The best of Swiss music with Swiss Music Export at the Paléo Festival 20 – 26 July 2015, Nyon, Switzerland
Founded as a folk festival in 1976, the Paléo has long since developed into one of the musically most diverse as well as most popular festivals in Europe. For six days, an audience of approximately 230’000 music fans will be served a hugely adventurous and international selection of artists spread across six stages. A large […]
Seven shares a stage with the Fantastischen Vier and Lionel Richie
After reaching new chart heights with his latest album “BackFunkLoveSoul” and a rapturously received sell-out show at the Zurich Volkshaus (broadcast live by national radio SRF), Switzerland’s prime funkateer Seven, aka Jan Dettwyler, continues to go from strength to strength. Having already supported the legendary German rap crew Die Fantastischen Vier in front of an […]
Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp ready to rock WOMAD
A great sense of anticipation precedes the fabulously raucous Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp’s appearance at this year’s WOMAD UK world music festival at Charlton Park near Malmesbury in Wiltshire on July 24 – 26. The six-piece from Geneva is top of the list in the UK’s Froots magazine’s festival recommendations. “Theirs is a self-professed […]
Jen Dale busy @ Across Berlin
Jen Dale, a singer/songwriter whose influences range from Marvin Gaye and Ella Fitzgerald to Dire Straits and Jimi Hendrix, has been invited to take part in the latest edition of the “Across Berlin” event. “Across Berlin” is a platform for young artists to present their music on five successive days at different venues across town. […]
Serafyn on a roll
With a line-up of double-bass, percussion, acoustic guitar, two celli and a gentle blend of three female voices, Basel-based Serafyn began their career in 2013 with a busking tour of Europe. The first tracks they uploaded on Soundcloud received a boost thanks to a share by English singer/songwriter Fink. Having helped Serafyn reach 160’000 Soundcloud […]
Swiss artists at the Gurtenfestival, Bern 16 – 19 July 2015
Situated on the Gurten hill just outside the Swiss capital city, Berne, there can’t be many rock festivals boasting a more idyllic and yet easy to reach location. Since its inception in 1991, the Gurtenfestival has continually grown and is now an integral part of the yearly festival calendar, attracting talent spies and other business […]
Death by Chocolate on a high
Two years after their much admired showcase at the Musexpo in Los Angeles, and three months after their nomination as a “Best Live Act” at the Swiss Music Awards, rock quintet Death by Chocolate from Biel have won the Global Rock Summit 2015 “Search for the Next Band to Break” competition. Or, as the A&R […]
Strong Swiss presence at this year’s Montreux Jazz Festival 3 – 18 July 2015
Tobias Preisig, Vein, Polar, Paralog and Gabriel Zufferey are amongst the Swiss artists lined-up in this year’s Montreux Jazz Festival program. The Swiss Music Export-supported Swiss Vibes blog is presenting two nights at the picturesque location of Chateau de Chillon. Friday 10 July, 21:00 Swiss Vibes – Tobias Preisig / Vein Temporarily leaving his electro […]
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Swiss Vibes mini festival in Paris – Centre culturel suisse 2 – 4 June 2015
Swiss Vibes has established itself over the past five years as a popular platform amongst music fans as well as artists and professionals to promote Swiss music. Supported by Pro Helvetia and Swiss Music Export, and in collaboration with the magazine Vibrations, Swiss Vibes has released three compilation albums featuring the latest and best in […]
