Ayaan Abukar
Writer and cultural programmer on memory and belonging
Based in Amsterdam, Netherlands
This is not a music set; it’s a spoken session around memory, story, and how sound carries both. The programme frames her inside a live conversation format, alongside opera voice and DJing.
More about Ayaan Abukar
Ayaan Abukar is a writer, journalist, and cultural programmer whose book Hotel Mogadishu was published in 2024. Her work looks at Somalia through personal and political memory, which fits this ADE session’s focus on music as a carrier of stories.
Playing
- 2026-10-22 20:00 · Living Room Session - Nationale Opera & Ballet · Nationale Opera & Ballet
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