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    AKUMANDRA: Sainte Vie, Booka Shade (live), Mateo b2b Eli

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    Friday, January 23, 2026

    5:00 PM

    Knockdown Center

    52-19 Flushing Ave, Maspeth, NY 11378

    Scheduled

    About This Event

    Live electronic performance at Knockdown Center

    About the Artists

    Sainte Vie

    Sainte Vie

    melodic technomelodic house

    Sainte Vie is an electronic artist and DJ whose work moves between live performance and club-ready structure. In New York City, he has appeared at Knockdown Center, including the AKUMANDRA bill alongside Booka Shade (live) and Mateo b2b Eli.

    Booka Shade

    Booka Shade

    minimal technomelodic housemelodic technoelectronica

    Booka Shade is the long-running German electronic duo of Walter Merziger and Arno Kammermeier, formed out of Frankfurt’s club and studio culture. Across ten albums and a steady run of EPs, their work moves between house framework and live-performance structure, with careful attention to arrangement.

    Mateo

    Mateo

    reggaeton chilenochilean mambochilean trap

    Mateo is a hip-hop/R&B artist and DJ who appears in New York City’s club and performance circuit, including sets at Knockdown Center. His work sits between DJ craft and live-minded electronic pacing, shaped by collaborative contexts as much as solo selections.

    Eli

    Eli

    Eli is a London-rooted electronic DJ and producer best known for work connected to the Eli & Fur project. In New York City, Eli has appeared at Knockdown Center, including the AKUMANDRA bill alongside Sainte Vie, Booka Shade (live), and Mateo in a b2b set.