Mister Café Bar Mokka passes away unexpectedly
Beat Anliker, a cornerstone of the Swiss rock and pop scene as the operator of Café Mokka in Thun, has died unexpectedly. He would have received the 2016 Thun Prize on November 1.
Beat Anliker, alias Pädu MC Anliker, is one of the city's best-known personalities - and a unique figure, according to the authorities' citation for the Thun Prize. With his cultural venue Café Bar Mokka, he has turned a former youth center into a renowned club and put the city of Thun on the map of important concert venues in Switzerland. With over 100 concerts a year, the venue is popular with audiences and musicians alike and radiates far beyond Thun's borders.
Well-known Swiss and international music stars, slam poets and other artists regularly perform at the club. The music connoisseur Anliker also repeatedly gave young musical talents the opportunity to gain their first experience on stage and was therefore also an important promoter of the regional music scene. Beat Anliker, who called himself MC ("Master of Ceremony") Anliker, ran his club with great passion for 30 years.
