Children's concert for the whole family
with Rina Kaçinari and Sakina Teyna
Saturday, June 22nd, 2024, 4pm
Mariengassensommerstraßenfest 2024
Mariengasse 1170, Vienna Hernals
Be part of the MGSSF 2024! For the fourth time the Mariengasse will be transformed into the ultimate hotspot for art, music and culinary delights. On Friday, June 21 and Saturday, June 22, 2024, an open-air stage with indie and pop acts, delicious food, a flea market and a great children's program await you!
On Saturday, June 22nd, Rina Kaçinari and Sakina Teyna will bring the LaLaLa children's concert series Überall Musik! to the Mariengassensommerstraßenfest from 16:00 to 16:45. With her charismatic voices and instruments, the artists will create a multilingual journey of discovery for the whole family, from jazz to classical, avant-garde and pop. There will also be face painting for children, bouncy castles, a craft market, a flea market and clowns. Basically, everything a child's heart desires!
Click here for the full program.
An initiative of contemporary shizzle. Festival partners: MG3, Feber Wolle Records, Zugabe Booking, INTMA Music School, LaLaLa Children's Concerts by kulturen in bewegung - a VIDC initiative, Café Bisschen Beißen, Yoga Veranda, HerzRad and many more. Supporters: BasisKulturWien, District Hernals, City of Vienna and BMKOES.
Artists' biographies
Born in Prishtina (Kosovo) into a family of musicians, Rina Kaçinari studied cello at the Music Academy Zagreb and the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz. She worked as an orchestral musician at the State Opera Maribor and has been living as a freelance musician in Vienna since 2006. Rina gained recognition through the duo Catch-Pop String-Strong and now performs solo and collaborates with various musicians and bands. As a theater musician, she has played at renowned theaters in Austria, and her compositions, accompanied by her vocals, traverse the realms of jazz, tango, pop, world music, and the underground scene. In addition, she is engaged in educational activities, offering workshops both nationally and internationally for all age groups.
Sakina Teyna, a Kurdish singer, served as a vocalist in the Center for Kurdish Culture and Art in Istanbul from 1991. As a political refugee, she arrived in Austria in 2006 and founded the jazz band Sakina & Friends in 2015. She has released multiple albums and performed numerous international concerts. In addition to her artistic pursuits, she advocates for women's and human rights. Through her music, she aims to make the richness of diverse cultures and languages tangible.