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ReMuse |rēˈmyoōz|  

 

verb


  • to (re)make music from existing elements, 
  • to (re)inspire (Muses in Ancient Greek mythology were the nine goddesses, the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, who preside over the arts and sciences).



 

The ReMuse group was created by four musicians coming from four cities of the Mediterranean coast (Athens, Granada, Perpignan and Tel Aviv), each one carrying a unique musical and cultural background.

 

Jean - Cristophe Bonnafus (Bansuri), Michalis Cholevas (Ney, Tarhu and Saz), Miguel Garcia (Percussion) and Oded Tzur (Saxophone) met at the World Music and Dance Center, Rotterdam and since their first meeting experienced mutual inspiration and pleasure by playing music in a synergetic manner. This led to the formation of the ReMuse group.

 

The ensemble’s work is a joint process of relearning and reconsidering the versatile knowledge possessed by its four members, in the musical traditions of the Mediterranean, India, Ottoman and Jazz. Combined with a free-flowing approach to music making, the group manages to handle a variety of different sounds, rhythms and tuning systems to create a unique musical experience: While evidently derived from its different components, it also has an independent voice of its own.

 

 

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 Bosporus Suite of

Laurens van Rooyen


an exciting Turkish/Dutch perfomance

with music, story-telling and dance.

 

Performing

:

Laurens van Rooyen (piano, compositie, idea)

Mehmet Polat (ud)

Michalis Cholevas (Ney and Tarhu))

Quirine Melssen (story and songs)

Heiko,Dijker (tabla)

Umti & Swasti Bhawanibiek (dance)

 

The Bosporus Suite is the story of the bridge in Istanbul..

 

Inspired by the book the Bridge of the Dutch writer  Geert Mak and by his own journey to the mysterious and dynamic Istanbul composer and pianist Laurens van Rooyen created a musical epos. A  type of musical theatre where music, story-elements and dance express the history of Istanbul as an important spot where different cultures meet.

 


 

 

A musical epos by which van Rooyen expresses in his unique way the history of music (piano and opera)  and the different episodes of Turkish and European courtmusic.

Greek and Turkish traditions are heard as van Rooyen’s piano mixes with the music of Michalis Cholevas( Ney, Tarhu ), 

 

Mehmet Polat(Ud), Tabla interpreter Heiko Dijker expresses the sound of India, as the dancers do. 


 

Productie: Stichting Kulsan ism Stichting Imaginary Landscapes. 

 

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ISTANBUL FASIL HEYETI

 


Istanbul Fasil heyeti is a worldmusic group which is focused on playing "Fasil" Tradition of Turkish Classical Music. Fasil music which is really exciting, pleasant music is performed by Traditional Turkish Instruments and Fasil singer in traditional way. Istanbul Fasil heyeti has a extensive repertoir of different ages of Turkish Classical music. Plays pieces from composers for instanse Dede Efendi, Haci Arif bey, Saadettin Kaynak, Tanburi Ali efendi...
The musicians are: Cihan Onates-Hanende(singer), Mehmet Polat-Ud, Jamil Alasadi-Kanun, Michalis Cholevas-Ney+yayli tanbur and Alper Kekec:Percussion".

 


 
 

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