Between border-crossing and classic jazz: listen to the most exciting female* artists.

Female* Artists

Yarima Blanco Y Son Latino

Vocals

Trumpet

Guitar

Bass

Percussion

Yarima Blanco is an outstanding Tres Cubano player and one of the few outside of Cuba to master this unique three-stringed instrument. With her own septet, Son Latino, she combines various Cuban styles with Latin American influences. Her electrifying performances showcase not only her impressive technique on the tres, but also her powerful voice and charisma. Blanco perfected her skills during several years of study in Cuba and quickly became a sought-after artist, also making waves on the international jazz scene with the orchestra ANACAONA. Pancho Amat, international master of the tres cubanos, describes Blanco&#x27;s talent as exceptional. Before and after the concert DJ Saltho invites you to dance.

Marie Krüttli Trio

Piano

Drum Kit

The Marie Krüttli Trio impresses, is exciting, colourful and daring. With a mature tone, clear aesthetics and beguiling virtuosity, the Swiss woman manoeuvres herself and her band colleagues through intricate rhythms and interwoven chains of chords. The melodies shimmer groovily, the players appear charming and with a lot of enigmatic wit, always deeply rooted in the European piano tradition and influenced by the sound ideals of Stravinsky and Debussy.

Evelinn Trouble Orchestra

Violin

Viola

Cello

Evelinn Trouble

One year after her fifth studio album &quot;Longing Fever&quot; won the &#x27;Indie Suisse Album Of The Year Award&#x27;, Evelinn Trouble is back on tour with her band. Evelinn Trouble, known for her creative restlessness, her virtuoso voice and her idiosyncratic songwriting has added an exciting pop work to her discography with &quot;Longing Fever&quot; - a break with her psychedelic era but still unmistakably Trouble. It&#x27;s an exciting album that traverses highs and lows with fervour, ranging from Beatlesque love songs to euphoric melodies buoyed by distorted hip-hop. Unexpectedly, new sounds of string instruments join the otherwise dark sound universe of the singer: a string trio expands the band to the &quot;Evelinn Trouble Orchestra&quot;.

Asmâa Hamzaoui & Bnat Timbouktou

Qraqeb

Asmâa Hamzaoui and Bnat Timbouktou (the daughters of Timbuktu) represent a new generation of young women Gnawa performers, breaking new ground in a traditionally patriarchal realm. Asmâa Hamzaoui assimilated the Gnawa musical tradition from a young age through her father, renowned musician Rachid Hamzaoui, learning to play the guembri (three-string lute) from an early age and later accompanying him at celebrations. She formed Bnat Timbuktu in 2012, gradually winning over audiences, until their breakthrough invitation to the Gnaoua Festival of Essaouira in 2017. Their taboo-busting performance, and jamming with Fatoumata Diawara, won them invitations to major festivals in Europe and the USA, even without a recording to their name. Asmâa still comes up against opposition from some Gnawa traditionalists but as she says: “They can talk, but here I am working and they’re just talking.”

Yàbas

Yàbas, a project consisting of the musicians, composers and performers Anna Tréa, Dandara Modesto and Jabú Morales, are the holders of this year&#x27;s Solar Festival Artist Residency. The three of them bring a colourful palette to the stage, focusing on the fusion of synthesizers, guitars and voices with Brazilian pop and folk rhythms. With a repertoire consisting of their own songs and new interpretations, they take the audience on a historical journey through rhythmic traditions and oral traditions of African reminiscences to their musical influences in Brazil today. Told from the women&#x27;s point of view, Yàbas underline the historical position of Brazilian women as a fundamental link in the chain of cultural transmission.

Ester Poly

WET WET WET

For admission, all guests need a valid Covid certificate from Switzerland or EU (QR code) for vaccinated, tested or recovered persons and an official ID card (ID, passport or driver&#x27;s license). The detailed admission rules are listed here: https://www.moods.club/en/program/admission-rules-covid/ The duo Ester Poly comprises Martina Berther on electro-bass from Zurich and Béatrice Graf on drums from Geneva. Their music moves between Psychedelic Rock, Punk and New Wave with political and socio-critical song texts. Since the foundation in 2013 the duo has played over 160 concerts in Switzerland and abroad, from big club and festival stages to small DIY gigs. On their second album, «WET», (release on 20. August 2021 on the Swiss label Hummus Records) the two musicians now expand the possibility of the bass + drum tandem with unforeseen sounds and influences from improvised music. The result of the mix is a freshly squeezed Ester-Poly juice with a bitter socio-critical aftertaste.

Dandara - Estrangeira

Poetic, strong: with her voice and body, songstress Dandara lends expression to modern Brazilian music. On her album «Estrangeira» she sings from a femaie perspective about migration, expulsion and identity. She presente her experiences live on the Moods stage in collaboration with Flo Reichle (drums), Juninho Ibituruna (percussion), Rodrigo Avanera (bass) and Philipp Schlotter (keyboards). For admission, all guests need a valid Covid certificate from Switzerland or EU (QR code) for vaccinated, tested or recovered persons and an official ID card (ID, passport or driver&#x27;s license). The detailed admission rules are listed here: https://www.moods.club/en/program/admission-rules-covid/ Supported by SüdKulturFonds

Big Zis

Keyboards

Elina Duni - Rob Luft - Fred Thomas

"Lost Ships"

During Elina Duni&#x27;s Moods Carte Blanche in February, visitors to Moods were able to get their first taste of her current cooperation with Rob Luft – the rising star of the booming London Jazz scene. His original and cheerful sound is the perfect complement to Elina&#x27;s singing. Some intensive months later and the new album «Lost Ships» is in the starting blocks and will be released in November on ECM. Before the CD goes on sale, Elina Duni and Rob Luft – together with the drummer Fred Thomas – take the audience on a journey through the new songs. The playlist ranges from timeless jazz ballads, French Chansons to Irish-American folk. http://elinaduni.com/?lang=de www.facebook.com/elinadunimusic/

Andrina Bollinger

Finale

Julie Campiche Quartet

Saxophon

«Onkalo»

There are tracks which create a unique and gripping atmosphere, right from the first tone. «Flash Info» from the Julie Campiche Quartet is one example. All four musicians deploy electronic effects and thus create a fragile yet powerful soundscape, where composition and improvisation keep the scales in balance. In the process, the music provides ample room to breathe and generates impressive tonal contrasts. Julie Campiche&#x27;s musical language is characterised by the big questions of her generation: the huge quantities of radioactive waste, multi-media stimulus satiation and the search for identity in a digital age. February sees the release of her album «Onkalo», and the evening in Moods celebrates its launch.

Maya Kamaty

With a blend of electronic elements, the typical island percussion and string instruments and the poetic Creole sound, Maya Kamaty effectively re-invents the music of La Réunion island. Yet, she never actually wanted to become a musician. It all began when she was studying in France and became homesick that she started writing songs, then mixed the French Chanson tradition with influences from La Réunion and subsequently began to introduce more electronics into her music. The result is a fascinating equilibrium between local and global, between acoustic and electronic, between the past and the future.

Hannah Williams & The Affirmations

Trombone

What a singer! With her powerful voice, the Brit Hannah Williams soon takes you under her spell. She became known to music fans around the world when the Hip-Hop superstar Jay-Z sampled her spectacular song «Late Nights &amp; Heartbreak» for his album in 2017. With her band The Affirmations, she now presents her new album «50 Foot Woman» (2019), on which she blends Soul from the 60’s with elements of Funk and Rock into a groovy whole. Those who like Beth Ditto or Aretha Franklin should certainly not miss this concert!

Liniker E Os Caramelows

Flute

Liniker e os Caramelows are a celebration of life, colourful and open. With her charismatic performance, her distinctive soul voice and her humorous play with identities, Liniker, the Afro-Brasilian transgender songstress has within a few years ascended to become an icon of Brasilian contra-culture. Together with her band, OS Caramelows, she is without doubt one of the most exciting musical acts that Sao Paolo, the metropole of millions, currently has to offer. They blend Brasilian Soul with the heritage of Musica Popular Brasileira. The result is a definitely more intensive, danceable sound, sometimes sensitive, other times energetic. The rhythmical diversity ranges from powerful horns, rock elements and flute funk. One does not need to understand Portuguese in order to be completely taken by the show’s many extraordinary dimensions. Supported by SüdKulturFonds

Malia

«Ripples»

The songstress from East African Malawi was always a moving story teller. Yet stylistically Malia has always changed and developed further. Following the Nina-Simone-Album «Black Orchid» or the later «Malawi Blues», which combined the traditional Kwela sounds of her homeland with earthy blues, the Echo prize winner has now released her new jazz album «Ripples». The songs are radically reworked and newly arranged numbers from her 14-year-old album «Echoes of Dreams». Empathetically accompanied by pianist Alexandre Saada and his arrangements for a string trio, the songs move from playful pop-jazz to a sound drenched in blues and soul which, more than ever, feature the strength of her voice. «Sometimes in life one gets a second chance to set things straight», says Malia about the motives to newly fathom out the echoes of her dreams in a musical manner: «Today, many of my song texts have a much deeper meaning for me and I have noticed a strong inner drive to redefine these with my current experience, even including the difficult phases of my life that I survived.»

Rhoda Scott Lady Quartet

Pipe Organ

«The Happy Birthday Tour!»

A load of female power to start the season! «We free Queens» (2017) is the name of the new album, with which the legendary organ queen Rhoda Scott this year celebrates her 80th birthday. The «Barefoot Lady» will be accompanied by three powerful French musicians; together the Lady Quartet moves between Hard Bop, Soul, Blues and Gospel. A delightfully cheerful female band that bubbles with energy!

Sheila Jordan & Big Band der Hochschule Luzern

The «First Lady of Bebop» meets up with Swiss Jazz new blood: this Spring The Big Band of the Hochschule Luzern is underway with Sheila Jordan. Meanwhile 90 years old, the jazz songstress is known for her scat singing, spontaneous text improvisation and sensitive song interpretations, which she presents with captivating expression. As personal friend and stage partner of Charlie Parker and George Gruntz, there is probably no one else better equipped to rejuvenate the heritage of these two jazz legends, together with the Big Band der Hochschule Luzern.

Fatima Dunn – One Woman Orchestra

«Birds and Bones»

A clear-glass voice meets up with a warm Cello sound: it could be kitschy, but it isn’t. With the help of a loop station, Fatima Dunn creates a sonic world that comprises rhythmic baselines, string harmonies, integrated sounds and powerful singing. Sometimes lyrical and tender, then again intensive and challenging, Fatima sings of dreams, longing and the ephemeral. Stylistically, their current album «Birds and Bones» (2017) can be categorized between Blues, Folk and Pop. The concert will be accompanied by video projection by the artiste from Luzern, Mirjam von Ow.

Marena Whitcher und Ensemble

Clarinet

Lilly Martin

«Minetta»

Powerful big-city Blues, a rough voice and an intimate charm - this is what Lilly Martin and her band stand for. Thanks to her apperances with Philipp Fankhauser, Michael Bublé, Ellis Hall and Polo Hofer, for a long time she has not only been a name only on the Soul scene. Lilly, whos has settled in Switzerland, also drew attention to herself as a Vocal Coach in Swiss television. The new album «Minetta» clearly illustrates why the this woman from New York with Cuban roots acquired international recognition so quickly: she sings Blues with passion, Soul with sensuousness. The songs are influenced by personal stories from her urban background in Minetta Street, New York, where she grew up.

Female* Artists

Most viewed Female* Artists

Evelinn Trouble Orchestra

Evelinn Trouble

Yarima Blanco Y Son Latino

Marie Krüttli Trio

Big Zis

Julie Campiche Quartet

«Onkalo»

Maya Kamaty

Lilly Martin

«Minetta»

Yàbas

Ester Poly

WET WET WET

All Female* Artists

Yarima Blanco Y Son Latino

Marie Krüttli Trio

Evelinn Trouble Orchestra

Evelinn Trouble

Asmâa Hamzaoui & Bnat Timbouktou

Yàbas

Ester Poly

WET WET WET

Dandara - Estrangeira

Big Zis

Elina Duni - Rob Luft - Fred Thomas

"Lost Ships"

Andrina Bollinger

Finale

Julie Campiche Quartet

«Onkalo»

Maya Kamaty

Hannah Williams & The Affirmations

Liniker E Os Caramelows

Malia

«Ripples»

Rhoda Scott Lady Quartet

«The Happy Birthday Tour!»

Sheila Jordan & Big Band der Hochschule Luzern

Fatima Dunn – One Woman Orchestra

«Birds and Bones»

Marena Whitcher und Ensemble

Lilly Martin

«Minetta»

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