Kety Fusco uses the harp as you’ve never imagined it before on new album.
With her second studio album, ‘BOHÈME’, Kety Fusco transforms the harp into an entirely new voice, redefining what this instrument can represent in the contemporary music landscape. This is not just music: it’s a vision. It’s an invitation to explore a sound world that has never existed before.
Comprising nine tracks, the album features single ‘SHE’, a mesmerizing collaboration with the legendary Iggy Pop which has received heavy rotation on BBC 6 Music.
Every sound in ‘BOHÈME’ originates from the harp, yet nothing is as it seems. Sound manipulations, underwater recordings, and unconventional techniques create a unique musical language, far from traditional boundaries. Among the boldest experiments, Kety literally submerged herself in a pool to record the sounds of the harp underwater, turning the instrument into a medium for narrating the unexpected. This daring approach shines in the opening track, ‘Hi, this is Harp’, a manifesto of sonic avant-garde.
Discovering the harp at just 6 years old, Kety Fusco’s magnetic talent has now taken her to iconic stages such as the Royal Albert Hall, the Montreux Jazz Festival, the Swiss Federal Parliament, and the prestigious Euro Jazz Festival in Mexico. With over 200 concerts worldwide, Kety has redefined the role of the harp, bringing it to the most unexpected contexts: from the Notte della Taranta to the United Nations, and even on a tour of South America for the Swiss Embassies.
An unstoppable composer and creator, Kety has written soundtracks for a film and a documentary set to be released in 2025, as well as composed the theme music for the Rai Radio3 program Voci in Barcaccia. Her original works are a manifesto of artistic freedom, captivating audiences with their fusion of tradition and avant-garde. Her musical journey is authentic and uncompromising, reflecting a deeply personal artistic vision.
In 2024, she served as the Swiss juror for the Eurovision Song Contest, adding another milestone to her path of international excellence. And in 2025 Kety has been selected for the prestigious International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), the official program of the U.S. Department of State which, for more than 80 years, has brought together individuals destined to leave a mark in their fields. From September 20 to October 12, 2025, Kety will be in the United States for three intense weeks of diplomatic and cultural meetings, visiting key cities such as Washington D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia, Milwaukee, and Los Angeles. The program includes exchanges with institutions, universities, festivals, and leading figures of the international music world – including the Library of Congress, the GRAMMY Museum, Universal Music Group, and the Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz – with the goal of building bridges between the Swiss and American music scenes.
‘BOHÈME’, which follows acclaim for Kety’s music from The Guardian, Wonderland and more in the UK, is more than an album: it is an artistic manifesto. It celebrates the beauty born from the courage to face the unknown. “There are harpists embarking on personal journeys, each with a unique and original vision. With BOHÈME, I continue my own path—a profoundly liberating sonic experience born from the desire to explore new horizons without compromise. This project represents a completely new vision of my relationship with the harp and sound itself”, says Kety.
‘BOHÈME’ is not just an album. It is a breath of freedom, an invitation to lose oneself in the paths of the unexpected, beyond the boundaries of habit, leaving behind the rules that chain us. Did you think you knew the harp? In 2025, it will be something completely different.
