Kazuki Takahashi

Kazuki Takahashi

Founder of WAKUI, vintage clothing buyer and cultural connector (City Boy Lounge) , City Boy Lounge (Osaka-based house music party) , WAKUI (Berlin-based vintage clothing store)

Berlin, Germany

About

Kazuki Takahashi is a Berlin-based vintage clothing buyer and the founder of WAKUI, a store dedicated to Japanese, European, and American vintage culture. Alongside his work in fashion, he is involved in the house music community through City Boy Lounge, an Osaka-based house music party connecting DJs, dancers, and communities across Japan and the global club scene. As a connector and agitator, he helps bring people together—linking artists, audiences, and scenes while exploring how fashion, rhythm, and community influence one another.

Sessions

Panel
27.Nov., 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.

Speaker

Provhat Rahman

Daytimers Collective / Dialled In | London, UK | London, UK

Anahita Sadighi

Gallerist, curator, artistic director and cultural producer | Berlin | Berlin

Kazuki Takahashi

City Boy Lounge (Osaka-based house music party) | Berlin, Germany

Aziz Sarr

Freak de l’Afrique / RISE / Club MAAYA (RAW) | Berlin | DE

Moderation

Pooja Bangad

Ableton / Majja Berlin | Berlin

Culture
Crack Bellmer
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