This page gathers all the artists we’ve had the honor of working with — a growing archive of voices, sounds, and collaborations that shaped our journey. It’s still in progress, but you’re welcome to take a look around.
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Tanbur player from Kermanshah, Iran, raised in the Yarsan musical tradition. His music carries stories of spiritual depth and cultural resilience. Featured at Korsi Hangout...
Mojtaba Faghihi is a percussionist and rhythm instructor whose practice moves between Iranian, Balochi, and diasporic musical contexts. His work is grounded in rhythm as...
Based in Hamburg, Monā Farivar is a multidisciplinary artist working across dance, film, performance, and sound design. Rooted in the German hip-hop scene, her practice...
Muslim Shaggan is the latest addition to Honiunhoni’s ever-emerging roster of fantastic traditional and classical artists from Pakistan - brought to you by the same...
Mustafa Demir is a saz and bağlama player whose work draws from Kurdish musical heritage and contemporary performance contexts. His sound connects traditional melodic forms...
Nadia Sheya is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist from Esslingen with Iranian roots. Her music weaves Persian melodies with the raw energy of rock and...
Nima is an artist connected to Korsi’s wider program of music, gathering, and diasporic cultural exchange. Their work contributes to the collective’s shared atmosphere of...
Nure Dilovani is a violinist whose work is connected to the reinterpretation of Kurdish and Armenian musical traditions. As part of MaZeli Quartett, her playing...
Nurullah Turgut is a percussionist whose work contributes rhythmic depth to ensemble interpretations of Kurdish and Armenian musical traditions. As part of MaZeli Quartett, he...
Parissa Charghi is an Iranian multidisciplinary artist based in Cologne. Her practice operates at the intersection of creative direction, curatorial work, cultural production, and artistic...
Ramin is a Geneva-based DJ, producer, and curator whose sets explore sounds from the SWANA region alongside global club, urban music, pop, funk, and electronic...
Rān is a DJ connected to TIBA whose sets contribute to Korsi’s broader soundscape of diasporic club music, SWANA-rooted celebration, and contemporary electronic movement. Their...
(Les Disques Bongo Joe, Baku) The blazing sounds of the "Azerbaijani Gitara" sprang from one of the most tumultuous and transformative periods in Azerbaijan’s history,...
Originally from Aleppo and born in 1975 in Damascus, Salam Alhassan is a Berlin-based percussionist and multidisciplinary artist whose work spans music, animation, illustration, comics,...
DJ Samin — also known as blooming_jasamin — is a Cologne-based artist and therapist whose practice moves fluidly between sound, body, and consciousness. Blending gestalt...
Sara Hasti is an Iranian kamancheh player and music educator whose work spans Iranian music, ethnomusicology, early music education, and international performance projects....
Schaho Balbas (born 1998 in Mannheim) is a Kurdish poet and curator based in Cologne. As the founder of KANAX4LIFE, he documents MENA diasporic life...
Scherwin verbindet elektronische Sounds mit SWANA-infused Rhythmen und schafft einen warmen, treibenden Sound zwischen Tradition und Clubkultur. Scherwins Set lädt zum zusammenkommen, tanzen, fühlen und...
Şeyda Aktas is a musician and multi-instrumentalist from Radolfzell am Bodensee. Her work connects traditional Anatolian sounds with modern influences....
Shahry Dasht is a singer-songwriter from Iran. He not only writes and composes his own songs, but also sets classical and contemporary poems by other...
Sobhan is a Korsi-connected musician and performer whose work is part of the collective’s wider network of SWANA and diasporic artists. Their practice contributes to...
Soudabeh Sameie is a musician and researcher working between Iranian classical music, santur performance, musicology, and ethnomusicology. Her practice connects artistic performance with critical inquiry...
Soudabeh Samiei is a musician and researcher working between Iranian classical music, santur performance, musicology, and ethnomusicology. Her practice connects artistic performance with critical inquiry...
Performing under the name DJ T8STY, he’s known for his productions that merge traditional influences with contemporary beats, bringing a vibrant and inclusive energy to...
TAĪĪZ is an Afghan DJ based in Hamburg, known for crafting atmospheric, high-energy sets shaped by a strong sense of dramaturgy and precision. Her approach...
