Aloe Blacc in Zermatt This singer makes you forget all your worries

After James Bay was unable to perform, visitors to Zermatt Unplugged enjoyed the American singer Aloe Blacc all the more. The musician created a bubble of much-needed positive energy.

"With the American soul musician Aloe Blacc, a friend returns," wrote Zermatt Unplugged.

And that's exactly how the 43-year-old American's concert feels: A soul singer who conveys a feeling of connection in the company of like-minded people. Full house at the Alex Hotel!

Aloe Blacc opens his performance with "What's Going On" by Marvin Gaye, "because the world needs a lot of love right now". He talks to the audience, encouraging them to dance, clap and sing along. And how they sing along!

Healing does you good

The singer sends positive energy into the hall and the audience immediately sends it back - doubled, tripled. And Aloe Blacc is euphoric. He tells us about his great idol, Bill Withers, how he met him for the first time - and immediately sings his song "Lean On Me".

Aloe Blacc brings soul to Zermatt, with every note, every movement. He clearly feels at home here.

Without becoming sentimental or kitschy: A little healing is good for us at the moment. Now that one crisis follows the next.

The singer - in a turtleneck sweater to match Zermatt, by the way - talks about his different styles: Hip-hop, soul, gospel, dance, "but I actually make AIM music" - Affirmative, Inspirational, Motivational - in other words, positive, inspiring and motivating music.

Everyone in the room should go their own way, that is the message of the concert - sorry, the party, as Aloe Blacc says.

Whether he is warming up the audience with his hit "I need a Dollar" or spurring them on with "My Way", the audience is present, a unit with the soul singer.

Especially after the cancellation of James Bay, Aloe Blacc is the healing consolation. No, more than that, because when he enters the stage, Bay is forgotten. Along with all his worries.