Symbio draws the listener in with their intoxicating combination of vast audio landscapes and earthy grooves, driven by a deliciously unexpected combination of hurdy-gurdy and accordion.
The duo creates a playful dialogue full of joyful energy, subtleties and virtuosity, where two becomes more than the sum of its parts. This is musical storytelling at its finest, told by heartfelt storytellers through soaring melodies, rich soundscapes, irresistible grooves and finely tuned musical communication.
Johannes Geworkian-Hellman: Hurdy-Gurdy
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LarsEmil Öjeberget: Accordion, Kickbox
“The interaction of Johannes Geworkian Hellman and LarsEmil Öjeberget left nothing to be desired. You get the impression that the the two of them complement one another perfectly and simply had to find each other.”
-Rolf Graff, Mindener Tageblatt (DE)
“The young Swedish duo Symbio is a true phenomenon on stage. Every show is an experience due to the musical telepathy between these musicians and their catching stories. From the first song the listener is lifted from their daily boring routine and is taken away to a new, more hopefull universe”
-Elda Dorren, De Doelen Concert Hall Rotterdam (NL)
“I have a feeling that Johannes Geworkian Hellman and LarsEmil Öjeberget were destined to make music together, regardless of what instruments they might have played.”
Fiona Talkington – Songlines Magazine (UK)
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We had a nice time playing at the Swedish Indie Music Awards last Friday night. Many thanks to everyone involved and to Peter Bothén for this photo!
Now we start to prepare for some upcoming gigs in Belgium, Germany and Austria during the first week of March!
#Manifestgalan
Welcome to our concert tonight in London, Camden at the Green Note! #Uktour
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Symbio EventsGREEN NOTE Mon 4th February 8:30pm Book Tickets£ 12.00Presented by… Symbio were named Best New Artist of the Year at the Swedish Folk & World Music Awards 2016. With their strong stage...Today we are very happy to announce that Symbio will play as a live act at the Swedish Indie Music Awards Manifestgalan on the 15th of February in Stockholm, at Nalen! We look forward to this!!
#Symbio #Manifestgalan #Live
Thanks for this nice photo of us, taken by Christian Gamauf during one of our concerts at Celtic Connections last Thursday!
Our UK-tour has been very enjoyable and tonight we look forward to play at the Prema Arts Centre! Welcome everyone!
We had a blast at Celtic Connections, Glasgow yesterday! We played at the Mitchell Theatre and at the late night session. The tour now continues to Reeth-England!
Thanks for a nice concert yesterday in Derry and Imbolc International Music Festival! Now we are heading to Glasgow and Celtic Connections!
Imbolc International Music Festival
Winners of Best New Artist of the Year at the Swedish Folk & World Music Awards 2016, Symbio brought their Hurdy-Gurdy and Accordion to a delighted IMBOLC audience last night.
Soundcheck for tonights gig at Imbolc International Music Festival in Derry, Northern Ireland! The sound feels great, crew is sweet and we look forward to play!!
Latest News
Womex 2018
We had a blast at the 2018th edition of Womex at Las Palmas. We met both old and new friends and are now heading home to Sweden, tired?…Yes!..happy?… Yes!..sunburned?…a little…...
New album Rising out now!
We just had our release for our new album and can gladly announce that “Rising” is now available on streaming services around the world!
New Music Video
We have released a new music video. The song “A Hundred Years of Joy and Sorrow” will also be featured on our upcoming album “Rising” Watch it on Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOB0rqQXajo
Pre-order our new album
We are happy to announce that you now can pre-order our new album “Rising” through Kickstarter. You will be able to pre-order the album until the 20th of July and...
Album Recording
Today we just finished the recording of the 2nd album. We want to give a special thanks to Petter Berndalen who assisted us during the week in his studio. We...
New Livesession
We are happy to present a brand new live session of the song “Hiraeth” composed by Symbio. Watch it on youtube.
Upcoming Concerts
| 02 Mar 2019 |
Heuvelland, BE — Dranouter Muziekcentrum
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| 03 Mar 2019 | Erpe, BE — STUDIO TRAD |
| 05 Mar 2019 |
Pforzheim, DE — Folkclub Prisma
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| 06 Mar 2019 |
Nürnberg, DE — Tafelhalle
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| 07 Mar 2019 |
Berlin, DE — Hangar 49
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| 08 Mar 2019 |
Vienna, AU — Sargfabrik - Vienna Akkordeon Festival
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| 15 Mar 2019 | Genk, BE — Folk in de Bib |
| 18 Mar 2019 | Västernorrland, SE — School Concerts |
| 19 Mar 2019 | Västernorrland, SE — School Concerts |
| 20 Mar 2019 | Västernorrland, SE — School Concerts |
Get in touch with Symbio
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