Listen to our new radio show on Radio Raheem to celebrate 10 years of HAPE Collective
It all started in Cuba in 2016. An island, which like few other places, embodies the musical connections between Africa, Latin America and Europe. For a fleeting moment, the walls between us, both physical and mental, felt like they were silently coming down.
Caracas / Milano
In December 2022, an extraordinary meeting took place in Caracas, Venezuela. Italian producer Go Dugong (Giulio Fonseca) and Venezuelan musician Washé (Carlos Conde) crossed paths, bound by an invisible thread of shared artistic vision.
Though they had never met before, both artists were deeply inspired by the rituals and rhythms of ancient cultures, crafting music that honored the ethereal and transcendental. HAPE Collective brought them together, setting the stage for an unprecedented collaboration.
