Author Archives: Anna Koch

Saigon. 35ºC. 90% humidity. Early evening in late April, but already dark. The thick warm air reminds me of a summer rain put into a sauna (and a little bit…

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Organising an entire festival because I’m coming to visit, offering us to stay with them in their home for two weeks, inviting us to their kayaking family, helping us find…

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Why am I making music? Why do I perform on stage? It’s almost impossible to answer these questions in one word. I enjoy telling stories, creating fantastic, surreal worlds, inviting…

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In the back of beyond, where cheeky Wekas say good night, we stayed at a small campsite. After we put up our tent, the host came by to register our…

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Women from Chiloé serving Curanto

Celebrating Christmas in summer. The biggest question and trembling uncertainty for our five-year-old son during all our travels so far, was if Christkind will find us in Chile and bring…

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Mural by Varas Mackenzie in Valparaiso

Una Ciudad de Colores. Our first stop and my first impressions of Chile. Originally built as the port of Santiago, Valparaiso is bold, hip, and colourful. The houses lining up…

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Many people asked me why we don’t take the plane for these long distances in South America, especially with a five-year-old child? And I always reply that airports look more…

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I’m still so energised from all the music that I played in São Paulo: one day, I played eight hours straight, five of them improvising with people I had not…

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Rio de Janeiro. 24°C. Rainy October Day. 87% humidity. Samba music is playing from the airport loudspeakers. Bom dia! Taxi, Taxi! – Não, obrigada. My hair is getting curlier with…

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Anna improvising at ACFDC

Leaving the small town and entering a big city again, a really big one. Blocks are three times bigger, the subway – there is a subway – takes at least…

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