Artist Genre Category: Global

“Hau di her!” folkshilfe have been part of the inventory of the German-language music landscape for years and with their hits “Mir laungts”, “Seit a poa Tog” and “Simone” their unmistakable style is known even in the remotest corners. The new year folkshilfe … read more »

FRINC sounds like music from paradise—a vibrant mix of pop, Afrobeat, reggae, and world music that invites you to let go and embrace the good vibrations. With each beat, you’re reminded that things will turn out differently, and the journey is all … read more »

Austria’s most innovative Gypsy – Balkan band detonates like an avalanche in the ears and dancing legs of their listeners. The virtuoso instrumentalists play their way through all conceivable styles of music in exquisite arrangements and deliver a concert evening that makes … read more »

On their debut album “I’m a Stranger”, the members of Global Groove Lab skillfully break all stylistic rules. Experimenting with sounds, rhythms, and harmonies in their lab and expressing different authentic cultural experiences, the musicians blend traditional with modern influences and grooves. … read more »

Golnar & Mahan’s debut album “Derakht” (Lotus Records) is a musical experience that gently and beautifully transports you to another distant dimension. One in which Golnar &  Mahan  create world music of dignified beauty, one that captivates from the very first second. … read more »

Golnar Shahyar is an Iranian/Canadian vocalist, bandleader, performer, composer and multi-instrumentalist based in Vienna and Berlin. She is considered to be one of the most innovative and creative performers and songwriters of her generation, whose work is redefining the mainstream sonic identities … read more »

If HANS THEESSINK were American, he would be one of those legends whose guitar playing would have influenced generations of musicians. Not that the born Dutchman does not influence people already, but for a European musician to gain worldwide recognition it requires … read more »

“Herbert Pixner tells stories in pictures when he makes music; he’s expressive and emotional.” (Vissdarte) In Werner Unterlercher (bass), Heidi Pixner (Tyrolean folk harp) and Manuel Randi (manouche guitar), Herbert Pixner has found three congenial partners. Together, the Herbert Pixner Project performs … read more »

Hubert von Goisern has been one of the Austrian music scenes most successful representatives for many years now. Not many Austrian artists have been able to remain at the top of the business as long as the ethno-musician from Salzburg. An unstillable … read more »

Isabel Frey was born in Vienna and raised in a secular Jewish family. Growing up in Vienna I was both rooted in mainstream Austrian culture as well as in the Jewish community. After finishing high school I spent a gap-year in Israel, … read more »