BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//GayOut//Event Export//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:396843@gayout.com DTSTAMP:20261105T222627Z DTSTART:20261107T210000Z DTEND:20261107T220000Z SUMMARY:Rawabet closing night w/\\, Deena Abdelwahed + Mezar + Lynn Adib + prnc DESCRIPTION:Rawabet — Arabic for ‘links’ — is an international pr oject connecting Europe and the Arab world\\, with a focus on the Arab Le vant\\, including all minorities. From 5–7 November 2026\\, the 4th and final Rawabet Festival takes over Brussels for three days of live perfor mance\\, music\\, multimedia\\, and conversation. Across the city\\, disc over new works developed through the Rawabet production grant programme\\ , bringing together artists and ideas from across Europe\\, in a space fo r encounters\\, exchange\\, and new connections across artistic practices \\, cultures\\, and borders. FULL PROGRAMME >> Organised by the Brusselsâ €“Beirut-based organisation Ettijahat – Independent Culture\\, the Rawa bet Festival marks the culmination of a three-year Creative Europe progra mme (2024–2026). And what beter place than the Beursschouw-rooftop betw een the clouds and the stars of Brussels by night\\, to dance the final d ance? 20:30 (open) 21:00 performance by Deena Abdelwaheb 22:15 performanc e by Mezar 23:30 performance by Lynn Adib 00:45 dj set by prnc 03:00 (end ) https://youtu.be/-LWXbUt2VPQ?si=2ZhleIW1y-nUNYFZ Deena Abdelwaheb – D iwan Midi Deena Abdelwaheb – vocals\\, computer music Nidhal Jaoua – qanun MIDI Imed Alibi - percussion MIDI Widad Mjama – vocals A contempo rary exploration and reinterpretation of Arabic music via the Qanun MIDI\ \, a prototype instrument developed at IRCAM. Deena Abdelwahed is rethink ing the performance of electronic music by drawing on the intuition of Ar abic music\\, a landscape where improvisation plays an essential role. ht tps://www.instagram.com/deena___abdelwahed/ https://youtu.be/2ntEOJoqKdw? si=g-kxNxcDH54GXznT Mezar Chakib Kouidri – vocals\\, cigare box Elsa Co rgié – keyboards\\, backing vocals\\, violin Mounir Hachemaoui – bas s\\, backing vocals Pablo Giusiano – drums Mezar plays a Bedouin blues\ \, carried by a trance rooted in Afro-Oriental heritage. Vocals\\, cigar box guitar\\, analog-toned synths\\, bass and drums build a sound that mo ves between hypnotic and euphoric\\, in service of a heritage still very much alive. https://www.instagram.com/mezar_______/ https://youtu.be/Bp6k TrjAvhI?si=s8FIzaG2yjw51aot Lynn Adib – Malakout Syrian singer\\, compo ser\\, and improviser Lynn Adib brings together jazz\\, Arabic traditions \\, and sacred forms in a distinctive\\, fluid sound. From maqâm and Byz antine chant to free improvisation\\, her music moves between traditions\ \, cultures\\, and sonic worlds. For Malakout\\, Adib takes the stage wit h the musicians who brought her forthcoming album to life in the studio. Together\\, they revisit its repertoire in an intimate live performance w here voice\\, dialogue\\, and collective expression meet. Rooted in spiri tuality\\, memory\\, and transformation\\, Malakout opens onto a rich and immersive sonic landscape. https://www.instagram.com/lynnadib/ https://y outu.be/kyl4eVkxojw?si=YOsyOyrelugm5bel prnc prnc is a Palestinian DJ bas ed in Brussels\\, weaving raw underground energy into sets that are as in timate as they are electric. Moving through driving grooves\\, trance-soa ked rhythms\\, Arabic pop\\, traditional melodies\\, and fractured electr onic textures\\, he builds sonic worlds where boundaries blur and bodies take over. For prnc\\, the dancefloor is a space for freedom\\, queer exp ression\\, and resistance. https://www.instagram.com/prncjdg/ about Ettij ahat – Independent Culture was founded in Syria in 2011 and has since b ecome one of the most active organisations supporting Arab arts in exile. With legal status in Belgium (ASBL) and deep roots across the Arab cultu ral landscape\\, Ettijahat operates at the intersection of two worlds – embedded in the realities of cultural production in the Arab region and fluent in the institutional logics of the European sector. For over a dec ade\\, Ettijahat has developed sustained programmes supporting artists wo rking under conditions of displacement\\, precarity\\, and political cons traint\\, through residencies\\, production grants\\, mobility support\\, advocacy\\, and the creation of transnational networks. Rawabet is the m ost ambitious expression of this commitment to date\\, bringing together partners across five European countries to support emerging artists throu gh a full three-year development arc. This dual anchoring – in Europe a nd the Arab world – shapes the organisation's approach. Ettijahat neith er imports nor exports culture\\; it works at the point where the two lan dscapes meet\\, with all the tension and possibility that entails. — Ph oto Deena Abdelwaheb – ©Bachir Tayachi Photo Mezar – ©Virgile Rober t Leroudier Photo Lynn – ©Alice Fave Photo prnc – ©Yousif Lama Rawa bet is a project by Ettijahat Independent Culture and i-vzw\\, with offic es in Brussels and Beirut\\, in partnership with Transversal\\, Voce\\, M asahat\\, Gezmataz\\, and Coculture\\, with the mission to support artist s in and from Syria\\, Palestine\\, Lebanon and Jordan. Rawabet is co-fun ded by the European Union.\\nhttps://www.gayout.com/europe/belgium/brusse ls/events/rawabet-closing-night-w-deena-abdelwahed-mezar-lynn-adib-prnc-2 026-11-07 LOCATION:Beursschouwburg\\, Rue Auguste Orts 20 28\\, 1000 Brussels URL:https://www.gayout.com/europe/belgium/brussels/events/rawabet-closing-night-w-deena-abdelwahed-mezar-lynn-adib-prnc-2026-11-07 STATUS:CONFIRMED END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR