Wednesday 27 December 2023, 7.30pm
Come down and hang out, enjoy our freshly stocked bar and browse through our records, books and posters, with Exotic Sin's Naima Karlsson and Kenichi Iwasa on the decks!
We have possibly the best beer in the world on tap from our friends at the Kernel, plus Breton Cidre, an extensive range of spirits including Japanese whiskies alongside some great Single Malts from Scotland. Not to mention some exceptional beers in the fridge with a big range of Belgian greats including Dubbel, Westmalle Dubbel and the Trappistes Rochefort 10, as well as some new additions such as alcohol-free beers and Mongozo Pils Gluten-Free beer.
Kenichi Iwasa and Naima Nefertari form the duo Exotic Sin. Improvisation and live recording are at the core of their collaborative process, integrating playful contrasts and cohesions of natural, digital and electroacoustic sounds. The duo collide piano, trumpet, flutes, percussion and two of Don Cherry's "zen saxophones" (woodwinds handmade by attaching reed mouthpieces to plastic plumbing parts), with loops, live sampling, and anachronistic '90s keyboards. The duo first came together in 2018 for a performance celebrating the art and music of Naima's grandparents, Moki and Don Cherry, before continuing as an independent unit that still incorporates some of the Cherrys' instruments as well as their synergetic integration of improvised music with visual art.
