Kiezsalon w/ Martha Skye Murphy and Muslim Shaggan

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This summer, the Kiezsalon returns to DAS MINSK in Potsdam, presenting a rotating lineup of international artists every Thursday in June.

For the second week of our month-long summer series at DAS MINSK in Potsdam, we present two distinct vocalists: London-based singer-songwriter Martha Skye Murphy and Lahore’s accomplished classical performer Muslim Shaggan.

Martha Skye Murphy is an experimental vocalist and musician using genre and vocal metamorphosis to dislocate and immerse listeners within encoded narratives. Unpredictable, theatrical and tender, her debut album Um was released by AD93 in 2024, leading The Quietus to praise “her remarkable, fragile soprano, offset with bursts of operatic ululations.” Murphy’s live shows are staged as spectacles, yet are intimate and affecting. In 2022, she premiered her electronic opera Postcards Home at London’s Southbank Centre.

LISTEN — https://marthaskyemurphy.bandcamp.com

One of the most accomplished classical vocalists of his generation in Pakistan, Muslim Shaggan can trace his musical legacy back more than 500 years as a descendant of Guru Nanak’s faithful musician companion Bhai Mardana. His album Asar was digitally released in February 2025 with a vinyl version to follow this year. Showcasing what Songlines described as his “light but beautiful voice, and a prodigious technique,” the album features songs across the geet, ghazal, thumri and kafi styles, with Shaggan accompanying himself on harmonium and tanpur.

LISTEN — https://honiunhoni.bandcamp.com

Watch the sunset with us on Potsdam’s scenic rooftop terrace between live shows with DJs and our rotating selection of wines. DAS MINSK is easy to reach from Berlin’s city centre in under 30 minutes by public transport.

Kiezsalon w/ Martha Skye Murphy and Muslim Shaggan
Thursday, 11.06.2026 | Doors 19:00 / Starts 20:00 CET
DAS MINSK | Max-Planck-Straße 17 in 14473 Potsdam
Tickets for €10 are only available via the DAS MINSK website → https://tickets.dasminsk.de/#/product/event/623
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The Kiezsalon is a project by Digital in Berlin. Curated by Michael Rosen in collaboration with DAS MINSK. Presented by The Wire and taz, die tageszeitung.