Gläuffig

Virtuoso playing in the border area of folk music tradition and innovative ideas is the trademark of the formation Gläuffig. After 15 years of band history, they now present their personal masterpiece: the album Momentum combines sixteen original compositions on the borderline between folk music tradition and various expansions in terms of sound, harmony, melody and rhythm.

Clarinet

Accordion

Piano

Bass

EMEL

jazzhane & Moods present

EMEL became known as the figurehead of the Jasmine Revolution and the revolutionary voice of young Tunisia; and her song &#x27;Kelmti Hourra&#x27; (&#x27;My word is free&#x27;) became an anthem of the movement. Now the singer is coming back with a new album, with the same evocative power and rallying lyrics, but in a new musical guise. Inspired by musicians such as Rosalía, Aya Nakamura and Charlie XCX, the result is a powerful and feminist album with influences from hyper-pop, hip-hop, electronica and reggaeton: &#x27;MRA&#x27; is a danceable, hard-hitting rebirth.

Afterparty mit DJ Flavah Nice

Multitalented Flavia Schweizer is a Swiss-Persian choreographer, dancer, and DJ, currently living in Zurich, Switzerland. Usually found on the dance floor performing with Pharell Williams, One Direction, and Talib Kweli or directing choreographies for world-renowned TV-Shows, dance theater productions, or commercials, Flavia found her way into DJing in 2018. As Flavah Nice, she plays eclectic sets that feature tunes from all over the world. Paired with her outstanding history in dancing, the sets are a powerful representation of her very own biography. Music from the silk road, irregular rhythms, and melodramatic tunes are blended with Hip Hop, Reggaeton, Soul, Funk, and Afrobeats, transforming an explosive energy to the dancefloor. Flavia is a resident DJ in Zurich at the Open Mic Show at Plaza Klub, the Kinderdisco at Tanzhaus Zurich, Anundpfirsich Impro Theater at Zollhaus, and Barfussbar at Frauenbadi. She is no stranger to Switzerland&#x27;s nightlife scene, performing at Kasheme, Variété, Longstreet Bar, St. Gallen Openair, Heitere Openair Zofingen and Kunsthaus Zurich.

Vocals

Keyboards

Drum Kit

LINA_

Unfortunately the concert of LINA_ has to be canceled. We regret this very much. An unmistakable, expressive voice and expansive music based on fado: this is &#x27;Fado Camões&#x27;, the album by Portuguese singer and composer LINA_. Fado Camões&#x27; is a unique composition based on the classic poetry of Portugal&#x27;s most famous historical poet, Luís Vaz de Camões. &quot;I became curious, I wanted to know more, beyond the &#x27;Lusíadas&#x27; or &#x27;Sonetos&#x27;&quot;, explains LINA_, &quot;and I discovered that his themes - change, childhood, love, heartbreak or the description of nature - fit into the context of fado and its metrics.&quot; The simple elegance of the recent past is still there, but now there is a new spaciality in which the voice stands out amidst the silence of guitar and violin. It&#x27;s about language, writing, poetry and the structure of Camões&#x27; poems, combined with the expression and &#x27;saudade&#x27; of fado.

Guitar

Violin

Ester Poly

Sometimes straight-line punky, sometimes sensuous, sometimes trashy, always undecorated: With the duo Ester Poly different generations and various musical styles crash against one another. Psychedelic Rock, Punk and New Wave blend with Free Jazz. With drums, electric bass and singing, Béatrice Graf and Martina Berther create a multi-facetted sound with immense explosive force. Powerful and gripping music with a socio-critical content.

Ms Hyde

Afterparty

From researched obscurities to disco-funky grooves and hits with format. Exclusively vinyl.

«Ester Poly – Sin via en Tunesia»

Filmpremiere 

The feminist band Ester Poly is loud, provocative and socially critical. Rumantsch bassist Martina Berther from Graubünden and Geneva-based drummer Béatrice Graf have been inspiring an international audience with their punk energy for ten years. But on Tour in Tunisia, Martina Berther questions the militant drive of her music. Is it possible to make a feminist statement with quieter sounds? The film accompanies Ester Poly into the alternative cultural scene in Tunis, which is committed to women&#x27;s rights and queer diversity despite political repression. Film premiere „Ester Poly - Sin via en Tunesia“ Rhaeto-Romanic, French, German (with German subtitles). Documentary film, 25 min., 2024

Regie

JazzBaragge Wednesday Jam

The JazzBaragge Wednesday Jam offers an important platform for the Swiss jazz jam scene. After the musical opening of the jam band, lively and exciting sound conversations begin between musicians who spontaneously meet on stage, reflecting the diversity of jazz in all its facets. The JazzBaragge Wednesday Jam is supported by the non-profit association JazzBaragge. There is no presale for JazzBaragge, only box office.

Fish'n'Ships

Fish&#x27;n&#x27;Ships – Michael Cina, Cyrill Ferrari and Alvin Schwaar – describe a world full of contrasts. Their music is about extinct fish species, sunken cargo ships and oil tankers, but also about the faint hope that we can still change the world for the better. With a wide range of sounds and different compositional approaches, the result is a listening experience that ranges from intimate to explosive, from chaos to clear groove, from man to nature and back again.

Synthesizer

Moes Anthill

Album Release «Easy Win»

Moes Anthill has arrived at the source of her inspiration and creates wonderfully harmonious American folk songs that could not be more timeless and unique. Her delight serves both self-searching and contrast, freezing and warming the audience at the same time. Like a mountainous panorama of soft, rhythmic silhouettes, images unfold around Mario Moe Schelbert&#x27;s voice and guitar weaves, rising into the air like cacti, only to remain embedded deep underground and take root. Moes Anthill celebrates lightness and reveals her most honest, intimate skin as well as an insight into her latest alternative folk album Easy Win. An evening for fans of Wilco, Eels, Big Thief, Bright Eyes, Andrew Bird, Andy Shauf or Elliott Smith.

Luce (Duo)

Support Act

Luce was originally a solo project by Lucerne singer Tiziana Greco, which has since developed into a four-piece band. Acoustic simplicity paired with whimsical curiosity now characterize the new formation. Together, the four musicians expand and deepen the playful poetry of Luce with nimble melodies, surprising song structures and polyphonic vocals. Luce has just released its second album «Blue Star Soft Eyes», which features echoes of folk and Americana, refined by synthesizer sounds.

Together in Sound – Guest: Mandy Abou Shoak

Brandy Butler – Listening Session

Together in Sound is a new event in collaboration with Brandy Butler that invites music enthusiasts to explore and appreciate the artistry of albums in a communal setting, offering a rare opportunity for focused, intentional listening. Each session a featured guest will present their favorite album, offering a personal introduction that delves into the significance of their selection. Following the introduction, attendees will listen to the full album recording together, uninterrupted, in an atmosphere that encourages deep engagement with the art of listening. Together in Sound offers a thoughtful and reflective way to start a Sunday morning, blending music appreciation with community interaction. The guest of this edition will be Mandy Abou Shoak, member of the Cantonal Council of Zurich.

Afrobeats Explosion

The Afrobeats scene has virtually exploded in recent years, which is also reflected in the lively party scene that has developed around this genre. At the forefront from the beginning: &quot;Afrobeats Explosion&quot; at Moods. From its origins with Fela Kuti in the 70s to Wizkid – get ready for a special kind of dance explosion!

The Zawose Queens

Flowing polyrhythms and the rapturous polyphonic singing of the Gogo people (also known as Wagogo) from central Tanzania: this is the music of Pendo and Leah Zawose, better known as The Zawose Queens. The most famous representative of this musical tradition is Hukwe Zawose (Pendo&#x27;s father and Leah&#x27;s grandfather), who died in 2004. With Maisha, their highly acclaimed debut album, women from this famous musical family take their place as lead singers and interpreters for the first time. There is spirit and fire in their music. There are the vibrations of the ancestors that can be heard on traditional instruments - the soaring chizeze fiddle, the humming thumb piano, the clattering ngoma drums - and the voices. There is a connection to nature and rituals; a mixture of the organic, the harmonic and modern electronics. The lyrics, in their mother tongue Kigogo, tell of their passion for music, of the wonders of life, of pride in the environment, in tradition and their East African roots.

Percussion

Ilimba

Electronics

Božo Vrećo

Kultur Shock & Moods present

Božo Vrećo is an artist who breathes Sevdah, experiences it in a lively way, reinterprets it and embodies it. With the unmistakable voice of a lyrical tenor, he presents an impressive melange of duality, freedom, courage and love. International media such as El Periódico and the New York Times praise him as an avant-garde artist with a global voice who has become a symbol of freedom in the Balkans. They describe his voice as a voice that touches souls and opens wounded hearts. His concerts are an emotional catharsis and the embodiment of love, where he enchants his listeners with the song of an angel. This year sees the release of his seventh studio album Sevdahology. His first documentary film Maldita, produced in Spain and directed by Kanaki Film, won the prestigious Goya Award for best documentary film at the festival. Božo Vrećo is currently working on a book and touring festivals in the USA, Canada, Australia, Europe and the Balkan region.

Mario Peric

Warm Up & Afterparti

The BalkanEkstra Parti doesn&#x27;t stop at oriental sounds or Arabic rhythms - the main thing is to dance! rrWith the legendary concert and party series Kultur Shock, Mario Peric is one of the pioneers of the Balkan scene as an organizer, DJ and producer. He has been thrilling audiences for many years with his varied, explosive and crazy sounds. His musical spectrum cannot be pinned down to one direction. The main thing is that it rocks!

Trumpet

Saxophon

Ganesh Geymeier Solo

Jonas Ruther – «deep dive» im Kunstraum Walcheturm

On his second Carte Blanche-evening, Jonas Ruther invites you to an interdisciplinary ‘deep dive’ in the Walcheturm with like-minded artists, in which music, text, acting and spatial design will transform time and space. A strong hui-gan is guaranteed. To operate in a continuous breath. The conversational and frictional breath of the collective. The more introspective one of individual and inner breathing. In all cases, to be one with the original drone of a world that we continue to survey, even when our cosmopolitan peregrinations are thwarted. The first lightning rod of the Lake Geneva collective L&#x27;Orage, Ganesh is also know for his thrillling solo performances with his albums ‘Wuji’ (Vinayaka, 2022) and ‘1:15:40’ (Vinayaka, 2022). Saxophone strapped to his backpack or to the memories archived on his Laptop, Ganesh Geymeier is sometimes Coltrane (Alice and John), sometimes Lomax (Alan) and Bowles (Paul), sometimes Parker (Charlie or Evan). Composer, improviser, documentary force: it is from this refusal to compartmentalise features that Ganesh Geymeier draws his power. Concert location: Kunstraum Walcheturm, Kanonengasse 20, 8004 Zürich

«Boah, das Meer»

Anna Papst has been working as an author of documentary theatre plays for around ten years. Since she invented the ‘reportage’ format for theatre in 2015, well over a hundred people have told her their stories. With her recording device, Anna Papst has sat opposite surrogate mothers, criminals, cyborgs and victims of violence, among others. Anna Papst condenses the recorded conversations into new texts, which she brings to the stage with actors as ‘enacted oral history’. In other words, a performance of various eyewitness accounts in which the eyewitnesses not only talk about the past, but also about the here and now. Anna Papst has already worked with the actress Chantal LeMoign on two projects. For this evening, she will restage a text from the documentary theatre piece ‘Da Da Da’, which deals with the connection between memory and music, for the Walcheturm. Concert location: Kunstraum Walcheturm, Kanonengasse 20, 8004 Zürich

divr

In Jonas Ruther&#x27;s world, music is a form of communication based on the concept of deep listening. His playing follows less formatted rhythms or predetermined dramaturgy; he is much more concerned with flow, the direct transfer of energy - both kinetic and subtle - and the creation of synergetic connections with the other players and the audience. The separation between the musicians and the audience can and will dissolve. Synergy. Flow. Ruther describes the effect of his music as the experience of a deep Pu&#x27;er tea, in which the essence does not cling to the sensory perception. In Chinese, it is called hui-gan or ‘returning sweetness’: the subtle, persistent feeling that lingers and reverberates in the body. divr, a trio consisting of Philipp Eden, Raphael Walser and Jonas Ruther, is a post-jazz piano trio with a pop sensibility. Their sampling-inspired improvisations and electro-acoustic soundscapes unfold a magical pull - composed in real time and allowing the strengths and idiosyncrasies of each individual player to shine through. Concert location: Kunstraum Walcheturm, Kanonengasse 20, 8004 Zürich

MADAM

Jonas Ruther invited the collective MADAM, consisting of Marco Mercuzio Peron and Mara Miccichè, to design the space and the stages. MADAM is a collaborative platform for site-specific happenings and productions, curating interdisciplinary formats such as &#x27;Il Circolo del Frattempo&#x27;, as well as soundtracks and sound design for film and installations. In 2024 they curated the world premiere of &#x27;CASCADE&#x27;, a new composition by Terry Riley and Gyan Riley, as part of the curatorship for the &#x27;Bäderkultur&#x27; project in Baden. Concert location: Kunstraum Walcheturm, Kanonengasse 20, 8004 Zürich

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