Yalla Miku (Switzerland/Eritrea)
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| free admission |
| Duration: 90 min |
| Ground Floor, Schlüter Courtyard |
| Belongs to: Durchlüften 2026 |
Yalla Miku is a Geneva-based collective weaving together post-kraut grooves, mutant folklore and electronic trance with musical traditions from the Horn of Africa. At the heart of the band are the krar (a five-or-six stringed bowl-shaped lyre from Ethiopia and Eritrea) of Samuel Ades Tesfagergsh, the bass of Louise Knobil, the percussion of Cyril Bondi, the electronics of Emma Souharce and Cyril Yeterian’s distinctive “UFO banjo,” creating a dense, rhythmic sound that moves freely between post-punk, Afrofunk, dub and krautrock. The Project was founded by Cyril Yeterian— who also runs the influential Geneva label and record store Bongo Joe.
Their new album 2, released on Bongo Joe Records, continues the adventurous spirit of their 2023 debut. With its shifting line-up and collective ethos, the band embodies the restless creativity of Geneva’s underground scene — where traditions, migration stories and experimental sounds collide on the dance floor.
Yalla Miku (@yallamiku) • Instagram profile
2, by Yalla Miku on Bandcamp
Yalla Miku – Asmazate (Live on KEXP) on YouTube