There will be a jazz concert at the Conservatoire in Nyon on Friday 17th May at 20:30. The band DUO (Joël Musy on saxophone and Aïda Diop, marimbas) will perform “Les Lames du Vent”. Call – 022 994 23 60 info.nyon@cov-vd.ch Also on Friday 17th Indie Folk/Dream Pop music at the Parenthèse with “Hand Habits” from the U.S. Concert starts […]
Paléo Festival reveals its lineup; Rock legends, French-speaking Music and a Highlight on Quebec
Paléo Festival revealed the line-up for the 44th edition of the festival on a sunny spring morning that hopefully promises great weather for the festival which will take place from the 23rd to 28th July. Paléo has managed to grow over nearly half a century and turn from a small local gathering to one of the major […]
Straight outta Paléo
Hip-hop and rap have been heavily represented at this year’s Paléo Festival. Moreover, if previous editions have seen rappers from around the world come and play, this year nearly all of them were French-speaking. If a few years ago the idea of having French-speaking rappers coming from anywhere else than France would have seemed strange, […]
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, […]