Sukini x Fenster zum Hof-Open Air 2026

Turning the side dish into the main course: Sukini's second album, "Da haben wir den Salat" celebrates children and revolt

After four years, the time has finally come: Sukini, also known as Sookee in hip-hop for years, is once again delivering music for children with her second album, which adults are welcome to listen to. After almost 20 years as a queer-feminist rapper, Sukini has now issued another invitation to all people - to grow along with the music, and also with the topics and discussions that Sukini takes up and processes in her lyrics, sometimes loudly, sometimes quietly.

"Da haben wir den Salat" delivers far more than just a supplement, it gives younger and older ears a musically and content-wise rich continuation and further development of the 2019 album "Schmetterlingskacke". For Sukini, this is no coincidence, but rather a program: "It had been clear to me for a long time that I didn't just want to try things out with Schmetterlingskacke. The new songs have gradually grown with me and reflect not only the things that concern me and the world we live in, but also how I deal with it all."

Politically sustainable: music that takes time and gives time

Honest, direct, immediate - this is how Sukini experiences all those, especially younger people, who meet her at concerts. Her interaction with the audience is also honest, direct and immediate. Instead of artificial productions and fast-moving musical products, Sukini chooses a different path: themes that arise from the reality of her life and her engagement with contemporary debates, as well as artistic decisions that are placed above commercial ones.

The eponymous song "Da haben wir den Salat" is also honest, direct and immediate. Children have repeatedly asked for a song about animals at their concerts. The result is a vegan song about (not) eating animals that conveys animal rights and the importance of animal welfare in an age-appropriate way.

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The "Fenster Zum Hof"-Open Air - Mainz is a concert format in the inner courtyard of the Landesmuseum Mainz, where the independent concert agency Musikmaschine presents mainly German bands and live acts from the fields of indie, pop, rock, electro, folk, hip-hop and singer-songwriters who are beyond newcomer status. These headliners are combined with the best up-and-coming artists from Rhineland-Palatinate. As a platform for young, sophisticated live music, which is all about innovative musical entertainment at a high level, the FzH demonstrates anew every year that it is not music history that is repeated here, but rather something new is created. The booked artists do not turn a blind eye, but spread hope and optimism, especially in view of the unfortunately very difficult realities at the moment. And when the music machine transforms the inner courtyard into a festival area, the following always applies: dancing is always possible! Mine, Kapelle Petra, Die Sterne, Peter Licht, Die höchste Eisenbahn, Wallis Bird, Jeremias, Mayberg, Enno Bunger, The Gardener & The Tree, Blackout Problems, Chefket, Dota, Kytes and Jupiter Jones have played at the FzH and the concert agency's aim remains to offer innovative and independent live music every summer in the most beautiful venue in the media and university city of Mainz. The FzH format started under the impression of the first lockdown in 2020 as a streaming show in the cultural location "Altes Postlager" in Mainz. It was then continued as a spontaneously improvised open air in the courtyard of the Landesmuseum and has since established itself as an annual concert series. This year's edition offers twelve dates between July 24 and August 23, 2026.
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Organized by the concert agency Musikmaschine. Part of the "Kultursommer" program of the Stiftung Kultur RLP. Sponsored by Rheinhessen Sparkasse, entega, fritz-kola and the Veltins brewery. Supported by Armut und Gesundheit in Deutschland e.V., audiluma Veranstaltungstechnik GmbH and various local supporters! Media cooperation partner of rausgegangen and Merkurist Mainz. Associated with Schick Mainz, beben Mainz and last but not least the Landesmuseum Mainz.
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