Cluster: Swiss Identity

Refugees struggle to survive in new Lebanese homes

This content was published on May 22, 2013 “I had to flee with our two girls and leave my husband behind and I’m going to deliver in less than one month… I don’t know how I’m going to cope on my own,” declares *Narwal with a deep sigh. Staring blankly into space, the heavily pregnant young woman from Homs leans back on a…

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Driver error likely cause of fatal bus crash

This content was published on May 21, 2013 The bus, carrying 52 passengers from two Belgian schools, slammed into a tunnel wall on the A9 motorway between Sierre and Sion on March 13 last year. Canton Valais public prosecutor Olivier Elsig has confirmed initial suspicions of driver error. The investigation heard that the 34-year-old driver had an unusual heart condition that may have…

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Vinicius Perez performs on the lute

This content was published on May 21, 2013 A student at the Schola Cantorum in Basel plays a piece from his repertoire for swissinfo.ch.

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Labour agreement faces social test

This content was published on May 21, 2013 A highly competitive labour market, full trains, overburdened roads, a lack of affordable housing and a population that recently passed the eight million mark are seen by some Swiss as the result of the recent arrival of more European workers. “People are more sceptical about immigration and support for the free movement agreement has fallen,”…

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Switzerland take silver at world championships

This content was published on May 20, 2013 The Swiss put up a tenacious fight, but the Swedish proved to be too strong and ended Switzerland’s fairy-tale nine-game winning streak at this year’s tournament. Switzerland’s last world championship medal was in 1953, when it took bronze. Despite being founder members of the International Ice Hockey Federation, the Swiss were contesting their second ever final, having lost on…

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‘It’s a great feeling to fly, to twist, to rotate’

This content was published on May 19, 2013 Marthaler sits on a mat facing six small boys in gym attire. He speaks quietly, earnestly. “What do you think? How many times do you have to practice a front flip before you can do it?” “Seven?” suggests one boy. Marthaler shakes his head slightly, a hint of a smile on his angular, unshaven face.…

Culture

Instrument unites traditional and techno

This content was published on May 17, 2013 Craftsmen continue to develop the instrument, and its unique sound is being discovered by a new generation of musicians. (Michele Andina, swissinfo.ch)

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Breaking the mould as a Swiss yodeller

This content was published on May 17, 2013 Räss bases her work in tradition while also creating her own yodelling styles. She tells swissinfo.ch that Swiss folk music is undergoing changes, from children learning how to yodel in camps to a shift among the public and musicians to explore their roots. Music should have an “openness” to technology and between genres and even…

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Folk musicians seek inspiration beyond the norm

This content was published on May 17, 2013 Laid out on stage for the sold-out concert in Stans are two semi-circles of diatonic accordions – or Schwyzerörgeli – the century-old hallmark of Swiss traditional music. But instead of old standards this musical collective is premiering a new album of reinterpreted folk songs in Romansh, Switzerland’s minority language, and Swiss German. It was the…

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A traditional song revived

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