They received a grant
XAKALELE
Marvin Lalihatu
Marvin Lalihatu received a grant for the development of new music. XAKALELE brings together electronic club music, performance and personal storytelling. Working with hardware, voice, rhythm and texture, XAKALELE explores how hardness and vulnerability can exist side by side. The project is a search for a distinct musical language that is instinctive, physical, emotional and not bound to one genre or identity.Marvin is a Moluccan-Dutch artist and composer from Rotterdam. Combining sound, handmade synthesizers, technology, new media art and sculpture, Marvin’s work explores modes of storytelling beyond the limits of language. Their practice is shaped by their experience as a biracial polyamorous neuro-queer in Rotterdam, being torn between a multitude of (sub)cultures, and the questions, emotions and confusion that arise from their unique position therein.
Read moreThe Amarte Foundation was founded by a number of individuals and their families who share a deep love for the arts. They wish to support the development of creatives and talent in arts and culture by providing financial means and where possible coaching, knowledge and experience. Artists who are active in the cultural sectors of the Netherlands or the ABC and SSS islands (the Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) can apply to Amarte for the support of projects in the field of theatre, film, music, visual arts and literature, as well as interdisciplinary projects.