15–18 APRIL
2027
FRIDAY 20/10 2023
ISLAM JARAN with friends
12.00 // PALLADIUM MALMÖ
Islam Jaran is a violinist from Jordan, trained in Middle Eastern as well as classical music. He recently moved to Malmö where new friends and musical meetings rapidly evolved. In this lunch concert we will join him in his meetings with musicians of different musical traditions - from the Middle East to Sweden.
On stage:
Islam Jaran – violin
with friends
FREE ENTRANCE
Presented by:
Studieförbundet Bilda
Musik i Syd
with support from Öppna Malmö
TARABBAND
17.30 // MALMÖ LIVE KONSERTHUS – Kubenfoajén
Arabic music from Sweden - and even Malmö - , Tarabband has created a musical language of its own, in which the band tells stories that moves its audiences in Sweden, the Middle East and everything in between. Tarabband is based in our own Malmö, which makes us a bit extra proud, and over the 15 years and 5 album that the band has existed they have won several awards.
On stage:
Nadin Al khalidi – vocals, mandol, guitar
Filip Runesson – violin
Andreas Hourdakis – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
Cassius Lambert – base
Fredrik Gille – percussion, vocals
Valter Kinbom – percussion, vocals
Markus Nilsson – sound technician
FREE ENTRANCE
Presented by:
Malmö Live Konserthus
with support from Öppna Malmö
FOLK AND WORLD MUSIC EDUCATION 30 years
18.00 // PALLADIUM MALMÖ
Malmö Academy of Music invites you to celebrate their 30 year anniversary of the education in folk and world music.
On stage:
Students and teachers from the Malmö Academy of Music
Presented by:
Malmö Academy of Music
Palladium Malmö / Musik i Syd
IRISH SESSION – Bring your instruments!
18.30 // MALMÖ LIVE
Pick up your instrument, grab a chair and join in the Irish session! Or grab a beer and enjoy the reels, jigs, hornpipes, polkas, slides and so on from the emerald island of Ireland.
FREE ENTRANCE
Presented by:
Malmö Live Konserthus
Musik i Syd
MSO feat. ANGÉLIQUE KIDJO
19.00 // MALMÖ LIVE KONSERTHUS – Konsertsalen
World-renowned singer Angélique Kidjo has cross-pollinated the West African traditions of her childhood in Benin with elements of American R&B, funk and jazz, as well as influences from Europe and Latin America. She is a recipient of the 2023 Polar Music Prize.
This time Kidjo sings in the good company of Malmö's own Malmö Symphony Orchestra, and we dare to promise an experience out of the ordinary.
On stage:
Angélique Kidjo
Malmö Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Gast Waltzing
Presented by:
Malmö Live Konserthus
DOBRANOTCH (RUS)
19.30 // VICTORIATEATERN
Limitless mixture of Jewish klezmer, gypsy, Balkan and Russian music. Dobranotch has been touring the world for more than 20 years. Prepare for an energy that will lift the ceiling! The musicians are originally from Saint Petersburg, but now living all over Europe.
On stage:
Dmitrii Khramtsov – violin, voice
Ilia Gindin – clarinet, sax
Evgenii Lizin – big drum
Paul Milmeister – banjo
Jack Butler – tuba
Germina Gordienko – cymbalom
Presented by:
Victoriateatern
KYSTNÆRT: Floating Sofa Quartet feat. Guro Kvifte Nesheim
19.30-20.30 // MALMÖ LIVE – Kuben
For almost a decade Floating Sofa Quartet (FSQ) has been working across borders with their own take on Nordic folk music – shedding light on the shared cultural heritage of the Nordic countries and creating music that is both preserving and renewing their tradition(s).
Now FSQ joins forces with the renowned Norwegian fiddler Guro Kvifte Nesheim to take a plunge into the kindred musical traditions of the coastal regions of Norway, Sweden, Denmark & Finland!
On stage:
Floating Sofa Quartet feat. Guro Kvifte Nesheim
Presented by:
Malmö Folk
Mix Musik
