About
Adaya
Her stories are captivating, poetic songs, driven by her banjo and guitar play.
Magical moments full of sensibility and still powerful and expressively presented.
The musician ADAYA tells us about the other side of mankind, the hidden treasures of every living being.
of bright and dark periods in life.
As a solo artist, she travels around the world and, fully devoted, writes her episodes with passion.
Intense moments, in which ADAYA’s crowd can be part of.
Moments when she does it again and again, bringing them to complete silence, listening under her spell.
Adaya & Ursula Suchanek
In 2024, Adaya & Ursula Suchanek found themselves being hired for a nostalgic wooden carousel. Of course, that always happens to folk musicians, and that‘s how this project all started. Atmospheric and dark, the songs delve deep into the hearts of the listeners with personal lyrics, featuring Adaya's main vocals accompanied by banjo and guitar, as well as Ursula on the quinton (a five-stringed fiddle) providing harmony vocals. Newly arranged folk songs and poems set to music captivate the audience. Musically, they evoke the likes of Martin Simpson, Karen Dalton, Townes Van Zandt, and 70s heroes like Steeleye Span & Fairport Convention. However, they find it very difficult to be pigeonholed.
The songs are inspired by old music, reinterpreted as original compositions, and thus have a timeless quality.
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Adaya
Ihre Geschichten sind packende, poetische Songs, getrieben von ihrem Banjo- und Gitarrenspiel, magische Momente voller Feingefühl und gleichwohl wuchtig und mit Ausdruck präsentiert. Die Musikerin ADAYA erzählt von der anderen Seite des Menschen, den verborgenen Schätzen jedes Wesens, von den dunklen wie auch hellen Kapiteln. Als Solo-Künstlerin bereist sie die Welt, schreibt ihre eigenen Episoden voller Hingabe und Leidenschaft. Intensive Momente, an denen ADAYA das Publikum teilhaben lässt. Momente, in denen sie es immer wieder schafft, dieses ganz und still lauschend in ihren Bann zu ziehen.
Des Öfteren tritt sie zusammen auf mit Geige-, Quintonspielerin und Sängerin Ursula Suchanek aus Deutschland.
Adaya & Ursula Suchanek
Im Jahr 2024 wurden Adaya & Ursula Suchanek für ein nostalgisches, hölzernes Karussell engagiert. So etwas passiert Folkmusikern eben, und damit nahm dieses Projekt seinen Anfang.
Die atmosphärischen und melancholischen Lieder berühren die Zuhörer tief mit Adayas persönlichen Texten, deren Gesang mit Banjo und Gitarre begleitet wird, während Ursula mit ihrem Quinton-Spiel (einer fünfsaitigen Geige) und Harmoniegesang beisteuert.
Neu arrangierte Folk-Songs und vertonte Gedichte fesseln das Publikum.
Musikalisch erinnern sie an Künstler wie Martin Simpson, Karen Dalton und Townes Van Zandt und an die Folk-Helden der 70er-Jahre wie Steeleye Span und Fairport Convention.
Doch sie lassen sich nur schwer in eine Schublade stecken.
Ihre Lieder sind von alter Musik inspiriert, als Eigenkompositionen neu interpretiert und besitzen dadurch eine zeitlose Qualität.
Bio & accompanying musicians
Adaya - Vocals, Guitar, Banjo, Zither, Electric Guitar
At the age of 11, Adaya wrote one of her first songs, using a poem by her grandmother Juliette de Bairacli Levy (Gipsy Line), which she played at Juliette’s deathbed.
Influenced by her travels and self-studies, her musical journey began: Adaya started collaborating in several music projects (a. o. Faun, Kel Amrun, Aywa, Pan). Her musical skills grew by playing the harp, bagpipes and flutes - next to guitar, banjo and quite a few more stringed instruments.
Adaya has been active in the Swiss music scene for quite some time, both solo and with a larger band. Her last album, "New Land", was released under the auspices of the music agencies Echo & Black Stellar Music, accompanied by numerous concerts and performances at Swiss festivals such as Buskers Bern. Since 2020, Adaya has been touring the world with the internationally successful and three-time Echo-nominated band FAUN from Germany, including appearances at renowned festivals like Wacken, Hellfest, and Rudolstadt Festival. Adaya is currently working with Ursula Suchanek on her next release, „Love to Wander", which will be published in autumn 2026. We'll already be able to hear some of the new tracks at their concerts.
Ursula Suchanek - Quinton, Vocals
Ursula Suchanek grew up in Bavaria and has played the violin since the age of 6. From early on classical music wasn’t everything for her, so she started exploring Jazz, Rock and Pop music, before finding a new musical home in the world of Folk music.
Although she’s quickly grown roots in traditional German and European dance music, her curiosity for other styles remains, which allows her to merge her experiences as a dance musician and dancer with the creativity of the moment. Her studies with European Fiddle Masters such as Dave Shepard, Julien Barbances and Janusz Prusinowski, as well as studies of traditional couple dancing at the Eric-Sahlström-Institute in Sweden and her passion for sharing joy in music and dance make her a sought-after teacher all over Europe.
Ursula’s greatest delight is resonating with her surroundings, be it fellow musicians, dancers or the audience.
Since 2024 Ursula & Adaya play as duo.