Rhythm & Space 8/12

Rhythm & Space is an immersive deep listening experience where sound and your surrounding space becomes a portal to introspection, inspiration, and connection. This gathering blends the meditative and the uplifting, guiding you through a landscape of a variety genres on vinyl and live music. We encourage you to slow down, engage, and let the rhythm and space inspire you.

For this gathering, we will have a flow of live music by Roshni Samlal & Camila Celin, with a sound bowl meditation preceding it, by Purvi Shah. Bookending the session will be vinyl listening sessions by T-Kay and Vikmatic.

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About the organizers and participants:

Vikmatic is a Brooklyn-based producer, musician and DJ. He grew up surrounded by the sounds of Indian classical, jazz, and fusion music. This has an influence on his overall compositions and DJ sets today. Vik DJs and plays live music in NYC, at venues such as: Public Records, The Brooklyn Museum, Head Hi Fi, Reforesters Laboratory, Jupiter Disco and many others. In 2025, Vik released his first EP of original music, in collaboration with Danilo Braca - titled Whoosh. He is currently working on new music slated to be released in the near future.@vikmatic   @rhythm___space

T-Kay is an archivist, librarian and DJ. Her musical curation reflects her experience record digging while preserving cultural heritage around the world. She loves to spin worldwide diasporic sounds on vinyl and hosts the monthly program, The Archive of Feelings, on dublab in Los Angeles. @tttkay

Roshni Samlal is a New York-based Trinidadian tabla player who has studied within the Farukhbad, Benares and Punjab gharanas or schools of classical percussion. She is a prolific local teacher and performer, both in traditional tabla solo and classical accompanist contexts as well as a variety of jazz and chamber ensembles. She is the lead curator and producer of the Ragini Festival which focuses on spotlighting the work of artists engaged in traditional folk and innovative arts within the further reaches of the South Asian diaspora, focusing on Indo-Caribbean heritage. @roshni_samlal

Camila Celin is a ritual musician and oracle guide whose work brings clarity, depth, and renewed direction at pivotal moments in life. Her ritual music lives in ceremony and live transmission; where sound, presence, and storytelling open space for reflection, insight, and creative force to move freely. Her work lives at the intersection of ritual music, presence, and real-world transformation. @camilacelin

Purvi Shah is the founder of PlayRx, a wellness platform for adult well-being through play, creativity, and somatic healing. Drawing on her background in arts-based therapy, yoga, and sound, she supports emotional resilience and life transitions. @amaeyzd @playrx.life

Head Hi is an organization dedicated to art, architecture, design and sound specializing in publications and cultural programming with an espresso bar located in Fort Greene, Brooklyn by the Navy Yard. We feature a curated selection of publications from around the globe. Working with local and international artists, designers, publishers, and organizations in various fields, Head Hi is a space for exploration and interaction that hosts talks, book launches, exhibitions, music, performances and other events. Head Hi Fi enhances the experience of sound in the space with its vintage Klipsch La Scala speakers. @headhi_ny

Photo above by Aya Junussova.