On Thursday November 7th, Stockholm based Ethio-jazz musician and saxophone player Ketema Yirga, keyboardist John Runefält and drummer Markus Isberg make Café Klotet mutate to a place where the ordinary movement of time ceases and music from pop history metamorphose to jazz in an Ethiopian idiom, at the same time as they make miracles of contemporary pop. Ethio-Jazz has gone from being a completely obscure phenomena for the majority in Sweden to having spellbound more and more music lovers and now becoming a beloved musical tradition. There remains some time before it’s a given part of the soundscape of clubs and bars everywhere, but if anyone can make the transition for us it’s Ketema Yirga. We are very happy to initiate a cooperation with Café Klotet. To frame the night further musically we present a musical meeting of sorts on the turntables; “Schizo Jukebox”!

Schizo Jukebox: Under the umbrella of said name, Selam invites music lovers to mirror each other’s selection. Stockholm culture is rich enough to house many sometimes vastly different musical styles under the same roof at once, and in this guise, we will highlight selectors and deejays who’s tastes are a blessing. For the first outing we present a meeting between Aryam Beyene and Eritrean Anthology in the DJ booth.