Nordic Sound Bite at the Ja Ja Ja Festival

Cutting edge Nordic cuisine including “Nordic Sound Bite” - a new concept developed by New Nordic Food that promises the ultimate collaboration between music and food.

A range of innovative cuisines and food experiences will be offered during the festival. These will include “Nordic Sound Bite” - a collaboration with curator and designer Nikolaj Danielsen (DEN) that partners musicians with young food artists - and a menu designed by leading Swedish chef and entrepreneur Herman Rasmusson.

Additionally, the Roundhouse will play host to a Nordic Fika, while a special daytime programme will present sessions and talks by young artists working with design, food and music. Ja Ja Ja Festival’s food programme is supported by New Nordic Food - a Nordic Council of Ministers initiative that promotes Nordic food in the region and internationally. www.newnordicfood.org 

Both days will also feature a Nordic record label market and an exhibition of visual art from Icelandic artists Örvar Smárason (múm) and Sindri Már Sigfússon (Sin Fang).

On November 8th-9th, Camden’s iconic Roundhouse will play host to a major festival of Nordic music, film and food with the inaugural Ja Ja Ja Festival. Headlined with rare UK appearances by Mew (their first London show in over 4 years) and The Raveonettes, the two-day event welcomes festival-goers to sidestep the dark English winter and immerse themselves in Nordic cool.

Attendees will watch some of the biggest and hottest new bands in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, enjoy rarely-screened music documentaries, browse a Nordic record label market, experience stunning art exhibits and savour cutting edge New Nordic cuisine.

The festival is an evolution of the much-loved monthly Ja Ja Ja club night, which, since 2009, has established itself as London’s premier destination for the very best new Nordic music. The Ja Ja Ja Festival has been developed in joint collaboration with the Roundhouse, and is supported by the Nordic Embassies in London and the Nordic Culture Fund.

The full line up is as follows:

November 8th
 Main Space: Mew (DEN), múm (ICE), Husky Rescue (FIN)
 Ja Ja Ja stage: Sin Fang (ICE), Rangleklods (DEN), Einar Stray (NOR),  Postiljonen (SWE), I Was A Teenage Satan Worshipper (FIN)
 DJ Huw Stephens: (BBC Radio 1)

November 9th
 Main Space: The Raveonettes (DEN), NONONO (SWE), Annie (DJ set) (NOR),  LCMDF (FIN), Truls (NOR)
 Ja Ja Ja stage: Rubik (FIN), Kid Astray (NOR), Here is Your Temple (SWE), Broke  (DEN), Mammút (ICE)
 CPH:DOX - Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival screenings -  Saturday only
 Midsummer Night’s Tango (2012 - FIN/GER); The Punk Syndrome (2012 - FIN); The Ghost of Piramida (2012 - DEN); Kidd Life (2012 - DEN); The Rocka (2012 - NOR); 2 Steg fra Håkan (2011 - SWE); Backyard (2010 - ICE); The Extraordinary Life Of José Gonzalez (2010)

Tickets for the Ja Ja Ja Festival are on sale now
£25 standard Friday/Saturday ticket
£60 Golden Festival Pass - includes entry to both Friday & Saturday events, priority access to film screenings, plus exclusive Ja Ja Ja aftershow party featuring DJ sets from artists performing at the festival alongside other top Nordic DJs.

Box Office: www.roundhouse.org.uk / 0844 482 8008 Booking fees apply for all tickets purchased online or by phone. No fees in person. See website for details.

Listings Ja Ja Ja Festival - featuring Mew, The Raveonettes, múm, NONONO, Annie (DJ set), Husky Rescue, LCMDF and Truls 8th-9th November Roundhouse, Chalk Farm Rd, London, NW1 8EH (nearest tube Chalk Farm)
£25 standard Friday/Saturday ticket
£60 Golden Festival Pass
www.roundhouse.org.uk 0844 482 8008

For all media enquiries about the festival, please contact Adam Webb: adam@jajajamusic.com / 07947 062360

For more information:
www.jajajamusic.com
www.facebook.com/jajajamusic
www.twitter.com/jajajanordic

Elisabet Skylare, Project Manager, Food and Creative Industries, New Nordic Food II, elisabet@skylare.com, +45 2620 7579