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
&
LarsEmil Öjeberget: Accordion
”Their music feels new and different. Yet first and foremost Symbio is something very much its own. I liked them from the first moment that I heard them”
Susanne Holmberg, Lira – Swedish music magazine, 2017
”When the two musicians in Symbio play I feel like a muggle. On stage: wizards, weaving their magic to create crazily swinging and up-to-date music on instruments not associated with modern-day popular music. I have never heard anything like it, whilst at the same time the duo’s music sounds strangely familiar.”
Catarina Nitz, Eskilstunakuriren, 2017
”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), 2017
”Late one Friday night they make the entire audience at the Stockholm Folk Festival jubilate. That we hear two virtuoso musicians is obvious to all!”
Lars Lind, Lira – Swedish music magazine, 2015
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A moment from yesterdays gig in Malmö, Sweden! 🙂
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Symbio live på Manifest on Tour 2018 - Malmö
Glada över att få en recension av vårt nya album "Rising" i Sydsvenskan idag! 🙂 Tack!
"LarsEmil Öjeberget och Johannes Geworkian Hellman vet hur man skapar drama och intensitet...lättillgänglig, smart gjord och moderniserad svensk folkmusik där låtarna dryper av melodi...Lyssnaren sugs in i virvlarna. Och den märkliga känslan efteråt är att man har rest en lång sträcka och ändå står kvar på samma plats."
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Alexander Agrell hör duon Symbio med vevlira och dragspel.Here is a photo from yesterdays concert in Oslo, Norway! 😌 Thank you Norway and Riksscenen for a nice time and thanks to Knut Utler for this photo! Now we are heading towards our next concert which will take place in Minden, Germany
at Kulturzentrum BÜZ tomorrow!
Norway!! This evening we play a concert at Riksscenen in Oslo! We played there one year ago and now we look forward to come back with our new album! 🙂
Hope to see you there! // Symbio
Dear friends and listeners in Germany! On Saturday the 13th of October we will play a concert at Kulturzentrum BÜZ! We look forward to present our new album "Rising" for you and we hope to see you there! 🙂
Here is a newly published article about us from the German music magazin Folker! Thank you Ulrich Joosten for interview and text!
"Symbio utmärker sig i högsta grad som en av de mest särpräglade folkmusikrelaterade grupperna under de senaste åren" - Rasmus Klockljung, recensent för Lira Musikmagasin
Stort tack för fina ord om vår musik och torsdagens skivsläpps-konsert! 🙂 #Liramusikmagasin #Symbio
Tajt duo med svårslagen spännvidd | Lira Musikmagasin
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Tajt duo med svårslagen spännvidd 29 SepKonsertrecension Johannes Geworkian Hellman och LarsEmil Öjeberget i duon Symbio, live på Stallet. Foto: Rasmus Klockljung. Symbio Stallet, Stockholm 27 sep...💿💿 NEW ALBUM "RISING" OUT NOW! 💿💿
We are happy to announce that our new album is now released on streaming services around the world!
We also want to thank everybody who joined us for our release yesterday. We had an amazing concert and evening. 🙂
All the best/ LarsEmil & Johannes - Symbio
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Latest News
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.
Tour start
Today we started our your that will go on for 3 weeks in Sörmland Sweden. We look forward to meet the 2800 children during these weeks and also the ”grown...
Upcoming Concerts
| 24 Oct 2018 | Womex 2018, ES — Participation Delegates |
| 03 Nov 2018 | Sundsvall, SE — Pipeline |
| 09 Nov 2018 |
Oslo, NO — Folkelarm - Nordic Showcase Oslo Riksscenen
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| 10 Nov 2018 |
Oslo, NO — Folkelarm - Nordic Showcase Oslo Riksscenen
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| 21 Dec 2018 |
Rotterdam, NL — De Doelen
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| 26 Jan 2019 |
Isle of Wight, UK — Quay Arts Center
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| 01 Feb 2019 |
Reeth, UK — Reeth Memorial Hall
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| 03 Feb 2019 |
Chillesford, Suffolk ( UK ) — Folk at the Froize
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| 04 Feb 2019 |
Camden-London, UK — Green Note
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| 02 Mar 2019 |
Heuvelland, BE — Dranouter Muziekcentrum
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