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2
Sep
2
Fuse Factory is a three-person electro pop act based in Lausanne and is made up of an American, Swiss and a Frenchwoman.
Jul
25
Jul
25
Cheikh Ahmed Al Tuni plays at the International Sacred Music Festival in Fribourg, Switzerland. (audio is Arabic)
Jul
20
Jul
20
A weird one: Eluveitie is a folk metal band from Switzerland. Their sound can be described as Celtic folk metal with melodic death metal influences. The band formed in 2002 and their first EP, Vên came out in 2003. The band has since then released a full length album, Spirit. In November 2007, Eluveitie was signed by Nuclear Blast.The first product of the collaboration, Slania, was released in February 2008.
Jul
17
Jul
17
The Swiss Showband is performing alongside the world's most prestigious military formations at this year's military tattoo in Basel. The 130-strong music/dance team was recruited from across German speaking Switzerland, and has been practicing its unique show for a year now.
Jun
9
Jun
9
Irish songwriter Shirley Grimes has lived and performed in Switzerland for 16 years. Lately her band was chosen as the support act for Van Morrison: a real honour. Van Morrison is known for being very selective about who plays on the stage before him. (swissinfo, Raffaella Rossello)
Jun
8
Jun
8
nothing folkloric about this - sort of
May
22
May
22
For a better welcome of the Euro 2008 fans, the Swiss government has spent SFr10 million to teach the locals how to smile. Did they get the lesson? Music composed by Muriel Jeker & Vincent Jaton.
May
16
May
16
In 1988 the debut album by Marco Pfeuti, better known as Gölä, became the most successful Swiss German album ever. Four more hit albums followed and in 2004 Gölä started singing in English. This however was less successful. In May 2008 he made his Swiss German comeback on television where he performed D'Stadt, a track from a new double album – featuring English and Swiss German songs – which knocked Madonna off the top of the charts. (SF1)
Mar
2
Mar
2
The Swiss school of violin making in Brienz is the only school in Switzerland specialised in manufacturing string instruments. The style, design and construction taught here are strongly influenced by the work of the great baroque, classical and modern violinmakers. (swissinfo, Michele Andina)
