Concert Eskina Qom & Ema Cuañeri

The well-known Theaterformen concerts at Gartenhaus Haeckel are back! With the particularity that the stage is located in the heart of our Ko'eyene program: In the festival centre artistically designed by Gustavo Caboco. Whether relaxed from a hammock or directly in the first row - our concerts are for music lovers and anyone who likes unusual sounds. Musicians from the Indigenous communities of the Qom, Shipibo-Konibo, Sámi and Guarani Kaiowá come to us in Braunschweig for unique moments and will each conjure up unforgettable experiences in their own way. One focus is on Indigenous rappers of different generations who raise awareness for Indigenous languages and communities with powerful and creatively activist lyrics. Not to be missed!

Eskina Qom is a musical project of the young Qom brothers Brian and Nahuel López who have been part of Buenos Aires hip-hop scene since 2016. Through their music, Eskina Qom makes the experiences of the Indigenous inhabitants of the Daviaxaiqui neighborhood in the Derqui district of Greater Buenos Aires visible, taking a clear position as members of this collective history. Experimenting with the drill style in the last years, their provocative lyrics are a strong vehicle for political expression to challenge stereotypes about Indigenous people by incorporating the struggles, thoughts and desires of Qom marginalized youth.

Ema Cuañeri is a Qom indigenous singer, teacher, actress and researcher born in Quitilipi, Great Chaco. After the discographies Cuatro mujeres: Cantos de la tierra (2005) and Caminos a Q'aec (2019), to which she contributed musically, in 2023 she released her first solo album Qa'añe. Mujer Joven. In it, Ema sets the songs of her ancestors which appeared to her in dreams through the spirits of the PioGonaq, the Qom shamans. Her songs convey the knowledge and cultural wealth of her people, which she passes on to younger generations in resistance against oblivion.

Evening programme of the concert Eskina Qom & Ema Cuañeri as PDF