Since 2012, singer Rosemary Standley and cellist Dom La Nena have collaborated in Birds on a Wire, reimagining songs from rock, Baroque and Brazilian repertoires. Staged by Étienne Saglio, the duo weaves delicate vocal lines and cello textures into spare, folk-baroque arrangements that highlight emotional fragility and elegiac intimacy. Their repertoire — from Tom Waits and Bob Dylan to Barbara and Jacques Brel — is transformed into a dreamy, restrained soundscape where silence and resonance shape a haunting, poetic journey.

Swiss singer-songwriter NNAVY delivers a velvet-smooth voice and a neo-soul sound that blends R&B, soul and jazz. Her intimate phrasing and warm, magnetic timbre transform sparse arrangements into glowing, emotionally charged moments. Having supported artists such as Lionel Richie and Arlo Parks and gathered millions of streams, she draws an attentive international audience. On stage her radiant presence anchors each song, moving between hushed tenderness and soulful intensity to create a confessional, late-night atmosphere.

Formed in 1998 in Sonoma, California, Groundation is a leading voice in progressive roots reggae. The band blends deep reggae rhythms with jazz-inflected harmonies, driven by soulful vocal arrangements, hypnotic melodies and complex polyrhythms. Since the breakthrough with Hebron Gate (2002), produced by Jim Fox, Groundation has released eleven albums and collaborated with Jamaican legends. Their evolving line-up sustains a warm, meditative stage presence that balances improvisation with composed richness.

Four singers weave vibrant polyphonies supported by percussive footwork and hand rhythms. La Mòssa draws on vocal traditions from Italy, Réunion, Spain, Occitania, Sweden and Venezuela to build a contemporary choral tapestry. Their creations give voice to memory, freedom and urgent narratives of the present, combining rhythmic drive and intimate storytelling. The result is a fervent, immersive vocal performance that explores social and emotional landscapes through layered harmonies and dynamic energy.

HENGE deliver a space-rock spectacle that blends rave energy and progressive-rock textures. Since arriving seven years ago the band has earned acclaim — two albums, extensive touring and a Best Live Act award — and their performances feel at once exuberant and slightly uncanny. Propulsive rhythms, swirling textures and playful theatricality create an immersive, joyous atmosphere that oscillates between subversion and warmth, broadcasting a message of hope that leaves audiences amused and exhilarated.

Geneva-born drummer and composer Arthur Hnatek, recipient of the Swiss Music Prize 2022, presents Adrift as an audiovisual performance created with Berlin-based visual artist 2ms. The work probes the boundaries between electronic music, improvisation and contemporary rhythmic research, pairing acoustic drumming with shimmering electronic textures. Projected imagery and responsive sound design unfold in layered, evolving dialogues that move from sparse, intimate moments to dense, rhythmic surges, shaping a cinematic, immersive atmosphere.