BabelPutch: Slam Aleikum

BabelFestival is a free summer festival,  aan de BabelBühne, a green oasis in the fringes of the city, with a bamboo stage, grandstand and lignets around a well.

On Friday evenings, young curators and their artists hijack the site with Urban Sounds, vocal beatboxes & beats, while the cooking pots smell of spices from all over the world.

Takes tonightSlam Aleikumthe helm in hand. Expect a critical evening full of comedy, slam, poetry & beats by a mix of new, established, young and old talent. Feel free to take the stage during the Open Mic.

A concept from your local hostsHind Eliadidis MZahra EliadidandVoo.

Program starts at 8 pm.

Hungry & thirsty?

BabelBar is open from 5 pm!

Veggie = Halal cooking Indonesian flat! Reserve your portion below!

Workshop: 2 pm - 6 pm

Sign up link

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScVoVJzIVbbztK8snke3Z-MpwbSXDRqQdMt59bDRvZb

Mona Abdelwahabopens on clarinet, followed by

 comedy byManuel Moreau, rap & lyrics byMiklo&Pizza, poetry throughFarahand Open Mic with young people from OKAN & D' Amvers (coaching:Miklo&AKB .

After party withDj Selay.

Hind Eliadidis an Antwerp word artist and writer.

She has won several awards for her performative word art, including the Van Dale spoken award in 2017, the BILL award in 2018, the VOEM emancipation prize in 2019, and the El Hizrja literature prize in 2020.

Through her platforms Zonderwolk and Slam Aleikum, she offers a stage to word artists, rappers, storytellers and comedians.

Zahra Eliadidis a versatile Antwerp artist and illustrator, painter and stop motion animator. She can often be found on the stage of Slam Aleikum as a beatbox/loop station artist. Usually in a fusion with her sister Hind Eljadid, they bring out word and sound together in a unique and innovative way. The sisters grew up in the Den Dam district.

Miklois Artist & Rapper from Antwerp North, he gets his inspiration from his past and the struggles he has had to endure. He is also a producer of the label “CodeRed”.

Manuel Moreaustarted on stage as a bland fun, but is now known as host/MC (master of ceremony) at WordWa(a)r, You On Stage and also Grab The Mic.

Mona Abdelwahabstudied jazz at the conservatory in Antwerp. She likes to improvise with Arabic scales on clarinet. She is currently artist in residence with a project on Moroccan traditional music in collaboration with the Arab arts center Moussem.

Selay Ovskiis a Brussels DJ with a unique style of her own, she is the undefeated permanent DJ at the word arts platform Slam Aleikum. Selay offers us a dynamic interpretation of pop, electro, and R&B fused together with sounds from Anatolia, Turkey, the Balkans, the East and the Middle East.  She makes music under the motto: Make music, not war!

For “tummy”:

Veggie = Halalcatering is a social enterprise where chefs with different roots promote vegetarian and plant-based world cuisine. All dishes are vegetarian or vegan - and therefore halal. Tonight standsIndonesianon the menu. Eat along from this positive story at 10 euros per portion between 7 pm and 8 pm. Order your portion via the ticket link below!