Sofia Jernberg & Alexander Hawkins
November 22
Doors 17.00
Concert 18.00
Musikaliska Kvarteret
Clara Schumann-salen
Nybrokajen 11
Stockholm
In this duo, Sofia Jernberg and Alexander Hawkins draw on their shared affinity for the music of Ethiopia, having
both honed their languages in the company of musical elder statesmen from that country: Jernberg with Hailu
Mergia, and Hawkins with Mulatu Astatke.
Sofia and Alexander first performed together at Amsterdam's Bimhuis in October 2016, under the name Musho
- an Amharic word meaning 'Sad Song'. Jernberg's work frequently takes her to the outer edges of vocal
technique, including performances in contexts ranging from Schoenberg's Pierrot Lunaire to Mats Gustafsson's
The End. Hawkins has been described as 'unlike anything else in modern creative music', and alongside his
profile as a bandleader and composer, is a frequent collaborator in duo with Tomeka Reid, Nicole Mitchell and
Angelika Niescier.
Musho released its debut album in April 2024 on Intakt, where they have expanded their traditional song
repertoire to include Ethiopian, Armenian, Swedish and English.