Brandee Younger Trio
July 8, 2025
The enchanting and radiant harpist Brandee Younger needs no more than a few notes to hypnotize a few hundred fans — and hold them in the palm of her hand.
As a former musician, I can feel the kind of joy and inspiration her fellow artists must experience when she brings them on tour.
It’s more than just playing music — it’s stepping into her luminous world of rhythm and soul.
The photo album: Photos. Brandee Younger Trio
Malcura
July 8, 2025
This is Malcura — a wild, high-voltage flamenco-fusion band straight outta Melbourne. Never heard of these guys before — and turns out they’ve been out there baking absolute bangers this whole time.
Two nylon-string guitars, spicy Latin grooves, a fat dose of rock’n’roll, and zero chill.
They’ve already dropped two albums and two EPs — flamenco meets gypsy jazz, surf rock, funk, even metal — and they’ve been wrecking Aussie stages non-stop.
No gimmicks. Just heat.
The photo album: Malcura in Montreux
Borja Catanesi
July 9, 2025
A street musician who’s already played his way through half the world — and is clearly full of energy to conquer the other half. I love photographing musicians. Maybe it’s because I used to perform a lot myself back in the day with my own band.
But Borja Catanesi — with 131,000 followers on Facebook alone — is something else. Pure joy, energy, and inspiration radiate from him, and it reaches everyone around, no exceptions.
I couldn’t take my eyes (or my lens) off his performance.
If I had my flashes with me, I would’ve kept shooting even after dark.
The photo album: Borja Catanesi in Montreux
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Mortòri
July 9, 2025
Mortòri isn’t a surname or stage name.
It’s the name of the solo project by artist‑producer Aris Bassetti.
I got drawn to this project not just because the artist was driven to explore the darkest sides of love, but more so because it beautifully aligns with our international movement “In Support of National and Ethnic Languages and Cultures.”
Why? Because he chose to create it in his mother tongue — the Ticino dialect, a variety of Western Lombard. This language, like many minority tongues, is under threat of disappearing.
Dialects like Ticinese are indeed part of the Western Lombard family, spoken in northern Italy and southern Switzerland.
Switzerland has numerous regional languages and dialects (e.g. Romansh), many facing survival challenges. Initiatives in schools and cultural associations aim to preserve them.
The photo album: Mortòri in Montreux
Myra
July 10, 2025
Myra — a fiery, glam‑artistic singer and writer of upbeat, feel‑good tracks; actress, composer, and director. In 2023, she won the FAIR — YouTube Music Award, directs her own music videos, and obsesses over every visual detail.
But, honestly… there’s nothing all that extraordinary about it.
The photo album: Myra in Montreux
Yazz Ahmed
July 11, 2025
Yazz Ahmed is a British-Bahraini trumpet player.
Her style is a vibrant blend of psychedelic Arabic jazz.
At the festival, she performed with an outstanding band — I was especially struck by the saxophonist and a true vibraphone guru.
Naturally, they became the focus of my shots.
The lighting at Memphis… let’s just say, it’s not exactly a photographer’s dream.
So the photos came out — fittingly — a bit on the psychedelic side too.
The photo album: Yazz Ahmed in Montreux
Capitão Fausto
July 11, 2025
Capitão Fausto is one of the most influential bands of its generation on the Portuguese music scene.
They are also the founders of the Cuca Monga label, which has become a cornerstone of Portugal’s independent music scene.
The photo album: Capitão Fausto in Montreux
