Semibreve 2026 music programme confirms Canavarro premiere Radiant Rift

The Semibreve 2026 music programme forms the core of Semibreve, the Braga festival in its 16th edition, and is scheduled to take place from 22 to 25 October 2026. The festival’s announced programme features a rare set from Nuno Canavarro and the debut of a new work titled ‘/Radiant Rift‘, commissioned by Semibreve and created in collaboration with Bruno Miguel Pinto.

Lineup information released for the event lists previously announced names including Fennesz, Azu Tiwaline, PUYR and TYGAPAW, alongside other artists confirmed for the 2026 edition such as Flora Yin-Wong, Marta Salogni, Suzan Peeters, Dawn Dani, Ricardo Jacinto, System Sophie, Peder Mannerfelt and RONI. Further details are available from the festival organisers online.

The completed Semibreve 2026 music programme includes a rare set by Nuno Canavarro and the premiere of a new Semibreve commission titled ‘/Radiant Rift’, presented in collaboration with Bruno Miguel Pinto. The announcement sets out the festival’s confirmed music activity for the 2026 edition and identifies Canavarro’s appearance and commissioned work as a principal element of the programme. The released information describes the programme as comprised of solo performances, collaborative projects and DJ sets drawn from an international roster of artists. Details accompanying the lineup emphasise a mixture of live presentations and specially commissioned shows across the event schedule.

Confirmed performers listed in the completed programme include Flora Yin-Wong and Marta Salogni, with Salogni’s a,drift show noted as a joint commission by Semibreve, Berlin Atonal and Unsound. Other artists named in the announcement are Suzan Peeters, Dawn Dani, Ricardo Jacinto, System Sophie and Peder Mannerfelt, while RONI is scheduled to perform a back-to-back DJ set. The announcement also reiterates previously announced participants Fennesz, Azu Tiwaline, PUYR and TYGAPAW as part of the 2026 lineup. The information provided presents the full roster as the festival’s completed music programme for the October event.

Nuno Canavarro will perform a rare set at Semibreve and will premiere a new work titled ‘/Radiant Rift’ in collaboration with Bruno Miguel Pinto as a Semibreve commission. The announcement identifies this commission and the live presentation as part of the festival’s programme for 2026. The description of the performance frames it as a specially commissioned project presented within the event schedule. Information released by the festival highlights the collaborative nature of the new work between Canavarro and Bruno Miguel Pinto.

Nuno Canavarro’s album ‘Plux Quba’ has been cited as an influence by the artists Mouse On Mars and Jim O’Rourke. Jim O’Rourke reissued ‘Plux Quba’ on his MoIkai label in 1999. The reported influence of ‘Plux Quba’ and the later reissue are presented alongside details of Canavarro’s commissioned performance in the festival announcement. These elements are described in the programme information made available for the 2026 edition.

Marta Salogni is listed as the performer of the a,drift show in the Semibreve 2026 music programme. The announcement of the festival’s lineup identifies the a,drift show by name and credits Salogni with the project. The a,drift show is a joint commission produced by Semibreve alongside Berlin Atonal and Unsound. The festival materials present a,drift as one of the commissioned presentations included in the completed programme for the 22 to 25 October 2026 event.

More information about Semibreve 2026 is available through the festival’s official website, which the announcement identifies as the location where readers can find further details about the event. The Quietus has published a review of last year’s Semibreve festival, and that review is referenced in connection with the 2026 programme announcement. Both the festival website and The Quietus review are included among the materials linked from the announcement to guide readers to additional reporting and archival coverage of previous editions.

This article has presented the completed Semibreve 2026 music programme and its commissioned works, including featured performances and collaborative projects detailed in the earlier sections. Readers will find above the event dates, the festival’s edition in Braga, and the roster of notable artists and projects confirmed for the programme. The preceding sections include the announcement of the commissioned premiere by Nuno Canavarro with Bruno Miguel Pinto, the a,drift show presentation by Marta Salogni and the completed lineup listing other confirmed performers.

For further information and archival context, consult the festival’s official communications and the review referenced in the article.