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The musician Ahmedou Ahmed Lowla
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Concert
Ahmedou Ahmed Lowla (Mauritania)
Main Act
Past events
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| free admission |
| no ticket required |
| In case of increased visitor numbers, there may be waiting times or stop at the admission. |
| Ground Floor, Schlüter Courtyard |
| Belongs to: DURCHLÜFTEN 2025 |
Synth freakout from the Sahara, Mauritanian WZN (literally “instrumental music”) has emerged as pop music, blaring out of taxi cabs and cassette shops throughout the country. Ahmedou Ahmed Lowla is one of the country’s biggest stars. Performing in lavish weddings of Mauritania’s capital Nouakchott with a troupe of percussionists, Ahmed‘s signature style is dynamic and ambitious, shredding over the keys with flourishes (like playing with his elbows and head!). Hypnotic and tranced out, Ahmedou transports Mauritanian classical music into technological futures, like a drug-free baroque rave under the open air of the Sahara.