OY Embracing the World
At long last, they’re back! Seven years after their last album, the multi-facetted electronica/vocal duo OY release their fourth album via Mouthwatering Records. Entitled “World Wide We”, it is their “statement for global solidarity”: “It’s the uplifting soundtrack to our most challenging times ,” they write. “A call to focus on what we have in […]
OY’s ‚Space Diaspora‘ album out in September
The duo of keyboarder/multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Joy Frempong and producer/percussionist Lleluja-Ha release their eagerly anticipated second album on the legendary Belgian label Crammed Discs on 23 September. OY are without a doubt one of the most original outfits to come out of Switzerland in the last few years. For their new album they composed a joyously danceable […]
Ingrid Lukas, Fai Baba, Bärtsch/Sha, and OY at the Zurich Meets London Festival
Taking the centenary of Zurich’s Dada movement as its cue, the Zurich meets London festival from 17 – 21 May celebrates everything about the city that isn’t a cliché. Naturally, it includes live music. A double bill on 19 May sees Ingrid Lukas and Fai Baba perform at the Shacklewell Arms in Dalston. The pianist […]
Swiss artists at the Festival „Les Femmes s’en mêlent“
“Feminine” rather than “militant feminist” (although the former by no means excludes the latter) – that is the keyword of the Festival „Les Femmes s’en mêlent“ taking place in Paris and several other French towns. Now in its 19th edition, the festival showcases artists from the whole spectrum of independent music making in order to […]
Swiss Music @ The Great Escape, 8 – 10 May 2014, Brighton
As is practically a great old tradition by now, Swiss Music Export in collaboration with Pro Helvetia and Fondation SUISA will be setting up a „business mixer“ and showcase at The Great Escape Festival in Brighton to present three Swiss bands to an international audience. This year’s bigger-than-ever Great Escape is taking place from May […]
OY’s “No Problem Saloon” gains international release
Having signed on the dotted line with Crammed Discs, OY – the duo of keyboarder/multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Joy Frempong and percussionist Lleluja-Ha will be physically releasing their album “No Problem Saloon” in 23 European territories as well as Japan on 24th March 2014. The album will also receive global digital distribution through PIAS DIGITAL and A-Train in […]
OY have joined forces with Crammed Discs
OY have joined forces with Crammed Discs, who are releasing her next album „No Problem Saloon“ in March 2014. The album will be preceded by the single „Market Place“, illustrated by a video shot in Accra, Ghana. http://www.oy-music.com http://www.crammed.be
Review: Swiss Music Export at MaMA Event 2013
We are pleased to report that the Swiss Business Mixer at the MaMA event in Paris was a great success. More than eighty Swiss and international delegates took the opportunity to exchange views and ideas on Thursday 17 October at L’Index. They also enjoyed a good lunchtime buffet as well as showcases by OY and […]
Switzerland at its finest @ MaMA Event, Paris
Swiss Music Export at the MaMA Event, Paris, France; 16-18 October 2013. Started in 2009 in Bourges, Parisian music fair MaMA relocated to the Pigalle district in 2010 and focuses on the French pop and rock market. For the first time, MaMA this year also hosts a three-day series of networking events. A wide variety […]
Review: Swiss Music Export @ Reeperbahn Festival 2013
Six Swiss artists part of the festival program and a Swiss Business Mixer bursting at the seams with enthusiastic guests – Swiss Music Export reflects on a successful trip to Hamburg. This year’s edition of the Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg took place from 25 to 28 September. More than 300 international newcomers representing all kinds […]
