MQ Tunes: JUNGLE JADE

Wed 04.06., 19.30h l MQ Summer Stage, Main Courtyard
Free entry

JUNGLE JADE is upfront and personal. Crossing paths as fresh arrivals in Vienna, singer-songwriter Yelvilaa and multi-instrumentalist Shari formed the alternative-popproject as a way to process their experiences of creating roots in a new place. Theiratmospheric sound and cinematic storytelling takes listeners on a transformative journey.

Since their first release in 2021 JUNGLE JADE has established a passionatecommunity through their immersive live shows which include POPFEST Wien,wellenklaenge, lunz am see, WAVES Vienna, Kultursommer Wien and more. Radio FM4named them Afro-Austrian Newcomer in 2023 and they have also appeared or beenheard on Oeticket, Radio FM4, Radio Ö1, mica, Res.Radio, and Sofar Sounds amongstother platforms. 

With their new EP, JUNGLE JADE dives into themes of love, regeneration, and theborders between self and other. Through song and performance, they share areminder that following intuition is worth the risk. JUNGLE JADE invites those who arewilling, to embark on this journey with them and - just maybe - discover somethingnew on the other side. 

Yelvilaa (she/her) - Voice and lyrics
Shari (they/them) - Guitar and instruments
Production by Sebastian Wasner (he/him)
 

Image: JUNGLE JADE © Hanna Fasching