Five artists from Iceland, Denmark, Finland, Sweden and Norway brought Nordic folk, electronic music and experimental sounds to Berlin’s Kesselhaus. Logo by The Sound of Courage There is a particular kind of silence that only happens when an audience is completely engaged. At the Kesselhaus in Berlin on September 27, people sat closely together while others stood at the back, unable to find a seat. The room was full but quiet. Some had come alone. Most of the audience appeare

What would a music industry look like if gender equality were not merely an aspiration, but a reality? That question sits at the heart of "The Sound of Courage – Music and Equality in the Nordic Countries", an exhibition at Felleshus, the publicly accessible community house of the Nordic Embassies in Berlin. The exhibition brings together artists, initiatives and projects from across the Nordic region to examine gender equality in music and the people working to make the indu

Our final day at Pop-Kultur Festival Berlin takes us from hypnotic folk-inspired sounds and meditative performance art to intimate German pop and a packed Kesselhaus. Visual by Pop-Kultur Festival Our final day at Pop-Kultur started quietly. The Frannz Garten was already filled with people when Yael Dagon & Àbáse began their Co-Creation Residency performance, but the atmosphere remained remarkably calm. People stood close to the stage, while others sat on chairs and beer benc