Selection of new releases
Pfannestil Chammer Sexdeet: Quitt - Aber Hallo
This sextet, in fact a trio led by Res Wepfer, travels Switzerland since two decades with its programmes rooted in comedy and songwriting sung in Zurich dialect. In 2002 they were awarded the Salzburger Stier. Quitt shines with ironic comments about our daily life.
Fere's Hot Strings
Swing / world / blues / valse musette.
Hots Strings from Bern exists since 1990.
Compositions by guitarist Fere Scheidegger.
Musicians: Rainer Hagmann (violin), Dani Solimine (guitar), Thomas Duerst (bass) and guests.
Fleuve Congo: Airlines
This eight piece combo from Canton Valais exists since 1995 and has appeared live in more than hundred shows during the last three years. On Airline they enrich classic ska with reggae, slam, scratch and beat box. Fleuve Congo perform mainly in French-speaking Switzerland.
Anthology
Sounds of Switzerland
To enjoy with a wink of the eye - or should it be "ear"? A musical tour across Switzerland in 22 stages in nearly 22 minutes. This here is an acoustic collage packed with sounds, tone impressions and fragments of music.
Country Music - Made in Switzerland
Country made in Switzerland: how did this ever begin? The fascination with American lifestyle, with American music, with country and rock'nroll, took hold of Europe after World War II.
Brazilian Musicians in Switzerland - Músicos Brasileiros na Suíça: Música Popular
Music is one of the most important expressions of Brazilian culture worldwide. Brazilian musicians have contributed towards the creation of a positive image of Brazil and to the representation of the diversity of Brazilian culture.
Archive
Swiss Folk Music Goes Pop (MH 48/1974)
This edition just demonstrates how well Swiss folk music from all parts of the country lends itself to jazz, pop, Latin, rock and other modern musical treatments.
New Swiss Talents - André-Daniel "Sarclon" Meylan (NST 13/1983)
Singer, flutist and composer André-Daniel Meylan, more popularly known as "Sarclon" was born on 19 December 1953 in Switzerland's Jura region.
