In this second session of The Showroom’s Sounds of Resistance listening series we bring together archival initiatives dedicated to Armenian and Syrian cassette cultures, alongside contemporary Somali diasporic sound practice to reflect on how sonic practices can safeguard heritage, reactivate overlooked histories, and create new spaces for cultural expression. The event will start with a listening session with Olivia Melkonian (Analog Armenia) and Mark Gergis (Syrian Cassette Archives), followed by a DJ set with SAISOUNDS.

Sounds of Resistance is a series of listening sessions curated by Attia Shiraz in which music archivists and DJs take part in communal listening sessions to share cultural memories through sound and visual projections of their chosen music and contexts of music resistance.

The rise of archiving and electronic music production is reshaping cultural and protest movements from the SWANA (South West Asia and North Africa) region as it faces cultural ruptures through political destruction.