Then we can look back on another weekend with good music, good atmosphere and not least; a good audience of all ages!
On Thursday afternoon , Sidiki Camara and Tundra Electro were responsible for the weekend's first concerts. The former's concert was in the genre that has made Sidiki Camara a leader in its field, namely a modernized twist on West African Manding music, while Tundra Electro 's music has its origins in powerful yoik, mixed with electronics, improvisation and Indian classical music.
Friday night started with a real bang, and at one point you had a feeling that you were witnessing a musical breakthrough at a cool "brownstone" underground club in New York! This is thanks to the rapper "Phats", who had an exclusive debut on his new alternative music project.
The evening should prove to offer several surprises when the Oslo boy and former Mela photographer, Ousu Leigh , gave us a taste of the new sound he has spent much of 2020 developing.
After two impressive acts, an in-house DJ in DJ Martin Bjørnersen himself (who by the way did a fantastic job in tying the evening together), it was time for Ol'Burger Beats & Vuyo , the rap-jazz duo who have managed to form their own domain in the ever-growing hip-hop diaspora.
After two evenings with a high tempo, Saturday could offer two concert experiences where you could really be enchanted by the musicians' ability to awaken all the senses! Whether it was LILJA and her band that portrayed her many musical journeys to all corners of the world, which had resulted in song titles and melodies that she had picked up along the way. Or if it was the Harpreet Bansal Band , which gave us a taste of how her musical background in North Indian music traditions, naturally blends with Andreas Bratlie 's tabla, Adrian Fiskum 's bass, Vojtech Prochazka 's harmonium and David Afsari-Rad on sand.
Sunday was dedicated to the very youngest, and the weekend's family performance was "The Rolling Pumpkin" with Mehda Zolfaqari in the lead role, and Ali Alaei as musician.