Band

Chloe Levaillant

Vocals, Guitar, percussion, flute

Chloé is a singer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist. Trained in various vocal traditions, including opera, she also plays guitar, percussion, and flute. For the past ten years, she has been composing and collaborating on music, circus, and opera projects. She self produced three albums before starting her journey with selveya.

Andrina Däppen

violon, backing vocals

Andrina is a classically trained violinist from Graubünden who completed both her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Bern with distinction. She sees music as a form of expression and a social tool, bringing this vision to life through diverse, genre-crossing projects. Besides selveya, she is a co-founder of the duo desdëa.

Nilou Khiev

double bass, vocals

Nilou initially played the piano and electric bass before discovering and choosing the double bass, which she felt was the instrument that spoke to her heart.
Her musical journey was initially shaped by Western classical music, then by Balkan, klezmer and Turkish traditions, to which she has devoted herself primarily and which have profoundly shaped her playing. As musician as well as dancer, she channels her artistic dedication into both paths.

Joscha Frey

Hackbrett, backing vocals

Joscha is a hackbrett player trained at the Bern Conservatory, where Joscha later also taught. Joscha’s practice moves between traditional Swiss folk music and its contemporary development, as well as its dialogue with other musical traditions, particularly in the context of Bal Folk. Alongside working in various Klezmer and Balkan music projects, Joscha combines musical practice with clowning.