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Clandestino Program 2019

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clan dest ino 6-9 junE 2019

It’s always shocking to notice how the void we’ve been filling in the cultural scene has not shrunken, but has instead expanded during all the years we’ve been around. This regardless of how many actors cast their gaze beyond the cultural mainstream and its focus on the marketable bling bling that permeates the music industry. Time speaks clearly. People ask us how we find all the unique artists who perform at the festival. Do we travel the world searching high and low? Do we have secret agents working for us in the far reaches of the world?The truth is more that they come to us. Every day our inbox

is filled with tips about artists who would be a good match for our program. The hard part is to choose, especially when we don’t draw any borders to geography, music style, or even the form of alternative expressions that exist outside the radar.One thing makes it easier. While the mainstream continues to produce artists that neither the industry nor consumers admire—let alone love— we do the opposite. This year we also have help from two of Sweden’s most influential artists doing the selection: Mariam The Believer and El Perro Del Mar.

Besides a four-day long festival program that takes place at different venues in Gothenburg, we’ve arranged a series of club and concert evenings to look forward to over the spring and summer—and who knows what will happen this fall. There is a rumour we’ll continue to arrange a program of talks in the spirit of James Baldwin. He was a good friend with Nina Simone, Miles Davis, and many other influential artists. What makes them into unique artists is just what gives us reason to activate their legacy in our present time. I love you baby, but I can’t stand your dirty ways.


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