When traditions meet synthesizers Rokeya, Anissa

Curated by Elasi, the series brings together musicians who are pillars of folk traditions and producers at the forefront of the Italian and international electronic scenes, fostering a dialogue between past and future. Each encounter, dedicated to an Italian region, weaves together stories, instruments, listening sessions, and live performances to explore how technology transforms and accompanies folk music…and vice versa. The journey culminates in a jam session, where roots and experimentation merge into a unique sonic experience.

In this appointment, Rokeya and Anissa lead an exploration devoted to ancient and popular female chants, reimagined as new electronic rituals. Their voices recover intimate and collective memories—passed-down melodies, invocations, work songs—and reshape them through live electronics, timbral manipulation, and contemporary rhythmic structures. The meeting reveals how women’s vocality, historically rooted in domestic, communal, or ceremonial spheres, can take on new and forward-looking forms, becoming living material for immersive soundscapes. The evening alternates moments of conversation with a concert performed for the first time, where tradition, technology, and shared ritual intertwine in a hypnotic, choral experience.