5 artists/bands you don't want to miss in 2021/22

Available in concert

By Eric E. van Monckhoven Music4You.nu Live Music With Roots ( Vip-Booking.com member) Live Music With Roots

World/Folk/Jazz

At MUSIC4YOU we strive to bring you exciting independent artists/bands with a unique flair between tradition and innovation.

From Italy to Finland, through Belgium and , from protest folk/pop to indie folk, trad folk, chamber folk, nordic folk, there is a whole world of contemporary sounds your audience would be happy to discover.

We are here to serve you.

Eric E. van Monckhoven [email protected] www.music4you.nu +39 3312068969 World/Pop

LUCA BASSANESE (It) The Italian Manu Chao

'' Standing ovation for the minstrel, activist, poet and musician Luca Bassanese who slays austerity by summoning Trans-alpine fanfares and tarantellas in a grand Fellini operetta."

Since 2006 Similar: Fabrizio de André, Manu Chao, Goran Bregovitch 12 albums - 80 000 followers(FB) Highlights: Sziget, Paléo festival, Esperanzah, Eurofonik, Festival Dranouter, Fete de l'Europe, Festival de la Canson Mediterranea, Le Cabaret Sauvage, Vienna City Hall, etc. Available in Europe (trio, quartet, with La Piccola Orchestra Popolare) Folk/ Nordic Urban

TSUUMI SOUND SYSTEM (Fi) Folk roller coaster with a jazz twist

'One of Finnish most influential folk bands . I cannot imagine them getting any more tighter or more exciting. The energy is all there, plus an excellent combination of Finnish music with a rock steady rhythm section.'

Since 2007 4 albums (New live album to be released in 2021) Highlights: BBC Live Sessions, Womex, Guinnes Irish Fest, Montelago Celtic Fest, Helsinki Music House, Lotus Festival, Eurofonik, Victoria Theater, Viljandi Fest, Folkelarm, Malta World Music Fest, VEF Palace, Shetland Festival, MOI Stockholm, etc. Folk/Chamber

WOR (Be) Back to the 1780s

"Flemish-speaking Belgian band Wör have added invention to their brew. They are reviving forgotten tunes from the past. The drones, whether from the or bagpipes, allow the airy tones of the saxophones to soar, and the entire band exuberantly locks into these rarely-heard rhythms with their earthy pulse. "

Since 2014 2 albums (New album to be released in Fall 2020) Highlights: Festival Dranouter, Vienna Concert Hall, Theatre de Cornouaille, Sunfest, CA, Folk Holidays, Shetland Folk Fest, London Folk Festival, etc. Folk/Power Trad

DE TEMPS ANTAN (Qc) Quebec's "joie-de-vivre"

"These folk veterans (La Bottine Souriante) know how to turn your evening in a great party at the sound of Quebec's trad folk. Exciting, fun and festive."

Since 2007

4 albums (including one with folk legend band Le Vent du Nord) Highlights: Festitrad, The Stables, Derby Folk, Winnipeg / Edmonton /Regina Folk, Fests, Queen's Hall, Cambridge Folk, etc. Folk/ Indie Pop

ROSIER (Qc) formerly Les Poules à Colin

"For a decade, this young band from Quebec toured internationally under the name Les Poules à colin (Europe, , Australia, Africa). They changed their name but the romantic ballads, gorgeous vocal harmonies, dancing tunes, fresh energy, are still there. The other face of Quebec's folk."

Since 2009 4 albums - Various music awards - New release: Fall 2020 Highlights: BBC Live, Folk Alliance, Bardentreffen, Itinerari Folk, Vancouver Folk, Montreal Pop, 35 dates in Autralia, etc. By Eric E. van Monckhoven

International Booking Music4you.nu [email protected] +39 3312068969

Availability 2021/22

LUCA BASSANESE - All year/World - Tour in Benelux May 2021 TSUUMI SOUND SYSTEM - All year/World WOR - All year/Europe (except UK, Germany, Benelux, Austria) ======DE TEMPS ANTAN - February 2022/Europe (except UK, France) ROSIER - April 2021 /Europe (except Germany, Austria, France, Benelux, CH, UK, Ireland) ======SPECIAL BOOKINGS - FALL 2021 BALTIC/NORDIC COUNTRIES:

MARINA SATTI & FONES (World/Urban Pop)

ANTONIO LIZANA QUINTET (Jazz/Flamenco)

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