Friday, 04 October, 2024 - 19:30
Esther Aleida Ensemble + Duo Garifule
Doors: 19:30
Concert: 20:30
Tickets: 8-15 sliding scale, at door only
An evening of Balkan, Jazz, Folk, with original compositions and new interpretations to traditional song and dance
Featuring:
Duo Garifule — Balkan folk interpretations
- Elyse Franko-Filipasic (vocals, violin, saz)
- Esther van Maanen (guitar, vocals)
Esther Aleida Ensemble:
Esther van Maanen: Guitar, vocals
Can Aksakalli: Bass
Jaafar Al-Allaf: Percussion
Elyse Franko-Filipasic: vocals
Ofer Löwinger: violin
Ronda Ramm: vocals
ESTHER ALEIDA ENSEMBLE:
Originally from the Netherlands, Esther completed her degree in Jazz & Pop singing at the ArtEZ Conservatory in Arnhem in 2017. She’s been pursuing her passion for songwriting and discovering new musical frontiers ever since, both with her jazz-blues duo 11minuteslate and with the Esther Aleida Ensemble, which she describes as “a combination of folk singer-songwriter, world music, and a good dose of improvisation.”
Through diversity in patterns, rhythms and an ever-evolving instrumental lineup, this international ensemble takes you through different worlds filled with mysterious storylines, surprising twists and modern fairy tales.
This set features Esther’s own pieces, played and arranged together with a rotating group of musicians from around the world. Thanks to improvisation and the different influences of group members, her pieces sound a little bit different every time. As a result, no concert is the same.
Esther released her first album “Napokania” in 2020 and is due to release her second album of original songs in early 2025.
DUO GARIFULE:
Duo Garifule follows the trail of sevdah — the deep-seated, melancholic longing characteristic of folk music throughout the Balkans, Greece, Anatolia, and beyond.
Elyse Franko-Filipasic (vocals, violin, saz) and Esther Van Maanen (guitar, vocals) play traditional songs spanning the distance from the Black Sea to the Adriatic, with a repertoire that’s just as likely to surprise with upbeat sevdalinke as with polyphonic a cappella.
