What's Swiss, with 12 faces, spans a generation or two and yodels? Introducing Heimweh the latest Swiss Miss project. You might remember our Alpine gals—Eliane and Andra Borlo who brought a unique spin to traditional Swiss folk music—well forget the spin,—here's a veritable Russian roulette of twelve Swiss singers whose styles and backgrounds redefine the word gamut. Or the idea of a "Swiss Miss" for that matter.
So just in case you thought you knew Heidi, think again—this Swiss Miss is part Nigerian and she's from Valais; she's a human beat box, she's got reggae and blues; she's knows her bossanova; she is Asian; her soul is Brazilian; she's a ballerina; she's a vamp; a Wise Woman and she tangos...
Marco Mahler is used to the cultural shifts and transitions relocation can bring. Born in Chicago to Swiss parents studying in the U.S, he moved back to Switzerland, where he grew up, at three and a half. At twenty, after knocking around various music scenes in Switzerland, he headed back over the pond to New York, to pursue a music career.
Eight years later, now part of a burgeoning music scene in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Mahler was now married with a son of his own. The couple reconsidered their surroundings: the urban grit of New York didn't seem like such a mecca after all, not ideal to raise a kid. They packed up and set out for the Appalachian foothills.
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Andra Borlo channels an ethereal avant pop fueled by woodwind and strings —and the voice of an edgy enchantress; Eliane strums acoustic guitar, her voice wafting over latin percussion with the knowing silky precision of a bossanova princess. They are both Swiss, both New Yorkers, both working musicians with an impressive array of collaborators spanning the realms of rock and jazz. When they join forces it's a Swiss Mix called Swiss Miss where an adventurous brouhaha of Swiss folk tunes come unraveled into a mélange of blues, reggae, jazz—and who knows what else? We caught up with Eliane one half of the Misses after they got back from doing a tour of Arizona and California...
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What's Swiss, with 12 faces, spans a generation or two and yodels? Introducing Heimweh the latest Swiss Miss project. You might remember our Alpine gals—Eliane and Andra Borlo who brought a unique spin to traditional Swiss folk music—well forget the spin,—here's a veritable Russian roulette of twelve Swiss singers whose styles and backgrounds redefine the word gamut. Or the idea of a "Swiss Miss" for that matter.
Marco Mahler is used to the cultural shifts and transitions relocation can bring. Born in Chicago to Swiss parents studying in the U.S, he moved back to Switzerland, where he grew up, at three and a half. At twenty, after knocking around various music scenes in Switzerland, he headed back over the pond to New York, to pursue a music career.
Andra Borlo channels an ethereal avant pop fueled by woodwind and strings —and the voice of an edgy enchantress; Eliane strums acoustic guitar, her voice wafting over latin percussion with the knowing silky precision of a bossanova princess. They are both Swiss, both New Yorkers, both working musicians with an impressive array of collaborators spanning the realms of rock and jazz. When they join forces it's a Swiss Mix called Swiss Miss where an adventurous brouhaha of Swiss folk tunes come unraveled into a mélange of blues, reggae, jazz—and who knows what else? We caught up with Eliane one half of the Misses after they got back from doing a tour of Arizona and California...
