The future of hip-hop is female. Geneva-based artist Danitsa’s showcase today was definitely a reminder of that fact. As female hip-hop artists and rappers are changing rules of the game all over the world, from the amazing Princess Nokia in New York, to rappers like Nadia Rose or Little Simz in the Uk (the latter […]
Girl power and new French pop for Paléo’s second night
Wednesday’s line-up featured a certain number of women under the spotlight, from Angèle, the 21-year-old rising star from Brussels to the Russian queen of techno Nina Kraviz (no relation to Lenny Kravitz who will be playing on Friday!). The most convincing of the three shows on the main stage was definitely delivered single-handedly by Jain, […]
A Cup’s life at Paléo: Behind the scenes at the eco-cup facility
Did you know that behind the scenes of Paléo, 120 volunteers are busy washing all the plastic cups from 08:00 in the morning to 23:00 at night? Why do you pay CHF 2 a deposit on your drinks cup? How many Paléo cups are kept as festival souvenirs? Jonas Parson, Living In Nyon’s festival reporter […]
A nostalgic and electric first night at Paléo Festival
There was an air of nostalgia floating around the grounds of Paléo Festival for the first evening of the 43rd edition of the festival. The 70s and 80s were massively represented, be it by the bands that actually defined those eras, like the new wave giants of Depeche Mode, or musicians who found their inspiration […]
Into The Hive – La Ruche area at Paléo
La Ruche (the hive), the area of the festival dedicated to circus arts and street theatre, celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. Living In Nyon met up with Patrick Chambaz, the man who made this space happen, and has been making circus and street arts happen at Paléo for the past few decades, alongside Marot, […]