Sunday jams

About this event

sounding towards - - Sunday jams Summer to autumn 2026 Come along for the Sunday jams , self-organised sessions by artists and our community, happening in the main gallery as part of sounding towards - - . Every Sunday between 2–4pm, El Warcha's Common Frequencies opens its doors for public takeovers. This is an invitation to self-organise your own sonic experiments and gatherings, to step up to the decks and spin the record you would like to play, to tune the room to your frequencies. In the spirit of the jam, the room is yours to shape for two hours at a time. The equipment in the space is yours to use, and you're welcome to bring your own. Our only ask is that your takeover stays in dialogue with the wider project of sounding towards - - . Note: all Sundays are currently fully booked. 6 September, 2-4pm Migrants Organise x Lobna Sana Artist Lobna Sana and members of Migrants Organise bring the textile they've been weaving together, across a series of workshops, into the exhibition — a chance for the group to celebrate their work. This is a closed session. 13 September, 2-4pm Old Mountain Assembly Roma musicians have shaped Bulgaria’s musical traditions for generations, moving between rhythms, melodies, genres, languages and improvisatory practices. As innovators and intermediaries, they helped create wedding music and chalga, a Bulgarian-Romani-Turkish genre forged in an aftermath of post-Ottoman Balkans. Join Old Mountain Assembly for a listening session and reading group exploring the censorship and criminalisation of Roma wedding music, assimilationist policies under state socialism and their post-socialist afterlives, and anti-Roma racism as an organising force in Bulgarian social and cultural life. RSVP required 20 September, 2-4pm Imperio Bamba Imperio Bamba take over the Sunday jam space to improvise and practice the soundings of the House of Bamba, the literal and symbolic house where members of the band live and where they meet to compose and rehearse. The House of Bamba sounds like cumbia and festejo, like tumbao and salsa — they will be embodying these sounds and sharing their ever-evolving songs. Expect to hear some of the band's most cherished records, and to join them in singing in a shared moment of enjoyment that aims to help us all sustain our hopes for better and broader futures. RSVP required 27 September, 2-4pm Radio Iso Sunday Jam Radio Iso(lation) started over Zoom during the pandemic; a deep listening and music sharing group that has since grown into a loose collective of music makers, DJs and listeners. We'll explore the installation's instruments and archives with an open minded and relaxed approach to collective sound making. All abilities welcome. Drop in Past jams: 9 August, 2-4pm Space Black Alternative Spaces for Sudanese Music & Dance | A co-design session Image: Design by Rand Hamdallah.