Clandestino Festival

Name: Clandestino Festival
Start: 2026-07-03T17:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-07-04T03:00:00+02:00
Location: Bryggan på Ringön

took place · 3 Jul 2026

Bryggan på Ringön, Gothenburg

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Clandestino Festival celebrates its 24th edition on 3-4 July at Bryggan (run by Stigbergets Bryggeri) and Monument on Ringön in Göteborg. The festival is organized by the non-profit association Clandestino Institut, which has been running the festival in Göteborg since 2003 with a focus on adventurous music and art beyond borders. Both days open Friday and Saturday 17.00-03.00.

This year's lineup spans a broad geographic and musical spectrum. Notable artists include Mexican transactivist Luisa Almaguer, digital voodoo feminists Nana Benz du Togo, and antifascist death jazz band Backengrillen featuring members from Refused and Fire!.

Other artists in the programme:

Ata Kak [Kumasi]
Ayla Ondamoon [Malmö]
Backengrillen [Umeå]
Boko Yout [Örebro]
Cami Layé Okún [Havana]
Cortisa Star [Delaware]
Eddy Ekete [Kinshasa]
Edna Martinez [Cartagena/Berlin]
Lamisi [Zebilla]
La Saramuya Picó (Sound System) [Barranquilla]
Los Thutanaka [Nashville/California]
Muslim Shaggan [Lahore]
Nana Benz du Togo [Lomé]
Nduku Ya la vie est belle [Kinshasa]
Luisa Almaguer [Mexico City]
Širom [Ljubljana]
Sisso & Maiko [Dar es Salaam]
Stivako [Athens]
TVOD [New York]

Beyond the festival, Clandestino Institut runs the concert series Clandestino & Beyond with programming throughout the year.

About the festival: Clandestino Festival

24th edition

edition

Since 2003

years running

~800

visitors (historical)

2 stages/venues

venues

Good to know

Runs 2 days: Fri 3 July - Sat 4 July 2026
Open both days 17:00-03:00
Festival pass from 895 SEK; single-day and late-night tickets also available
Venues: Bryggan (Stigbergets Bryggeri) + Monument, Ringön, Gothenburg
18+ age limit at concert venues serving alcohol (Swedish alcohol law)
No camping - urban festival on Ringön island
Art and literature programme has free entry
Tickets via Billetto and official site clandestinofestival.org

What's new

2026-06
SVT Kultur lists Clandestino Festival among Sweden's summer 2026 highlights, naming Ata Kak, Boko Yout, Backengrillen and Ayla Ondamoon as featured acts.
2026-04
Festival passes and single-day tickets for the 24th edition went on sale via Billetto, with the festival pass starting at 895 SEK.
2026-04
The full 2026 lineup was announced, spanning artists from Kumasi, Mexico City, Lomé, Kinshasa, Lahore, Ljubljana, Baghdad and beyond.
2026-04
The festival moves from its 2025 venue Skeppet GBG to two new locations on Ringön: Bryggan (run by Stigbergets Bryggeri) and Monument.

Line-up

Nana Benz du Togo

Ata Kak
Luisa Almaguer
Backengrillen
Ayla Ondamoon
Boko Yout
Cami Layé Okún
Cortisa Star
Eddy Ekete
Edna Martinez
Lamisi
La Saramuya Picó (Sound System)
Los Thutanaka
Muslim Shaggan
Nduku Ya la vie est belle
Širom
Sisso & Maiko
Stivako
TVOD

About: Nana Benz du Togo

Nana Benz du Togo is an African ensemble that weaves voodoo tradition together with soul and electronic music. Using their own voices and a vintage Korg keyboard, they produce a sound that sits somewhere between the raw and the supernatural. The group has sent audiences into trance states across the globe, driven by ancestral energy and deep groove.

Recent shows

Jun 16, 2026 The Cornish Bank, Falmouth (GB)
Jul 12, 2025 Ahoy, Rotterdam (NL)
Mar 16, 2025 Brooklands Lawn, New Plymouth (NZ)

About: Ata Kak

Yaw Atta-Owusu, performing as Ata Kak, spent decades in obscurity after his 1994 cassette Obaa Sima sold almost nothing in Ghana - until a chance find at a roadside stall set off a chain of events that turned him into a cult figure on three continents. His high-energy live shows mix Twi rap, synth-driven dance rhythms and highlife roots, and his long-awaited second album Batakari arrived in 2025.

8M+

Spotify streams (Obaa Sima album, since 2022)

10k+

Obaa Sima copies sold across all formats (Bandcamp)

What's new

2025-11
Ata Kak released Batakari (Awesome Tapes From Africa), his first album of new material in 31 years, recorded at Bishop Beatz Recording Studio in Kumasi.
2025-11
An anniversary remaster of Obaa Sima was released simultaneously, restored from a cleaner source cassette and issued on limited-edition coloured vinyl.
2025-11
Ata Kak performed at Le Guess Who? festival in Utrecht and at venues in Leeds and London as part of a European tour tied to the new releases.

Tour

LondonLeedsUtrechtRoskilde

Tracks

Obaa SimaTitle track of the 1994 debut; signature song, one of the earliest examples of Twi-language rap.

Daa NyinaaFan favourite from Obaa Sima, fusing highlife grooves with drum-machine beats.

AdagyaStandout cut from Obaa Sima, frequently cited in reviews of the album.

Yasi TownFirst new single in over 30 years, released August 2025.

BatakariTitle track of the 2025 EP; named after a traditional West African garment.

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