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Helsinki-Cotonou Ensemble
The story of the Helsinki-Cotonou Ensemble began ten years ago. Finnish guitarist Janne Halonenan, an admirer of Lionel Loueke (a guitarist playing with Herbie Hancock) left for residence in Benin to learn the basics of woodoo rhythm. While in Benin, he became acquainted with Noel Saizonou, a top-notch…
Getting to Pohoda 2019 by train
A return ticket for passengers from Košice and Kysak costs € 14.90, a ticket from Spišská Nová Ves and Poprad is € 12.90, and € 10.90 from Liptovský Mikuláš. Passengers from Bratislava will pay € 9.90 for a return ticket.…
The British discovery Alxndr London with the band at Pohoda 2019
His songs are dominated by questions on the border between reality and fantasy, he talks about society, sex, heritage of African diaspora, death, religion and futurism. "It's a real beaut; impeccably pieced together, it's a further blast of colour from the ever-blossoming Londoner,"…
Pohoda 2019 to see Emmanuel Jal & Nyaruach
Emmanuel Jal and his sister were separated from their family at a very young age. While Emmanuel became a child soldier, Nyaruach witnessed her family members killed and was raped. Emmanuel managed to run away and got adopted by an aid worker, but after she died, he lived in the slums in Nairobi, Kenya.…
Lianne La Havas — The enchanting neosoul diva to perform at Pohoda 2019
The daughter to a Greek father and Jamaican mother, Lianne was born in the late 1980s in London. She was immersed in music since her early childhood and was influenced by her parents’ extremely diverse music tastes. Lianne began singing at the age of 7, and wrote her first song at the age of…
The Concert for Martina and Ján in Gregorovce
The Slovak Chamber Orchestra of Bohdan Warchal led by Ewald Danel opened Pohoda 2018 with a concert dedicated to Ján and Martina. The set of the orchestra in Gregorovce will be similar: they will play the highlights of Baroque, Romantic, and Contemporary Slovak music, such as Vivaldiʼs Four Seasons,…
Trojan Sound System at Pohoda 2019
Trojan Sound System play music that satisfies even the purest of vinyl collectors, while at the same time, introducing a new generation to the roots of Jamaican music and bass. In their sets, they mix the reggae styles and flavours of the last 40 years with the support of the enthusiastic vocals from…
Korben Dallas at Pohoda 2019
Korben Dallas released a new studio album called Bazén this month. It was produced by Eddie Stevens who’s known for his collaboration with Moloko, Zero 7 and singers like Róisín Murphy, Sia and Jana Kirschner. A novelty for the album and the tour is a vocalist trio and Ľubo…
Jeff Mills – techno pioneer at Pohoda 2019
Jeff Mills was already dazzling audiences with his DJ tricks like scratching and beat juggling in the early 1980s. He also had a nightly show called The Wizard where he would highlight young local techno artists, giving light to future stars of the genre like Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson, and Juan Atkins.…
Sho Madjozi at Pohoda 2019
Sho studied creative writing at universities in the USA and Johannesburg. She started with spoken word under the pseudonym MayaThePoet, writing predominantly in her native tongue Tsong from the Limpopo region. Paraphrasing The Fader, the musical aspect of her work is a great party-starter, while the…