Aho Ssan
Niamké Désiré (aka Aho Ssan) is a Paris-based artist. After studying graphic design and cinema, he began composing electronic music and developing his own digital instruments. In 2015, he received the Foundation France Télévision Prize for his soundtrack to the film Ingha Mago and went on to collaborate on several projects with IRCAM and INA GRM in France.
His debut LP Simulacrum, first presented at Berlin Atonal 2019, was released in 2020 via Subtext Recordings. The record draws on Jean Baudrillard’s concept of simulacra to confront the contrast between society’s ideals of inclusivity and the lived experience of growing up Black in France. His work has been presented at institutions including Lincoln Center, La Maison de la Radio, CTM Festival, MACBA, Berlin Atonal, and the Kraków Philharmonic. Subsequent releases include Rhizomes on Nicolas Jaar’s label Other People in 2023, and Ego Death, a collaborative album with Polish cellist and composer Resina released on Subtext Recordings in 2025. Across these works, Aho Ssan continues to explore sonic complexity, identity, and collective experience through a deeply personal yet expansive compositional language. Aho Ssan was a resident at Sonic Acts’ Spatial Sound Residency in 2025.

































































































