Thu / 29 Jun / 21.00

SOFIA JERNBERG & ALEXANDER HAWKINS 

Sweden/Great Britain

Sofia Jernberg, vocals; Alexander Hawkins, piano

It’s been a while since the writer of these lines has heard anything as haunting as the music performed by the Jernberg and Hawkins duo at Amsterdam's Bimhuis in October 2016, under the name Musho – an Amharic word meaning 'Sad Song'. Musho moves quietly and seamlessly between abstract exploration and the immediacy of traditional Ethiopian song. In this duo, they also draw on their shared affinity for the music of Ethiopia, having both honed their languages in the company of musical elder statesmen from that country: Jernberg with Hailu Mergia, and Hawkins with Mulatu Astatke. Vocal talent and piano virtuosity creating timeless music.

CD Club (Triple Concerto)
Day pass, EUR 18, 12*
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Festival pass bonus: free Clean Feed CD

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