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It was about to happen, April 4th is too close to the safety period drawn by our government to allow our Choux-Fest [04042020] | VK (the 20th anniversary of Choux de Bruxelles - artist collective) to go ahead and to be prepared in a good way.
In consultation with the VK team we have decided to look for a new date - keep posted!
(The Brussels artist collective celebrates more or less 20 years! And founders Piet and Sarah turn 50, but this aside :) )
With:
-> Jaune Toujours Kick Ass Roots /...Read more
Contemporary Jazz with an Oriental Twist
A brand new trio in the Choux de Bruxelles stables - 3'Ain!
Featuring Yamen Martini on trumpet, Otto Kintet on bass and Piet Maris on accordion.Read more
Europeana was produced with live sessions at the Brussels alternative club Magasin 4, recordings at Studio Choux de Bruxelles (rehearsal room of Jaune Toujours) and overdubs at Strawberry Lab (home studio of sound engineer Christine Verschorren), where the album was also mixed. With guests: the backing vocals of Burkinese talent Patrick Kabré, the likembe of Jo Zanders (Lkmtiv, Velotronix, Drom), the trombone of Vincent Heirman (Bravo Big Band, Superska)...Read more
As you’d expect from Mec Yek, their most recent album SuperDiverCity contains some musical surprises: the band travels back to its nostalgic roots, from the early years with the Roma in Slovakia, to more contemporary and urban dub, ska, latin and soul. Some songs show minimal orchestration, other pull out all the stops. But, against all expectations: Mec Yek is a gypsy band without violin.Read more
With Ik en den Theo / Moi et le Théo 2.0, one can (re-)look at the world through the eyes of children. Kids, parents and grandparents are allowed to walk around as robots, to dance on chairs, to get visits from uncle Jazz, to play ABCDetective and much more... Depending on the audience they sing in Dutch or French or, in the best of all worlds, in both languages. Piet Maris and Theophane Raballand go mad on accordion and drums ... and with the audience, which is constantly challenged to sing, dance, jump and...Read more
Choux de Bruxelles presents YANA,
a short film by Sarah Baur
Pauline is a monologue (in Dutch) based on the story of a refugee who arrived in Brussels after a very long and trying journey.
Sarah Baur met Pauline at the request of Médecins du Monde / Dokters van de Wereld in Belgium and wrote a text based on her testimony.
Pauline and Sarah then collaborated on the creation of paper cut stop motion films to accompany the monologue.
This resulted in a performance of half an hour: a good starting point for discussions, debates or interactive lectures.
Originally Dutch spoken, but later in 2020 there will also be a version...Read more
Een experimentele mini-fanfare die in trio (accordeon, percussie en blazer) gaat voor improvisatie binnen een breed palet van stijlen: van akoestische dub, reggae, over balkan en gipsy tot bossa en musette... Afhankelijk van het publiek kan het al wat avontuurlijker of toegankelijker worden, discreter of interactiever, maar wel allemaal eigen repertoire!Read more
La Nouvelle Harmonie Bruxelloise d'Accordéons regularly organizes workshops, as a co-production with Muziekpublique. One Monday per month, you can learn to play in an ensemble with a varied repertoire, under the leadership of Piet Maris. Now and then there is a new piece on the shelve, but the repertoire of past sessions gets continuously refreshed as well. Anyone who has a basic knowledge of chromatic accordion is welcome. Info and registering via Muziekpublique...Read more
La Nouvelle Harmonie Bruxelloise d'Accordéons played for the first time at the Zinneke Parade, a two-yearly event in Brussels at which they regularly participate since then. You may also spot them at street parties, festivals and street theatre events, in Belgium and abroad. On the program of this band of accordions: typical accordion repertoire, thoroughly revisited with a dynamic touch – tango, waltzes, bourrées, Balkan stuff, ska and much more…Read more