Roskilde Festival
Photography by Christian Hjorth
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| Country and Region | Denmark — Zealand |
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| Type of Festival | Music |
| Location of Festival | Roskilde, Zealand, Denmark |
| Festival Contact Information | Roskilde Festival |
| Festival Description | Multiple stages, both open-air and tented music concerts. The artists deliver great and joyful experiences on both small and large stages, and the festival guests often leave the concerts with more than what they expected. Roskilde Festival has a fantastic audience who simply have an interest in all different types of music. The festival is innovative and continues to present young talent of today and tomorrow. The trademark of Roskilde Festival is, and continues to be — unpredictable, progressive and experimental — combined with a small amount of predictability and ‘polishedness’. Each year, Roskilde Festival donates any profits from the festival to humanitarian and cultural purposes. In addition to humanitarian causes the festival is on the leading edge of ecological awareness through its greening program. |
| Festival Dates | June 29 - July 7, 2013 |
| Festival Links | http://www.roskilde-festival.dk/ |
Festival Events:
Artist feature 2013:
- Mokoomba (Zimbabwe)
- Formed in 2007, Mokoomba is made up of six Zimbabwean dudes, hailing from Victoria Falls. The locals are part of a minority group, which speaks Tonga, different to the nation’s main languages. Yet their music has brought together so many disparate nationalities, in the players and in the songs, that the 2012 LP, Rising Tide, is a very African album.
Mokoomba create a distinct hybrid of modern and traditional sounds, embracing Latin rhythms along the way. Lead singer Mathias Muzaza was born to Angolan and Zambian parents and gathered together the songs and sounds of southern Africa through his travels. Guitarist Trustworth Samende helps flesh out the music with lines reminiscent of Oliver Mtukudzi. Abundance Matori is on bass, Donald Moyo is on keys, Ndaba Coster Moyo is on drums and Miti Mugande on percussion. All of the players sing backing vocals. It was in 2008 when the group was launched to fame on the back of a stellar performance at the Music Crossroads InterRegional Festival in Malawi. Mokoomba recorded a debut album Kweseka, and undertook a European tour in 2009, to strong notices, necessitating a return in the following year. The celebrated Manou Gallo (The Ivory Coast) produced the album Rising Tide, which made many Best Of 2012 lists. She also played keyboards and brought in more than a dozen guest musos. The challenge for the members of Mokoomba now is to maintain their energy and a true band sound, without being too influenced by outsiders. - For additional information visit
http://www.facebook.com/mokoomba
http://www.mokoomba.com/
- Formed in 2007, Mokoomba is made up of six Zimbabwean dudes, hailing from Victoria Falls. The locals are part of a minority group, which speaks Tonga, different to the nation’s main languages. Yet their music has brought together so many disparate nationalities, in the players and in the songs, that the 2012 LP, Rising Tide, is a very African album.
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- Grant Dull, co-founder of Zizek DJ Collective
http://kadmusarts.com/podcasts/?p=935
- Grant Dull, co-founder of Zizek DJ Collective
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