VÍÍK
16:00-16:45

The Scandinavian sextet VÍÍK consists of musicians from Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. The group explores the hybrids of folk music in the musical field between mesmerizing Nordic melodies, the grooves of rock, and the raw elegance of jazz. Led by the Norwegian singer Elisabeth Vik, the sextet invites you into their enchanting universe of mysterious medieval ballads and musical adventures.

Maria Mazzotta
17:30-18:15

Maria Mazzotta is one of the most expressive singers of Southern Italy. With a big personality and a grandiose expression, she unfolds Italian folk music through intense love songs. With her whole body, Mazzotta conveys everything from great and tender romance to possessive and desperate jealousy, while infecting her audience with great emotions to the sound of a passionate accordion.

Sylfide
19:00-19:45

With her electro-acoustic universe and her crystal clear vocal, Sylfide unites Nordic folk music with modern songwriting. She delivers melodies with references to both traditional folk songs and modern pop music, and lyrics that address our common cultural heritage through strong themes such as femininity and climate anxiety - all with grounding in the past and with a view to the future.

Ba Balance
20:30-21:15

Ba Balance is a new, award-nominated duo consisting of guitarist Preben Carlsen and percussionist Sal Dibba. The group, which has previously been described as "An African White Stripes", is known for mixing dirty desert rock with rhythms from Central and West Africa and for spicing up their groovy sound with genres such as psychedelic rock and blues.

Guiding Star Orchestra
22:30-23:30

Guiding Star Orchestra is a collective of musicians from the dub, jazz, roots, and reggae scenes in Denmark. The large analog sound system orchestra is based on a common passion for instrumental roots and reggae music which the group infuses with deep, meditative, and at the same time extroverted vibrations. In this way, the collective delivers musical mindfulness that embraces both body and soul.

Luna Ersahin & Rezwan Taha
14:30 - 15:15

Luna Ersahin & Rezwan Taha is a brand new duo of two powerful singers, also known for projects such as AySay and Rest in Beats. The women share both their Kurdish background and strong charisma, and together they elegantly introduce new facets of the evocative Kurdish folk music with beautiful vocal harmonies, soulful melodies, and groovy roots tones.

Nevesta's Voice
16:00-16:45

Nevesta’s Voice is a Danish trio driven by a curiosity for the roots and people of Europe, and the three women interpret folk songs from all over the continent with a unique presence. Through harp, accordion, vocals, and small humorous tales of the past and present, Johanne Baadsgaard Lange, Elisabeth Klein, and Helene Tungelund create a beautiful and honest connection between us and those who once were.

Bahima
17:30-18:15

The young Copenhagen band Bahima is a breath of fresh air on the Danish music scene, as they place themselves with one leg in the roots genre and the other in pop music. Western and Eastern musical elements merge into an organic cocktail of quirky beats, surprising harmonies and gripping melodies. They create an atmospheric universe with evocative tableaux, floating vocals and a personal and poetic expression through adventurous lyrics in Danish.

A Fo!
19:00-19:45

It is a strong female energy that meets the spotlight, as A Fo! – All-Female Orchestra takes the stage and combines soulful West-African singing tradition with improvisation, throat singing, and irresistible dance grooves. A Fo! takes us from Mali to Estonia and from Denmark to Finland, bypassing all geographical and cultural borders with their transcending love for music from across the globe.

Les Filles de Illighadad
20:30- 21:15

The band Les Filles de Illighadad was formed in a small village in the Sahara desert. Following the choir traditions of the region and the sound of a dusty desert guitar, the four Nigerien musicians created a new direction for the folk music of the nomadic Tuareg people. With their mesmerizing prayer-like expression, the group brings you into a musical trance and lets the sound of Illighadad resonate far beyond the Sahara desert.

Total Hip Replacement
22:30-23:30

In 2021, Total Hip Replacement formed a nine-man band with Ghanaian highlife and gospel musicians who then wrote and recorded an album in Ghana. In a mix of highlife, reggae, traditional rhythms, and global pop, the group creates a new sound and a common language between both the musicians and the audience. In this way, they describe universal themes across diversity with a warm, uplifting expression