Photo by Jens Thekkeveettil on Unsplash The Lotto Brussels Jazz Weekend (May 24 – 26) promises to offer a stage to 127 artists and 9 leading Brussels cultural actors to showcase Brussels’ musical wealth and diversity, and make it accessible to a wide audience. The festival, which also has indoor and Buskerpodia concerts (outdoor acoustic stages), aims to…
Brussels Cathedral is set to vibrate – in an unusual way – in a homage to a Middle Ages Saint Hildegard Von Bingen. The city centre cathedral will play host to a musical “tribute” to Hildegard Von Bingen, a 12th century Benedictine Saint. Hildegard of Bingen, also known as Saint Hildegard and the Sibyl of…
The Ukrainian rap group that won Eurovision is among the headline acts performing at this week’s Balkan Trafik! jamboree in Brussels. Kalush Orchestra,which performs hip-hop music in the Ukrainian language, won the Eurovision song contest in 2022, scoring the highest number of televote points in the history of the competition. The band, which topped the…
Are you in the mood for an uplifting story of love conquering loneliness? If so, a new production that’s heading for Brussels this Spring could be just for you. “Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune” runs in Brussels for three weeks in June and is an intimate love story that promises to captivate…
A blind football fan has been voted “supporter of the season” in a top awards ceremony in the UK. Dave Heeley was recognised at Sunday’s 2024 EFL Awards ceremony in London. The award seeks to “provide recognition and praise for a passionate and loyal supporter, who has demonstrated their support, dedication and commitment to their…
He (or should it be ‘it’) has been described as “truly unique”. As seen on Netflix, Randy Feltface has spent the past two decades winning awards and garnering critical praise while amassing a huge and devoted following across the globe. So an audience in Belgium is in for a real treat this summer because Randy…
Photo by Andrew Ebrahim on Unsplash They span different eras but are undoubtedly two of the biggest names in the history of popular music. Adele and ABBA – they are so big they are instantly recognisable just by a single word. Both come, of course, from quite different eras: one from the glam rock period of the 1970s,…
There are an estimated 2,000 Taiwanese citizens resident in Belgium, making it one of the smallest ethnic minorities in the country. Usually, the only time we hear about Taiwan in the news is when it relate to geo-politics. But there is one Taiwanese-born citizen in Belgium who is valiantly flying the flag for his homeland….
A Belgian artist has launched a one-year “residency” at a Brussels hotel. Francois Coorens will have his artwork displayed on walls throughout the Hilton Brussels Grand Place for the coming year. It is a part of a project organised by the hotel chain which allows artists to gain added “visibility” by showcasing their work. Coorens…
A young Belgian businessman has come up with a novel new device to help both wine professionals in Benelux and beyond. Sébastien Demoustiez and his team say the wine app they have created will provide potentially invaluable support for professionals and, albeit indirectly, consumers too. Called the called “Winevizer” the device comes with a simple…
