You can probably define three main types of festival-goers at Paléo. The old faithful, who have been coming to the festival for eons, and care more about drinking wine with their friends somewhere just out of sight of on the stages, for who the festival is a social event during which you get to soak […]
Danitsa: the new Captain of the Swiss hip-hop scene
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, […]
L’Asse Was Burning; Midnight Oil and Arcade Fire on Paléo Day 2
After a red hot start on Tuesday, the festival kept the rhythm going for its second day. The sun was out again for most of the evening, the rain making a light and welcome entrance during the last concert, before continuing for most of the night to the campers’ delight (or not). Part of Paléo’s […]
Paléo Day 5; An evening away from the larger stages
Saturday night was strongly focused on French-speaking singers, with hearthrobs Frero Delavega playing for the younger generations and Alain Souchon and Laurent Voulzy for the older people. These are not exactly my musical cup of tea, so I spent most of the evening away from the main stage. Frero Delavega’s soupy kitsch rendition of a […]