Having spent her formative years in Switzerland, Shakura S’Aida is an internationally prominent singer-songwriter now based in Canada. She has fond memories of living here and says it helped to define both her and her music. (Mark Holmes, JSD Productions for swissinfo.ch)
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Montreux Jazz rolls out rock legends in Zermatt
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At 1,600 metres the sun was shining and the spring air was fresh. But Thursday’s press reception was a lot less chilly than the atmosphere faced by the organisers two days earlier when they learned that the line-up had been leaked onto the internet. On arrival in Zermatt, it was clear the leak was not…
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Recordings by artists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Aretha Franklin, B.B. King and Prince will be preserved and immortalised in the “Montreux Sounds Digital Project”, launched with the Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) and private sponsors. Ever since the first edition of the festival in 1967, which featured the Charles Lloyd Quartet with Keith…
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The sound of the alphorn lures aspiring musicians of all skill levels up into the mountains – and lungs like bellows aren’t a requirement.
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