KT Gorique releases “Coeur Blanc”
Showing absolutely no sign of slowing down, much-travelled francophone rapper KT Gorique returns with a new album, her ninth. “Coeur Blanc” is available now via Hemp Higher Productions/Kita Sounds. Born in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, and moving to the French part of Switzerland as a child, KT Gorique shocked the hip-hop world with a spectacular demonstration […]
KT Gorique Explores a “New Babylon”
18 November 2022 sees the release via Creepy Music of “New Babylon”, the new EP from KT Gorique. With a fiery, witty and, above all, musically innovative title track leading the way, the EP amply demonstrates the rapper’s ability to draw new shapes and nuances from a style she calls “Future Roots”. Born in Abidjan, […]
It’s MaMA Time Again! 13 – 15 Oct 2021 – Paris, France
MaMA Festival & Conference – three days, seven venues, 80 concerts, 150 conference events, and the most romantic urban setting imaginable – or, as the organisers would have it: “100% Pigalle”. Returning from its lockdown-inflicted exile in the virtual world to a proper festival environment with real artists, audiences and venues, this year’s edition will […]
KT Gorique at Les iNOUïS du Printemps de Bourges
It should have happened in spring, and it will now happen in summer: postponed from April due to Covid-19, this year’s Printemps de Bourges is taking place at the end of June. The season might be different, but we’re absolutely certain that the spirit of this most bijou and innovative of boutique festivals in the […]
KT Gorique Digs Future Roots
“Future Roots” is what rapper KT Gorique calls her musical style – a fusion of everything she has picked up in her life so far, “good or bad”, and which will bring forth whatever the future holds. The first fruit of her new-found confidence is her debut album “Akwaba” (it means “welcome” in her native […]
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 […]
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 […]
Swiss Music Prize 2019 Award Ceremony
Sponsored by the Bundesamt für Kultur und Musik, the Swiss government’s arts department, the Swiss Music Prize is Switzerland’s most prestigious music award, celebrating exceptional and innovative – though not necessarily commercially successful – work. Choosing from an extensive long-list of nominations, a jury of seven experts selects fourteen artists to receive CHF 25’000 each […]
KT Gorique with new EP
Rapper KT Gorique has released a self-produced new EP, “Kunta Kita”, in July via Zurich-based FM Music. KT Gorique is a rapper from Sion in the French part of Switzerland and September’s Best Talent at the Swiss Radio and Television (SRF). Her strong and thoughtful delivery is underpinned by imaginative arrangements which sometimes even touch on […]
