Program
M.Bassy invites contemporary African and African-inspired artists and creatives to Hamburg to celebrate cultural encounters and exchange in design, visual arts, fashion and music.
Poetry & Talk
29.8.2026, 7 PM: »blues in schwarz weiss«
An Evening Dedicated to the Poet May Ayim (1960–1996)
with Jeannette Oholi, Meryem Choukri & Edition Zweifel
Critical Whiteness-Workshop
7.11.2026, 10 AM – 3:30 PM »Unlearning Silence:
Spaces of Solidarity« Critical Whiteness-Workshop
with Anna von Rath
Exhibition
22.11. – 20.12.2026
»Hoda Tawakol: Body & Soil«
Previous program
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»Stop Dancing!« with Dagmar Bock, Nicolas Bertrand Kakanou & Frimousse Yacobi
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»Unity in Diversity: Pan-African Art Practices of Collective Care« with Larry Achiampong, Sammy Baloji, Hamedine Kane & The Otolith Group
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»Gwendolyn Phillips: A Brownie Hawkeye«
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»Imaginal Worldmaking: Collective Frequencies« with Azekel, Adom Getachew, Bisrat Negassi, & Minna Salami a.o.
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Seanie T X DJSuro
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»Dreams Don't Flow in Square Houses« #2 with Azieb Pool
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»Überarbeit: The Reserve Army of (Precarious) Labor« with Filipe Lippe & Vijai Maia Patchineelam
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21.3.2026, 7 pm – »Dreams Don't Flow in Square Houses« with JNR Williams, Stefan Iyapah & David Osaodion Odiase
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Voices of Liberation – A tribute to Miriam Makeba, Aretha Franklin & Nina Simone by Ms Balu
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Black History Month Hamburg 2026: Artist Talk with Isyah Asher, Oceana & David Odiase, moderated by Tari Weber
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24.01.2026, 7pm – FAYIM – FOKUS: LIVE
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20.12.2025, 7 pm: »Composing While Black. Afrodiasporic New Music Today« Event #4 with Charles Uzor & Harald Kisiedu
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Sing with BINTA: Choir Workshop
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»Composing While Black. Afrodiasporic New Music Today« Event #3 with Elaine Mitchener & Harald Kisiedu
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»Pan-Africanism: Past – Present – Future« Panel Conference with Larry Achiampong, Aïssa Maïga, Teemour Diop Mambéty & Attillah Springer
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12.10.2025, 12-2:30 pm: »IF IT DON'T EXIST BUILD IT« Workshop #1 with Larry Achiampong
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»Composing While Black. Afrodiasporische Neue Musik Heute« Event #2 mit Harald Kisiedu, Daniele G. Daude & The String Archestra
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»Beat the Silence: Sonic Chronicles« with Arthur Jafa, Christelle Oyiri, JulianKnxx, Theaster Gates & Elom 20ce
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»Hip Hop Dance« with dancer & choreographern Lulia Ghirmay
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»DJing« with DJ Helina
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»MEHRSTIMM.ICH« Vocal Guidance with singer-songwriter FAYIM
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»Still I Rise, The World Is Yours« Poetry & Writing Workshop with Lubi Barre
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»Composing While Black. Afrodiasporische Neue Musik Heute #1 « with Harald Kisiedu, George E. Lewis und Musa Okwonga
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»Sea Salt Troubled Waters« with "Fox Albra" Fabien Bidaut & "lafleur" Julien Fleurance Sigismeau
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»Making Wor(l)ds. Contemporary African Diasporic Women Writing in Europe« mit Jackie Thomae, Lọlá Ákínmádé Åkerström & Samila
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»Food, Art & Activism: Nourishing Ourselves and Each Other« with Minia Biabiany, CATPC – Cercle d'art des travailleurs de plantation congolaise, Ramata Coulibaly, Binta Diaw, Luiza Prado de O. Martins, & Tracey Rose
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»From Seed…to Sheltering Tree« Talk & Screening with Darlène Kassem in conversation with Jumoke Olusanmi, Culinary Performance by Luvinsky Atche
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THE BONDS BETWEEN MUSIC, HOMELAND AND DIASPORA
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Minna Salami in conversation with Musa Okwonga
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»Beyond AI: Resistance & Coexistence« with Minne Atairu, Nkhensani Mkhari, Jazmin Morris, Vanessa Amoah Opoku & Linda Dounia Rebeiz
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»AI: African Intelligence« a Film by Manthia Diawara
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»Two Lizzards | Sharing One Stomach« co-kuratiert by Modzi Arts, Lusaka/Zambia with Lawrence Chikwa, Isaac Kalambata, Mapopa Hussein Manda, Maingaila Muvundika, Agness Buya Yombwe & Lawrence Yombwe
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Kopano Maroga – JESUS THESIS
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Akua Naru »all about love: new visions«
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Tsitsi Dangarembga in conversation with Musa Okwonga
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»Who Are We if Not Nature« with Karimah Ashadu, Zana Masombuka, Zohra Opoku, Buhlebezwe Siwani and Carrie Mae Weems
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KIDJOS KÜCHENTALK at M.Bassy
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Reading with Musa Okwonga »In the end, it was all about Love«
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Reading with Melanie Raabe »Die Kunst des Verschwindens«
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Reading with Max Lobe »Vertraulichkeiten«
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»Haunted waters, healing spaces« with Memory Biwa, Meghna Singh, Greer Valley, Robert Machiri and …thabo thindi
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28.-30.10.22 fluctoplasma X M.Bassy
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Sammus at M.Bassy
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Book Release & Talk with Lerato Shadi
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»Gated communities« Exhibition by Lindeka Qampi
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»I AM BECAUSE YOU ARE«: NFT & CRYPRO ART AS SOCIALLY ENGAGED ART PRACTICES with Osinachi, Lerato Shadi, Sea Novaa, Nikomambo and Tristan Littlejohn
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Book Release with Bisrat Negassi
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04/2022 Artist in Residence: Moussa Sarr
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M.Bassy Sessions #3 with b.elle
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01/2022 – Artist in Residence: Sea Novaa
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M.Bassy Sessions #2 with Moyo Ray
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»M.Bassy Cinema Series #1«:
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M.Bassy Sessions #1 with JNR Williams
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GODDESSES OF HEALING wit Tabita Rezaire, Berni Searle, Buhlebezwe Siwani & Lorna Simpson
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»Afropa - Visions of a joint future of Africa and Europe" Talk with Heba Y. Amin
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RE-ENACTMENT OF THINGS with Nana Oforiatta Ayim, Zandile Darko, Aino Moongo & Sarah Lasaki, Anne Schönharting, Lerato Shadi, L.I.N.E.S (former YOUNG DC), Wura-Natasha Ogunji, Jumoke Olusanmi u.a.
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12.09-10.10.2021 – »Talking Mirrors« exhibition with Georges Adéagbo, Eliane Aïsso, Ishola Akpo and Thierry Oussou
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Reversed Exploration #2 with Amina Zoubir
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»DEAD DANCE ZONE« <br>by Yolanda Gutiérrez with Moussa Issiaka (Lomé/HH)
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Exhibition Lerato Shadi – Mabogo Dinku
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ARCHIVING THE MO(VE)MENT #2 with Okhiogbe Omonblanks Omonhinmin
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9.11-29.11.2019 – Ausstellung »Untold (Hi)stories«
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Decolision #3 with Onejiru & Mable Preach
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Asmara – City as a dream
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Decolision #2 with Afrob
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Decolision #1 mit Keziah Jones
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Queering Spaces mit hFACTOR, Lagos
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The Mosquito & The Suit – Artist Talk with Syowia Kyambi
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Happy Anniversary Dinner with K.ZIA
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Ent-Kolonial gestalten
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Ovizire • Somgu: From Where Do We Speak?
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Planet Kigali – Roundtable
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Fonko, Filmscreening & Talk with director Lamin Daniel Jadama and the Senegalese rapper Sister Fa.
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Embryo unplugged
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Savvy Contemporary at M.Bassy
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Somi unplugged at M.Bassy
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Alex Heide – uncertain sound
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Fatoumata Diawara unplugged
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Identity–This Unfinished Conversation #1
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24.02 - 17.03.2018 – »Afrofuturism is now«
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More Aphrike #6 with Victoria Okoye, Logo Oluwamuyiwa Adeyemi & Emeka Ogboh
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More Aphrike #5 with Taiye Selasi and Bill Sellanga
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More Aphrike #4 with Xuly Bët & Sunny Dolat, The Nest Collective
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More Aphrike #3 – Corinna Sy & Stephen Burks
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More Aphrike #2 - Andrew Dosunmu & Andy Okoroafor
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More Aphrike #1 – Helen Jennings & Alassane Sy
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Reading with Melanie Raabe
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Musik & Talk mit Patrice Bart Williams
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Sira Niame (Marché Noir) & Bisrat Negassi
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Lifestyle-Collage Soweto, curated by Anja Gerin
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Afrofunk-Jam with Karl Hector & The Malcouns
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Nadine Hounkpatin and Laurent Gudin present the exhibition of Roger da Silva
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Musik & Talk mit Sway Clarke
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Debra Shaw & Alessandro Sgobbio