What happens if you mix the swinging rhythms of James Brown with the mesmerising tension of Togolese voodoo chants? You’ll get the highly danceable and eccentric sound of Vaudou Game! With unstoppable energy and rousing melodies, they will make Grounds shake and will send you back home très contente. Led by charismatic frontman Peter Solo,… Continue reading 20250125 Vaudou Game
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20241101 Día de Muertos: Lo Poloko
This year we are going to celebrate Día de Muertos again with Lo Poloko! Lo Poloko is a collective of musicians whose roots run deep in Mexican, Chilean, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese cultures that found each other in Rotterdam. And especially for this occasion, they will be joined by Chica Chica and the Mexican youth… Continue reading 20241101 Día de Muertos: Lo Poloko
20241122 Ablaye Cissoko & Cyrille Brotto
Ablaye Cissoko & Cyrille Brotto combine their talents to present us a masterpiece of immense beauty and sensitivity. With a rich poetic imagination and musical intelligence, they create delicate music that gently ripples like a waterfall, so harmonious and elegant. So be moved by their enchanting interplay at Grounds. Ablaye Cissoko is part of a… Continue reading 20241122 Ablaye Cissoko & Cyrille Brotto
20250214 Samba Touré
Renowned Malian guitar legend Samba Touré returns to Grounds after his amazing show in 2023! With hypnotic guitar grooves, radiating with the intensity of the desert sun, he creates an authentic and groundbreaking sonic landscape and takes us on a journey of emotional depth and rhythmic brilliance where tradition meets innovation. Samba Touré started his… Continue reading 20250214 Samba Touré
FORRÓTTERDAM, CAPOEIRASCHOOL 220624 (EN)
Imagine yourself in Brazil at the Festa Junina! The evening dedicated to São João, a Brazilian traditional party, will take you all the way to the other side of the world to warmer atmospheres. Besides the well-known carnaval, the Festa Junina is the party of the year! This evening is full of forró, quadrilha, capoeira,… Continue reading FORRÓTTERDAM, CAPOEIRASCHOOL 220624 (EN)
20240412 House Sessions
Join us on April 12th as House of Knowledge once again hosts one of their signature events: House Sessions. Come with all your talent, courage, passion, instruments and/or voice, ’cause the stage is completely yours to claim! So get your free ticket here. Our guest performer on April 12th will be GUILLAUME., one of House… Continue reading 20240412 House Sessions
Amsterdam Klezmer Band
Mix a dose of klezmer with a pinch of jazz, add a shot of Balkan and a smidgen of Gypsy, et voilà, you’ve got the recipe for Amsterdam Klezmer Band. Brass, double bass, accordion and percussion all bolster each other with pulsing grooves full of subtle yet raw energy. At Grounds they are going to… Continue reading Amsterdam Klezmer Band
Draconian
Timetable 19:25-20:05 Fragment Soul 20:20-21:10 Nailed To Obscurity 21:35-23:10 Draconian Baroeg on Tour stops for a second time at Grounds with the melancholic gothic doom of Dranconian, the melodic death metal of Nailed To Obscurity and the progressive sound of Fragment Soul. Draconian The Swedish gothic doom institute Draconian has been around for 30 years.… Continue reading Draconian
20240317 Choro Festival
| A variety of tickets are available for purchase. For each part of the day and for students a different price applies. Full day ticket: €35* Afternoon ticket: €10* (15:00-18:00) Evening ticket (concert Wanderléa): €30* (18:30-22:00) Kids (up to 12 years, full day ticket): €5 Codarts students (full day ticket): €15 EPM students (full day… Continue reading 20240317 Choro Festival
BaBa ZuLa
BaBa ZuLa, the eccentric grandmasters of 21st-century Turkish psychedelic music, will thrill you with their experimental and spiritual blend of rock, folk and dub. At Grounds, they open the doors of their temple to take us, their followers, into higher realms during a quirky and improvised ritual. Their story begins in 1996 in Istanbul, where… Continue reading BaBa ZuLa