World Music

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World Music

Vienna is a musical and multicultural patchwork: Traditional, non-Western music is just as at home here as the ‘Wienerlied’ is in its old and new sounds. What other city has its own musical genre?

Each musical tradition can find its stage here in Vienna. From the Balkan Fever Festival to "squeezing" tones from countries around the world at the Accordion Festival and the Wienerlied festival wean hean ("Listening to Vienna") to the KlezMore Festival - to name just some festivals...

Audience clapping in the Wiener Konzerthaus

World Music in the Konzerthaus

Besides classical concerts, World Music evenings are also held in the venerable Konzerthaus. In rooms in which the symphonic sound of violins...

Singer Voodoo Jürgens during the performance

Wienerlieder songs

The winds of change are blowing on the contemporary Viennese music scene. Creative newcomers are rediscovering the traditional Wienerlied sound...

Kristi & Stathis

Kulturhaus Sargfabrik

This is where world music in all its variety is at home. A huge range of musical groups play at the Sargfabrik every week. What they all have in...

Exterior shot of the WUK, old brick building

WUK

WUK is one of Europe’s largest socio-cultural centers. It hosts a packed program of events spanning dance and theater, exhibitions and kids’...

Latin Club Danzón, Barcrew

Latin Club Danzón

Mediterranean joie de vivre with enough space for the right moves on the dance floor can be found at Danzón in the heart of Vienna. The hips...

KulturRaum Neruda

Latin grooves and more in the Neruda

The name of the great Chilean poet was the inspiration for the cultural space called KulturRaum Neruda. Concerts, performances and exhibitions...

People dancing in the Red Bar in the Volkstheater

Viennese nightlife

Vienna's club scene is all about parties with music of the highest quality. Electronic music from Vienna is known for creating an international...

Audience clapping in the Wiener Konzerthaus

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