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In the organizer's words:

If there is one word that sums up the sound of Parra for Cuva , it is "wanderlust". His music has become known above all for its openness to the world - a magical terrain in which Caribbean steel drums meet ancient instruments from Zimbabwe and melodic electronic soundscapes transport the mind to faraway places. It is this sense of openness that the German electronic producer and multi-instrumentalist has cultivated from the beginning, and even as his skills become more refined and his sound more mature, the music of Parra for Cuva retains that somnambulistic quality that is hard to resist.

Born in 1991, Nicolas Janco was fascinated by sound from an early age. His first studio was in his childhood bedroom in Northeim, a small town in Germany, where two rudimentary speakers and a midi piano stood among his toys. He began his musical journey with classical piano, but his enthusiasm soon led him to forays into hip-hop, jazz, pop and indie. And even when he discovered electronic music and shortly afterwards moved to Berlin to study and start a career as a producer, his journey with different instruments and musical languages was just the beginning. The variety of instruments in his studio - from bells and flutes to kalimbas and percussion of all kinds - makes it clear how much of a sound explorer Nicolas is.

After chart-topping singles and two acclaimed albums, Majouré (2014) and Darwîś (2016), Parra for Cuva's breakthrough came with the release of Paspatou (2018). His fourth studio album Juno (2021), in which he was not afraid to mix dancefloor experimentation with acoustic and ethnic soundscapes, featured collaborations with musicians from around the world. Parra for Cuva, who has been compared to contemporaries such as Christian Löffler and Max Cooper, known for combining electronic productions with warm, often melancholic analog sounds, has performed at renowned festivals and sold-out stages around the world, including Burning Man and Sziget. His new album Mimose will be released on April 19 and promises another captivating sound journey with exciting collaborations.