SAUL WILLIAMS MEETS CARLOS NIÑO & FRIENDS

Saul Williams, the revolutionary poet and sound visionary, meets Carlos Niño, the celebrated architect of modern spiritual jazz!

Saul Williams, the revolutionary poet and sound visionary, meets Carlos Niño, the celebrated architect of modern spiritual jazz - for the global premiere of their joint project. This exclusive Berlin show promises an explosive synthesis of activist word art and cosmic soundscapes.

Saul Williams - the voice of a cross-generational movement since his Rick Rubin-produced debut Amethyst Rock Star (2001) - combines the power of poetry slams with the radicality of hip-hop and depth like no other avant-garde music. His albums (including the cult The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust!) are manifestos against cultural hegemony, his current MartyrLoserKing project is a multimedia reckoning with digital colonization. As an actor ("Slam"), author and performer in places like the White House and the Louvre, Williams continues to redefine what committed art can be.

At his side: Carlos Niño, the man behind André 3000's groundbreaking New Blue Sun and the creative mind of Carlos Niño & Friends. The L.A.-rooted percussionist and producer – a student of the likes of Pharoah Sanders and Alice Coltrane – has been shaping the sound of contemporary spiritual jazz for two decades. His work with Kamasi Washington, Floating Points and his own Build An Ark collective moves at the intersection of free improvisation and sacred sound meditation.