Musikeksporten udvider: Ja Ja Ja bliver til todages festival for musik, film og nordisk køkken

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18.09.2013
Mew - klar til sit første London-job i fire år i forbindelse med Ja Ja Ja-festivalen.  (Foto: Casper Sejersen).
Mew – klar til sit første London-job i fire år i forbindelse med Ja Ja Ja-festivalen. (Foto: Casper Sejersen).

Det fællesnordiske klubkoncept i London præsenterer 18 nordiske navne på den legendariske klub The Roundhouse – heraf fire danske.

Det fællesnordiske klubkoncept i London præsenterer 18 nordiske navne på den legendariske klub The Roundhouse – heraf fire danske.

Siden 2009 har Ja Ja Ja-klubaftenen på The Lexington i London præsenteret de mest spændende nye up-and-coming navne fra Skandinavien. Og 8.-9. november kulminerer de seneste års success med et stor festivalsamarbejde mellem Ja Ja Ja og det legendariske London spillested The Roundhouse.

I alt præsenterer Ja Ja Ja Festivalen 18 nordiske acts fordelt på to scener over to dage. Blandt hovednavnene finder vi danske Mew og The Raveonettes udover bl.a. múm fra Island og Annie fra Norge. På den mindre “Ja Ja Ja Stage” præsenteres bl.a. danske Broke og Rangleklods.

BBC Radio 1´s Huw Stephens, som er stor fan af den skandinaviske scene, og som tidligere har kurateret en af Ja Ja Ja klubaftenerne, vil dj´e til efterfesten under festivalen.

Udgangspunktet for at udvide klubaftenen til en festival var ikke kun at præsentere den nordiske musikscene, men at præsentere den nordiske kultur i sin helhed. Udover selve koncerterne vil publikum således blive præsenteret for en bred vifte af nordiske musikfilm kurateret af CPH:DOX, et nordisk plademarked samt innovativt ny-nordiske køkken inkl. Nordic Sound Bite – et nyt koncept der lover det ultimative møde mellem musik og mad.

JaJaJa præsenteres af NOMEX (de fem nordiske musikeksport-kontorer samt ROSA – Dansk Rock Samråd).

Læs mere om musikprogrammet, film-del og de kulinariske indslag i pressemeddelelsen neden for.

Danske bands som er interesseret i at medvirke i fremtidige Ja Ja Ja-koncerter skal som vanligt henvende sig til MXD’s Lisa Marxen (lisa@mxd.dk)

* NOMEX blev startet på initiativ fra ROSA med støtte fra MXD. Ud over Ja Ja Ja bakker man op om Hokuo Music Night i Tokyo og den ROSAs samarbejdsprojekt med Días Nórdicos-festivalen i Spanien.

Press release:

Full line-up announced for the Ja Ja Ja Festival at London’s Roundhouse November 8th-9th

  • Mew, The Raveonettes, múm, NONONO, Husky Rescue, LCMDF, Truls and Annie (DJ set) to headline a two-day celebration of Nordic music, film and food
  • Second Ja Ja Ja club stage to feature some of the hottest new acts from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden
  • CPH:DOX – Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival to present a full daytime schedule of Nordic music documentaries – including The Punk Syndrome, The Ghost of Piramida and Midsummer Night’s Tango
  • Cutting edge Nordic cuisine including “Nordic Sound Bite” – a new concept developed by New Nordic Food that promises the ultimate collaboration between music and food
  • Nordic record label market plus visual art exhibits from Örvar Smárason (múm) and Sindri Már Sigfússon (Sin Fang)
múm - islandsk indslag på Ja Ja Ja. (Foto: James Kendall).
múm – islandsk indslag på Ja Ja Ja. (Foto: James Kendall).

On November 8th-9th, Camden’s iconic Roundhouse will play host to a major festival of Nordic music, film and food with the inaugural Ja Ja Ja Festival.

Headlined with rare UK appearances by Mew (their first London show in over 4 years) and The Raveonettes, the two-day event welcomes festival-goers to sidestep the dark English winter and immerse themselves in Nordic cool.

Attendees will watch some of the biggest and hottest new bands in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, enjoy rarely-screened music documentaries, browse a Nordicrecord label market, experience stunning art exhibits and savour cutting edge New Nordic cuisine.

The festival is an evolution of the much-loved monthly Ja Ja Ja club night, which, since 2009, has established itself as London’s premier destination for the very best new Nordic music. The Ja Ja Ja Festival has been developed in joint collaboration with the Roundhouse, and is supported by the Nordic Embassies in London and the Nordic Culture Fund.

The full line up is as follows:

November 8th
Main Space: Mew (DEN), múm (ICE), Husky Rescue (FIN)
Ja Ja Ja stage: Sin Fang (ICE), Rangleklods (DEN), Einar Stray (NOR), Postiljonen (SWE), I Was A Teenage Satan Worshipper (FIN)
DJ Huw Stephens: (BBC Radio 1)

November 9th
Main Space: The Raveonettes (DEN), NONONO (SWE), Annie (DJ set) (NOR), LCMDF (FIN), Truls (NOR)
Ja Ja Ja stage: Rubik (FIN), Kid Astray (NOR), Here is Your Temple (SWE), Broke (DEN), Mammút (ICE)

Broke - klar til Ja Ja Ja Festival (Foto: Rasmus Weng Karlsen).
Broke – klar til Ja Ja Ja Festival.
(Foto: Rasmus Weng Karlsen)

CPH:DOX – Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival screenings (Saturday only)
Midsummer Night’s Tango (2012 – FIN/GER); The Punk Syndrome (2012 – FIN); The Ghost of Piramida (2012 – DEN); Kidd Life (2012 – DEN); The Rocka (2012 – NOR); 2 Steg fra Håkan (2011 – SWE); Backyard (2010 – ICE); The Extraordinary Life Of José Gonzalez (2010 – SWE)

New Nordic Food Experiences (Friday & Saturday)
A range of innovative cuisines and food experiences will be offered during the festival. These will include “Nordic Sound Bite” – a collaboration with curator and designer Nikolaj Danielsen (DEN) that partners musicians with young food artists – and a menu designed by leading Swedish chef and entrepreneur Herman Rasmusson.

Additionally, the Roundhouse will play host to a Nordic Fika, while a special daytime programme will present sessions and talks by young artists working with design, food and music. Ja Ja Ja Festival’s food programme is supported by New Nordic Food – a Nordic Council of Ministers initiative that promotes Nordic food in the region and internationally. www.newnordicfood.org

Both days will also feature a Nordic record label market and an exhibition of visual art from Icelandic artists Örvar Smárason (múm) and Sindri Már Sigfússon (Sin Fang).

Tickets for the Ja Ja Ja Festival are on sale now.

£25 standard Friday/Saturday ticket

£60 Golden Festival Pass – includes entry to both Friday & Saturday events, priority access to film screenings, plus exclusive Ja Ja Ja aftershow party featuring DJ sets from artists performing at the festival alongside other top Nordic DJs .

Box Office: www.roundhouse.org.uk / +44 (0)844 482 8008

Booking fees apply for all tickets purchased online or by phone. No fees in person. See website for details.

Norske Annie skal til London med sit dJ-set.
Norske Annie skal til London med sit dJ-set.

Listings
Ja Ja Ja Festival – featuring Mew, The Raveonettes, múm, NONONO, Annie (DJ set), Husky Rescue, LCMDF and Truls

8th-9th November
Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Rd, London, NW1 8EH (nearest tube Chalk Farm)

£25 standard Friday/Saturday ticket
£60 Golden Festival Pass

www.roundhouse.org.uk
+44 (0)844 482 8008

For all media enquiries about the festival, please contact Adam Webb: adam@jajajamusic.com / +44 (0)7947 062360

About Ja Ja Ja
Founded in 2009, Ja Ja Ja is both an established and trusted website and destination event for UK fans of Nordic music. Nine times a year at London’s The Lexington, the Ja Ja Ja booking group hand-picks an array of excellent up-and-coming talent to showcase from all over the culturally-rich region. Happening every last Thursday of the month, Ja Ja Ja is brought to you in association with The Line of Best Fit and Record of the Day.

The Ja Ja Ja clubnight and website is a pan-Nordic music export project managed by Nina Finnerud e-mail: nina@musicnorway.no

www.jajajamusic.com
www.facebook.com/jajajamusic
www.twitter.com/jajajanordic

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18.09.2013