Upcoming Event
SHUSH presents Kahil El’Zabar & Ethnic Heritage Ensemble @ Secret Location
02/11/2025
Kahil El’Zabar’s & Ethnic Heritage Ensemble
Cassie Kinoshi Quartet
We’re thrilled to invite you to our first concert night in Berlin – featuring Chicago’s KAHIL EL’ZABAR and his ETHNIC HERITAGE ENSEMBLE.
When we say that hearing Kahil and his band live for the first time was life-changing experience for us, we mean it. As messengers of healing and as jazz musicians tracing the history of Black Music from blues to pop, avant-garde and beyond, their music carries a spiritual weight that is stunning and deeply uplifting at the same time. Having them play for us is an honour and we can't wait to witness their magic together with you.
Kahil El’Zabar is a master percussionist and drummer with a legacy like few others. He’s assembled his Ethnic Heritage Ensemble over 50 years ago. In its current iteration – featuring Cory Wilkes on trumpet, Kevin Nabors on saxophone, and Ishmael Ali on cello – it is a representation of Chicago’s thriving scene, deeply steeped in the city’s musical traditions whilst comfortable stretching out and carrying Kahil’s words and message.
Leading into the night we have one of Berlin’s most compelling composers and voices of contemporary jazz: Cassie Kinoshi. She will present a set of material written for this night, alongside an ensemble featuring Petter Eldh, Lukas Akintaya, and Mauricio Fleury. Her work blends jazz (BAM) with electronic, orchestral and multi-disciplinary works.
Join us on November 2nd for this special night of music.
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Tickets are on sale now. Alongside regular price tickets, we have a number a reduced tickets, and a supporter tier at a slightly higher cost, to accomodate different budgets. Please be considerate when choosing yours.
We’re hosting this at a venue that many of you will be familiar with already – one of Berlin's most cherished community hubs, close to U+S Jannowitzbrücke. Information will be sent out to all ticket holders prior to the show.
SHUSH Vol. 1
Various Artists
Berlin-based dance night and sound system SHUSH present their first musical offering: six soulful tracks that encapsulate the unique spirit of their functions and underlying community. Atlanta house ambassador Stefan Ringer lends his touch on deep vocal cut ‘Focus’, electronic jazz maestro Ziggy Zeitgeist serves up the late-night coaster ‘Yours To Make’ (feat. Jitwam), whilst SHUSH’s own D’Monk deals the dubbed-out damage of ‘Love Or Lust’, a raw house cut heavy on the 909s. Alongside them, producer Whodat offers a slapper in her own distinctive Detroit-style, AMA//MIZU comes with an introspective downbeat roller whilst Dweller presents one of his stunning orchestral works.
Spread across two sides of a 12”, these bold selections translate their feeling both on and off the dancefloor.
A1 Stefan Ringer - Focus
A2 D’Monk - Love Or Lust
A3 Dweller - Dweller’s Interlude
B1 Ziggy Zeitgeist - Yours To Make (feat. Jitwam)
B2 Whodat - Joyous Element
B3 Ama//Mizu - Unwinding Real
3 YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION – Heavyweight T-Shirt
We had this limited run of shirts made for our 3 YEAR ANNIVERSARY Celebration in June – now putting the rest of these shirts up for grabs here.
It was a beautiful function, surrounded by our friends & family and including some seriously deep music. Thank you for everyone who's been supporting our movements over the years – we truly appreciate it.
Artwork by Nick Dahlen. Layout / Design by SHUSH
Screen printed in Berlin on organic cotton
Thick & heavyweight fabric (240 g/m²), 'natural raw' colourway
Loose / oversized fit (for a true to size fit, size down one size).
Pick-ups in Berlin & London can be arranged if you're local – please write us.