatima Haq [discostan]

Join Chaia and Arshia Haq for an evening showcasing fusions of Yiddish and Sufiana traditional music. The duo presents at Audium-Theatre of Sound, a 176-speaker immersive sound room, where samples move in psychedelic shapes around the audience. Arshia Fatima Haq works across film, visual art, performance, and sound, in feminist modes outside of western frameworks. Her current work explores indigenous knowledge within Sufism. She is also the founder of Discostan, a decolonial club project, radio show, and record label working with material from the SWANA region. Tonight’s performance distills a practice of deep listening she has known since childhood. “There’s this shared atmosphere—called ‘sama’—of listening and devotional experience that arises between the performer and listener. Listening is just as important an act…as making music.” – Pitchfork Magazine, 2020 Chaia transforms dance music into a powerful exploration of identity, weaving house and techno grooves with klezmer and Yiddish music. Her electric grooves and archival samples from her grandmother merge seamlessly, creating a sonic bridge between centuries of Jewish diasporic experience as ancient rhythms pulsed through modern beats. Through her brilliant fusion of old and new, Chaia suggests that transgenerational trauma can reshape identity - and that learning to love this transformed self is a complex journey worth taking. - Le Büro, 2024 _______ For the first show, doors will open at 6:15PM and lock when the music starts at 6:40PM. The first show will end at 7:50PM. For the second show, doors will open at 8:10PM and lock when the music starts at 8:25PM. The second show will end at 9:35PM. Both shows will take place in near darkness. The venue is wheelchair accessible, however, bathrooms are up a flight of stairs. There are a number of restaurants on the same block as the venue with wheelchair accessible bathrooms. For all other accessibility questions, please contact david@audium.org or chaialehmusic@gmail.com.