Announcing the full line-up for Le Guess Who? 2017

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The full line-up for Le Guess Who? is now revealed, with 60 acts completing the program - check out the full line-up here.

The Ecstatic Music of Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda performed by the Sai Anantam Ashram Singers

Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda’s devotion to spirituality defined the final decades of her life. By 1983, she had established the 48-acre Sai Anantam Ashram outside of Los Angeles, where she quietly began recording music. Earlier this year, David Byrne’s Luaka Bop label released the first-ever compilation of recordings from this period: a powerful, largely unheard body of work that finds Alice singing for the first time in her recorded catalog.

The compilation showcases a diverse array of recordings in addition to Alice’s first vocal work: solo performances on her harp, small ensembles, and a 24-piece vocal choir. Now, Alice Coltrane will be celebrated at Le Guess Who?. The festival presents the European premiere of these recordings performed live by the Sai Anantam Ashram Singers, to bring this meaningful piece of Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda’s legacy into focus.

Perfume Genius invites Mary Margaret O’Hara

Added to Perfume Genius’ curated program is a very rare live appearance from Canadian singer-songwriter and cult hero Mary Margaret O’Hara. Her fans include Radiohead and Michael Stipe (who declared her “a national treasure”), and in the past she has collaborated with Morrissey, Tindersticks and This Mortal Coil. Adding to the mystery that surrounds her, O’Hara only ever released one album, 1988’s iconic Miss America.

General program

The final additions to the general program for Le Guess Who? 2017 include: Thurston Moore Group; fearless Dutch/Iranian visionary Sevdaliza; Animal Collective’s Avey Tare; Sudan Archives, for her very first European show; the intimate storytelling and panoramic sounds of Kevin Morby; idiosyncratic avant-pop artist John Maus; Moon Duo’s meditative grooves; METZ; Black Lips; Stella Chiweshe, the queen of Mbira music from Zimbabwe; Insecure Men, with members of Fat White Family and Childhood; the future beats from Malian rapper/producer Luka Productions; Essaie pas (featuring Marie Davidson); experimental hip hop group Dälek; Zimbabwe-born, UK-based musician/poet Farai; Love Theme (Dirty Beaches' Alex Zhang Hungtai); Jesca Hoop; Juana Molina; and US/Syrian artist K Á R Y Y N, who received praise from Björk for her score of the opera Of Light.

12-Hour Drone

An immersive event and all-encompassing experience, 12-Hour Drone features musicians and sound artists experimenting within the spectrum of drone during 12 non-stop hours of performances. Artists include Suuns’ Ben Shemie; Big|Brave; violinist Jessica Moss; Roy Montgomery; Lea Bertucci; India-born and The Netherlands-based sitar player Surajit Das; Hellvete; Thisquietarmy; and many more.

The full line-up for Le Guess Who? 2017 can be found here. 4-Day Festival Passes dan Day tickets are available here.

All newly announced artists:

The Ecstatic Music of Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda performed by the Sai Anantam Ashram Singers

Mary Margaret O'Hara (curated by Perfume Genius)

Thurston Moore Group

Kevin Morby

Sevdaliza

Stella Chiweshe

John Maus

Moon Duo

Black Lips

METZ

Sudan Archives

K Á R Y Y N

Avey Tare

Dälek

Juana Molina

Jesca Hoop

Ibaaku

Luka Productions

Essaie pas

Farai

Aquaserge

Nicole Beutler presents '7: Triple Moon'

Big|Brave

Midnight Sister

Nobody (Willis Earl Beal)

Love Theme

Kane Strang

Flohio

Sekou Kouyate

Circuit

Yat-Kha

Vampillia

Violent Magic Orchestra

Madensuyu

Den Sorte Skole

Muddersten

Altin Gün

Insecure Men

Brian Case

H. Hawkline

Steven Warwick

Champagne Superchillin

12-Hour Drone

Surajit Das

R. De Selby

Innerwoud

Martijn Comes

Orphax

Thisquietarmy

Ben Shemie

Lea Bertucci

Yann Gourdon

Ellen Arkbro

Jessica Moss

Big|Brave

The Star Pillow

Ben Bertrand

Leo Svirksy

Roy Montgomery

Hellvete

Ashtoreth

Veni Om