Section: Musicians & Performers

Turkish singer Dila Yavuz connects people through her music and gives her listeners a shared experience that transcends language barriers. Taking us on a journey to her musical roots, Dila reaches from the depths of jazz's cultural world to the modern world, sharing with us lyrics blended with the melody of the Turkish language. “Every language has its own character. My songs are simply the stories I tell in the language I speak in my dreams, within the boundaries of my musical world.”
Güner Künier merges post-punk, minimal synth, and shoegaze into a powerful exploration of identity, rebellion, and self-determination. Her uncompromising sound and emotionally charged performances have established her as one of the most exciting voices in contemporary European alternative music.
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 folks who brought us the treasure that is the 80-year-old legend and world music's probably most unusual star, Ustad Noor Bakhsh.
Ali Osman Yanak is a Kurdish painter and musician based in Beşiktaş, Turkey. His artistic practice moves between visual art, music, memory, and cultural identity, with Kurdish culture forming a central presence in his work.
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 into migration, memory, and the cultural lives of music.
Fouad Samiei is an Iranian composer, tar player, film composer, and multi-instrumentalist whose work bridges Persian musical traditions with orchestral, cinematic, and electro-acoustic sound. His practice is shaped by a search for emotional depth, cultural memory, and contemporary musical expression.
Aamiro is a DJ connected to Miaan Art and Refuge Worldwide whose sets move through diasporic club music, SWANA-rooted sounds, and contemporary dancefloor energy. Their work contributes to spaces where music becomes a meeting point for memory, movement, and collective release.
Azlay is a DJ whose sets combine sounds, rhythms, and influences from diverse musical worlds. Shaped by a German-Turkish biography, her selections bring Turkish and SWANA sounds into conversation with hip-hop, R&B, Brazilian funk, African grooves, and electronic music.
Juno is an Egyptian singer/songwriter, musician and producer; born and raised in Cairo. A soft voice and whimsical sounds.
Dourna Khamsalou (born in 1994 in Tabriz, Iran) is a professional dancer and architect based in Germany. She began dancing at the age of five and received her training from renowned instructors in Iran and Azerbaijan, including Laleh Najmi and Taraneh Moradova.

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