“I really like to use sampling, recording a sound or a word to create a synthesizer sound. One day I was in my studio and I had the idea to sample the word Moien and compose a song about Luxembourg. People think Luxembourg is boring with nothing to do, but in this song I prove the opposite,” Pawentaore told Delano.

Moien to the left, Moien to the right

The track starts with the words “In Luxembourg to greet someone we say Moien”, and then goes on to explain the Moien dance moves and express how fun, chilled and great life is in Luxembourg, finishing with the words “Luxembourg you can’t ignore”.

“It’s a very popular dance step, but I got the idea of dancing twice to the left and twice to the right. I like going out with my family and friends here, there are so many activities for all ages, and such good local food,” explained Pawentaore, who was born in Burkina Faso and lived in Belgium before moving to Luxembourg.

Video filmed on Luxembourg’s streets

The black and white video for the song was filmed outside the Philharmonie, in the streets of Luxembourg City and in Place Guillaume, where Pawentaore performed a mini concert with musician friends as part of the My Urban Piano initiative. “People enjoyed it a lot, they danced and had fun,” he says.

Although Pawentaore is hoping it will be this summer’s big dance hit in Luxembourg, so far he has only promoted the song on social networks. He plans to meet up with brands and agencies to promote it more and will start live performances at the end of 2018.

Pawentaore studied music and sound engineering, has coached artists and produced several albums and composes music for companies and commercials. He also runs a music agency for singers and musicians to perform at events.