Radio Wave 20
The birthday event at ARCHA+ will feature the Prague premiere of the eccentric Kabeaushé from Kenya, a full-fledged AV show by Slovak producer FVLCRVMa, a full band performance of new songs by Aid Kid and his guests, a unique set by members of the Opak Diss label with a bunch of rapping friends, and a DJ set by Vermilion.
You can also look forward to a pop culture quiz with Slejvák, an exhibition celebrating twenty years of the station, and karaoke with Just Karen!
Line-up: Kabeushé, FVLCRVM AV show, Aid Kid & guests, Opak Dissu & Friends, Vermilion DJ set
You can find more information about the artists below.
Domestic electronic producer Ondřej Mikula, alias Aid Kid, has been inextricably linked with Radio Wave since 2014, when his success in the Startér chart for undiscovered artists led to him performing at the Slovakian Pohoda festival. A multi-genre talent and author of film and stage music with his finger on the pulse of current club trends, he will present his new, previously unheard compositions with a three-piece backing band. The unique set will also feature several guests who will perform their own compositions alongside Aid Kid with the full band. Singer NIVVA, producer Isama Zing, and others will also be there.
We ranked the debut album by Slovak electronic producer Pišta Kráľovič, which he finally released last year after eleven years of solo career, among the best recordings of the year. EEST is a collection of hyperactive beats, euphoric melodies, and ecstatic climaxes. The recording deals with the breakdown of consistency and alienation in Eastern Europe, drawing on chaos, algorithmic fatigue, and a desire for unpredictability. You can look forward to FVLCRVM's sensory-overloading AV show with special guests, frenetic lights, projections, and dance performances in the spectacular main hall of ARCHA+.
Kenyan singer, rapper, and producer Kabochi Gitau made his debut with an original combination of hip hop and glitch electronica. With his gender-fluid alter ego Kabeaushé, he will now make his Prague concert debut thanks to a collaboration with the Heartnoize Promotion collective. An eclectic force and extravagant performer raised by the progressive Ugandan label Nyege Nyege, he is now based in Berlin. He will introduce himself to Czech audiences for the first time with a drummer and a new set linked to his upcoming album, which is said to be a hyper-dramatic and carefully composed pop opera.
Big hall, standing
Rap knights in full armor. The moderator, rap, and DJ crew around the Opak Diss label will give space to young riders with remarkable linguistic manners in their composed set. Alongside ASAP Jarda, Don Chain, Casablanca, and Blueray Koranthuga, dancehall and party lover Darko Don, panther DON BART 001, the soon-to-be-banned rap crew Pyraboyz, and the Liberec duo SmokeDaB & Tobby Shmurda will appear on stage. Give us your elbow.
You may know her as one half of the witch-house duo Zaffer 9. In her DJ sets, Helena Hájková, aka Vermilion, visits dystopian club landscapes to the sound of deconstructed beats and fragments from her own work. This eclectic set full of surprises will conclude Radio Wave's 20th birthday celebrations.