ZIMIX Festival03

Saturday June 24
Geneva Arena &
Palladium, Switzerland

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Afterparty

Après les concerts à l’Arena, l’expérience se poursuit à la salle du Palladium dans une ambiance disco avec les DJs.

MARCUS LYON

Immersion in urban culture for 2 decades. He started his career as a pro DJ in Belgium, performing mainly in clubs and bars in Brussels.
He quickly acquired a solid reputation as an “international boy”. His Mix & Transition technique on vinyl decks and his great voice as a Us MC led him to be more and more popular, especially in Switzerland, in the Vaud Riviera region. He regularly performs in Belgium, France and Switzerland.
He has also appeared as an opening act and showcase for international artists at the Zimix festival such as: Diamond platinumz, Flavor, Richard Bona, Lady Ponce, Fally Ipupa, Kerozen.
Ses influences musicales sont afro urban, hip hop, old school, Dancehall, Shatta…
The International Boy is now a true narrow-minded merchant, thanks to his feeling, he is able to ignite all audiences, from the most commercial to the most underground.

Marcus Lyon makes your nights a waking dream.

MASTA PREMIER

Self-proclaimed “The 100% all-round DJ” because of his musical openness and unparalleled versatility, Dj Masta Premier is able to play different musical styles.

Since December 2012, he is the official dj of the events organized by the event structure EDEN5 in Paris. And many other organisers such as: AFROPOLITAN, AFROWORK, ROOTS MAGAZINE and MISS CAMEROUN FRANCE regularly call on him.

Since October 2014, his mixes have been broadcast on average one Friday a month on Radio France Internationale during the “Couleurs Tropicales” programme.”

TASTY

Started mixing in the Cactus Bar Club in 1992, then resident DJ at TEMI’S CLUB for 8 years, the first hiphop rnb club in Geneva, with an African owner (Tope). After DJing in different clubs such as the DUPLEX CLUB GENEVA and the hiphop Friday at the Calypso Club. From 2010 to 2013 resident DJ at the DEJA-VU CLUB (FIVE CLUB now), was also one of the recurrent DJs of the URBAN CHIC party of the ABC BAR CLUB LAUSANNE for 6 years, party focused on the Old School
Although a former DJ, Tasty is still active today, and is equally at home in Oldschool and New School (don’t label him as an oldschool DJ).
favorite orientation is hiphop Rnb and Afrobeat, one of the first to mix Ndombolo and Naija in a club in Geneva (Many djs used to make fun of it, and nowadays many are doing it…)

DJ Tasty is also a multi-instrumentalist (Bass, Keyboards, Guitar, Drums) and a BeatMaker/Producer

FRANCKEY

DJ Franckey is a general DJ artist who has been passionate about music since he was very young. Originally from Yaoundé in Cameroon, he started his musical career there in the early 2000s by mixing in the capital’s trendiest private and social parties. With his unique style, and despite his young age, he quickly gained popularity and became one of the most sought after DJs on the scene.

But it is really since 2010, after the end of his university studies in Frankfurt in Germany, that DJ Franckey becomes professional in the field of the animation of big events and starts very quickly to animate in the NIGHT-CLUBS and big posh parties everywhere in Germany.

DJ Franckey’s sets become a mixture of genres, ranging from AFRO music to Hip-Hop, Dancehall and Caribbean music. He is able to captivate his audience with impeccable transitions, original sound effects and surprising title choices. He quickly became known for his creativity and ability to innovate, mixing traditional sounds with modern and futuristic elements. He is appreciated for his infectious energy and his ability to keep the crowd dancing for hours.

In addition to his talent as a DJ, DJ Franckey is also a well-known event organiser in Germany via his event agency Ebony-Event. Since 2011 he has already organised more than 60 successful events in different cities in Germany. DJ Franckey is also very involved in the promotion of AFRO artists in Germany, regularly organising showcases, concerts and events for several artists such as: DAVIDO, CHARLOTTE DIPANDA, DADJU, YEMI ALADE, TAYC, SARKODIE, LOCKO, TENOR, X-MALEYA and many others.

In short, DJ Franckey is a talented and versatile artist who has been making a name for himself on the German AFRO scene with his unique style and commitment to AFRO music for over 20 years now.

We celebrate Afro musical diversity

The artists are the main actors of the ZIMIX Festival. The Festival’s artistic scene will bring together and produce internationally recognised music celebrities and emerging Swiss talent at the Geneva Arena. This production will celebrate the richness of music from here and abroad with the audience.