NICA live: Rebekka Salomea & Theresia Philipp present Daudi Matsiko

NICA live not only brings the music and projects of the NICA artists themselves to the stage, but also musicians and bands who appreciate them and would like to bring them to a local audience. Rebekka Salomea met the British-Ugandan folk musician Daudi Matsiko at the beginning of the year in the context of a musical research trip to London and invites the musician to Cologne for an evening organized together with Theresia Philipp.

In January last year, Daudi Matsiko released his debut album The King of Misery and caused quite a stir. "Rarely do you find and hear people like him, there are no other Daudi's that I know" said DJ and radio presenter Gilles Peterson on BBC 6 Music, for example. Combining deep emotion with candor, the album is a raw, masterful exploration of the complexity of Matsiko's personal experiences - particularly his struggles with his own depression, bipolar disorder and search for hope. With his distinctive voice, haunting lyrics and modern folk melodies, Matsiko gently takes his listeners by the hand and leads them into a space of solace.

In the second set of this NICA live evening, Daudi Matsiko is joined on stage by other Cologne musicians: the curators on saxophone (Theresia Philipp) and voice (Rebekka Salomea) invite other NICA artists, Emily Wittbrodt on cello and Ray Lozano on vocals, as well as other artists from the local scene, such as the young drummer Joshua Knauber and bassist Duy Luong, for a first-time encounter. A special line-up that promises a varied, stimulating concert.