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A letter arrived in our letterbox that left us completely speechless…
thank you so much for listening and for your words, Wim Backx…
it warmed our hearts...
"... u bracht in mei van dit jaar een nieuw album uit. Alweer was ik onder de indruk. Dit was alweer een goed album. Deze keer wou ik vermijden dat mijn brief op de lange baan zou geschoven worden. Ik ging aan de slag. In deze brief zal ik trachten te verwoorden waarom uw album mij zo weet te raken. Waarom uw muziek mij zo weet mee te voeren..."
"...You released a new album in May this year. Once again, I was impressed. It was yet another great album. This time, I wanted to make sure my letter didn’t get put on the back burner. So I set to work. In this letter, I’ll try to put into words why your album moves me so deeply. Why your music carries me away so completely..."
We got a letter... a beautiful one! Thank you Wim Backx for your heartwarming Words!
► Read the full blog HERE. (In Dutch)
Thirty years on the road. Some things never get old.
Thank you to everyone who joined Jaune Toujousr at Brosella Festival for the first of their special 30 Years of Jaune Toujours concerts. Sharing the stage with so many friends and guests, seeing old faces and new ones come together. Celebrating three decades of music in Brussels with everyone who came to listen, dance, cheer and celebrate felt pretty special
Next stop: Trefpunt Festival at Gentse Feesten on 17 July.
Another 30 Years of Jaune Toujours celebration.
Another stage full of guests.
Some familiar faces, some new ones (!)
See you in Ghent?
Beautiful pictures by @shamrockraver
plus one very special final bow captured by Lula Maris
"Met de titel verwijst het trio onrechtstreeks naar een fictieve bestemming waar iedereen welkom zou zijn. ‘Unland’ is de soundtrack voor de reis en de aansluitende aankomst.
Openingstrack ‘Nachtschade’ klinkt als een aankondiging wanneer na een uitputtende tocht het einddoel in zicht is. Trompettist Yamen Martini creëert in de kenmerkende stijl van Ibrahim Maalouf met de typische kwarttonen een grootse ruimte die hoop en optimisme weerspiegelt. Alles speelt zich af in slow motion. De partituur is een stijloefening waarbij Arabische maqam (het melodieuze aspect) en westerse patronen (de harmonieën) elkaar kruisen...."
"With the title, the trio indirectly refers to a fictional destination where everyone would be welcome. ‘Unland’ is the soundtrack for the journey and the subsequent arrival.
The opening track ‘Nachtschade’ sounds like an announcement when, after an exhausting journey, the final destination is in sight. Trumpeter Yamen Martini, in the characteristic style of Ibrahim Maalouf with his signature quarter-tones, creates a vast space that reflects hope and optimism. Everything unfolds in slow motion. The score is an exercise in style in which Arabic maqam (the melodic aspect) and Western patterns (the harmonies) intersect...."
Thank you Georges Tonla Briquet and Jazzenzo.nl for this warm review about our new album Unland!
► Read the article by clicking HERE.
This week. Different years. Same band. 30 years on stage. Brussels based. Jaune Toujours.
Some weeks are about festivals. Others are about the roads between them. And sometimes, they’re about everything that happens around the music.
2001 Brussels. Fête de la Musique. A stage on the Grand Place. A concert on in a harbour. Black-and-white memories of long summer evenings.
2005 Brussels. Café Belga. An audience close enough to sing along.
2009 Fusion Festival. Lärz. A stage called Datscha. A handwritten setlist. A crowd gathering as night falls.
2010 Brussels. The press conference for the Belgian, Spanish and Hungarian EU Trio Presidency. Music. Dance. Journalists. Cameras. An accordion and a megaphone finding their place in the middle of it all.
2013 Recording Routes. Studio jokes. Studio concentration. Friends from Gangbé Brass Band joining the sessions.
2015 Luxembourg. A stage selfie before the show. Brussels. Bal Moderne. A dance floor where everyone was invited.
2023 MillMash Festival. Wezemaal. Another summer stage. Another crowd. Another chapter.
Different years. Different audiences. Different reasons to play. Still making music. Still crossing borders. Still collecting stories.
Different places. Same week, stretched across time. We don’t archive the past. We carry it. Still playing. Still moving. Still open to the next room.
Last week Jaune Toujours kicked off the heat wave!
A huge thank you to everyone who joined them - you brought the freshness, the smiles, and made it a night to remember.
Special shoutout to GRAAF for sharing the double bill, Brasserie de la Mule for organising Fête de la Musique and 1030cultuur for the support !
Already looking forward to seeing you again! Catch them at one of our upcoming concerts. First up: a very special show with some wonderful guests at Brosella Festival on 4 July. Come early: the festival opens at 1 pm, and you won’t want to miss it!
04/07 BRUSSELS opening Brosella Festival + guests
17/07 GHENT Gentse Feesten, Trefpunt Festival
24/07 OSTEND Quartiers d'O
25/07 KASTERLEE Wisselfestival (late night!)
05/09 DIEST Cirque Gitan
13/09 OSTEND ManiFiesta België
10/10 HEIST-OP-DEN-BERG Cultuurcentrum Zwaneberg + Murga Agrum
See you soon!
"...Een voordeel bij het maken van experimentele wereldmuziek is de ruimte die door de muzikanten gecreëerd wordt voor improvisatie waardoor elk nummer bij een nieuwe speelbeurt telkens helemaal anders kan gaan klinken."
"...One advantage of creating experimental world music is the scope for improvisation that the musicians create, which means that each track can sound completely different every time it is performed."
Thank you Valère Sampermans and Rootstime for the review of our new Album Unland.
► Read the full review HERE. (In Dutch)
This week. Different years. Same band. 30 years on stage. Brussels based. Jaune Toujours.
Some weeks are festivals. Island festivals. City festivals. Street festivals. Festivals on the other side of an ocean.
2005 Antwerp. A concert in a refugee centre. A reminder that music often travels where headlines stop.
2007 Terschelling. Ferries. Camping fields. Wind off the sea. The kind of festival where the journey is part of the story. Tilburg. Festival Mundial. Another stop on a road that kept widening.
2010 Montréal. Francofolies. Brussels songs crossing the Atlantic.
2015 Szolnok. Several nights at Tiszavirág Festival. Smoke, lights, brass and movement. The stage glowing long after sunset. Brussels. A Bal Moderne for older dancers. Proof that a dance floor has no age limit.
2018 A photoshoot in Park 28. Urban landscapes. Unexpected props. A band portrait becoming something stranger and more playful. Zeeland. Eindeloos Eiland Festival. Another island. Another crowd.
Different countries. Different languages. Different stages. Same energy. Still crossing borders. Still following invitations. Still finding people ready to dance.
Different places. Same week, stretched across time. We don’t archive the past. We carry it. Still playing. Still moving. Still open to the next room.
“Perhaps home is sometimes nothing more than the sound of people listening to one another.”
Some reviews stay with you long after you’ve read them.
Our heartfelt thanks to Jacek Brun and Jazz-Fun for this thoughtful reflection on Unland.
Read the complete review: https://www.jazz-fun.de/3ain-unland-review.html
Which line stays with you?
"From the first notes… you are instantly transported to distant lands, wrapped in a sound world that is both unfamiliar and intriguing..."
Thank you Jon Vernon and Jazzviews for this warm review on our new Album Unland!
► To read the full article click HERE