“End Racism” il nuovo singolo di Swiss Fiddlers, Mirjam Niggli & Madeleine Niggli feat. Jane Elliott

The Project

This charity project by Swiss Fiddlers aims to create awareness of the global refugee crisis. More than 20 million people worldwide have been forced to leave their homes as a result of war or human rights violations. The fight against racism continues! In a one-minute television interview, a renowned American anti-racism educator, Mrs. Jane Elliott, condemned racism with a clear and strong message about diversity. In this project, her statement is accompanied by “Ave Maria” by Franz Schubert, orchestrated with violins and electro beats – resulting in a new, modern music experience. Mirjam Niggli, the founder and principal violinist of Swiss Fiddlers, explains that the idea was born out of recurrent bad news about the global refugee crisis. This crisis, along with racism, strongly affects Mirjam personally. Her father was Jewish, and her mother is Gipsy; both are fourth generation immigrants who travelled from the Balkans to Switzerland. The song invites people to fight together against racism. 75% of the proceeds will be donated to humanitarian charities.

 The Artist

Mirjam Niggli is a classical violinist. For her master’s degree, she was taught by Prof. Dr. Jörg Hofmann. She started her performing career at the young age of thirteen, playing together with her mother, the violinist Madeleine Niggli. They toured together in Asia, the USA, Scandinavia and Europe with their Gipsy music band, the Puszta Company. The Puszta Company became very well known through radio and television performances. In 2007, Mirjam founded the Swiss Fiddlers, playing classical and gipsy music matched with house beats. Mirjam on the first violin together with Madeleine on the second violin started out on a new career. The music attracted a wide audience among those wanting to experience virtuoso violin music at both clubs and festivals. International DJs from Venezuela, Chile, UK, Germany, Serbia, Bulgaria, Bangladesh, India, Japan and Australia created the sound-loops. Close and important collaboration with the talented drummer, Mathey Hristoskov from Sofia, Bulgaria has been a significant contribution to this project; he mixed and mastered the music.