Album release: Electric Amazigh
We have got some great news: today we officially announce that our album Electric Amazigh will be released on Bandcamp 16 September through our Bandcamp page. And, even better, as of today it is available for preorder via this link! A physical copy of the album will be available at €15 (excl shipping), digital downloads at €10. If […]
A new face & Electric Amazigh update
Dear music lover, Hopefully you are doing alright in these strange times, where live music has become a rare commodity. Now that the vaccination campaign is getting up to speed, we can slowly start looking forward to the reopening of society. And boy, do we long for that! In this newsletter we will look back […]
Summer News
Hello everyone! We’re back to share some news with you! Academy of Improvising Strings We are looking back on a successful first edition of the Academy of Improvising Strings last May, with 27 string players from all over the world. It was quite something organizing this, together with Tim Kliphuis, for the first time, and […]
Academy of Improvising Strings & Vlog
Last January we went back to the Canary Islands with violist/singer Roland Satterwhite (USA). In the fall of 2018, our EP ‘Songs for flying’ (available here) was recorded in Berlin and fortunately, it didn’t take too long for us to play together again. It didn’t go unnoticed either: all of our concerts on Gran Canaria […]
Play time! Improvising with kids
Handclaps keeping the rhythm, notes ringing out in unison, nudges and winks, joy on every face and a magical atmosphere: there is an orchestra out there that sparks with joy and excitement and is not like any orchestra you’ve ever seen before, it’s called Barrios Orquestados. At the heart of it there is the positive and inspiring presence […]
The Art of Conversation
Hello everyone! The beginning of spring: it’s still freezing in the Netherlands but nevertheless, days are getting longer and the time of creation has started. What a good moment to write a new post for our blog! Recently, after a concert we did, someone asked me the question: ‘What makes an improvisation successful?’ It opened up a discussion […]
