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dinner music

Celebrity chef Herman den Blijker wanted us to stay all night. But we had other places to go, however beautiful (and ambient-music-inspiring) the accoustics in the high-ceilinged entrance of his place were.

What places? Why, restaurants, of course. The latest sensation in dinner music, guitarist Lukas Simonis, Peter van Bergen, and yours truly … [...]

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elephant songs: last stop utrecht

On 2 November, my drumbiker trip Elephant Songs, a musical journey from South India to the Netherlands on an old motorcycle loaded with drums, was concluded with a beautiful evening at the Utrecht theatre farm rood|noot. A full house enjoyed fantastic Indian food cooked by Sanderien, Peter, Irene, and Suzy while watching a selection of filmclips of the trip or checking out the morning pictures … [...]

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brrrliner elephant songs: church cucumbers & suicidal pizza

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istanbuli nights

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songs of beyoğlu

Besides the most enjoyable improvised sessions I took part in in Istanbul, I was very lucky to have a few cosy evenings at the studio of streetfolk legends Kara Güneş. I had fantastic cheese, fell in love with the santoor, and had great chats with many wonderful … [...]

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elephant songs: nice to meet you

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safranbolu songs

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beach fun

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elephant songs: pil ahang at darbast

five videos of the _elephant_songs_ shows at darbast, tehran in june. [...]

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elephant songs at parkingallery, tehran

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kodum guri hasti?

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elephant songs in lahore – multiple contacts

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rooftop meeting and show tonight

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peeru’s café

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playing temple music in india’s deep south

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jamming with egor in the broadlands

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elephant songs #1 – all star jazzband

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elephant songs #0 – surprise prologue

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underwear gig @ studio 7, 12 august 2011

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dikeman & van der weide & van hulzen @ fat form, 6 august 2011

Breed begrip: an instant jazz trio on a rainy roof in Amsterdam Bijlmer. Enveloped by the smell of chocolate brownies, the sound of heavy summer (?) rain, and the curious attention of a varied audience, saxophonist John Dikeman, cellist Raoul van der Weide, and I, drummer Robbert [...]

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