From the upcoming release:
Analog Africa No.11 - Le Super Borgou de Parakou - The Bariba Sound
Release date: 27th Mars 2012

Sembe Sembe Boudou (Folklore Dendi) - Le Super Borgou de Parakou

Tell the world a little bit about yourself. The shorter the better.

DJ, Record Collector & Music Curator w/ wide tastes across the sound spectrum 🪐 
2nd account: @cobeia-listening

SC hides most mixes when stop paying PRO... 🙄
ALL MY MIXES (Cosmic, Disco, Italo, Edits, Wave, African...) > www.mixcloud.com/cobeia

Bookings / Promos: cobeia@gmx.net 

Running @ecoutesauvert (EAV) + Music for Indoors (MFI) MFI Mix series:  www.tinyurl.com/43ndn5ef 

@Cobeia is a sonic enthusiast with an extensive Vinyl & Digital collection. Exploring an array of genres, he digs high-quality gems. Music w/ instruments, synths, drum machines & a warm analog sound in a computer world. :)

ON THE DANCEFLOOR:

💋 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐜/ 𝐈𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐨/ 𝐖𝐚𝐯𝐞/ 𝐀𝐜𝐢𝐝/ 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨/ 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐬 

LISTENING SETS: 
Mix Series, Radios, Spaces, Bars, Museums...

💋 𝐉𝐚𝐳𝐳/ 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐥/ 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐤/ 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐜/ 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧/ 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐠𝐚𝐞/𝐃𝐮𝐛 / 𝐎𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥/ 𝐀𝐥𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐩/ 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐜𝐤/ 𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐤/ 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭-𝐏𝐮𝐧𝐤/𝐍𝐨 𝐖𝐚𝐯𝐞 / 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜/ 𝐀𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭/ 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥... 

If you enjoy my Mixes & Playlists, consider SUPPORT my Selector/DJ work. It takes much time, money & efforts to listen, dig & create quality vinyl mixes for you. Paypal link in box above 👆🏼 (Send as Friends & Family). ❤️

2026

💄 Mo 30-11 Cave12 (Geneva)

2025

💄 Sa 22-11 BONGO JOE (Geneva) Post-Punk/No Wave Mix for Screening + Talk w/ Don Letts (UK)
💄 Je 30-10 CANAL54 (Geneva)
💄 Sa 15-08 DISCOBESTIALE Festival (Sardinia)
💄 Sa 14-06 L'ORANGERIE (Geneva)
💄 RADIO RAHEEM (Milano) Postponed to Autumn
💄 Sa 10-05 UNDEAD (Regio Calabria) Postponed
💄 Sa 29-03 90mil (Berlin) MFI/EAV Night 
  w/ 4 Live & 6 DJ/Record Collectors
💄 Fr 14-03 Refuge Radio (Berlin)
💄 Th 06-03 CANAL54 (Geneva)
💄 Ve 21-02 OTB b2b Balearic Banana (Berlin)
💄 Sa 07-02 SAMEHEADS (Berlin) Ayo Ke Disco Release Party! w/ @Norsicaa & @Renavolvo
💄 Sa 01-02 HEINERS (Berlin)

2024

💄 SA 07-12 OTB b2b Marvin (Balearic Banana)
💄 FR 16-11 HEINERS (Berlin)
💄 SA 09-11 SCHANKI (Berlin)
💄 SA 22-06 HEINERS 
💄 FR 19-04 SCHANKI 
💄 FR 12-04 HEINERS 
💄 FR 23-02 HEINERS 
💄 FR 08-03 PETITE REINE (Geneva) 
💄 SU 18-02 Berlinale Film Premiere Party (Berlin)
💄 TH 15-02 8MM Bar (Berlin) w/ @bandit-voyage (@cheptel-records - Geneva) Live! www.banditvoyage.bandcamp.com

🚨 PAST REPRESENTS THE FUTURE 🚨

BERLIN / Griessmühle, Homopatik, @about-blank-berlin, Schrippe Hawaïi, @Sameheads, Zw/Heiners, Rummelsbucht, Atelier, Jonny Knüppel, OTB, Loophole, ACUD, Trickster, @menschmeier_berlin, Klunkerkranisch, Antje Oeklesund, 8mm, Paloma, Bar 25 & more... 

GENEVA / Underground spaces (Duplex, Walden, Cave12, Artamis, Falaises…); Bars (Canal 54, La Petite Reine...), Special Places (Bains des Pâquis, L'Orangerie, A la Pointe...); Clubs (@motelcampo, @le-zoo-usine, La Gravière, KZRN, La Jonquille, 360° LGBTQ+ Party) 

Around SWITZERLAND / @zukunft, Le Bourg, Dachstock, Fri-Son, Case à Choc, Mouton Noir, @kashemezurich, Bad Bonn, @klubkegelbahn, Neubad, @trnstnradio ... Festivals (Fête de la Musique, Electron, Festival de la Cité, Montreux Jazz Festival...)

ASIA / DJed in 2019 at a Festival in Koh Phangan Thailand & @theobservatory-hcmc Vietnam

@Cobeia was part of the Wet Delights cosmic crew 12 hours underground Parties in Berlin w/ guests like Albion @big-muffle, @Hysteric, Rune Lindbæk, @Chris_Korda, @soFAholic... 

💄 SHORT BIO 💄

Since his teens, Cobeia's been an avid listener collecting music on Vinyl, CDs, MDs, Tapes & Digital. Growing up in Geneva in a multicultural family & environment, he enjoyed the vibrant 90s local squats and Swiss alternative scenes, studied filmmaking in London from 96 to 99 before living between Geneva and Berlin 

Among other trips, he travelled extensively throughout Eastern and Southern Europe, North & East Africa, as well as Southeast Asia, further expanding his music appreciation. ✨

He's always been curious about life and various art forms and has been passionately exploring underground culture ever since. Since 2001, Cobeia's been a dedicated DJ, record collector, cultural actor, music curator & organiser. 

🚨 PROMOTING CONCERTS & PARTIES 🚨

Since 2001 he organised many electro-acoustic, alt-pop, indie-rock and electronic music events... before conceptualising his main project:

💄 ECOUTES AU VERT (Est. 2006) 💄 

EAV originated as an outdoor summer series with great music in parks & by lakes/riversides + indoor parties in Geneva. Soon enough, events with Concerts & DJs also took place throughout the year. 

2009 - 2015, EAV put up parties at @motelcampo with ace international & local guests. 

Events also took place in BERLIN since 2015 at Urban Spree, @klunkerkranich, @sameheads, Internet Explorer, Ziegra11, gART.n, Zenner, Loophole, Heiners...

Among many, COBEIA booked these great artists and often DJed along them:

LIVE: Shackleton, @Legowelt-official, @BlackMeteoricStar, @theEmperorMachine, Konono Nº1, OVAL, Mapstation, @LuckyDragons, Tevo Howard, Jan Jelinek & Masayoshi Fujita, Lichens/Robert Lowe, @JuliaHolter, Volcano the Bear, @colleenplays, @co_la, @LucreciaDalt, Rhys Chatham, @Hyperculte, Massicot, @JohnMoods, @CV-Vision, @bandit-voyage, @world_wild_web, @marlais, @killy44... 

AFRICAN & OUTERNATIONAL BANDS: Les Filles d'illighadad, @DeryaYildirimofficial & Grup Simsek, Imperial Tiger Orchestra, @MdouMoctar, @MeridianBrothers, Hailu Mergia, BKO Quintet, Nahawa Doumbia, ROB, Orchestra of Spheres, The Pyramids, Sahra Halgan, Fendika, Les Pythons de la Fournaise, OTPMD, @Cyril-Cyril-Music, L'Eclair, Onom Agemo & @AhmedAgKaedy...

DJs: I-F, @PrinsThomas, @Solarsf, @Helena-hauff, @Analog-Africa, Darshan Jesrani (Metro Area), ATA, @BeautifulSwimmers, @Svengalisghost, @AwesomeTapesFromAfrica, @Appleblim, @HodgeBristol, @AndrePahl, Daniel Wang, @Franz-Scala, @mark-grusane...

🚨 EARLY DAYS 🚨
 
2001 - 06: Part of a collective, Cobeia ran ace Underground Art Space DUPLEX in Geneva, where he booked electronic, experimental pop & folk-rock live acts: SO (Oval), Goodiepal, @planningtorock, Hermann Düne, Julie Doiron, @modeselektor... + DJs of various genres, while working in 2003 & 04 at FORDE Art Space at L'Usine. 

During the 2010s, he put up the JUKEBOX nights at @MotelCampo, Letage, Artamis, Falaises... w/ @andrew-weatherall, Mr. Ties, @Boris, @tevohowardrecordings, @kodenine, @djrupture, @thebugofficial, Shadetek, @glasscandy, Desire, @chromaticsofficial...

Japanese NGO supported by Bristol students focusing on providing education and emotional support to children who have experienced the loss of one or both parents. Most recently Ashinaga has been focused on Sub-Saharan Africa with the aim of supporting and building development projects and infrastructure. So we have created this page to share the music we hope to be playing at our events and the music that represents the countries around the world we are involved with.

ECOUTES AU VERT (EAV) Geneva/Berlin
Spreading heartwarming music since 2006 💕
Concerts, Record Collectors, DJs

@ecoutesauvert champions music discovery in lovely outdoor settings or indoor underground spaces & through socials (IG, YT, SC & Mixcloud). A lot of care goes into the curation featuring wonderful upcoming artists & unsung heroes. 🔥

EAV is home to the
MUSIC FOR INDOORS Mix Series
May 2025 / 5 Years / 35 Artists / 35 Mixes 🎂✨

Run with love by @Cobeia

Enjoy EAV MIXES & PLAYLISTS 😊
Much work goes into here + We pay a Yearly Subscription for all Mixes to be up, otherwise SoundCloud hides them… Thx for Supporting our cultural project. ❤️ Donate via the box above 👆
(Send as Friends & Family).

Videos of EAV Concerts & Parties: 
www.youtube.com/c/Ecoutesauvert

Collabs/Curating/Organizing Music Events:
ecoutesauvert@gmail.com

EVENTS/INFO
Telegram https://t.me/EAVmusic
www.instagram.com/ecoutesauvert
www.facebook.com/ecoutesauvert

LATEST EVENTS

🚨 Sa 29-03-25 / From 5PM
Music for Indoors/EAV @ 90mil - Berlin ❤️‍🔥✨
2 Rooms / 6 Selectors / 4 Concerts  

Afternoon to night / listening to a dance event feat. wonderful artists representing the Music for Indoors mix series & EAV galaxy + special guest Live duo @bandit-voyage from Geneva! 💥

We bring the listening mix series to life within an EAV music event! 🔥 

SELECTORS / Running Order

COBEIA @cobeia
CAPTAIN OF NONE @captain-of-none
NAGA @naga_music
SANJA COZMA @sanjacozma
MENQUI @menqui
RESPONSIBLE DAVE @dangerdangerdave 
 LIVE  ÁGATA www.la-gata.bandcamp.com
MARLAIS @marlais
MARGAUX GAZUR @margauxgazur
BANDIT VOYAGE (Geneva) @bandit-voyage 

Sa 29-03-25 at 90mil___ 
Ace Community Space in Berlin ✨

🚨 EAV Tanz @Sameheads Berlin 7-02-25 22:30
@norsicaa (@soundway-records - London) 
@renavolvo (@automaticamore_berlin - Berlin)
@cobeia (@ecoutesauvert / Geneva/Berlin)

🚨 EAV & 8MM Live! 15-02-24 8pm
8MM Bar - 177 B Schönhauser Allee - Berlin
@bandit-voyage (@cheptel-records - Geneva) Live! www.banditvoyage.bandcamp.com
@cobeia (Ecoutes au vert / Music for Indoors)

🚨 EAV TANZ! 05-08-23 / @Sameheads Berlin
@aniphoebe (HK) - @axelhaxel (Peru) - @cobeia

🚨 EAV TANZ! 24-03-23 / Ziegra11 / Neukölln
@bandit-voyage (@cheptel-records - Geneva) Live! www.banditvoyage.bandcamp.com
* SAEKO KILLY (@Bureau-b) Live! @killy44
* DANGEROUS DAVE (@CallshopRadio) @dangerdangerdave
* EXOTIKA (Ceremony) @joan-bernat
* @cobeia (Ecoutes au vert / Music for Indoors)

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EAV has organized since 2006 countless events in plenty of wonderful outdoor & indoor venues in Geneva & Berlin, and curated shows in other cities and for/with other venues and Festivals. 

EAV supports talented artists of various genres: Outernational, African, Jazz-Funk, Electronic, Cosmic, Disco, Italo, Wave, Indie rock, Weird Pop, Folk, Electro-Acoustic, Ambient, Experimental...  

SHORTLIST OF ARTISTS PLAYING EAV:  

LIVE: @Legowelt-official, @shackletonofficial, @BlackMeteoricStar, @theEmperorMachine, @massimilianopagliara, OVAL, Mapstation, @LuckyDragons, Jan Jelinek & Masayoshi Fujita, @Svengalisghost, Lichens (Robert Lowe), @JuliaHolter, @LucreciaDalt, Rhys Chatham, @MeridianBrothers, @Hyperculte, Massicot, @JohnMoods, @CV-Vision, @bandit-voyage, @world_wild_web, @marlais, @killy44...
 
AFRICAN & OUTERNATIONAL BANDS: Les Filles d'illighadad, @DeryaYildirimofficial & Grup Simsek, @MdouMoctar, Hailu Mergia, BKO Quintet, Nahawa Doumbia, ROB, Orchestra of Spheres, The Pyramids, Sahra Halgan, Fendika, Les Pythons de la Fournaise, OTPMD, @Cyril-Cyril-Music, L'Eclair, Onom Agemo & @AhmedAgKaedy, Konono Nº1...

DJs: I-F, @PrinsThomas, @Helena-hauff, @Analog-Africa, Darshan Jesrani (Metro Area), @Solarsf, ATA, @AwesomeTapesFromAfrica, @BeautifulSwimmers, @KodeNine, @Appleblim, @HodgeBristol, @Rahaan, @AndrePahl, Daniel Wang, @Franz-Scala, @mark-grusane, @aniphoebe, @axelhaxel, @cobeia, @norsicaa, @renavolvo...

Info & Archives: 
www.facebook.com/ecoutesauvert
www.ecoutesauvert.ch/fr/database_artistes
 
Contact: ecoutesauvert@gmail.com