Hasn't the snow made everything so Chrismassy? It's really put me in Yuletide mode so i have found some great shopping tips for you and some music that will put you in holiday spirit overload. Oh yeah, and there is a great hip hop act over from the U.S. But as i know how busy you Ronsters are i have condensed some of the tips into a easy to click agenda. Check it out. Have a great weekend and...

Give my love to the city

In a hurry? Here’s my suggestions for the next week in brief.

Thursday: Time to get your Cristmas shopping done?
Saturday: Dance until you shop.
Saturday: Like posters? You’ll like this.
Saturday: Hip Hop, R & B & Soul
Sunday: Christmas Music = Christmas Mood.
Monday: Music from West Africa
Tuesday: Shopping from female founders.

If you want to get away from the Bahnhofstrasse and find some gifts that are reasonably priced as well as and made with love then head over to Halle 550 for the Heiliger Bimbam. There is a whole host of small producers and businesses selling their wares with vintage clothes, jewellery, art and whatever else you need. I will be heading over to buy a gift for someone i admire respect and deeply love…Me!

This weekend, Tanzhaus is hosting a winter market with thirty stands offering flowers, ceramics, art puzzles, delicacies, bags, skincare, candles and more. The stands are all run by local labels from artists and designers. No better way to do your Christmas shopping. When you have shopped till you dropped, you can enjoy some winter specialties in their café, Nude. And if you are thinking of bringing your children, you can drop them off at the kid’s disco that takes place between 2 and 7pm on Saturday and Sunday.

It’s been a while since i heard the name «Duckwrth» but i am super happy he’s hitting Exil this Saturday. Duckwrth, (real name Jarod Lee,) is a L.A. born rapper, artist and singer who gained global attention with his 2016 album «I’M UUGLY». Obviously Duckwrth has been creative since then and he’s own tour promoting his 2021 record SG8*. Great beats and flows. Hit the button to check him out.

Last Saturdays snow turned Zurich into a winter wonderland but if that didn’t get you in the Christmas spirit then perhaps this will. This Sunday the concert promoters Fever are featuring Christmas songs the as part of their Candlelight concert series. The concert with feature the Limmat Quartet who are, by their own admission, «the coolest quartet in Zurich». They are also doing two performances so you’ve got double the chance of checking the show out.

Hypnotic melodies, rocky guitar play, tuareg-blues and tamashek-poetry is what defines Tamikrest. The members of this band are from Nigeria, Algeria and Mali. Tamikrest means as much as junction or connection and represents the unification of the band members from different region. Their mission is to make the culture that unites them accessible to the whole wide world. Intrigued? Head to moods to see them in concert as they are touring to celebrate the release of their new album, ­«Tamotaït». You can have a first listen here. Click the buttons.

What's better than eating high-quality chocolate? Eating high-quality chocolate AND doing something good for the world. If you are looking for a little chocolatey Christmas gift check out this amazing project from Cuisine sans frontières and Gebana. The aim is to use the proceeds from this fine chocolate from Ecuador to give the indigenous chocolate producers in the Amazon rainforest an ecologically sustainable future and to support the preservation of the unique natural and cultural landscape around the Yasuní National Park. As i write this they are still 88 orders short. Can you wonderful Ronsters get this project over the line?