Performance by GalalaLive. Photo: © özgür atlagan GalalaLive
GalalaLive is a dynamic sound collective founded in 2019 by Abdo Zin Eldin, a Cairo- and Amsterdam-based multidisciplinary artist and Rijksakademie resident. Its fluid membership shifts in relation to each performance and context, making each iteration distinct. The collective engages with sonic practices from communities in Egypt that are increasingly at risk of erasure—such as Sufi festivals (mawālid), popular weddings, processions, and raves—re-articulating them through collaboration with international musicians and sound artists. Their work explores ritual, memory, and improvisation, positioning collective listening as a shared and potentially transcendent experience. The collective has presented work in venues and museums across Egypt and the Netherlands.
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