23 Dec 22 19:00H
This show has been produced and presented by co-creators at the Bridges for Music Academy in Langa, South Africa, a melting pot of exciting and refreshing African dance music made by tomorrow's talents.
With Special Guests: Dodo & Rudydadj.
Dodo has been working as a solo artist again since 2004 and regularly performs at concerts and festivals throughout Switzerland, Germany and Austria. In 2006 he released his first solo album «Endlich», which was followed three years later by the album «Reggae Against the Machine». In 2009, Dodo took 4th place in the protest song contest with the song «Plan B (Allstars Remix)» . In 2011 his third album "Funkloch" was released in Switzerland, which contained soul and funk influences. In August 2012, Dodo covered the world hit O mein Papa by Lys Assia on the occasion of the Swiss TV show «Cover Me». As a producer, he has already produced 2 albums by the dialect rapper Steff La Cheffe, whose second album reached number 1 in the Swiss hit parade. Dodo Jud also produced the album "Zucker fürs Volk" by the dialect combo Lo & Leduc . They received three awards at the Swiss Music Awards in February 2015 . As co-producer of the Swiss James Gruntz , Dodo was also involved in his succe sses at the Swiss Music Awards. Gruntz received two awards. As a solo artist, Dodo released his first single «Hippie-Bus» in February 2015 in anticipation of a new album. It stayed in the charts for months. The album Anti Brumm was released on September 25th and entered the charts at number 2. In 2021 he took part in the second season Sing mein Song - The Swiss Exchange Concert . His sixth album , Pass , was released in February of the same year . This was originally supposed to be recorded in a mobile recording studio in Dodo's home country of Ivory Coast. Due to the corona pandemic, Dodo changed his concept and recorded the album in the Swiss Alps.
Rudydadj is a Cape Town based Music Producer, Sound Engineer and DJ. Started down the path towards music back in 2010. Since then he has cast a wide net drawing inspiration from various genres .
Bridges for Music is a non profit organisation focused on empowering young talent from under-served communities to become creative change-makers, providing 21st century- tools and equipping them with the psychosocial and entrepreneurial skills to thrive in the creative industries.
Through our schools, like the Bridges Academy in Langa, we provide safe spaces and holistic learning programs to enhance the creative potential of young people at-risk and facilitating their access to income generating opportunities. Employing a methodology rooted in “Self Determination Theory”, we develop resilient, self-aware, and self-efficacious agents of change who are able to transcend the cycles of poverty and trauma that circumscribe them and their communities.