Sweden Makes Music

Export Music Sweden and the Consulate General of Sweden in NYC presents a free music festival with live performances this weekend.  

  • Sweden Makes Music 2015

  • Come out to Baby's All Right, 146 Broadway (at Bedford Avenue) in Williamsburg, Brooklyn to meet and listen to the sounds of the newest and brightest stars of Swedish music. The evening starts at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, December 8 for this Swedish music festival. Get in free with your RSVP: https://sweden-makes-music-2015.confetti.events/ and see the following performers live:

  • Stockholm based Export Music Sweden was founded by the music industry to help artists, musicians and labels based in Sweden promote their music abroad.

  • Zhala
    Zhala was the very first artist signed to Robyn’s own label Konichiwa Records. She was nominated for a Swedish Grammy at age 11 and has also toured with Lykke Li. She dropped an internationally acclaimed video and her self-titled first album, Zhala, earlier this year. https://play.spotify.com/artist/2vI70V5Tc6jB3d2uzb2UEA

  • XOV
    XOV (Damian Ardestani) has had a remarkable life journey and is one of Sweden’s most promising emerging artists. He has been championed by Lorde, who picked his single “Animal” for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 soundtrack, and last summer he released his highly anticipated debut album, Wild. https://play.spotify.com/artist/58jXqrbY8mAk006MNu3NCv

  • Duvchi
    Duvchi's celebrated single ”Turtleduvs” landed on the Dazed & Confused Top Songs of 2011 and was voted Song of the Year by Swedish Radio P3. Since then, he's collaborated with acts such as Rebecca & Fiona, Lorentz, Adam Tensta and Lo-Fi-Fnk, and recently dropped his first full-length album, With The World. https://play.spotify.com/artist/0Pv1zES3REvZ4OuYrW2tGc

  • Silvana Imam
    Silvana Imam is a Swedish rapper and member of the hip hop collective RMH. She is signed to Sebastian Ingrosso’s Refune Records and known for her music as well as her social and political activism. She was on a promo tour of the U.S. last spring and featured on Sirius XM’s influential radio show Sway In The Morning. https://play.spotify.com/artist/14vNE9iqS5eGAL6OogiN8g

  • André Laos
    André Laos hails from Gothenburg, is part of the Swedish trio DNKL and just dropped his second EP on the New York label Let’s Play House. His blend of funk, deep house and techno has quickly enchanted dance floors around the world. https://play.spotify.com/artist/4cHxbCPy0isughT8fZdvdi

  • The event, which is co-produced with Export Music Sweden and curated by Grandins Flying Circus, will also feature DJ sets by Jenny Seth, Miriam Brundin, Love Lagerberg and Peter Björklund.

  • Read our earlier Premium feature on the Swedish Electronic Music Miracle Where did Max Martin, Swedish House Mafia and Aviici come from ..?