Kiezsalon at DAS MINSK
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Danae Palaka & Atsuko Hatano
Danae Palaka, Photo: Artem Stepanov
June 19, 2025, 7 PM
Danae Palaka
Born in Athens to a musical family partially hailing from Istanbul, she relocated there to explore the city’s heritage and her own roots.
Her energetic and dense drumming style, influenced by Afrobeat and Anatolian rhythms, contemporary jazz and electronic music, blends grooves, polyrhythms and textural sounds. Her interest in researching alternative qualities of the drum-kit generate concepts that aspire to redefine the essence of time and existence.
Danae’s first solo album ‘Velox’ was released in October 2024 by A.F.O.M. INT. The album was developed by Palaka’s necessity to perform solo with a drum-kit and a sampler, therefore the open-ended limitation of drums and electronics became the creative force for the 8 tracks of ‘Velox’. The compositions utilise Danae’s musical influences with grooves inspired by contemporary jazz, rhythms of common heritage of Greeks and Turks and improvisation on the drum-kit mixed with melodies, arpeggios and electronic noises designed on analog and digital synths, in collaboration with producer Nikos Dervisis.
In her performance at DAS MINSK, Danae will present a solo set centered around the drum-kit, percussive sounds and electronic sequencing. Drawn from her artistic vision, the performance will weave together rhythmic traditions with the modern language of the drum-kit, creating an immersive experience that invites the audience to explore percussive textures that transcend time. Through rhythmic patterns rooted in centuries-old folk traditions, Danae will guide listeners into a space of cultural intimacy, encouraging them to reconsider the concepts of identity and belonging. This exploration will highlight how rhythm, much like cultural heritage, belongs to many places and connects us all across time and geography.
Atsuko Hatano
String player and composer, Atsuko Hatano creates works that explore "Cells Music," a concept in which diverse, vibrant soundscapes are formed through a combination of string instruments, electronic sounds, environmental sounds, and voices. She has released two works in the Cells Music series, Cells#2 and Cells#5, and is currently working on the third installment. In live performances, she uses a five-string viola, pedals, and Max/Msp to craft a layered sonic space in real-time, blending acoustic and electronic elements. Her work continuously pushes the boundaries of traditional music, exploring new possibilities for sound.
Under the alias TRIOLA, she released Scapegoat in 2023 on the Constructive label (UK) and has also released works on labels such as Important Records (US), Superpang (Italy), and Alien Transistor (Germany). Hatano was a member of Jim O'Rourke's band, participating in live performances and albums. In the field of improvisational music, she has collaborated with notable artists such as Tetuzi Akiyama, Satoko Fujii, Akira Sakata, Ken Ikeda, Keiji Haino, Giovanni di Domenico, Pak Yan Lau, Darlin Grey and Joe Talia.
Atsuko Hatano, Photo by Kazuki Sugawara