A celebration of sound
Le Guess Who? returns to Utrecht from November 6th–9th. For four days, the festival takes over the city with performances in music venues, theaters, churches, canal cellars, and clubs.
Dining at EKKO during Le Guess Who (5:00–8:00 PM)
During Le Guess Who?, Peckish will be serving up all kinds of creative dishes on Friday and Saturday between 5:00 and 8:00 PM. On the menu: fried coconut rice with pork belly or tofu (€17.50/€16.50), a lamb burger with Szechuan-lemon mayo (€15.50), a “thousand-layer” sandwich with Szechuan-style eggplant (€10.50), and plenty of sides to choose from. Reservations are optional. Even if you don’t have a Le Guess Who? wristband, you’re very welcome to join us!
About this year’s program:
The line-up includes, among others, Ghanaian legend Ata Kak who takes the stage with his new album, his first new work since 1994. Rizwan-Muazzam Qawwali, nephews of qawwali master Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, will present a series of performances during a three-day residency. Curator Tianzhuo Chen and dancer/choreographer Siko Setyanto will present the multidisciplinary performance Moyang 先祖 & Seaman 漁師. Nicolás Jaar is collaborating with Pakistani-American artist Ali Sethi, blending traditional South Asian melodies with electronics. Lebanese artists Jad Atoui, Anthony Sahyoun, and Sandy Chamoun will present Ghadr غدر, a project fusing electronics with vocals rooted in classical Arabic music. Iggor Cavalera, co-founder of Sepultura, and Attila Csihar (Void ov Voices) will perform together for the first time. The Italian musician Daniela Pes and composer and producer IOSONOUNCANE will present a special, completely new collaboration.
Also on the program: Colombian artist Lido Pimienta; drone legends SUNN O))); Jamaican roots reggae group The Congos; gyrofield, a rising star in electronic music; DIY noise rock band Unwound; musician and visual artist Lonnie Holley; Berlin-based DJ and producer Objekt; saxophonist, poet, and activist Alabaster DePlume; drummer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Valentina Magaletti; Peruvian cumbia legends Los Wembler’s de Iquitos — and much more.
Click here to view the timetable
