Revealing the curators & initial line-up for Le Guess Who? 2018

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We're very pleased to present you the curators and initial line-up for Le Guess Who? 2018.

A gentle reminder: current 4-Day Festival Passes are available until Thursday, 7 June, and will increase in price after that date.

Curated programs

This year’s curators have now been announced, each hosting an array of inspirations and like-minded artists.

Eclectic songwriter Devendra Banhart curates a.o. Vashti Bunyan’s subtle pop-poems; Ghanaian Highlife trailblazer Ebo Taylor; and post-apocalyptic exotica from Shintaro Sakamoto (formerly of Tokyo’s Yura Yura Teikoku).

Director and activist Asia Argento invites wayward foursome The Breeders; Lydia Lunch's Big Sexy Noise; Vera Sola’s cinematic Americana; and the psychedelic bluesgoth of Psychic Ills.

Jazz superforce Shabaka Hutchings presents a.o. Sons of Kemet; Ghanaian-British poet-turned-rapper Kojey Radical; Indian Carnatic music pioneer Kadri Gopalnath; and BCUC’s Soweto Afropsychedelia.

Moor Mother brings us the rich jazz legacy of Art Ensemble of Chicago (on the eve of their 50th Anniversary); a special collaboration between Saul Williams & King Britt; and Egypt’s Islam Chipsy & EEK. New age & folk jazz explorer Beverly Glenn-Copeland will give a rare performance on the invitation of both Moor Mother and Devendra Banhart.

Le Guess Who? commissions



Le Guess Who? will initiates two new projects, both premiering during the festival: Jerusalem In My Heart collaborates with an oriental orchestra from Beirut in a performance that will include an adaptation of the classical Egyptian work “Ya Garat Al Wadi” (1928).

In addition, Haley Fohr’s Circuit des Yeux presents ‘Reaching For Indigo: Gaia Infinitus’. For the first time, Fohr enlists an ensemble featuring members of the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra. This one-off performance further expands her captivating compositions and will include the debut of previously unreleased music.

General program



Le Guess Who? also reveals the first performers for the general festival line-up, featuring Ehtio-jazz greatness Hailu Mergia; Seattle grunge icons Mudhoney; Dominican experimental reggaeton producer Kelman Duran; Sudanese funk futurism from The Scorpios; sax powerhouse Colin Stetson; Neo-soul and avant-R&B artist Serpentwithfeet; Afro-beat and space disco from Amsterdam’s The Mauskovic Dance Band; Japanese psychedelia outfit Kikagaku Moyo; Eleanor Friedberger’s synth-infused, quirky pop songs; and clarinet virtuoso Cüneyt Sepetçi playing modern Turkish wedding and party music.

Renowned Indian sitar player Anoushka Shankar will present a collaboration with Austrian Hang-player Manu Delago and 27-member string section from the Metropole Orkest.

The full outline of confirmed artists can be found below.

Tickets

4-Day Festival Passes are available for €117,50 (incl. service costs) until Thursday, 7 June. After that date, the price will increase to €137,50. Day tickets will be available at a later date.

Initial line-up for Le Guess Who? 2018:

Curated by Asia Argento:

The Breeders

Joe Cardamone

Lydia Lunch's Big Sexy Noise

Psychic Ills

Richard Fearless

Vera Sola

Curated by Devendra Banhart:

Beverly Glenn-Copeland

Chihei Hatakeyama

Devendra Banhart

DRINKS

Ebo Taylor

Gigi Masin

Jessica Pratt

Joan Of Arc

Katey Red

Rodrigo Amarante

Roger Eno

SASAMI

Shannon Lay

Shintaro Sakamoto

Sun Foot

Takuro Kikuchi

Vashti Bunyan

Curated by Moor Mother:

700 Bliss

Art Ensemble of Chicago

Beverly Glenn-Copeland

DJ Haram

Emel Mathlouthi

GAIKA

Irreversible Entanglements feat. Pat Thomas

Islam Chipsy & EEK

Maja S. K. Ratkje

Maria Chavez

Nicole Mitchell

Pan Daijing presents: Fist Piece

Ras_G & The Afrikan Space Program

RP Boo

Saul Williams & King Britt present Unanimous Goldmine

Curated by Shabaka Hutchings:

BCUC

Bo Ningen

The Comet Is Coming

Hello Skinny

Ill Considered

Kadri Gopalnath

King Ayisoba

Kojey Radical

Paddy Steer

Sibusile Xaba

Sons of Kemet XL

STUFF.

General program:

AMMAR 808

Ancient Shapes

Anoushka Shankar & Manu Delago with MO Strings

Circuit des Yeux presents 'Reaching For Indigo: Gaia Infinitus'

Colin Stetson

Crack Cloud

Cüneyt Sepetçi

'Don't Say The Moon Has Set' by Jerusalem In My Heart Orchestra

Eleanor Friedberger

FACS

Georgia Anne Muldrow

Greg Fox Quartet

Hailu Mergia

Jozef van Wissem

JPEGMAFIA

Judith Clijsters: Bored To Death

Kelman Duran

Kikagaku Moyo

Lucrecia Dalt

Lucy Railton

The Mauskovic Dance Band

Meridian Brothers

Mudhoney

Oliver Coates

Please The Trees

Rizan Said

The Scorpios

Serpentwithfeet

More artists to be announced.