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Ekowmania & the Rhythmers fuse Ghanaian highlife with reggae, jazz, funk, soukous, salsa, and afrobeat to create an infectious, genre-crossing sound rooted in rhythm and resistance. Led by master drummer and vocalist Ekow Alabi Savage—whose legacy includes work with Fela Kuti, Manu Dibango, and Ziggy Marley—the Berlin-based group features fellow Ghanaian veterans Frank Karikari and the late Kwame Gbemu ‘Sometimer’ (1950–2025), alongside Thomas Akoto, French-American guitarist Nick Morrison, and Brazilian multi-instrumentalist Mauricio Fleury. Their debut EP (out May 2025) blends party energy with social commentary, from the high-octane Hedzoleh tribute “Rekpete” to the rootsy protest groove “Ananse” and the Afro-funk anthem “Rasta Fo.”
*A celebration of rhythm, resistance, and remembrance — *This release and concert is lovingly dedicated to the memory and life and beautiful legacy of Kwame Gbemu Sometimer (1950–2025). whose deep basslines and spirit continue to guide the rhythm.
Since this is a celebration even though its only MONDAY night, we will be having Calamidades Lola Djing before Ekowmania & the Rhythmers go on stage and again for a few hours post show! Please come and celebrate Kwame Gbemu Sometimer_s life with his friends and their amazing long waited album !
7 p.m. doors are open! the celebration begins at 20 Uhr- 22 Uhr - JOin us!
Calamidades Lola is a record hunter and dj/selector born and raised in Barranquilla, a city on the Caribbean coast of Colombia with a powerful culture of celebration and where music is a sure path to joy and liberation. She grew up surrounded by massive and colorful ‘picó’ sound systems that made the whole barrio vibrate with African and Caribbean rhythms. She currently lives in Berlin and much of her sound is influenced by her musical roots and her migratory experience. listen to one of her shows of refuge! https://soundcloud.com/refug.../ama-de-caza_calamidades-lola
ULTRABONUS (international flowerpunk - Berlin) Brighty melodies, microsongs, altered nerves: ULTRABONUS crafted their flowerpunk transmissor with oblique sudamerikan spirit and a good dosis of indie slackness. Their last album, "El Casino de la muerte” (Kitchen Leg Records), updates argentinian power-pop school with dystopic poetry, postreality stories and ultraistic details.
ÿdeg [Berlin, post-punk, post-hardcore]
“Wir kommen aus den failed democracies des Ostens (Sachsen, Ungarn).
Post-punk / post-hardcore mit schnell wechselnden Liedern, Parts, Rhythmen, Geschwindigkeiten und Sprachen.”
“We come from the failed democracies of the East (Saxony, Hungary).
Post-punk / post-hardcore with rapidly changing songs, parts, rhythms, tempos, and languages.”
doors 19:00 - show 20:00
my people booking & lls prsnt:
FLINTA* IM KIEZ #5 w/
Shimmer / screamo/post-punk, bln
instagram.com/shimmer_screamo/
& KittyGang: ALazyCat feat. ChicxDrama
alazycat.bandcamp.com / instagram.com/alazycat.acat / soundcloud.com/chicxdrama / instagram.com/chicxdrama
at Schokoladen. doors 19 uhr, concert starts 20 uhr. presale tickets available at --> https://vvk.link/3t61bu8
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SHIMMER are a screamo queerfeminist post-hardcore band based in Berlin, active since 2022. With ex-members of Eat My fear. The members of the band have been active in the local Berlin music scene for over two decades already, and bring a lot of experience in D.I.Y.Underground concerts. This will be one of their last performances as a duo.
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KITTYGANG: ALazyCat feat. ChicxDrama:
LazyCat meets ChicxDrama for a set that will melt your heart and put it back together in a few songs. These two transgender kitties now based in Berlin crossed paths in 2023, all the way from Roma and Bogotá, and started to spread their music together around as solo artists. After wishing it for so long, this will be their debut as a duo. They sing about pain and healing, anti specism, anti imperialism, anti racism, about daily struggles as migrants, as genderqueer people, with bodies and minds disabled by the cistem. The bass as the roots of a tree, acoustic and electrics guitars as the birds nesting on them, the voices as wings, if you want to picture their sound.
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FLINTA* IM KIEZ is a monthly concert series organized by MY PEOPLE BOOKING in Berlin, aimed at providing a platform for underrepresented musicians in the city’s alternative rock and punk scenes. The series specifically focuses on FLINTA* (women*, lesbians, inter people, non-binary people, trans people, and agender people) artists who often face challenges in spaces dominated by cisgender male musicians. By offering a stage to these artists, the project works to disrupt the dominance of privileged voices in the alternative music scene and ensure that diverse perspectives are given visibility.
The concert series will take place across Berlin, ensuring that it reaches different communities and supports the city's rich underground music culture. The initiative also responds to the struggles faced by small venues, which have been hit by rising costs and economic downturns. By highlighting local talent and providing a space for FLINTA* musicians, the concert series creates an important cultural environment that nurtures new artists and fosters community support.
Additionally, FLINTA* IM KIEZ will implement sliding scale pricing for tickets, making these events more accessible to a wider range of people, particularly those from marginalized communities such as FLINTA*, BIPoC, and individuals with migration experiences. This approach ensures that everyone, regardless of income, has the opportunity to experience and enjoy underground music. With a focus on diversity and inclusion, the series strives to build a more equitable cultural landscape for both artists and audiences.
The concert series is made possible in part by the support of MusicBoard Berlin, as part of the POP IM KIEZ funding programme, without which this project would not be possible.
doors 19:00 - show 20:00
beav boloney & wildwax & little league shows prsnt:
SKULL CULT / weirdo fucked up devo core, bloomington/indiana
erstetheketontraeger.bandcamp.com/album/ett-053-skull-cult-s-t-lp / utgrecords.bandcamp.com/album/can-you-see-what-i-mean / instagram.com/skull__cult
& SEWERNAJA SEMLJA / post-punk, bln
/ sewernajasemlja.bandcamp.com /
at Schokoladen. doors 19 uhr, concert starts 20 uhr. presale tickets available at --> https://vvk.link/3r5gl74
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SKULL CULT (USA) --> Brief bursts of hyperkinetic mongoloid synth punk here. A caffeine buzz blend of DEVO, URANIUM CLUB, and SERVOTRON.
It's been over six years since we've last heard from this Bloomington, Indiana group which by now must be considered a highly influential force on the current garage-, synth- and eggpunk scene while in the meantime, members of the group have pumped their creative juices into acts like Belly Jelly, QQQL, Dummy and Big Hog. Now that they finally break the deafening silence, i gotta say this shit works better than ever in what must be the strongest set of tunes they've delivered so far. Just a tiny bit less weird and cluttered than on their previous efforts with more grounded, catchy and melodic song foundations and echoes of the likes of Tyvek, Marked Men and Lost Sounds, this is a strikingly mature work with all the hallmarks of a band that took a long break to branch out creatively in other projects, now reconvening to apply everything they've learned along the way with sleepwalking precision to an effortlessly wrecking result.
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& dark, minimalistic & wavy punk from SEWERNJA SEMLJA!
A Journey Through Sound: From Harare to Berlin
M:Soundtrack prsnts: Mary Anibal & Guests (Mbira & Vocals - Zimbabwe) 2 LIVE sets! __ & after 22h DJ Robert Machiri aka CHI (worldwide rare grooves) - A very special evening welcoming Zimbabwe`s shooting star in Mbira and advocate for womens rights! After many years of putting on shows with the queen of Mbira Stella Chiweshe I am excited to welcome the next generation of talent and holder of tradition in a powerful artist!
Mary Anibal, only 25 years old, is the new shooting star in Zimbabwe. After several years of experience as the backing singer of Jah Prayzah, Zimbabwe's most successful musician, including internationally, she started her solo career in 2023, where she won the Zimbabwe Grammy for best newcomer that same year.
Mary Anibal is not only a powerful vocalist, but also a gifted mbira player, breathing new life into one of Zimbabwe’s most iconic traditional instruments. Rooted in Shona spiritual and musical heritage, the mbira is often called the "voice of the ancestors"—and in Mary’s hands, it becomes a tool for both healing and transformation. Her playing bridges generations, blending the trance-like, cyclical melodies of ancestral mbira music with contemporary Afro-fusion elements.
Mary uses the mbira not just as accompaniment, but as a central voice in her compositions, creating hypnotic soundscapes that speak directly to the soul. In doing so, she honors Zimbabwean tradition while fearlessly carving out a path of her own. Her unique combination of modern songwriting and deep respect for cultural heritage has made her a standout artist, both at home and on the global stage.
Mary, who also advocates for women's rights, has been celebrated in Zimbabwe ever since and has also been able to prove her talent on international stages, e.g. in Canada, Zanzibar or the Ivory Coast. After releasing her first album at the end of last year, she will come to Germany and Switzerland for a multi-week tour for the first time this summer.
Die erst 25jährige Mary Anibal ist der neue Shootingstar in Simbabwe. Nachdem sie mehrere Jahre Erfahrung als Begleitsängerin von Jah Prayzah, dem erfolgreichsten Musiker Simbabwes auch international gesammelt hat, startete sie 2023 ihre Solokarriere, wo sie noch im gleichen Jahr den Simbabwe-Grammy als beste Nachwuchskünstlerin gewonnen hat. Mary, die sich zudem für Frauenrechte einsetzt, wird seitdem in Simbabwe gefeiert und konnte ihr Talent auch auf internationalen Bühnen, z.B. in Kanada, Sansibar oder der Elfenbeinküste beweisen. Nachdem sie Ende letzten Jahres ihr erstes Album veröffentlicht hat, wird sie in diesem Sommer erstmals für eine mehrwöchige Tournee nach Deutschland und die Schweiz kommen.
Band Members for Berlin show: Mary Anibal (Vocals. Mbira, Maimbula), Stefan Franke (Mbira), Chamu Ifreeka (Mbira, backing Vocals), Markus Scheiermann (percussions):
Robert Machiri aka CHI - He is a sound artist and hoarder of sound-related objects. Machiri’s work exists at the juncture of two streams of practice; curatorial concepts founded through the notion of conviviality and art as pedagogy. He is a DJ and hoarder of things, inspired by his music collection and interest in sound-related objects. His work exists at the interface of two streams of practice; his curatorial concepts and a multidisciplinary production of artworks that draw on decolonial discourses that are presented through embodied critique, learning and unlearning, interweaving sound, music and image-making. His most notable project, PUNGWE, is an interdisciplinary project circling African soundings with related contemporary arts discourses and spaces.
doors 19:00 - show 20:00 - DJs after 22:00
YETIN (alt. rock / Berlin)
Yetin is a 5-piece alternative rock band that was formed in Berlin in 2021. The band's early days were spent experimenting with different sounds and styles, without a clear vision of which direction the project was heading, ultimately finding a common ground in haunting melodies and alternative song structures.
PIVNOY COWBOY (post-punk / Berlin)
Pivnoy Cowboy is a Berlin-based solo project of multi-instrumentalist Vitalii Zimin – a founder of Crunch Tapes Records. Debut LP 'Impossibilism' was released via Dutch label Geertruida in 2020. Live band line-up varies from one to four people on stage. Pivnoy Cowboy's music is a mix of sampled lo-fi drum beats, analog vintage synths, dreamy guitars, strong fuzzy bass lines and out-of-body goth vocals. It's like an unknown substance trip, the effect of which is difficult to compare with previous experiences. The show at Schokoladen will be a full band performance.
Chelsea were formed in 1976 by front man Gene October. Spearheading the punk movement, their debut single ‘Right To Work’ was released in 1977 which brought the attention of the music press. Gene October was responsible for starting The Roxy Club in Soho where many of the early punk bands started playing and Chelsea began playing alongside the likes of The Clash, The Damned, The Police, Sham 69. Featuring in Derrek Jarman’s punk film ‘Jubilee’ Chelsea also featured on 2 John Peel sessions and the Old Grey Whistle Test at the BBC promoting their self titled first album. After a succession of singles and release of a 2nd album Chelsea toured the U.K & America releasing their 3rd album ‘Evacuate’ in 1980. The Evacuate album saw them touring again in the U.S and in the U.K with Anti Nowhere League on the infamous ‘So What’ tour. Through various line-up changes over 4 decades, October continued to tour with Chelsea releasing 17 singles and 12 studio albums to date. Celebrating their 40th anniversary in 2016 many of the Chelsea albums have been re-issued on collectors limited colored vinyl. The release of Chelsea’s complete recordings feature in the new anthology box sets 1 – 3 which include demos, previously unheard tracks, a historical biography through the albums, pictures and lyrics to all the songs. In 2023 Chelsea was celebrating 40 years of „Evacuate“, the classic album of the band. The latest release is the album „Meanwhile Garden“, published in spring 2021
Einlass 19h Beginn 20h
Andreas „Spider“ Krenzke, Tobias „Tube“ Herre, Uli Hannemann, Eva Mirasol und Ivo Lotion präsentieren Geschichten, Lieder und Gäste.
LSD – Liebe Statt Drogen ist eine der bekanntesten Lesebühnen Berlins. Jeden Dienstagabend gestalten die 5 Mitglieder von LSD und eingeladene Gäste im Berliner Schokoladen ein Programm aus neuen Texten und Songs. Gegründet 1996 besteht LSD heute aus den Mitgliedern Andreas „Spider“ Krenzke, Tobias „Tube“ Herre, Uli Hannemann, Eva Mirasol und Ivo Lotion. Alle 5 genannten Künstler sind als Autoren und Musiker auch in anderen Bereichen aktiv.
LSD bietet jeden 1. & 3. Dienstag ein Offenes Mikro für Menschen an, die spontan etwas vortragen wollen. Beachtet bitte, dass der Beitrag selbstverfasst sein muss und nicht länger als 6 Minuten dauert. Wer am Offenen Mikro liest, braucht keinen Eintritt zahlen und bekommt ein Freigetränk.
tickets: https://vvk.link/3uqf2ts
https://ratkrumusic.bandcamp.com/
Patokai (Elektropunk)
Patokai ist ein Elektropunk-Live-Act, der synthetische Riffs, elektronische Drums, verzerrte Vocals und Vocoder kombiniert und das Publikum in die Intensität einer Rockshow versetzt, die mit elektronischen Stilen wie Indietronica, EBM, Basspop, Electroclash und Synthrock verschmilzt. Patokai teilte sich die Bühne mit Musikern wie Peaches, Crystal Castles, Vive La Feté. Er hat mit Produzenten wie DJ Hell zusammengearbeitet und an zahlreichen Festivals und Clubs wie dem Fusion Festival, der Red Bull Music Academy, dem Säälchen und dem Bi Nuu teilgenommen und in den 10 Jahren seiner Karriere mehr als 200 Shows auf der ganzen Welt gespielt. Letztes Mal eine große Party im ausverkauften Schokoladen.
https://de-de.facebook.com/patokaielectro/
https://www.instagram.com/patokaielectro/?hl=de
Rat Kru (Techno, Dub, Hip-Hop)
Polish band performing music from the borderline of techno, dub, hip-hop and electronics. Their compositions are supported by a strong beat, deep bass and electronic aura making this project finished and coherent. RAT is taking the listener in a journey from the first to the last sound. Each of the lyrics is supported by the degree of lyricism which makes this mysterious duo different.
https://ratkrumusic.bandcamp.com/
Screen: Chinaski plays the Arp 2600 for Kenneth Anger's Fireworks and Eaux a'artifice (2x15min)
Love-Songs are the trio consisting of Thomas Korf (electronics + vocals) Sebastian Kokus (Bass) and Manuel Chittka (Percussion) who make cosmic, kraut-inspired electro-acoustic music. Many will be familiar with their previous output on wonderful labels like Kame House and Bureau B.Their latest enthralling tracks take us through dreamlike and psychedelic echoing territories, where Korf’s modulating electronics and effected vocals ripple over the grooving rhythm section of percussion and bass supplied by Kokus and Chittka. Across the latest album, the band are joined by a host of guest musicians and friends from Berlin and Hamburg’s underground and experimental music scenes, supplying Trombone, Mbira, Clarinet, Flute and extra synthesisers and vocals to enhance the mind-expanding and unique sound palette of these incredible tracks.
Erfolg ist das deutschsprachige Solo-Projekt von Johannes von Weizsäcker, den einige vielleicht als Mitglied der „leicht experimentellen“ London-Berliner Popgruppe The Chap kennen. Da er zeit seines Lebens Angst davor hatte, Musik mit deutschen Texten zu schreiben, andererseits aber inzwischen ein Alter erreicht hat, in dem man sich gewissen Ängsten stellen muss, zwang er sich zu diesem Projekt. Und hatte prompt Erfolg! Denn dabei sind ebenso erbauliche wie melancholische Pop-Miniaturen entstanden, die von Griechenlandhilfe, Kochsendungen, dem fragmentierten Subjekt und natürlich von Erfolg handeln.
Auf der Bühne wird Erfolg von einem Damenchor begleitet, der sich mit gewissem Recht als „der beste Damenchor aller Zeiten“ bezeichnet.
https://staatsakt.de/portfolio/erfolg-und-der-beste-damenchor-aller-zeiten
Screen: Chinaski plays the Arp 2600 for Kenneth Anger's Fireworks and Eaux a'artifice (2x15min)
DJ: kick'n'rush
