RANDOM NIGHTS

SWANA SOUNDS

LINEUP: DJ RENAZ, DJ TRABELSI, DJ YALLAH (EST), DJ MORA

Random Nights is a club that focuses on providing musical experiences, a sense of community and new adventures! Each night brings something fascinating and exciting, so you can always expect surprises and musical diversity.

It's time to gear up once more for an epic celebration of our SWANA heritage! We're setting the scene with everything from Arabic to Kurdish classics, blending in hip hop and Amapiano tracks for a unique twist. This cultural fusion and genre mix is unprecedented—come and be part of the coolest experience yet!

Doors are open from 23:15 to 04:30. A limited number of advance tickets are available at Eventual for 11€ plus ticketing fees, and 13€ at the door. Please arrive before 01:00 to ensure entry with the advance ticket. 18+ only. 

GENRES: SWANA SOUNDS 

DJ RENAZ: Renaz Ebrahimi, a prominent journalist and radio host, and member of the Mellow Yellow Collective in Helsinki, is celebrated for fostering a safer club culture. Specializing in hip hop and R&B, she seamlessly blends classics with the latest hits, adding SWANA sounds, afrobeats and amapiano for the perfect mix.

DJ TRABELSI: Meriam Trabelsi (They/she) is a Tunisian-Finnish artist, DJ, and MC in Helsinki, focusing on safety in their work with The Soft Collective and Club U-Haul. They advocate for BIPOC queer joy and are known for mixing SWANA, Arabic classics, house, amapiano, and afrolife tunes, often found dancing energetically on the dancefloor.

DJ YALLAH: Yallah, a Kurdish DJ and co-founder of Tallinn's queer space Hungr, curates Shelter, a movement that includes a label and events. Specializing in electronic music from shaabi to gqom, Yallah uses Shelter to connect music fans and global communities. The platform encourages collaborations, linking artists and collectives worldwide.

DJ MORA: MORA (they/them), a member of the QPOC collective 'post êxistance' and co-host on Shivers Radio at IDA Helsinki, is passionate about shaping inclusive club and art spaces. Their work prioritizes BIPOC, neuroqueer, and multi-sensory inclusivity. MORA's DJ sets are diverse, tailored to each event's theme. In their latest performance, they deeply connect with their Persian roots, mixing traditional rhythms with sounds from across Africa, including amapiano, gqom, kuduro, and dabke, showcasing a rich blend of cultural music.

"SWANA — South West Asia and North Africa, is a new decolonial term used to describe our beloved region … Popularized by SWANA Alliance, a US-based national organization fighting for the liberation of South West Asian and North African peoples, the term is used in a bid to combat the common expressions: “Middle Eastern, Near Eastern, Arab World or Islamic World” that have colonial, Eurocentric, and Orientalist origins and are created to conflate, contain, and dehumanize our people.”  -Celine Semaan