Friday, December 19th, 2025 20:00 - 03:00 Canvas, Volkshotel, Amsterdam Free entrance DJs: Abiba Sokoto SIEM Abiba Sokoto Abiba is a multidisciplinary artist who challenges the lack of diversity in Western-dominated electronic music, aiming to create a free space of expression on the dancefloor. Living in-between various cultural influences since early childhood, she is fascinated by sound and movement, drawing inspiration from jazz, soul and funk and their abundant histories of communal...

Saturday, December 6th 2025 20:00 - 23:00 Doka, Amsterdam Free Entrance A music lecture series by Steppin Into Tomorrow, diving into different artists, their career and the social and cultural climate they existed in. The final one of the year will be about the late Sly Stone: Black American musician and pioneer of psychedelic prog-soul. He developed progressive soul as a musical vehicle to raise criticisms about the living conditions of Black people in the US, inspired by his Black American...

Next up: Amsterdam-based DJ and music curator Joakim Frithjof. With roots in Hip-Hop, turntablism, and early House, Joakim’s sound has evolved through the influence of Amsterdam’s legendary club culture - from Club11 to Trouw. His sets blend House, breakbeat, UK Garage, and rave energy, always keeping it fresh but never forgetting the roots. Beyond the decks, he channels his deep musical sensibility into playlist curation as Music Director at Kollekt.fm and through his own venture, Sonic Curatio