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[BD009] 12“ LP & digital version
Artist: Mazen Kerbaj
Title: WALLS WILL FALL: The 49 Trumpets of Jericho
A site-specific composition, recorded live and in binaural audio, in the big water reservoir of Berlin-Pankow.
„Walls Will Fall“ is a project by Franziska Buhre & mellowtown in collaboration with Mazen Kerbaj & bohemian drips
Funded by Musikfonds e. V.
The festival took place on the 22nd and 23rd of June in the Salon am Moritzplatz in Berlin. It presented contemporary music creations by Berlin-based musicians from Iran in new artistic encounters. Persian instruments could be discovered in new sound environments, the voice was heard with storytelling and singing in several languages. The variety of remembered and anticipated sounds unfolded into a magnificent fabric that the musicians and listeners tied together.
„Klangteppich. Festival for music of the Iranian diaspora“ weiterlesen
[English version below]
Das Festival präsentiert gegenwärtiges Musikschaffen von in Berlin lebenden Musiker_innen aus dem Iran in neuen künstlerischen Begegnungen. Persische Instrumente sind in neuen Klangumgebungen zu entdecken, die Stimme erklingt in Erzählungen und Gesang in mehreren Sprachen. Die Mannigfaltigkeit erinnerter und vorausgehörter Klänge entfaltet sich zu einem prachtvollen Gewebe, das die Musiker_innen und Hörenden gemeinsam zusammenknüpfen.
In der ersten Festivalausgabe ist die Tar als Solo-Instrument, im Verbund mit Live-Visuals und als Gefährtin von Cello, Klarinette, Ney und Perkussion zu erleben, Kamancheh und Tabla begeben sich auf die Pfade der Seidenstraße. Die Ornamentik klassischen persischen Gesangs oszilliert in digitaler Klangsynthese, Erzählungen auf Aserbaidschanisch und Türkisch treten in einen Dialog mit zeitgenössischen Interpretationen persischer Lyrik. In elektronischen Klangschichten schließlich, finden die Rhythmen von Tonbak und Daf ihren Widerhall.
bohemian drips. & Mellowtown present:
Walls Will Fall × The 49 Trumpets of Jericho
a site-specific composition by Mazen Kerbaj
at the old water reservoir of Berlin, Prenzlauer Berg
Walls Will Fall is the world premiere of a site-specific composition by the musician, cartoonist and composer Mazen Kerbaj. It guides 49 Berlin trumpeters through the large water reservoir in Berlin, Prenzlauer Berg.
„presents: Walls Will Fall. The 49 trumpets of Jericho“ weiterlesen
A cello player from New Orleans, giving concerts in Germany; in June
http://helen.masterplanfoundation.com/
https://soundcloud.com/helen-gillet
We recently had the honour and joy to present five concerts of cellist, composer and improviser Helen Gillet from New Orleans in Berlin. Here’s a small review in pictures and sounds. With our favorite song.
Helen Gillet (US/BE)
cello – loops – voice
Cellist, composer and improviser Helen Gillet crosses genres and moods by exploring deep funky grooves, electronic loops and her singing voice. Her music is inspired by Avantgarde Jazz, North Indian classical styles, French Chansons and Punkrock. Born in Belgium, Gillet has made her home in New Orleans since 2003. Don’t miss her first Berlin performances in years!
Listen to Helen Gillets wonderful interview with Silke Super at Radioeins, including her performing the new song „Slow Drag Pavageau“ here:
http://www.radioeins.de/programm/sendungen/mofr1921/interviews/helen-gillet.html
Plus: Here’s the portrait about Helen Gillet by Antje Bonhage for Kulturradio: http://mediathek.rbb-online.de/radio/Kulturradio-am-Morgen/Helen-Gillet-Cellistin-und-Jazz-S%C3%A4ngeri/kulturradio/Audio?bcastId=9839110&documentId=43604004
For the pocket brass band Magnetic Ear from New Orleans, Berlin.
http://magneticear.com/index2.html
For the Panorama Jazz Band from New Orleans in Berlin. Concerts at Straend Festival and at the club Donau 115.
http://panoramajazzband.com/
