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Kayu

The word "kayu", which meaning is wood in Indonesian, symbolizes the group's general idea: To make pure music on acoustic instruments.

Kayu existed from 2002 until 2007 and originated from a couple of successful world music sessions, held under the guidance of Stichting "De Nieuwe Amateur", in Delft (the Netherlands).

The group started playing traditional music from Asia and Europe initially, the diverse background of the members of the band caused a broad repertoire for Kayu. This would later help them to write music of their own. Songs are often sung in poetic tongues, instead of existing languages.

Their first effort was recorded with Guido Richarts (double bass / vocals) in Aachen, Germany in 2003. This EP, entitled "Kayu", covered six tracks and was self-released in September of the same year.

After one year and a half with Guido Richarts, Hein Bles took over on acoustic bass guitar. In 2004 singer IngerMarie Gaard Pedersen joined in and kayu worked on new songs, ultimately resulting in the full-length self-release "Moment", in 2006.

After this last release Sue op de Kamp joined the group as the new vocalist, and the group tours the Netherlands for a short while. In 2007, the future of the group remains unclear due to band members moving abroad, other musical projects and personal life changes.

Core members were:

IngerMarie Gaard Pedersen - vocals
Sue op de Kamp - vocals
Samantha Hosea - flutes & vocals
Wijbrand Luth - guitars, bağlama, santur, jew's harp, vocals & percussion
Kourosh Samadani - târ, violin & backing vocals
Joris Beets - French harp, percussion & backing vocals
Hein Bles - acoustic bass guitar & didgeridoo & backing vocals
Guido Richarts - double bass, trumpet & vocals
Leon Elias - drums, percussion & backing vocals

Other musicians and guests:

Shakib Tayeb - harmonium & vocals
Tomas Coomans - flamenco guitar
Goran Stojanović - vocals
Izmar Verhage - beat box
Skoob - bodhran
Ayako Sawada - poetry

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