The Paléo Is Back
At last – after its two-year exile in the virtual world, the Glastonbury of Switzerland is back. Blessed with an idyllic location in the beautiful green fields near Lake Geneva, anyone who has ever been to the Paléo Festival will want to return again and again. An adventurous programming policy that takes in anything from […]
Amami Make the “Soleil” Shine
20 August 2021 saw the release of long-awaited debut album by Genevan trio AMAMI via Bongo Joe Records. For anyone following either AMAMI, the band, or Bongo Joe, the label, it won’t come as a surprise that “Soleil” is a marvellous bundle of culture- and continent-fusing energy, driven by a splendidly idiosyncratic approach to music […]
This is it – the Swiss take over Eurosonic! 15 – 18 January 2020
Nothing against Guy Fawkes, Halloween, Diwali, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve – but let’s face it, these are mere pre-ambles for the real shindig, Eurosonic! And here’s a thing: we at Swiss Music Export are absolutely 101% certain that Eurosonic 2020 will be bigger, better and groovier than anything that’s gone before. Why? Because 2020 […]
A Taste of Swiss Music @ Les Recontres Transmusicales de Rennes – 4 – 8 December 2019 – Rennes, France
One more festival to go before the end of the decade – aptly, it’s one of the most interesting, charming and entertaining events in our yearly itinerary. Launched in 1979, les Transmusicales have unwaveringly pursued their original aims ever since. These include a commitment to showcasing emerging artists, and to support originality and experimentation. Swiss […]
Another Hot Eurosonic Update
As you might have gathered from previous super-enthusiastic postings from us, Switzerland will serve as the focus country at the next Eurosonic festival in January 2020! Our live music programme is now complete and comprises 22 Swiss acts, reflecting a broad range of styles. It is no coincidence that quite a few names on our […]
Eurosonic 2020 – Focus on Switzerland! 15 – 18 January Groningen, Netherlands
We all love Eurosonic! That’s why we can barely contain our excitement that Eurosonic 2020, under the banner of “A Taste of Swiss Music”, will be focusing on our very own wonderful music scene. “Switzerland stands out for its cultural diversity with a very eclectic music scene which has been making waves over the past couple […]
