MUSIC: Mani Matter (1936–1972)
Swiss National Museum, Zurich, on now till September 18, 2011
Mani Matter a popular Bernese songwriter and poet left behind a wealth of songs (in Swiss German dialect) still very popular today. A temporary exhibition remembers Mani Matter with five themes taken after his most famous songs: “Der Eskimo” (The Eskimo), “Bim Coiffeur” (At the hairdresser), “Yr Isebahn” (The railway), “Dr Parkingmeter” (The Parking Meter) and “Arabisch” (Arabic) with selected texts, photographs and other items.
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