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28/11/2022 - 15:00

3'ain is recording new songs at the studio of De Grote Post in Ostend.
Exciting news will soon be arriving ! 

20/11/2022 - 11:00
"Artiestenduo Ik en Den Theo, dat muziek maakt voor kinderen, heeft nieuw werk uit. Onderweg/En Route is een tweetalig album (boek+cd) dat gepaard gaat met een gelijknamige concertvoorstelling."

"Artist duo Ik en den Theo/ Moi et le Théo, which makes music for children, has released new work. Onderweg/En Route is a bilingual album (book + cd) accompanied by a concert performance of the same name."

Reportage Onderweg / En Route by Arthur Bagage !

Thanks BRUZZ for the item and thanks GC Elzenhof for the venue! 

Check out the video HERE ! (in Dutch - captions in English and French)  

07/11/2022 - 15:00

More and more young people in Europe are turning to identitarian and xenophobic parties. How do young artists thematize this evolution?
Two promising artists, Paola Pisciottano and Alexander Deprez, reflect on the rise of far-right.
Watch the documentary Resistance Art by Sarah Baur (for free): https://www.rektoverso.be/auteurs/sarahbaur

You can choose between versions with Dutch, French or English subtitles

22/10/2022 - 12:00

Amandine Gay is a French writer, filmmaker and afrofeminist and currently the writer-in-residence at  Passa Porta !

In Sarah Baur's video portrait of her, she talks about her new writing project, the importance of residencies, and the inspiration she finds in the work of authors such as Sophie Calle and Lila Quintero Weaver.

You can watch here (Deutch and French) : https://youtu.be/dei2kl6RODE

27/09/2022 - 12:00

Sarah was able to discuss with other filmmakers selected for the Imagine This Women's International Film Festival.

You can discover this beautiful exchange here : https://youtu.be/_jypObVMJFA 

14/09/2022 - 11:00
"Ideal to break the routine when you have to sit in the car for a long time (...) But as said, you can sing the songs just as well alone and together on the bike. In public transport, of course, is another story..."

Marga van der Vet wrote a nice review  for the new album Onderweg / En Route by Ik en den Theo on Boekrecensies Blog.

To read the full review: click on Boekrecensiesblog or on the pdf-document on the right.

 

17/03/2022 - 16:15
"One of the most notable influences is jazz; the sax and trumpet solos interweave in very satisfying counterpoint underpinned by the rhythm section of percussion, bass and accordion (…) A wide musical catchment that reflects the group’s diverse backgrounds as well as the itinerant heritage of the Roma people"

An excellent article awarding 4 stars to Mec Yek’s new album: "Taisa", by Tom Newel in the English magazine  Songlines !

Read the full article by clicking on the link on the right!

21/01/2022 - 16:45
Taisa revels in its jauntiness, whilst the band are adept at providing restless rhythms amidst a joyful approach that would excite any audience

A great 3-star review of Mec Yek's new album Taisa by Simon Roxland in the English RnR Magazine!

Read the full review by clicking the link on the right.

09/12/2021 - 18:30

We need more champagne!

Our album Taisa by Mec Yek has also made it to #9 in the - very prestigious -World Music Charts Europe

We're in the Top 10, can you believe it?!

And we're in the good company of fellow Belgians from Tamala, produced by Muziekpublique, who rank at #8

See the whole listing of 20 tracks and artists at https://wmce.de

THE WMCE are radio-Worldmusic-specialists from twentyfour European countries who select their individual top ten favourites out of current Worldmusic releases from their playlists and the top ten is then published as the WORLD MUSIC CHARTS EUROPE.

03/12/2021 - 18:00

Happy to announce that our album Taisa by Mec Yek made it's debut in the Transglobal World Music Chart!

Sparkling new at #34. 

Have a look at the full list on the Transglobal World Music Chart Website