{"id":52579,"date":"2026-05-08T16:31:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T15:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/?p=52579"},"modified":"2026-05-11T16:35:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T15:35:00","slug":"dianka-songo-turns-intimacy-into-resistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/en\/2026\/05\/08\/dianka-songo-turns-intimacy-into-resistance\/","title":{"rendered":"Dianka Songo turns intimacy into resistance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>With her new track&nbsp;\u201c#SafeEverydayEverywhere\u201d, Dianka Songo offers more than a song title \u2013 she delivers a demand. Released in a Brussels that is about to celebrate&nbsp;30 years of Brussels Pride&nbsp;under the motto&nbsp;\u201cWhen Times Get Darker, We Shine Brighter\u201d, the phrase resonates like a reminder of what Pride is really about: the right to feel safe in our bodies, in our streets, every single day. It also echoes ket.brussels\u2019 ongoing coverage of&nbsp;Brussels Pride 2026, where safety, visibility and joy run through every event and story.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dianka Songo<\/strong>&nbsp;is one of those artists who cannot be reduced to a single label. Based in Brussels, the queer artist of Ivorian origin and Dutch nationality moves between writing, dance, acting and music, building a practice where body and voice constantly speak to each other. Already recognised across the Benelux and noticed internationally, she is steadily carving out a place as one of the most compelling voices on Brussels\u2019 emerging scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dianka Songo - Safe Everyday Everywhere - (Official Music Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7CkgZ0PFbuw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What makes Songo stand out is not only her versatility, but the clarity of her artistic world. In her first album,&nbsp;<strong>LUMI\u00c8RE<\/strong>, she turns personal experience into a political gesture, using performance and sound to defend the right to live freely and safely as a queer person. Her art does not hide behind abstraction; it insists on presence, on survival, and on visibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"a-multidisciplinary-voice-rooted-in-lived-experien\">A multidisciplinary voice rooted in lived experience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dianka\u2019s work grows from a deeply embodied place. As a performer, she draws on movement, storytelling and stage presence to create a language that is at once intimate and confrontational. That multidisciplinary approach runs through everything she does: the music carries a theatrical intensity, the visuals feel choreographed, and the message is always anchored in lived reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brussels is an important backdrop to that journey. The city has long offered space for hybrid, multilingual and queer artistic practices, and Songo\u2019s presence fits into that ecosystem while also pushing it further. She belongs to a generation of artists who are not waiting for permission to exist in full complexity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Capture-decran-2026-05-08-172359-1024x440.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Capture-decran-2026-05-08-172359-1024x440.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Capture-decran-2026-05-08-172359-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Capture-decran-2026-05-08-172359-768x330.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ket.brussels\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Capture-decran-2026-05-08-172359.jpg 1279w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"lumire-as-manifesto\">LUMI\u00c8RE as manifesto<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With\u00a0<strong>LUMI\u00c8RE<\/strong>, Dianka transforms the intimate into an act of resistance. The project frames art as protection and proclamation at once, a way of saying that queer people deserve to exist\u00a0<strong>safe every day, everywhere<\/strong>. That line, turned into a hashtag around the release of the single, reads almost like a manifesto: art as armour, the face as statement, the self as something that refuses erasure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her visual identity is just as striking. Built around a signature aesthetic of&nbsp;<strong>raw black and magenta lips<\/strong>, it gives the project a look that feels both severe and luminous, vulnerable and defiant. In that tension lies the force of the album: it does not ask for tolerance, it asserts a right to safety, dignity and freedom without compromise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"a-collective-creation\">A collective creation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even when the artistic universe feels highly personal, Songo makes clear that&nbsp;<strong>LUMI\u00c8RE<\/strong>&nbsp;is also the result of collective work. She has publicly thanked several collaborators who helped shape the project\u2019s sound and image, including&nbsp;<strong>Guy Waku<\/strong>&nbsp;for the sonic architecture,&nbsp;<strong>Salvatore Darkspirit<\/strong>&nbsp;for photography, graphic design and cover design,&nbsp;<strong>Federico Ariu<\/strong>&nbsp;for the video direction, and&nbsp;<strong>Elmas Fatma<\/strong>&nbsp;for the make\u2011up work around the cover imagery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That matters because queer creation rarely happens in isolation. It grows through chosen networks, through mutual recognition, and through the kind of trust that allows an artist\u2019s inner world to become legible to others. In Songo\u2019s case, that shared labour strengthens rather than dilutes the singularity of the result.<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.expressionsmixtes.com\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"a-queer-portrait-for-brussels-now\">A queer portrait for Brussels now<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For ket.brussels, Dianka is more than an emerging artist to watch. She represents a Brussels where queer expression crosses disciplines, languages and geographies, and where artistic identity can be both fiercely personal and unmistakably political. Her work speaks to a city that is constantly reinventing itself through migration, performance and dissent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a Pride season marked by the theme&nbsp;<strong>\u201cWhen Times Get Darker, We Shine Brighter\u201d<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>\u201c#SafeEverydayEverywhere\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>LUMI\u00c8RE<\/strong>&nbsp;land as both artwork and declaration. Taken alongside ket\u2019s features on&nbsp;<strong>Brussels Pride 2026<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 from the Rainbow City Light project to the Pride Village and nightlife \u2013 they remind us that visibility only matters if it comes with safety, and that art can push that demand loudly into the public space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"useful-links\">Useful links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/diankasongo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dianka Songo on Instagram<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/diankasongo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXSJrqTDelI\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cSafe Everyday Everywhere\u201d \/ LUMI\u00c8RE release post<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DXSJrqTDelI\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globearoma.be\/fr\/artiste\/dianka-songo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dianka Kouam\u00e9 \/ Dianka Songo artist profile on Globe Aroma<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globearoma.be\/fr\/artiste\/dianka-songo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.expressionsmixtes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Expressions Mixtes, Brussels<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.expressionsmixtes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brusselspride.eu\/fr\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brussels Pride 2026 \u2013 official info<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brusselspride.eu\/fr\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ket.brussels\/2026\/04\/22\/brussels-pride-turns-30-and-the-city-is-ready-to-shine-louder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brussels Pride turns 30, and the city is ready to shine louder \u2013 ket.brussels<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>KET Magazine is a community\u2011driven, non\u2011profit magazine run by volunteers based in Brussels. Get in touch to share your thoughts or tell us about your activities. You can also promote your events on our website or support our work with a donation. 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