This week, we’re in Malmö at Inter Arts Center’s Red Room with the seven piece band  Karkhana , featuring  Michael Zerang  on drums, cymbals & percussion;  Sam Shalabi  on oud & electric guitar;  Mazen Kerbaj  on trumpet, objects & percussion;  Maurice Louca  on electric organ, synthesizers & fx;  Sharif Sehnaoui  on electric guitar;  Umut Çağlar  on double reeds, bamboo flutes, percussion and gimbri and  Tony Elieh  on electric bass & fx. They have been developing new material, which they will share in an open studio session on Sunday here in the Red Room at 8pm, as well as in performances in Gothenburg and in Stockholm.

At Elektronmusikstudion Stockholm, more Irtijal Lab alumnis continue to pay visits. In December, Egyptian producer  Nur  was there and this month, from Cairo,  Cherif El-Masri  arrives from 16-18 Jan followed by Beirut based duo  Stress / Distress  from 16-23 Jan.