Programme season 2025-26

Two like-minded masters of their instrument come together in an in-the-moment lyrical conversation between alto clarinet and modular synth, cementing the joyful convergence of their disparate musical journeys in an explosion of raw musical creativity in its most primal form.

In 2020, Masayoshi Fujita traded sweltering Berlin for a new place to live and work in homeland Japan, in the mountains along the coast of Kami-cho, Hyōgo, three hours west of Kyoto. Amid nature, “Migratory” was born, an album on which the composer and producer explores past and future of marimba and vibraphone, in dialogue with synths and various guests with migration stories of their own.

There are contributions from Swedish shō player Mattias Hållsten, whom he welcomed to his home studio in Japan after a brief encounter in Sweden. But also from American poet Moor Mother, who reminds you on “Our Mother's Light” that we are actually all passing through, with an incantatory mantra on a Japanese-African-sounding composition. Fujita senior, Masayoshi's father, who himself lived in Thailand for 15 years, also lends his saxophone to the album, adding a layer of jazz to 3 of the tracks on the record.

All those world travellers notwithstanding, the title does not refer to the migration of people, but to that of migratory birds, always on the move somewhere between Africa, Southeast Asia and Japan. Fujita therefore made the album as a soundtrack to their long journey, imagining how they would hear that music from above. The result is a mesmerising amalgam of sounds where genres and their boundaries become as blurred as those between countries when you fly over them from high above the clouds.

Previously this concert was at Club Winter Circus, now at Ha Concerts. Otherwise, everything remains as planned: a top night with Kakkmaddafakka.

Get ready, Ghent! Kakkmaddafakka is back on tour in Fall 2025, bringing their unparalleled energy to Ghent. From epic festivals to unforgettable club shows, the Vikings from the North will provide nights of partying, dancing and lasting memories, with classics like “Restless” and “Forever Alone,” combined with new songs from their upcoming album. A tour not to be missed!

3 years after the release of their collaborative album ‘Flamenco. Mausoleo de Celebración, Amor y Muerte’ – with contributions of none other than ROSALÍA, Rocío Molina and Yerai Cortés – Niño de Elche and Raül Refree return to the stage with a new performance that celebrates Flamenco tradition. The pair will bring their new show ‘cru+es’ at the tastemaking music festival sónar in Barcelona in June 2025, and together with EUROPALIA, we’re inviting them to bring the heat to Ghent in November. 

Can you still do it? Deep listening to music? You won't see any ads of this concert on TikTok, because you have to make time for this, consciously bend your ears and surrender to time.

In one long drone concert, BL!NDMAN and Wiegedood perform idiosyncratic interpretations of artists from the classical music world and other more experimental music scenes influenced by the conceptual framework of drone music. The result is a pulsating, immersive concert experience with a custom visual lighting setting. A musically overwhelming trip that stirs the senses and leaves the listener with a completely new understanding of monotonous sounds.

Milow is going all the way for his eighth album, “Boy Made Out of Stars”. Not only is the Leuven-grown singer-songwriter unleashing 15 new songs on the world, he is simultaneously launching 15 music videos and his own magazine that tells the story behind the record. ‘That way I want to underline how hard I believe in these songs,’ he says.

Milow divides his time between Europe and California, and this duality echoes the album's themes, giving fans a visual journey that reflects his transatlantic lifestyle.

With ‘Saudade’, Brussels Jazz Orchestra and Naima Joris seek the beauty of melancholy where an upbeat song is inevitably infused with the deep blues of Naima's voice. Together with the balanced power and musical ingenuity of Brussels Jazz Orchestra, the singer undertakes an atmospheric journey through the repertoire of Amália Rodrigues, Leonard Bernstein, Cesária Évora, Abbey Lincoln and Stromae, among others. 

Yello Staelens - aka Yong Yello - was once part of the legendary hip-hop collective Eigen Makelij, with Tourist LeMC, among others, and became the producer of Glints. Meanwhile, we know him as the new crown prince of the Antwerp sound.

His debut album “Marcel & Het Magnetisme Van De Goot” (2021) yielded instant hits like Circles, Luchtkasteel and Waanzin, and brought him to the biggest festival stages in the country: Pukkelpop, Rock Werchter, Lokerse Feesten... All impressed by his unique blend of poetry and punch.

'Ik moet dringend op vakantie' was recently followed by 'We geve ni', a collaboration with LOïS. Two catchy songs with catchy melodies, a summery beat and vintage samba - a promising foretaste of the new album, to be released on 12 September 2025.