Panel

27.11.2025 14.00 - 15.30

Basslines Beyond Borders: Migrant Legacies in German Club Culture

Migrant communities from the Global South have long shaped Germany’s nightlife (The Guardian). These scenes have brought with them new rhythms, hybrid identities, and alternative infrastructures—often building worlds within worlds where exclusion, surveillance, and systemic barriers are the norm.

Culture

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VIBELAB

This panel explores how migrant communities from the Global South have shaped club culture—through new sounds, hybrid identities, and alternative infrastructures that keep nightlife alive despite exclusion. Together we will discuss the politics of visibility, belonging, and recognition, and ask how nightlife can move beyond tokenism to centre migrant legacies as a foundation for inclusive urban culture.