Oriental Techno x Seba Kayan with Chaia

In this Episode I have Chaia as my guest. Chaia is a New York-based electronic music artist, DJ, and curator. Using samples from archival Yiddish recordings, Chaia creates electronic dance grooves that inspire new visions of Jewish diasporic identity. In this episode Chaia and I are talking about the parallels between "Oriental" Techno and "Kleztronica" and why we draw samples from our own heritage for Diasporic Techno.

Chaia's music has been heard at festivals around the globe including NAMM, Jetlag, PopMontreal, Klezmore Vienna, and Shtetl Berlin. Her work has been supported by the Jewish Museum of Maryland, Jewish Museum Berlin, Combined Jewish Philanthropies, and the Worker’s Circle. In 2023, she was awarded the Studio 170 Award from the Goethe Institut for her work with visual artist Dan Tombs and engineer Russell Elevado. Her debut album, Borough Park, will be released June 1, 2025.

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