Festival No. 0000367 · Est. 1989
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- Nyon, Switzerland
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About the artists
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Ani DiFranco was born in Buffalo, United States, on 23 September 1970. Plays folk. -
Asian Dub Foundation formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1993. Plays drum and bass, electronic.
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Ben Harper was born in Pomona, United States, on 28 October 1969. Plays alternative pop, folk rock, rock, singer-songwriter, soul.
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Bobby McFerrin was born in Manhattan, United States, on 11 March 1950. Plays classical, jazz, smooth jazz, vocal jazz.
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Buddy Guy was born in Lettsworth, United States, on 30 July 1936. Plays blues, blues rock, chicago blues, electric blues, hill country blues.
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Cheb Mami was born on 11 July 1966. Plays rock.
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Coolio was born in Monessen, United States, on 1 August 1963, and died on 28 September 2022, aged 59. Plays conscious hip hop, contemporary r&b, g-funk, gangsta rap, hip hop, pop rap, west coast hip hop.
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Dominique A was born in Provins, France, on 6 October 1968. Plays indie pop, indie rock, singer-songwriter, slam poetry.
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Eastwood formed in 1992.
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Galliano formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1988. Plays acid jazz, jazz.
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Geoffrey Oryema was born in Soroti, France, on 16 April 1953, and died on 22 June 2018, aged 65.
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Jackson Browne was born in Heidelberg, United States, on 9 October 1948. Plays folk, folk rock, rock, singer-songwriter.
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Jad Wio formed in 1982.
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Jimmy Cliff was born in Adelphi, Jamaica, on 30 July 1944, and died on 24 November 2025, aged 81. Plays jamaican ska, reggae, reggae-pop, rocksteady, roots reggae, ska, soul.
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Johnny Hallyday was born in Paris, France, on 15 June 1943, and died on 5 December 2017, aged 74. Plays blues rock, chanson française, country, country rock, pop, pop rock, psychedelic rock, rock.
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K's Choice formed in Kapellen, Belgium, in 1993. Plays alternative rock, folk rock, post-grunge.
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Kevin Parent was born in Greenfield Park, Canada, on 12 December 1972. Plays folk, rock.
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Les Colocs formed in 1990. Plays alternative rock, néo-trad, rock.
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Les Innocents formed in Paris, France, in 1982. Plays pop, rock.
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Loop Guru formed in 1985.
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Lou Reed was born in Brooklyn, United States, on 2 March 1942, and died on 27 October 2013, aged 71. Plays art rock, classic rock, experimental, experimental rock, glam rock, hard rock, new wave, noise.
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Maxime Le Forestier was born in Paris, France, on 10 February 1949. Plays singer-songwriter.
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Michel Fugain was born in Grenoble, France, on 12 May 1942. Plays ballad, chanson française, pop.
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Miossec was born in Brest, France, on 24 December 1964. Plays indie rock.
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Moloko formed in Sheffield, United Kingdom, in 1993, and split up in 2006, after 13 years. Plays acid jazz, alternative dance, art pop, dance-pop, electronic, funky house, house, trip hop.
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Noa (Achinoam Nini) was born in Tel-Aviv, Israel, on 23 June 1969. Plays blues, jazz, pop, singer-songwriter.
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Patti Smith was born in Chicago, United States, on 30 December 1946. Plays art punk, art rock, blues, folk rock, garage rock, glam rock, hard rock, pop rock.
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Rachid Taha was born in Sig, France, on 18 September 1958, and died on 12 September 2018, aged 59. Plays raï, rock, world fusion.
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Renaud was born in Paris, France, on 11 May 1952. Plays chanson française, folk pop, pop rock.
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Skunk Anansie formed in London, United Kingdom, in 1994. Plays alternative rock, hard rock, indie rock, nu metal, rock.
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Supreme Ntm formed in Paris, France, in 1989, and split up in 2019, after 30 years. Plays hip hop.
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Zebda formed in Toulouse, France, in 1985. Plays boom bap, conscious hip hop, hip hop, political hip hop, pop rap.
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ZZ Top formed in Houston, United States, in 1969. Plays blues, blues rock, boogie rock, classic rock, hard rock, new wave, rock, southern rock.