Swiss Music Export sends five acts to its showcase night at Reeperbahn Festival

Swiss Music Export (SME) programmed its own night at Reeperbahn Festival in Hamburg: Thursday, 17 September 2026, at the Indra club.¹ The festival ran from 16 to 19 September.¹

The programme opened at 17:30 with a reception for industry professionals, followed at 19:00 by the showcase: Danitsa from the Geneva scene with dancehall reggae and hip-hop, Malummí from Basel with the album 'Damaged by Their Silence', Moictani aka Tania Praz, Blanche Biau from Zurich and, at midnight, Jule X, who raps in Bernese German.¹ According to SME, XOXO. was also announced for the festival.¹

A second Swiss stage was at Spielbude XL: the 'Swiss Sunset Stage', presented by SME, lists Linda Elys, Lost in Lona, Mary Middlefield, Seraina Telli and Nemo.² Also new was a matchmaking programme curated by SME with Better Things/German Bulldozer; according to SME, it was already fully booked.¹

What the list does not say: how many professionals came and whether any bookings resulted. The sources give no information on this.