MoMu x Baloji Takeover: Zoey Hasselbank & Chabrown Le Maha

This Autumn, Baloji is not only taking the MoMu Gallery by storm with his magical realism. The transdisciplinary artist is also curating a series of nocturnes under the moniker MoMu x Baloji Takeover.

The exhibition Augurism. is inspired by Baloji’s first feature film Augure, the official Belgian entry for the 2024 Oscars and award recipient at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. With images, props, costumes and videos from his past and contemporary archives, visitors are immersed in the universe of the musician, poet, designer and filmmaker.

Much like Baloji's world, the nocturnes are collaborations with other artists.

Zoey Hasselbank has been making a mark on Belgium's club scene with mainly dark and trill hip-hop since 2015. She responds to the audience like no other thanks to her profound knowledge of hip-hop culture and freestyling during her sets, drawing people into her magical musical world time after time.

Chabrown Le Maha is a singer-songwriter with an atypical voice - arguably the best in Congolese rumba. He comes from the musical school of Papa Wemba and Viva La Musica. In theory a (semi-)baritone, Chabrown can handle any tone, with his own special touch. He plays old- and new-school rumba, with occasional touches of r&b or zouk.

Cover image: © Photo: Kristin-Lee Moolman