Elsa M’bala

Elsa M’bala (also known as A.M.E.T.) is a sound artist and performer. She co-created the Pan-African feminist poetry duo Rising Thoughts. In her current work she uses voices and online samples, mixes analogue and digital sound machines as well as electronic and acoustic instruments to experiment with speeches, rituals, and poetry. Elsa M’bala performed her writings and music at various events throughout Europe and the African continent. By using technology as an empowering tool she explores further the interconnections between race, gender, technology, and spirituality. Elsa M’bala lives and works between Berlin and Yaoundé.