This is not the first film about this fascinating person. But Uta Pilling is anything but a glamorous star. Instead of...
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Month: June 2022
Veteran of the scene Rainer Zellner in retirement
by folker redaktion | Jun 27, 2022
This is what Music-Contact boss Rainer Zellner announced when asked by folker. He has been running the Tübingen-based agency for 34 years,...
Read more ...Klezmer in the Balkans
by Matti Goldschmidt | Jun 25, 2022
When talking about the music of the Balkans, one of the first associations that comes to mind for many, besides brass music and the music of the Roma...
Read more ...Ablaye Cissoko
by Martina Zimmermann | Jun 24, 2022
Saint Louis, Senegal. The huge neck of the kora, soaring in the blue stage light, is larger than the virtuoso...
Read more ...French music digital
by folker redaktion | 22 Jun 2022
The Association d'Etude, de Promotion et d'Enseignement des Musiques Traditionnelles des Pays de France (A.E.P.E.M.) is a...
Read more ...Tamara Obrovac
by Guido Diesing | Jun 10, 2022
folker presents: The image of the two chairs between which someone sits is far from enough for Tamara Obrovac....
Read more ...Annette Degenhardt
by folker redaktion | 9 Jun 2022
At the beginning of May 2022, the daughter of Martin and Gertrude Degenhardt and niece of the singer-songwriter Franz Josef Degenhardt died...
Read more ...Jens Kommnick
by Udo Hinz | 1 Jun 2022
Jens Kommnick is a poet on the acoustic guitar. He gives melodies and sounds their space. His solo guitar playing is...
Read more ...Richard Wagner & the Klezmer BandÂ
by Matti Goldschmidt | Jun 30, 2022
A native of Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine, currently under siege by Russian invading forces, Gurzhy arrived in 1995 as a...
Read more ...International Cultural Exchange Freiburg
by folker redaktion | Jun 27, 2022
Preparations for the International Kulturbörse Freiburg (IKF) 2023 are in full swing. In mid-July already, the...
Read more ..."Rendezvous Chanson" in the ARD Audio Library
by folker redaktion | 13 Jun 2022
"Ami(e)s de la bonne chanson!" This is how radio presenter Gerd Heger greets listeners every Tuesday on SR 2 Kulturradio...
Read more ...FEMUA 14
by Martina Zimmermann | 9 Jun 2022
"Magic In The Air. The show takes place on stage, but also in the audience of the huge festival area. Everyone sings...
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