Ticvaniu Mare is a six-member brass band from Berlin. The music takes you on a stunning journey through Eastern Europe — passing through Ukraine, Moldova, Romania and across the Balkan regions of Serbia, Macedonia, and Bulgaria. Adding to the multifaceted repertoire are traditional Roma and Yiddish melodies. The music features original arrangements played in authentic regional styles — an intoxicating mix of sounds from another time and another world — guaranteed to make you dance all night.

http://www.ticvaniumare.com
https://www.facebook.com/Ticvaniu-Mare-1638174036419519/



"Robert Lee Fardoe is a passionate, soulful Singer/Songwriter from Wales. He sings deep, socio-political, multi-genre songs straight from the heart and is equally compelling with his ensemble or as a soloist. With performances of intensity, honesty and humility. Fardoe is a once-in-a-generation performer" - RUN UNITED

Started by two friends who met in a political science class over a decade ago, Zach and Jackie - now a national security savant and an ex-politico-turned-pilot on an endless search for #FloridaMan - figured the rest of the world might enjoy their conversations about life, love, politics, and the endlessly strange things that happen to them as much as they do. Buckle up... welcome to Lower 48!

Her Golden Whip is an international, motley bunch based in Berlin. The music brings you a crazy mix of balkan, klezmer, rock- 'n roll, ska, folk, punk, reggae – pretty much everything to keep you bouncing up and down from the dance floor to the street. With a combination of groovy beats, impressive horn arrangements, mischievous klezmer-melodies, a sexy attitude and enormous energy they have been heating up clubs and concert halls in Berlin and elsewhere.

Feel free to contact us at hergoldenwhip [at] gmail.com

The Whipped:
Jonas Berndt: Guitar, Vocals, Composer, Arranger
Davide Bozzaro: Guitar, Banjo, Vocals
Florian Schimikowski: Bass
Robin Villeval: Drums
Andrew March: Clarinet, EWI, Composer, Arranger
Domenica: Trumpet, Violin
Ibon Goitia: Alto/Tenor sax
Mia Burger: Accordion

Max Richter trained in composition and piano at Edinburgh University, at the Royal Academy of Music, and with Luciano Berio in Florence.

On completing his studies, Max co-founded the iconoclastic classical ensemble Piano Circus, where he stayed for ten years, commissioning and performing works by Arvo Pärt, Brian Eno, Philip Glass, Julia Wolfe and Steve Reich.

In the late 90s he worked with a number of electronic artists, notably Future Sound of London on their album 'Dead Cities". He subsequently collaborated with FSOL over a period of two years, also contributing to the albums "The Isness" and "The Peppermint Tree and Seeds of Superconsciousness". Max also collaborated with Mercury Prize winner Roni Size, on "In the Mode".

In June 2002, Max released his debut solo album, "memoryhouse", recorded with The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. This was followed in March 2004 by FatCat's release of "The Blue Notebooks", with featured readings by Tilda Swinton.

In 2005 Max produced Vashti Bunyan's outstanding comeback album "Lookaftering".

2006 saw the release of "Songs From Before" based on Haruki Murakami texts read by Robert Wyatt. That same year, Max began performing "from The Art of Mirrors", an evolving score to previously unseen Super 8mm films of Derek Jarman.

Max's more recent work continues to stretch the notions of what Classical music is.  ‘24 Postcards In Full Colour’, released in August 2008, is an experimental work made up of 24 composed ringtones.

Max works widely in film music, installation and the theatre, most recently on INFRA, made with Wayne MacGregor and Julian Opie for The Royal Ballet, London. The Ballet was the subject of a BBC 'making of' documentary.

Max was named 2008 European Composer Of The Year for his score to Ari Folman's Waltz With Bashir, for which he was also nominated for the Prix France Musique.

7.12.16 - The Knoblauch Klezmer Band Album Release Funeral Party. During the last year of silence, our album slowly came to life while our band slowly ceased to exist. According to the old traditions of eastern Europe, mourning death comes hand in hand with celebrating life. So we all decided to come together to dance, sweat, laugh and cry the birth of our Album and the end of an era.
Join us on Wednesday, the 7th of December, in Szimpla Badehaus (Revalerstr. 99). we´ll perform songs from the new album as well as oldies from times past with a special guest. Doors open at 20:00, show starts at 21:00. Love, The Knoblauchs

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