PoiL Ueda + Liliane Chlela

Druga Godba 2023 at Metelkova - Channel Zero

POIL UEDA (FR/JP)

Antoine Arnera, keyboards, vocals – Boris Cassone, guitar, vocals – Benoit Lecomte, acoustic bass – Guilhem Meier, drums, vocals – Junko Ueda, satsuma-biva (Japanese lute), vocals

Lyon’s music scene is well-known for its stunning experiments, some of which are still ringing in the ears of Druga Godba audiences. One by one, Mei Tei Sho, Pixvae and Ukandanz tore down the fence that ‘protects’ us from culture from elsewhere, replacing it with messages from the musical beyond. But perhaps no one from that city has delved deeper than avant-rock quartet PoiL. Thirteenth-century Japanese epic Heike-Monogatari? Why not. Storytelling duties are taken by the charismatic Junko Uede, singer and satsuma-biwa player, who relates dramatic episodes of universal human emotions, their Buddhist ideas of cause and effect and the transitory nature of human life. PoiL Ueda is a musical flower that will never wither.

LILIANE CHLELA (CA/LE)

Live electronic set

A producer, DJ and performer who divides her time between Montreal and Beirut, Liliane will kick off her trio of appearances at this year’s Druga Godba with a live electronic set (think: Boiler Room) in a space that has, over the years, hosted some of the festival’s greatest nights. Powerful, mystery-laden beats to propel you full force into the night.

Druga Godba 2023 at Metelkova: Damon Locks & Ken Vandermark + ESINAM & Sibusile Xaba + PoiL Ueda + Teis Semey Quintet + Spiral Mind + Liliane Chlela (live DJ set)

Klub Gromka + Gala Hala Summer Garden + Channel Zero: 6 pm to midnight

Druga Godba returns to Metelkova with a mini marathon of six concerts across three stages. Brand new musical adventures from four continents.

39th International Druga Godba Festival | 22–30 May 2023, Ljubljana

BCUC (ZA) / DAMON LOCKS & KEN VANDERMARK (US) / ESINAM & SIBUSILE XABA (BE/ZA) / FAIZAL MOSTRIXX (UG) / HARI VIDERCI (AT) / HARMELOGIC (SI) / KADINELIA (GR) / KIKI (SI) / LA CHICA (FR/VE) / LILIANE CHLELA (CA/LE) / MARIZA (PT) / MERIDIAN BROTHERS (CO) / RAÜL REFREE & MARIA MAZZOTTA (ES/IT) / POIL UEDA (FR/JP) / SPIRAL MIND (SI) / SUDAN ARCHIVES (US) / TARTA RELENA (ES) / TEIS SEMEY QUINTET (DK/NL) / VIEUX FARKA TOURE (ML) / ZAJTRK (SI)

FESTIVAL TICKET

EUR 48* (special pre-sale)

*while stocks last, limited number of tickets available

EUR 57 (ordinary pre-sale)