You ready for this!? A Fluorescent swarm of insects is hovering over town. On Saturday, May 4, the premiere of Clandestino Festival’s new format will take place at Stora Teatern. One of the most musically ear opening and expansive festivals in the world, Clandestino is now entering its second decade and simultaniously starting a new chapter; we have split our festival up into five shorter editions, spread throughout the year – five seasons if you like.

Much else is new. For the first time, we have a pretty juicy emphasis on (weird, innovative versions of) Latin American music: Meridian Brothers‘ psychedelic Colombian Cumbia, dubstep pioneer Mala‘s collaboration with Cuban musicians, DJ Hugo Mendez from London and Stockholm-based DJ Masaya.

But the evening’s brightest star is a songbird whose voice stands for the liberation of Western Sahara, a name that could be compared to such celebrities as Tinariwen and other desert blues stars by now: Mariem Hassan.

Also: Controversial hip attack Maktskiftet and Dj Lebb Zeppelin.

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Also new this year is Aktivistsalongen (“the activist lounge”), where political activism, art and provocative hip-hop blend in a crowded pot that was brought to a boil thanks to the resistance against REVA during the srping of 2013.

Welcome!