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Kety Fusco uses the harp as you’ve never imagined it before on new album.

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“Both evocative and frightening, triggering brand new emotions that have never been explored before with harp music.”- Wonderland Magazine

“Most compelling is the steampunk techno she creates by treating her wooden harp with hairpins, wax and sticky tape, like a prepared piano, to create percussive effects”- The Guardian

With her second studio album, ‘BOHÈME’, Kety Fusco transforms the harp into an entirely new voice, redefining what this instrument can represent in the contemporary music landscape. This is not just music: it’s a vision. It’s an invitation to explore a sound world that has never existed before.

Comprising nine tracks, the album features single ‘SHE’, a mesmerizing collaboration with the legendary Iggy Pop which has received heavy rotation on BBC 6 Music.

Every sound in ‘BOHÈME’ originates from the harp, yet nothing is as it seems. Sound manipulations, underwater recordings, and unconventional techniques create a unique musical language, far from traditional boundaries. Among the boldest experiments, Kety literally submerged herself in a pool to record the sounds of the harp underwater, turning the instrument into a medium for narrating the unexpected. This daring approach shines in the opening track, ‘Hi, this is Harp’, a manifesto of sonic avant-garde.

Discovering the harp at just 6 years old, Kety Fusco’s magnetic talent has now taken her to iconic stages such as the Royal Albert Hall, the Montreux Jazz Festival, the Swiss Federal Parliament, and the prestigious Euro Jazz Festival in Mexico. With over 200 concerts worldwide, Kety has redefined the role of the harp, bringing it to the most unexpected contexts: from the Notte della Taranta to the United Nations, and even on a tour of South America for the Swiss Embassies.

An unstoppable composer and creator, Kety has written soundtracks for a film and a documentary set to be released in 2025, as well as composed the theme music for the Rai Radio3 program Voci in Barcaccia. Her original works are a manifesto of artistic freedom, captivating audiences with their fusion of tradition and avant-garde. Her musical journey is authentic and uncompromising, reflecting a deeply personal artistic vision.

In 2024, she served as the Swiss juror for the Eurovision Song Contest, adding another milestone to her path of international excellence. And in 2025 Kety has been selected for the prestigious International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), the official program of the U.S. Department of State which, for more than 80 years, has brought together individuals destined to leave a mark in their fields. From September 20 to October 12, 2025, Kety will be in the United States for three intense weeks of diplomatic and cultural meetings, visiting key cities such as Washington D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia, Milwaukee, and Los Angeles. The program includes exchanges with institutions, universities, festivals, and leading figures of the international music world – including the Library of Congress, the GRAMMY Museum, Universal Music Group, and the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz – with the goal of building bridges between the Swiss and American music scenes.

‘BOHÈME’, which follows acclaim for Kety’s music from The Guardian, Wonderland and more in the UK, is more than an album: it is an artistic manifesto. It celebrates the beauty born from the courage to face the unknown. “There are harpists embarking on personal journeys, each with a unique and original vision. With BOHÈME, I continue my own path—a profoundly liberating sonic experience born from the desire to explore new horizons without compromise. This project represents a completely new vision of my relationship with the harp and sound itself”, says Kety.

‘BOHÈME’ is not just an album. It is a breath of freedom, an invitation to lose oneself in the paths of the unexpected, beyond the boundaries of habit, leaving behind the rules that chain us. Did you think you knew the harp? In 2025, it will be something completely different.

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Dios Negasi drops Black Violin 2 ft. Conway, Ghostface & many more!

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The Devil’s Violinist returns!West Coast beat-boss / rhyme capo Dios Negasi finally drops the long-awaited LP, Black Violin 2.  Out now via streaming courtesy of Chamber Music Ent / Reagan Era Records this edition tops the grit factor and guest roster of the 2023 first edition. 

The project is named after legendary composer Niccolo Paginini (1782-1840) who was nicknamed “The Devil’s Violinist” for his supernatural ability on the instrument and adherence to wearing all black.  Negasi also has a similar mastery of dark boom-bap sounds, creating some of the roughest tracks of this century.

Reagan Era Records cohort Skrillz Dior makes multiple appearances on the project and Los Angeles homies also appear including Dyverse, Killa Kali, K-Borne and Chamber Music’s Ominous also guest.  However, the guest list on this project also taps a litany of mic legends including Ghostface Killah, Young Zee (Da Outsidaz), Conway The Machine, RJ Payne, Blu and Fredro Starr (Onyx).

Stream Black Violin 2https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/chambermusicentpresents/black-violin-2-2 

Speaking on working with legends Negasi said “Ominous was dead set on topping Black Violins 1 plus I think he just likes seeing me under pressure.  Of course when you are dealing with artists of this caliber, the end product takes longer to complete but I love this album!”

Additional props must be given to M-s BEATZ THE MAD KID from Colombia who produced “Black Scrolls” ft RJ Payne, Chris Scott who sprinkled keys on “Gods Wallabee Clarks” ft Ghostface Killah and “Only God Can Save You” ft Conway The Machine and finally the UK’s Too Nasty who engineered the album.

 (rings in the holidays with a blast!  Enlisting Onyx’s Fredro Starr for new single “Bust Back” the Dios produced banger combines two of the grittiest lyricists of the West and East coasts.

Listen to “Bust Back” ft Fredro Starr: https://youtu.be/4j0hFml5ly0?si=aBxxuYruhdjq2403

Listen to “God’s Walabee Clarks” ft Ghostface Killah: https://youtu.be/_9e-6RgHQ40?si=bXQRrDDcd9eu2O0i  

Listen to “Black Scrolls” ft. RJ Payne: 

Listen to “Domingre Gang” ft Young Zee: 

Listen to “Only God Can Save You” ft. Conway The Machine: 

More Info: https://www.instagram.com/diosnegasi/

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