Guggenkonzert Basel

Guggenkonzert Basel

listening to and walking behind the marching brass bands at the Carnival Basel

Location: 

Marktpl., 4001 Basel, Switzerland

Duration: 

Tuesday, March 7, 2017

Personal highlights

  1. Guggemusik: brass band playing different drums and pipe instruments
  2. Guggenkonzert: special event of the Carnival Basel on Tuesday evening
  3. History: first mentioned in the 16th century to chase away the winter
  4. Recently: since nearly 100 years, those groups are booming and growing
  5. Quality: most are not professional musicians but still play fairly well

Image sources

  1. Last band for the night
  2. Add-on concert in a basement
  3. Having a break, resting drums
  4. Marching at night in the dark
  5. Marching during the day

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