We See You
continues in 2026
Our concerts in 2025 were not only exceptionally beautiful, they also left a mark. We found a social and at the same time authentic position that allowed us to respond to the reality of war and destruction in Gaza. It became clear that this carrying and being carried is shared by many, across Switzerland.
The suffering of the civilian population in Gaza remains a central concern. So does the question of how active empathy, attentiveness and humanity can be lived and cultivated here where we are.
Human rights need people, people who are connected with themselves and with others on a level that opens the future and makes it possible. Culture and art, and especially free music, work precisely in this direction. They allow friction, listen inwardly and at the same time point forward. They create spaces in which difference can exist without violence and in which attentive listening opens up new horizons.
In 2026 we once again invite you to be part of this. We will soon share the first projects and dates.
Stay with us, we are looking forward to what is to come and to having you with us.
WE SEE YOU
A musical initiative for human dignity, solidarity, and human rights
We See You – an initiative by Carovana091
The situation in Gaza is marked by immense human suffering. Every day, people lose their homes, their loved ones, their future. We See You is an artistic response to this: an initiative by Carovana091 that brings together musicians and collectives from Switzerland’s free improvisation scene. With the language closest to us – music – we want to express empathy and make solidarity tangible.
We See You – sounds the alarm
The series began in the autumn and winter of 2025 and took place in six Swiss cities. Improvising musicians performed their own music as well as versions of Sound the Alarm—a “composed improvisation” conceived by Clayton Thomas. Each concert was unique, but all shared the same gesture: taking a stand and opening, through sound, spaces of empathy. We See You continues in 2026 with new projects and concerts.
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Sound the Alarm – Lucerne, 25 September 2025
Sound the Alarm – Lucerne, 25 September 2025
We See You - Sounds the Alarm
What you can do
Donate – every gesture counts:
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International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
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The Ghassan Abu Sittah Children Fund
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Or directly to We See You – we will ensure your contribution reaches the right place responsibly. (IBAN CH59 8080 8003 2395 6760 0)
Why We See You?
We See You is founded on the belief that music, especially free music, is always political. It connects, makes visible, and opens spaces where words reach their limits.
In 2025, nearly 70 musicians from the free music scene came together in Locarno, Zurich, Basel, Lucerne, Geneva, and Bern to improvise, listen, and take a stand against injustice and violence toward defenseless people in Gaza. The concerts are invitations to come closer, to pay attention, to empathize, to confront the unbearable, and to respond.
We See You is a musical statement of the present: open, delicate, and resolute.
We see you. We care. Let’s stay awake.
The idea
It all began with the album Sound the Alarm, a collective project by Australian double bassist Clayton Thomas. Carovana091 initially planned to promote the album and raise funds for Gaza. However, Thomas suggested a different approach: a live concert with local musicians, because live music touches, moves, and reaches more than any recording.
Carovana091 embraced this idea immediately. The collective Sous-Sol made the project its own and began discussing it with other collectives. Soon it became clear how urgently such an initiative was needed. Many musicians in Switzerland felt a strong desire to respond to the catastrophe in the Middle East, but there was no shared, authentic format for doing so.
A growing movement
It began with a conversation. Then it became a network. For Carovana091, a central question emerged: What responsibility does art bear in times like these?
Thus grew the vision of uniting music collectives from across Switzerland in one common project. It became more than an organizational framework: a movement built on trust, friendship, and artistic integrity.
The realization
We See You – sounds the alarm
In 2025, six concerts took place in Bern, Basel, Lucerne, Geneva, Zurich, and Locarno. We See You continues in 2026 with new projects and concerts.
Artistic direction: Biliana Voutchkova (violin), Luca Sisera (double bass), Cyril Bondi (percussion), Roberto Domeniconi (piano), Natalie Peters (voice).
The concerts are created in collaboration with venues such as Mullbau Lucerne, WIM Bern, Insub Collectif Geneva, and local partners such as the Circolo del Cinema Locarno, which will accompany the concert with a screening of From Ground Zero – a powerful encounter of music and cinema.
Concert dates
The dates of the upcoming concerts will be announced shortly.
Past concerts:
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25 September 2025 – Lucerne, Mullbau (Season opening / Preview)
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8 November 2025 – Bern, WIM
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10 November 2025 – Locarno, Ex Rex (after the documentary From Ground Zero)
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12 November 2025 – Basel, KHaus Forum
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5 December 2025 – Der Grosse Bär, Kunstraum Walcheturm, Zurich
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20 December 2025 – Geneva, Pneu (Insub Collectif)
Participating musicians in 2025
Artistic direction:
Biliana Voutchkova (violin), Luca Sisera (double bass), Cyril Bondi (percussion), Roberto Domeniconi (piano), Natalie Peters (voice)
Lucerne – Mullbau collective (large formation) Sound The Alarm:
Jonas Gerigk (double bass), Marie Cécile Reber (electronics), Valeria Zangger (drums), Daniel Steffen (piano), Hans-Peter Pfammatter (synthesizer), Silke Strahl (saxophone), Carlo Brülhard (saxophone), Hannah Wirnsberger (flute), Nora Vetter (viola), Natalie Peters (voice), Biliana Voutchkova (violin)
Locarno – Ensemble Sous-Sol (large formation) Sound The Alarm:
Ivano Torre (drums), Nicolas Monguzzi (percussion), Sheldon Suter (drums/cedra), Thomas Canna (percussion), Luca Manzo (organ), Hanswerner Plüss (electronics), Enrico Teofani (trombone), Hanspeter Wespi (cello), Ueli Zysset (double bass), Fabio Martini (bass clarinet), Rosmarie Stucker (voice), Natalie Peters (voice), Luca Sisera (double bass), Francesco Giudici (electric guitar), Francesca Naibo (electric guitar)
Bern (small formations):
Rebecca Minten (bass clarinet), Luz Gonzales (electronics), Christian Kobi (saxophone), Thomas Canna (percussion), Thomas Rohrer (rabeca, saxophone, objects), Biliana Voutchkova (violin, voice), Natalie Peters (voice), Sabine Vogel (flute), Klaus Filip (electronics), Sebastian Rotzler (double bass)
Basel (small formations):
Luca Manzo (piano), Marina Tantanozi (flute), Sabine Vogel (flute), Christian Moser (oud), Ed Williams (clavichord), Thomas Canna (percussion), Biliana Voutchkova (violin), Alicja Pilarczyk (violin), Natalie Peters (voice), Stefano Grasso (percussion), Andrea Neumann (prepared piano)
Geneva – Insub Collectif:
Anouck Genton (violin), Anna Kaisa Meklin (viola da gamba), Antoine Läng (voice), Christophe Berthet (saxophone), Cyril Bondi (percussion), d’incise (electronics), Raphaël Ortis (electric bass), Esther Vaucher (saxophone), Violeta Motta (flute), Natalie Peters (voice)
Zurich – Der Grosse Bär:
Constanza Pellicci (vocals), Natalie Peters (vocals), Biliana Voutchkova (violin), Peter Landis (sax soprano), Lino Blöchlinger (alto sax, flute), Nils Fischer (bass clarinet, baritone), Manuel Mengis (trumpet), Linda Vogel (harp), Gabriel Wicki (electronics, Moog), Roberto Domeniconi (piano, effects), Flo Götte (keyboard), Luca Ramella (drums), Domi Chansorn (drums)
perspectives
Music opens access to inner stories and truths that are often buried beneath a flood of images and information. It allows personal experiences and the ability to feel, which go beyond identities and can reconnect people.
Contemporary and improvised music, unafraid of dissonance and deliberately standing at the margins, offers a unique perspective in this moment. It speaks about tolerance, diversity, and what it means to be human, showing that artistic action can create orientation, resonance, and connection even in turbulent times.
WE SEE YOU harnesses this power of music to create spaces for attention, encounter, and shared experience. In doing so, it generates energy and solidarity, and releases financial resources that are donated to organizations still working in Gaza.
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