Kongero & WÖR

- Lively, refined music from Sweden and Belgium -
 

​'Songbooks' is a marriage between voices and instruments – WÖR, a Belgian band known for inventive instrumental arrangements of 18th-century manuscripts from the lowlands, and Kongero, a boundary-pushing Swedish Folk'appella group that brings a powerful and evocative approach to Scandinavian Folk Songs.

 

Their collaborative live show consists of stories, songs, tunes, themes that appear in Belgian and Swedish traditions, and an original composition written primarily for 'Songbooks.'  The effect is lively, sincere, beautiful, and groovy. The arrangements are exquisite, letting every song speak, and every musician's expression shine, allowing all instruments and voices to have their role and place - in building this magical show together.

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This collaboration was nominated for 'Best Live Band' at the 'Flanders Folk Awards 2025'. In January 2026 they will release their live album.​

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 "Sometimes one plus one equals far more than two. That’s definitely the case with the collaboration between these two outstanding groups. Instrumental and vocal depths amplify each other, creating a musicality that moves you deeply."  

- Bavo Vanden Broeck, Festival Dranouter​​​​​