EIN L AQL Nayoo AndL Cheikha Weldmousa ELAKH

On 7 November, KHAWA lands in Paris with the masters of folklore-electro, coming from Egypt, Jordan and Palestine. Live music, bass and rhythms that will rock the barge.

On stage : EIN L AQL · Nayoo · AndL

At the decks : WeldMousa · Elakh · Cheikha

Bring your crew, we bring the heat.

Meet on the barge. It's going to be hot. 🌊🔥

EIN L AQL

Alexandrian duo formed by Bassem Diaa (oud, electronics) and Amro Zidan (electronics, sound engineering). On stage, they explore the human psyche through experimental, psychedelic and conceptual music. Here, we improvise and label nothing, against the backdrop of wedding music from their hometown. Each project is a unique journey that leads us into their inner world.

Nayoo

He takes the folk rhythms of the Mediterranean, the melodies of mijwiz and the raw live percussion of weddings and street parties in Amman, deconstructs them, then rebuilds them with the precision of different electronic movements, holding nothing back. The sound is raw, deeply rooted in a culture, and made for the dancefloor.

AndL

Palestinian-Jordanian producer and musician, bassist of the band Ayloul, he crafts synthesizers from improvised traditions, fueled by music from the eastern Mediterranean. His performance is inspired by those moments when people make music together: harmonies and rhythms born in the moment, recalling the spirit of an Arab evening gathering, melodic vocalizations mixed with handclaps, with the spontaneity of folklore. All carried by the recognizable beats of southwest Asian percussions.

Cheikha

Also known by the name of Vanda Forte, began their artistic journey by discovering Trance, inherited from their father, a CD collector, and their mother who, dreaming of becoming a singer, passed on her passion for Soul, RnB then the hip-hop world, their main current influences. Passionate about rhythmic structures and with a penchant for the famous "Amen break" as well as rhythms from African cultures and Moroccan origins, Vanda Forte dares atypical and singular crossovers.

Weldmousa

is a Jordanian producer, DJ and visual artist based in Berlin. His sets navigate between Arab hip-hop, trap and electronic music, blending heavy bass and sharp rhythms with raw energy charged with emotion. His visual work draws on pop art and addresses political and social issues through bright colors, irony and satire. He envisions art like music as moving conversations: personal, expressive and open to change.

ELAKH

is a cultural curator, researcher and DJ, raised in Cairo and based between Berlin and Paris. Fueled by the places she lived in and the communities she belongs to, she approaches each set like sound embroidery: a patchwork of rhythms, textures and atmospheres in perpetual motion, shaped by and for the people in the room.