Eröffnungskonzert: Souad Massi feat. Youssoupha

In the organizer's words:

Souad Massi was not born knowing that she would become a well-known songwriter. Born in 1972, she grew up in a working-class district of Algiers; she listened to Arabic pop music on the radio and western rock. Flamenco came into her life and she sang in a metal band. In doing so, she violated good manners and was threatened by fanatics. In one song, she describes Algeria as a beautiful woman, tied up and silenced. You could read this as a self-description: When she performed at a festival in France in 1999, with melancholy, poetic songs, she was celebrated. She stayed. Album after album was released, ranging from chanson and Arabic soundscapes to folk and rock. Her story has also made Massi a political role model - a woman who goes her own way against all odds, crosses musical and geographical borders and destroys patriarchal structures through her actions. It is not only in France that she has become a mega-star.

In cooperation with the Karlstorbahnhof Heidelberg