The Klara programme Laika extends beyond its evening intimacy on Sunday for the first time. Because Klara and AB want to celebrate the great enthusiasm with which Laika is made. Also because it was about time for a public ode to that black-white bastard terrier from outer space, Laika's musical muse. It goes without saying that Laika found an ally in AB, a music temple that Klara knows likes sneak a peek at all sorts of music.

AB is, in turn, a long-time fan of the radio programme Laika on Klara. A programme that has now dispatched about 300 Sunday evenings into the cosmic ether since '06, andprovided the most diverse musical adventures. Laika has the guts to seamlessly combine Brian Eno, Max Roach and Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood in the same quarter of an hour. Respect!

What's more, it's a programme with a mission: "Laika presents new stars in the Klara heavens, blows the dust off golden oldies you've never heard and allows you to feast upon music you have to have heard." Basically: "Laika is adventurous, non-classical and gentle on your physical health'.

More than enough good reasons to convert the entire AB into Laika headquarters on Saturday 26 January and have it bathe in the Laika vibe. A refined musical programme was composed by presenter Lies Steppe and the other Laika-compilers, Philippe Cortens and Mauro Pawlowski. Aside that programme, an additional menu containing such things as short film screenings of Laika favourites, a true Q&A with the Laika team, a book shop by The Wire and a vinyl shop with kosmische music.
Be there!

With kosmische greetings,
Chantal Pattyn (Network Chief) & Kurt Overbergh (Artistic Director AB)