The day after Einstein on the Beach, Moor Mother returns for a duo performance. Camae Ayewa, better known as Moor Mother, moves between poetry, sound and research, exposing how colonial histories remain active in the present. Her latest album, The Great Bailout, takes Britain’s compensation for slavery as its point of departure: a state loan, repaid until 2015, that compensated slave owners rather than those who were enslaved.  

For this performance, she is joined by cellist Mathis Mayr, active in the field of new and improvised music. His practice moves between microtonality, historical instruments and non-Western traditions. Together, they build a set in which voice and strings meet without fixed roles: text, tone and noise shaping, shifting and pressing against each other in real time.   

That same evening, Razen is also featured. Their latest album Stained Glass Starling was recorded in David Poltrock’s living room. No polished studio sound, no written score. Recorded in single takes, with minimal agreements beforehand. What you hear is attention in action.    

At the core are Brecht Ameel, Kim Delcour and Dick van der Harst, joined by Berlinde Deman (serpent) and Paul Garriau (hurdy-gurdy). Between mysticism and otherworldly folk-trance, Stained Glass Starling brings the Razen universe to its most concentrated form. The music is built as a painter at work: layer by layer, with attention to contrast, texture and nuance. All voices coexist in a relational balance, akin to principles found in traditional Indonesian gamelan. A wide range of instruments, including the erhu, tromba marina, Javanese kacapi, harmonium and bass pedal, open the field to new sonic worlds.   

Coproduction with VIERNULVIER.

Follow the artists
Moor Mother: website | instagram | facebook | youtube | spotify  
Razen: spotify 

Practical information

Date: Thursday 17 September 2026
Address: Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 23, 9000 Ghent

Ticket price
20 euro
UiTPAS reduced price Tickets Gent

Timing
19:15 Doors open
20:00 Start performance
22:30 Expected end

There is no intermission. 
There are toilets available at the venue, including accessible facilities.
A cloakroom is also available.

Accessibility
The venue is wheelchair accessible. Assistance dogs are welcome. If desired, staff members are available to guide you to your seat.

If you need any additional or specific assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us via toegankelijkheid@festival.be or +32 9 243 94 94 so we can provide the necessary support.

You can find more information about the accessibility of the venue on this page. 

Getting there
Bicycle parking is available at the main entrance of the building, underneath the VIERNULVIER terrace.
Travel by train: book your Bravo! Ticket at a discounted rate via the NMBS.

More information about getting to VIERNULVIER can be found here. 

Plan your visit
More useful tips for planning your visit to Flanders Festival Ghent can be found here.