GELLERUP SESSIONS NO. 2 // KALAHA

28/5/2025

Concert: 18:00 - 22:00 // Admission: 50 DKK

Gellerup Sessions is a series of concert formats where you get up close to the performing artist, bridging the gap between stage and audience. The concept looks like this:

First, a communal dinner at Gellerup Højskole – with both the band and the audience. Conversations about music, the weather, or something entirely different.

After the meal, a Q&A with the artist. About their music, who they are, and how their music comes to life. A behind-the-scenes look at the creative process.

Finally, a concert with the artist – in a simple and fairly low-key setup at a changing venue in Gellerup. Semi-unplugged, you might call it.

Expect some incredibly intimate and present evenings, created in collaboration with Gellerup Højskole.

Read more about the upcoming two Gellerup Sessions:

➤ GELLERUP SESSIONS NO. 1 // BITOI
➤ GELLERUP SESSIONS NO. 3 // FARHANI

LOCATION

➤ Communal dinner and Q&A at Gellerup Højskole.
➤ The concert takes place in Gellerup Kirke (we’ll go together).

TICKETS & BUS TRIP

➤ Entry: 50 DKK (includes both dinner and concert) ➤ BUY TICKET
➤ Travel together from the city center! Meet us at turkis at 17:00 for a free cup of Turkish tea and a group walk to bus 4A ➤ BUY TICKET & SIGN UP

NOTE! Please be aware that you’ll need to pay for your own bus ticket upon departure.

KALAHA

Kalaha is known for setting the dance floor on fire and putting the audience into a trance.
As a listener, one moment you’re on a high-speed car chase through the bazaar in Istanbul, and the next you’re floating in the cosmic eternity of the room, only to land in a dusty village in Mali.

Elements of everything from acid rock and improvised jazz to Anatolian funk and acid techno have been part of Kalaha’s expression since their start in 2013, helping them win a Danish Music Award, a Carl Prize, and several nominations.

In 2021, Kalaha released ‘Mystafa’, which explored a wide range of genres including Brazilian samba, Turkish 70’s music, African highlife, desert blues, and Nordic influences, with guest appearances from psych-rock king Uffe Lorenzen and folk singer Hjalte Ross.

In August 2022, the band released their 5th album “Tutku,” created in collaboration with the Aarhus Jazz Orchestra and Hilal Kaya.

LINE UP

Niclas Knudsen: guitar & talk box
Emil de Waal: drums & percussion
Jens ‘Rumpistol’ Christiansen: synths & vocals
Anders Stig Møller: bass & laptop

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