Kiss Facility (Mayah Alkhateri & Sega Bodega)

Kiss Facility is a project pairing Mayah Alkhateri with the Irish producer and singer Sega Bodega, combining shoegaze and indie rock with Arabic influences at Bristol Strange Brew.

Kiss Facility is the project of Mayah Alkhateri, an emerging music artist born and raised in the Emirates with Egyptian heritage on one side, working alongside Sega Bodega. Sega Bodega is an Irish producer and singer, born in Galway in 1992 and active since 2010, whose debut album, Salvador, was released in 2020.

The music draws on shoegaze and indie rock and blends in Arabic influences drawn from Mayah's heritage. Stated in Alkhateri's own words, the project aims to give a voice to Middle Eastern women who live double lives and drift away from their dreams, and to question ideas about identity, creativity and freedom.

The show is presented by Bird on the Wire and Strange Brew, with further guests on the bill. Bristol Strange Brew is a concert and performance venue in Bristol. The evening will appeal to listeners interested in shoegaze, indie rock and Arabic-influenced sounds, and in the project's themes of identity and self-belief.