SUBMERGE presented by Black Girl Fight Club

SUBMERGE, presented by Black Girl Fight Club at Silence Please, is an immersive evening of live sound, meditation, and multigenre deep listening. Sink into a slow, sensory night featuring: all‑vinyl DJ ራሄል (Rachel), GhettoHeavenWorldwide’s R&B sound bath, harpist Skye Melena, vocalist, poet, and guitarist Poroyé; multimedia musician Nailoh, and a live reading by Gabrielle Narcisse. SUBMERGE offers you ritual sound healing, intimate storytelling, layered sonic textures, and grooves that will move both body and mind. SUBMERGE is an invitation to slow down, listen deeply, and be held by music & sound. Artist Bios: ራሄል (Rachel) is an all-vinyl DJ whose practice is a love letter to the rhythms of the world. She weaves through genres and decades for a deliciously groovy, warm, and dance-forward sound. From Public Records to Studio 151 to Mexico City’s Cafe de Nadie, she brings a true appreciation of global sounds and dance music to each of her sets — encouraging movement, discovery, and connection. ራሄል (Rachel) hosts a monthly radio show, 'sunstepping', dedicated to international vinyl selections on East Village Radio, and ‘Of The Sun’, a global dance party with fellow vinyl DJs. From opening sets to after parties, she’s supported artists such as Thundercat, Kokoroko, Khruangbin, Berlioz, and Olivia Dean. Nailoh is a New York-based musician, textile artist, and educator born and raised in Atlanta, GA. Her artistic practice intertwines electronic music, textile art, and video desıgn in a multimedia offering she dubs Synthetwine. She is 1/2 ot the ambient house duo, Forgotten Warmth Becomes Dust, whose recent 3-track project, Room, was released in September 2025. Her debut solo EP, Smile, was released in Dec 2025. Poroyé (pronounced ‘puh-row-yay’) is a vocalist, writer, and composer from Queens, NY. She is heir to a melange of interconnecting musical traditions from NYC, including folk, rock, neo-soul, and R&B. Poroyé's music is ever inspired by the works of artists like D'Angelo, Willow, and Jazmine Sullivan. Often marrying her incandescent soprano with intimate, reserved arrangements; her voice is encompassing, luring listeners to lean in and fall under her spell. (GhettoHeavenWorldwide) FVDGE NASTE ‘97 is a Harlem-born, New York-based performance artist and sound healer. Through her project Ghetto Heaven Worldwide, she creates sonic experiences that blend hip hop, spirituality, and ritual. Her R+B Sound Bath blends guided storytelling, crystal sound bowls, and an R&B mix, creating a reflective sonic experience. Skye Melena is a multi-dimensional Maryland-born artist currently practicing in Brooklyn. From capturing intimate photos on a boisterous 120mm film camera to weaving stories into scalps, even crafting complex pottery and collages. She employs her hands in a seemingly infinite artistic medley. Now she is placing them to emit sonic beauty on the Harp. Melena’s harp playing is a continuation of her radical nature, allowing her ideas to spin in places they’ve rarely been able to be developed by artists like her in the past. Gabrielle Narcisse is a New Jersey-born multidisciplinary artist and writer based in Brooklyn. With a lifelong art practice spanning a myriad techniques, including painting, collage, performance art, dance, photography, film, and sculpture, her work demands intensive self-investigation and reflection. By reconnecting with past and present selves and exploring differing relationships across time, she liberates and honors a life shaped by beauty, joy, pain, defeat, perseverance, and love gained and lost. Through poetry and prose, Narcisse explores these terrains with resilience, while remaining tender.