A creative group of musicians with a distinct African Fula sound in an European twist. A scintillating global sound – fresh, dynamic, and a spirited love of playing. Having emerged out of the 'Music World: Series - 'Mark Lotz & 'A Fula’s Call' subsequently hit the road with wheels spinning on tours (2006-10) in Holland, Ukraine, Moldavia, Bulgaria, Egypt and Russia. Their CD release 'Mark Lotz Meets Omar Ka, LIINGU (2007/08)' acheived high international acclaim and was nominated for the Mixed Magazine price in 2010, Cd of the month, special feature, rated top ten at radiostations all over the globe, etc. Flutist Mark Alban Lotz and vocalist/guitarist Omar Ka with roots in the Niger and form the pounding hart of 'A Fula's Call' that includes Bao Sissoko (cora, vocals) Jeroen van Vliet (keys) and Afra Mussawisade (percussion). 2010 saw a spectacular collaboration with the Euregion Brass, Wind and Percussion Orchestra. A Fula's Call is 'Eurafrican' music with an itching global touch, a spiritual crossover. 


A Fula's Call has worked with: Raphael Vanoli (Germany), Sandip Battacharrya (India) Mustapha Znaida (Morroco) Sebastian Pott (Germany) Namghyal Llahmo (Nepal) Serigne N'Gueye (Senegal) Ebu Gaye Mada (Senegal) Ken Kutai (Senegal) Alexei Levin (Russia) Oleg Kiriev (Russia) Ulas Aksunger (Turkey) Mark Tuinstra (The Netherlands) Reno Steba (Aruba) Ahmet Nazmi (Egypt) Niti Ranjan Biswas (Bengali). 
KBCS 91.3 FM (États-Unis) This is what the world needs - honest, organic, natural collaborations where heart meets sound. 'DELIGHTFUL, ROBUST, STRONG, and a host of other adjectives I'd ascribe to this beautiful release. It is a powerful moment to surrender to what the music wants [to be].


"Shango's Dance" performs jazzy interpretations of the songs and dances from the Afro Cuban Santería religious tradition. The powerfull rhythms and chants the West African slaves use to worship their ancestors and gods. It is Eurafrican crossover music that evokes images of African rituals as well as impressions of "Big City Life".

International artists performed and recorded with "Shango's Dance" are a.o. the legendary Amelia Pedroso, Miguel 'Anga' Diaz, Martha Galarraga, soloists of the: Conjunto Folklorico National de Cuba, Conjunto Folklorico de Oriente, Raices, Yoruba Anabo and Clave y Guaguanco, Lucumi, Thelonious Monk Competition prize winner Marc van Roon.

The 'Yoruba Love Affair' started with the encounter between flutist Mark Alban Lotz and Master Bata drummer Javier Campos Martinez in 1996. The musical exchange ended up with three CD recordings - some of them at the ICAIC studios, Havana - featuring many household names among the cognoscenti of the Cuban Orisha music. Soon invitations to attend major music festivals such as The Percuba Festival in Havana and the North Sea Jazz Festival in The Netherlands followed.



With his music, Mehmet Polat represents his identity as a Western European oriented musician from the Middle East. Through his improvisations, compositions and his own take on a variety of musical styles, Mehmet is constantly searching for new musical paths and inspiration. By gathering a broad range of musical influences from different cultures, he has developed new approaches for the use of his instrument. From Africa to India, Persia to the Balkans, Contemporary to Jazz, he has been correlating various musical gatherings with his Alevi Spiritual, Anatolian Folk and Ottoman classical music background. After many years of research, he has invented his own technique to go further than the limitations of this traditional instrument. By stretching the fingers, he can play also more advanced and modern pieces. He has designed an ud with two extra bass strings to broaden the range of his instrument.
Mehmet is based in Amsterdam since 2007, from there has been touring to many countries with different projects. 

Anders Lauge Meldgaard is the real name of the man behind Frisk Frugt. He is coming out of the experimental music collective yoyooyoy, based in Berlin and Copenhagen. With witch he in over a decade have been involved with numerous music and art projects. Under the alias Frisk Frugt he has released four albums; Det Store Kødhoved (cd-r 2004) Guldtrompeten from 2006, Dansktoppen møder Burkina Faso i det himmelblå rum hvor solen bor, suite from 2010 and Den Europæiske Spejlbue from 2015.

Frisk Frugt (eng. Fresh Fruit) operates in his own quirky musical universe, where the genre of traditional Danish folk song writing and poetry in an unpretentious way are spiced up with elements from experimental rock, improvisation, drone, noise, electronica, lo-fi, free jazz and African high-life guitar. Here, the music arises at the intersection between the programmed and the hand played, and between the naive and the complex - where the sonorous clouds of tones from home-built instruments, brutal guitarriffs, synthdreams and saxophone improvisations are mixed together in a colourful cocktail, full of dizzy and dazed energy and containing flavours from all over the world. 

On Guldtrompeten from 2006 he has been inspired by elements from the old book of Danish songs, and by the addition of Frisk Frugt’s musical style to this genre, the album presents a thorough reinterpretation of it.

In the period after the release of his debut Frisk Frugt has been on a long musical journey of discovery around the great West African countries of Mali and Burkina Faso. Equipped with a taperecorder and a workbook, he has been fascinated and inspired by those regions' musical cultures, which has left its distinct mark on the recently released second album.

On Dansktoppen møder Burkina Faso i det himmelblå rum hvor solen bor, suite from 2010 the musical universe of Frisk Frugt is added more exotic elements in form of African-inspired songs, drums, and ritual dance. The different track on the album still exude of Danish summer and melodic spontaneity, and in combination it appears as a musical journey of discovery, that turns up the mood and unites genres and continents in a space, where chaos and pop songs go hand in hand, and where Africa imperceptibly dissolve into domestic skies. 

The experimental and improvisational styles, which are the core of both albums, are also reflected quite clearly when Frisk Frugt gives concerts. Whatever it is solo - or as it is often the case with invited guest musicians - the scene at these shows seems as a playground for new expressions, where his own works undergo heavy modifications for the occasion and where brand new compositions are created and presented on the spot. An unpredictable experience always awaits the audience if they venture to a Frisk Frugt performance, who in return invites everyone into his optimist dinghy for a refreshing neopsychedelic cruise out on music’s diverse waves of vast opportunities. 


www.yoyooyoy.dk
www.yoyooyoy.dk/friskfrugt.htm

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Aron T, dB UKi / www.dbuki.com

"Jonathan Paets is one of the few percussionists I will work with. While others drown out the DJ, think they are the star of the show & ultimately make the DJ's job more difficult. Jonathan knows how to compliment the DJ's rhythm and understands that silence in the right place speaks volumes. As a good DJ knows, Jonathan also knows; the stars of the show are not up on the stage, they are down on the dance-floor..... This is a percussionist who will stand the test of time."

http://soundcloud.com/aron-t
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DJ Shu-ma

パーカショニストであるジョナサン・ベイツと私は数々のPartyで共演。彼独特のハッピーなヴァイブスとグルービーな演奏は
東京で多くのクラブでパーティーピープルを興奮させました。ジョナサン・ベイツはPartyになくてはならない存在である。

DJ Shu-ma
http://www.djshu-ma.com
info@djshu-ma.com
+81 (0) 90-2452-0078

http://soundcloud.com/djshu-ma
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Toru Takeda

2008年。渋谷で二人は出会う。音楽を通して理解を深めた二人は共にパーティーをスタートさせた。プロのパーカッショニストであるJonathan PaetsはDJとセッションする事で彼らのプレイをより一層生命力の溢れる音楽へと変貌させた。
 
最初のパーティーは『Honeydew Lounge』。(Rooty) UKのレーヴェルFIERCE ANGELSよりサポートを受けるTomo AsahinaとToru TakedaがスタートさせたLatin & Funky Houseのパーティーである。Jonathan Paetsの参加によりラテンテイストのパーティーはさらに人気を得た。2008年より2010年の間開催されRootyクローズと共に幕を下ろす。
 
また同時期に同じくFIERCE ANGELS DJであるDJ SHU-MA、Toru Takeda、そしてavexの人気パーティーHOUSENATION専属DJであるYUMMYと共にIBIZAの音楽を招致するパーティー『IBIZA FEELING』(Rooty)にもパーカッショニストとして参加する。
 
他、多国籍DJで構成されたパーティー『UN』(Rooty)ではToru Takedaと共にオーガナイズも行い、様々な人種やセクシャリティーを一つのコミュニティーとして完成させた。
 
近年ではToru Takedaの所属するDJチームLucky StarBoysのパーティー『Lucky Star』(AMATE-RAXI)にもレギュラーで出演し、より多くのオーディエンスを歓喜の渦に巻き込んだ。
 
以上はToru Takedaと共有した経歴であるが、他数多くのパーティーに出演していた事で彼の実力が確かである事がわかる。
何よりもパフォーマーでありながら、卓越されたコミュニケーション能力でフロアとオーディエンスを繋げ、笑顔を引き出す事が他のパフォーマーに無い彼特有の長所ではないであろうか。音楽への愛情と尊敬は国を離れても受け継がれ、彼の再来を待ち望む声は未だに変わらない。
 
Toru Takeda
DJ, Producer, musician and Creator.
[Works]
Rooty (Shibuya)
trigram (Aoyama)
Syncuration Co., Ltd. CEO
 
http://www.soundcloud.com/torutakeda
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Billion Dollar Boys Club (4 the love - Tokyo, Japan)

"Jonathan is a power house percussionist to work with! I had the pleasure of booking him for my own event where he accompanied a wide range of DJ's and styles. I also DJed alongside him many times and it was always amazing to see how much energy he transferred to the crowd. Never easing up, Jonathan always whipped the crowd into a frenzy with his on point timing, creativity and power."

http://soundcloud.com/billion-dollar-boys-club
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Goro Ohtake (LAVA)

ジョナサンとは僕がプロデュースする東京・丸の内にあるP.C.M.というレストランラウンジのパーティーにて共演しました。彼の叩く激しくもしなやかなティンバレスと、僕のラテンハウスのセットで会場は大いに沸き、踊り、楽しみました。また一緒に高らかに「音」を鳴らす日を楽しみにしています。

LAVA
Composer, Sound Producer, DJ
http://www.lava.jp

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