Kilele is back for 2025!
In February of this year we kicked off East Africa’s first symposium for music tech and innovation, and we are delighted to officially start the countdown to the next edition. Kilele 2024 saw delegates from over 25 countries exploring topics affecting the music industry regionally and globally, reflected through a progressive, tech-focused lens. We held sold out workshops with music partners like Ableton, Bitwig and FL Studio, deep dives into AI and music, festival round tables, archiving workshops, FEMX panels, stunning installations and a week’s worth of showcases that put adventurous music into the spotlight and inspired hundreds of attendees. Perhaps more than anything, we brought about new connections and opportunities through a very special bond that was formed between everyone who spent time with us that week.
For the second edition, we want to amplify what we have started, and firmly establish Kilele as a key global node on the music summit map - a place where ideas take flight and old, established ideas are questioned.
So we are back with more workshops, more showcases, more installations, more networking and even more belief that change is necessary and achievable.
What’s On?
We’ll announce partners, events, workshops and everything else in the coming weeks and months.
When and where is it happening?
February 18th to 22nd 2025 in Nairobi, Kenya. SAVE THE DATE.
As with this year, most of the events will happen at our homebase, The Mall, in Westlands. We’re also planning some additional (still secret) locations for special events, so keep an eye out for the full program.
I want to be a part of this. How can I submit a proposal?
Do you have an amazing idea for a workshop, panel, installation or showcase? Are you an artist, academic, technologist or researcher? Kilele balances a curation team with open calls for participation, so this is your chance to submit a proposal to feature in the 2025 edition. Share your ideas here and our programming committee made up of artists and experts will assess the suitability and feasibility of your proposal. In the 2024 edition, 50% of Kilele’s programming came from these submissions.
A reminder that Kilele is focussed on tech and music culture, with a strong affinity for innovation, experimentation and exploration. We are particularly interested in ideas that connect local and folkloric practices and knowledge with new ideas and approaches. Similarly, concepts that reflect on the relationship to our environments - social, political and ecological - are more than welcome! Please review last year's program to get an understanding of the topics we presented, and to spark some ideas for adventurous proposals.
https://forms.gle/C5isPYj9LEagREyj7
Closing date: 15th October, 2024
If you have questions or want to reach out to a member of the team, hit us up at:
kilele@santuri.org