THE COLLECTIVE
Tashattot (Arabic for dispersion) is an art collective based in Belgium dedicated to supporting visual artists, musicians, film makers and cultural practitioners at large, originally from the SWANA region and currently “dispersed” in Europe. The collective aims at creating opportunities, collaborations, commissions and securing funding for these expatriate artists.
The word tashattot and its English equivalents scattering/dispersion, define the collective in both the literal sense of the word (pertaining to the description of the individuals scattered around the world, far from their homelands), as well as its metaphorical sense which relates to the scattering and dispersion of ideas and ways of thinking, as the word in Arabic is oftentimes used to describe the wandering of the thoughts (tashattot al afkar or scattered thoughts).
Tashattot is a work in progress and a newly launched collective with a fluid and evolving set of actions. It currently is and will always remain open to new ideas and experiences; continuously building on lessons learned and with practice. The collective strongly believes in the efficiency of open discussions, as the only way to grow and better address SWANA expat artists needs and aspirations, it therefore remains open to revi
Contact us:
tashatttot@gmail.com
Tashattot
Sonic
Sessions
Kaaistudios, rue Notre-Dame-du-Sommeil 81, 1000
Friday December 06 starts at 9:30pm
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Sonic
Sessions
Majazz Project
Archive Resistance
Kaaistudios, rue Notre-Dame-du-Sommeil 81, 1000
Friday December 06 starts at 9:30pm
Tashattot invites Majazz Project to this year’s edition of Globe Aroma’s Sea is for Story, Tea is for Telling festival at Kaaistudios.
Majazz Project / Palestinian sound archive is a Palestinian archival record label and alternative research journal.
SAWT chooses this first theme of resistance through archival as part of the Sonic Sessions Residency.
This event explores archival practice as a decolonial methodology and act of resistance by sharing archival sounds and images that preserve and document Palestinian heritage, culture, and resistance.
The listening session features sounds from the Majazz Project, Palestinian Sound Archive, and friends, with merchandise on sale to support the project.
9:30pm - 10pm: Introduction to Majazz Project
10pm - 11:30pm: Listening Session
Palestinian Sound Archive celebrates music, spoken word, and album artwork from historic Palestine, mainly from the 1960s to the 1990s. It is part of Majazz Project, a Palestinian-led record label and research platform founded by actor, director, and filmmaker Mo’min Swaitat in 2020.
Over several years, Swaitat amassed an extensive archive of cassettes and vinyl records from Palestine and beyond, spanning everything from field recordings of Bedouin weddings to revolutionary albums from the First and Second Intifadas, instrumental tracks, poetry, soul, folk songs, and jazz. Many of these were acquired from a former record label in Swaitat’s hometown, Jenin, north of the West Bank.
Palestinian Sound Archive was born out of the archive and is focused on sampling, remixing, and reissuing vintage Palestinian and Arab albums, shedding new light on the richness and diversity of Palestinian and Arab cultural and musical heritage.
Swaitat comes from a long line of Bedouin musicians and storytellers, and the archive references his rootedness in music as a means of celebrating one’s culture and sense of belonging. He plays everything from jazz to funk, soul to dabke, field recordings to spoken word, and folk to electronic music from Palestine, the broader region, and across the Global South.
This event is made possible thanks to the joint
efforts of Globe Aroma and Tashattot
efforts of Globe Aroma and Tashattot
