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.
INTERDISCIPLINARY MUSIC SERIES 2025
»Composing While Black.
Afrodiasporic New Music Today«
with Harald Kisiedu, George E. Lewis
Daniele G. Daude, The String Archestra
Kodwo Eshun & Elaine Mitchener

Previous program
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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« -
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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Lindeka Qampi – »Gated communities«
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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 mit 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«
by Yolanda Gutiérrez with Moussa Issiaka (Lomé/HH) -
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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Syowia Kyambi at M.Bassy
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Happy Anniversary Dinner mit 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 mit Regisseur Lamin Daniel Jadama und Sister Fa.
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Embryo at M.Bassy
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Savvy Contemporary at M.Bassy
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Somi 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