Talk and music

The question of Russia's decolonisation is one of the most topical political issues of our time. In order to have this conversation seriously, it is worth adopting a left-wing perspective and taking a closer look at the peoples who live inside Russia and are oppressed by the Kremlin.

The musical decolonial punk ethnography label Ored Recordings from Nalchik has been collecting folk music from the North Caucasus since 2014. Its founders Bulat Khalilov and Timur Kodzoko undertake field research trips and document the music of oppressed peoples and ethnic groups in the region. They have released numerous albums and bring out a new release every year on 21 May, the day of remembrance of the Adygens - the victims of the Russian-Caucasian war, after which the Russian Empire annexed the North Caucasus. After the large-scale war against Ukraine began, the musicians went into exile and now live in Germany. They are currently guest researchers at the Institute for Cultural Anthropology and European Ethnology at the University of Göttingen.

The event will consist of two parts: a public talk and a concert. In the first part, journalist Artur Grand will talk to the musicians about how folk music resists imperialism and becomes a strategy of resistance. In the second part, the label's musicians will play pieces from their new material.

Venue: STRAZEsaal
Admission: from 5.30 pm
Start: 6 pm
Admission: free

A further education event organised by STRAZEkultur im Kultur- und Initiativenhaus Greifswald e. V. in cooperation with and with the support of the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation MV.

The STRAZE is wheelchair accessible. There is a lift and a wheelchair-accessible toilet. All toilets are all-gender toilets. Beanbags are available as alternative seating.