Kulturarena Jena | Ketekalles

In the organizer's words:

Making a difference with small steps. Women are underrepresented on festival stages and in music production. According to the Federal Statistical Office, women in the industry also earn up to 30 percent less than men - there has long been an imbalance here. The reasons for this are quite complex and as a festival we also have to keep checking our line-up, but at the same time manage the balancing act between demand, funding and offers.

With this energetic band from Barcelona, we could break the vicious circle once again and simply fill the place to capacity on August 1st? After all, the audience also has an important say in this matter. Ketekalles have shown how incredibly well this can work with sold-out headlining tours in Spain and highly acclaimed festival appearances in Europe and Latin America. And this is no coincidence: with roots in Chile, Venezuela, Argentina and Spain, the five musicians play freely with all styles of music and somehow you can't help but be carried away by the charged atmosphere. Incidentally, it's not just a coincidence that all this is reminiscent of the early mestizo movement! The latter came about through the fusion of Latin American and Spanish music after an increasing number of people from Latin America emigrated to Spain in the early 1990s.

As a result, Ketekalles allows you to be carried away by elements of rumba, funk, flamenco, hip-hop, soul, pop and trap, but not without internalizing the important messages: With individual and sincere lyrics, the musicians deal with topics such as migration, machismo, childhood, capitalism and its effects. They talk about their own experiences and give the audience a different perspective. Their debut album "El Chaos" is a musical reminder that something has to happen - or rather a fist on the table for social upheaval. We are happy to be carried by this energy!

Price information:

Advance booking: € 10.00 Box office: € 15.00