SUTARI
SUTARI is the power of three female voices and a rich musical imagination. They follow the footsteps of Polish folk singers, experimenting with and reinventing their heritage. They employ various vocal techniques, polyphony, traditional Polish rhythms and everyday objects while creating their music: firmly rooted yet truly original.
Lakatos Mónika
Hearing Mónika Lakatos sing is an experience in its own league. Her powerful voice rises from a petite frame, taking Olah Gypsy melodies straight to the audience’s heart. She is a WOMEX Artist Awardee and bearer of the highest Hungarian state award. Whether accompanied by her companion in music and life, Mazsi Rostás or as […]
DAGADANA
Polish-Ukrainian bonding set to a catchy ethnobeat, adorned with the coolest traditional headdresses. Daga from Poland and Dana of Ukraine transform folk heritage with style and rapport; add jazz and electronica to the mix; and make the case for cultural kinship evident. Mikołaj Pospieszalski (double bass, bass, violin) and Bartosz Mikołaj Nazaruk (drums, percussion) append […]
Monsieur Doumani
Cypriot three-piece pushing the limits of folk towards psychedelia and mind-altering fever dance. Their Eastern Mediterranean roots and unusual trio (tzouras – small bouzouki, trombone, acoustic guitar) are appended by electronics, effects, loop pedals, multi-layered singing to venture into a world that is refreshing and exciting.
Dal:um
The duo of Ha Suyean and Hwang Hyeyoung are virtuosos on two different types of traditional zithers, the gayageum and geomungo, and their music deftly navigates a plethora of contemporary influences: minimalism, experimental folk and abstract jazz. The sound of 21st century Seoul, where the boundaries of tradition are stretched and occasionally broken.
Lenhart Tapes
Manipulated field recordings, spoken word, and sound propaganda: Lenhart Tapes is a one-man cassette tape extravaganza, relentlessly recording the creative chaos of his age. Author of his trademark world-noise-ethno-industrial-folk zombie style and immersive live acts, Lenhart takes listeners to soundscapes of obscure ideas and sounds, and leaves them transformed.
DAMIR IMAMOVIĆ
Damir Imamović is the Bosnian master of the lesser known, heartbreakingly beautiful Balkan gem of a genre: the sevdah. Acclaimed for heartfelt renditions trembling with life, he has been called the king of sevdah music (the Huffington Post), a true revolutionary of the genre (Sevda Linkas) and toured extensively across the globe. His latest album, […]
Širom
Straight from the misty mountains of Slovenia, Širom creates a layered contemporary folk universe peppered with rocky and DIY undertones. They play anything from balafon to banjo, mirna to kalimba, while staying rooted in local heritage. Their music is a mix of grounded, mystical minimalism, oscillating between contemplative folk sounds and more intense, band-like energy.
