The Sónar Festival invades the two Nordic cities
The reasons to get on a plane and embark on a trip in the middle of February can be limitless. But we give you one of weight, if yours is pathological melomania: traveling through festivals. The world of Sónar always gives us the excuse: last November we announced the Latin dates São Paulo, Buenos Aires, Santiago de Chile and Bogotá; now we encourage you to travel to the north of the north in search of avant-garde sounds, to Reykjavik and Stockholm ; and in June we will remind you that Barcelona is the place to be. Sonar, friends, is Traveler.
PARTY in the Nordic cold
** REYKJAVIK SONAR **
Three days of Icelandic electronica start today. AND SO THEY WILL SOUND.
In addition to concerts, Sónar spreads its wings towards debate, reflection and the future of music: this is the Sonar + D and these are some of the activities that you should not miss.
Reykjavik Do It Yourself
- Learn how a vinyl is made
Iceland, as an island, has lived at its own pace, often marked (unfairly) by the demands and shipments of other countries. The Vinyll company was the first company to rebel: enough of waiting for the shipment of vinyl from the rest of the world, we believe our own. In this edition of Sónar Reykjavík, he will be in charge of giving a 'master class' in the art of vinyl. How is it born, how does it sound? Music craft.
- Build an organ
Goldsmithing, crafts and music. ** Björgvin Tómasson ** is the only inhabitant of Iceland who is dedicated to building organs. In the electronic party there is also room for local products and love for tradition. With his own hands, Tómasson was the creator of the organ that Björk presented at her MoMA exhibition. You can see a replica of Gamelest (as the artist named her new instrument) at Sónar + D in Reykjavík, as well as learn from one of the best organists in the world.
More than listening to music: talk about it
- Women in music
In an eminently male world such as that of music, female voices have always been, are and will be. In this edition of Sonar Reykjavik , the greats of the world of electronics meet to make visible and make people think. Ellen Allien, DJ Yamaho, Salka Sol, Courtes and will be the speakers, moderated by The Black Madonna.
*Stay: Hótel Borg , art deco style and musical essence. Traveler Tip : it is worth staying in one of its Junior Suites. And do not miss his restaurant: the lamb, cooked in the traditional Icelandic way, gives off a peculiar aroma of herbs and berries from the island. A perfect meat pleasure to fill you with energy. here they started The Sugarcubes , Björk's band: do you want any more reasons?
Here they played for the first time The Sugarcubes
STOCKHOLM SONAR
On February 26 and 27, the Swedish capital will vibrate with electronic bases and Nordic sounds. An appetizer:
*Stay: **Skeppsholmen**. In some old military barracks of the Swedish navy; In an island; in the center of Stockholm. It is the culmination of design, reuse of spaces and minimalism . Perfect, both for its central location and for the idyllic location: isolated but hyperconnected (and next to the Museum of Architecture and the Swedish Museum of Modern Art)
Stay on an island in central Stockholm
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