Percussionist extraordinaire Valentina Magaletti takes to the stage with the groundbreaking Ugandan ensemble, Arsenal Mikebe. Involved in an ever-rotating array of bands and groups—not to mention her solo projects—Magaletti incorporates a diverse array of instruments, playing styles, and found objects, establishing herself as one of the most gifted drummers of our time. Fresh off their seismic album 'Drum Machine' released on Nyege Nyege Tapes, Arsenal Mikebe aptly describe themselves as an 'industrial organic rhythm machine'. They perform dizzying chants and ghostly synthetic drones on a percussive system designed by Portuguese sonic alchemist Jonathan Uliel Saldanha—an innovative setup that resonates like an 808, sounding both electronic and acoustic simultaneously.