Composition and Audio Production by Maren Lueg
Alto Saxophone & Arabic Nay Flute: Maren Lueg
Synthesizer, Bass & Bariton Guitare: Bernard O'neill
Perkussion: Chas Whitaker
Electronic Drumkit: Usaid Al Drobi
Diese Aufnahme wurde durch das NRW Soforthilfe Stipendium im Jahre 2021 gefördert.

Frozen Sea composition by Maren Lueg 2021

DubArabi 2021 composition and production by Maren Lueg
Arabic Nay: Maren Lueg
Darabuka: Usaid Al Drobi
Bass: Bernard O'neill

DubArabi 2021

AvanTarab Ensemble
Vier Musiker*innen aus Syrien, Irak and Deutschland haben durch das Bundesprogramm 360° der Städtischen Musikschule Bochum zusammengefunden und ein neues Projekt mit Fokus auf zeitgenössischen Tarab gegründet. Bei diesem traditionsreichen Musikstil spielen Ausdruckskraft und Improvisationstalent eine große Rolle. Es geht um die Inspiration durch eine Musik, die gleichermaßen MusikerInnen und Publikum erfassen soll. In der arabischen und iranischen Kultur spricht man von Tarab, wenn die Körper von Musik ergriffen und die körperliche Wahrnehmung verstärkt wird.
Diesem Moment der Verzückung nahe zu kommen, ist der Ansatz des AvantTarab Ensembles. Mit Bezug auf die Tarab-Traditionen des alten Aleppo suchen die vier virtuosen MusikerInnen nach einem zeitgemäßen wie experimentellen Umgang. Inspiriert von Jazz und Avantgarde eröffnet das Instrumental-Quartett neue Formen der Entdeckung traditioneller arabischer Rhythmen und Tonsequenzen und ihre Aktualisierung durch zeitgenössische westliche Musikrichtungen. Jede der MusikerInnen bezieht dabei die eigene musikalische Herkunft ein und verknüpft sie mit den Musikkulturen der neuen Heimat im Ruhrgebiet. Heraus kommt eine mitreisend tanzbare Musik voller Lebensfreude.
 Ensemble Line Up
Maren Lueg – Saxophon & Arabischer Neyflöte,
Hawre Kafrosh - Violine
Zaid Alkhalil - Oud
Usaid Al Drobi – Percussion

Anvangatarab composition by Maren Lueg

Hai Benen Benen - Avantarab

Vier Musiker*innen aus Syrien, Irak and Deutschland haben durch das Bundesprogramm 360° der Städtischen Musikschule Bochum zusammengefunden und ein neues Projekt mit Fokus auf zeitgenössischen Tarab gegründet. Bei diesem traditionsreichen Musikstil spielen Ausdruckskraft und Improvisationstalent eine große Rolle. Es geht um die Inspiration durch eine Musik, die gleichermaßen MusikerInnen und Publikum erfassen soll. In der arabischen und iranischen Kultur spricht man von Tarab, wenn die Körper von Musik ergriffen und die körperliche Wahrnehmung verstärkt wird.

Bint El Shalabiyah - Avantarab Ensemble

Amira Sultana Ensemble
Im Mittelpunkt des Projekts soll der kreative Austausch und die künstlerische Auseinandersetzung der jahrhundertealten Musikformen der Raga und Maqam des Nahen und des Mittleren Ostens mit der hiesigen avantgardistischen freien Improvisationsmusik stehen. Dabei treten traditionelle östliche und westliche Instrumente, Neyflöte, indische Bansuri Flöte, Tabla, Saxofon und Cello und indischer sowie arabischer Gesang in einen Dialog miteinander.

Bedouin Fire Amira Sultana Live in Bochum 01. Mai 2023

Amira Sultana EnsembleIm Mittelpunkt des Projekts soll der kreative Austausch und die künstlerische Auseinandersetzung der jahrhundertealten Musikformen der Raga und Maqam des Nahen und des Mittleren Ostens mit der hiesigen avantgardistischen freien Improvisationsmusik stehen. Dabei treten traditionelle östliche und westliche Instrumente, Neyflöte, indische Bansuri Flöte, Tabla, Saxofon und Cello und indischer sowie arabischer Gesang in einen Dialog miteinander.

Tatva Meruga Amira Sultana Live 01.05.2023

Amira Sultana EnsembleIm.
Güler Bulgurcu: Vocals 
Maren Lueg: Saxophone, Arabic and Turkish flute
Prashanthi Sankaran: Indian Classical Singing 
Ludger Schmidt: Violoncello / Electric Cello 
Ramesh Shotham:	Percussion
Shashank Subramanyam: Bansuri
Im Mittelpunkt des Projekts soll der kreative Austausch und die künstlerische Auseinandersetzung der jahrhundertealten Musikformen der Raga und Maqam des Nahen und des Mittleren Ostens mit der hiesigen avantgardistischen freien Improvisationsmusik stehen. Dabei treten traditionelle östliche und westliche Instrumente, Neyflöte, indische Bansuri Flöte, Tabla, Saxofon und Cello und indischer sowie arabischer Gesang in einen Dialog miteinander.

Die verbindenden Elemente zwischen den jahrhundertealten östlichen Musikkulturen Indiens und des Nahen Ostens werden musikalisch erforscht und die verbindenden Elemente in der Tonalität und Ausdrucksweise mit den verwandten melodisch osmanischen Maqamats und klassischen Hindustani/Caranatic Ragas/Ragams als Basis des Dialogs im harmonischen Zusammenspiel und Austausch hervorgehoben.

Narin Amira Sultana Live 01.05.23 in Bochum

Dhatuvardhani Amira Sultana Live 01.05.23

TorTronix composition by Maren Lueg and the KosMoTronix Ensemble.  Live concert recording in Essen 22. October 2023.
KOSMOTRONIX ENSEMBLE.  www.KosMoTronix.com
The KosMoTronix Projekt, presents original compositions from the region's music scene for a wide audience that transcends borders; they bring musical traditions into dialogue between Orient and Occident, antiquity and contemporary musical cultures. 
Electronic music has been deeply rooted in German musical culture for decades through techno and reflects the sound world of the Ruhr region like hardly any other musical style. The connection between traditional and electronic music elements is at the forefront of this work; with openness and creativity, the ensemble manifests new original contemporary music that crosses transformative cultural boundaries.
The imaginary world of traditions and traces of homeland provide the basis, the fusion towards a transcultural musical culture of the industrial new world, which becomes the new homeland.
The musicians Bassem Hawar (Iraq/ Djoze), Maren Lueg (Germany/Ney & Saxophone), Kioomars Musayyebi (Iran/Santur), Bernard O'Neill (Ireland/Contrabass), Alireza Ostovar (Iran/Sound- Design, Live-Electronic-Performance), Reza Samani (Iran/percussion), have developed new pieces from the connection between traditional instruments from the Persian and Arab worlds, electronic samples, and beats that reflect the contemporary culture of the Ruhr area. It combines centuries-old traditions of ancient musical cultures of the Orient fused with contemporary electronic elements and techno beats and the projections of Tom Groll and Kuno Seltmann (Germany) – to a fascinating fusion of past and present. This is an invitation on an emotional journey with excellent musicians and beguiling images! 
More information at  www.KosMoTronix.com
Maren Lueg. Musician, composer and teacher. She plays various saxophones, flutes and the ney. She has immersed herself in Middle Eastern music and creates contemporary fusions of Eastern and Western music. www.marenlueg.com

Tom Groll. Visual artist, curator and initiator of numerous art projection projects. Much of his work addresses the transition of seemingly real worlds into imagined spaces of experience. www.tomgroll.de

Bassem Hawar. Djoze virtuoso and violinist. He has developed the djoze to play all forms of Arabic and European music. Djoze are built today according to his design. www.bassemhawar.com

Kioomars Musayyebi. Santur player, composer, teacher, sound engineer and film producer. A virtuoso musician, he seeks to combine Persian and European sounds and plays in several multi-ethnic ensembles. www.kioomars-musayyebi.com

Bernard O`Neill. This multi-instrumentalist plays double bass, cello, bass guitar, piano and keyboards with bravura. His musical roots are in contemporary avant-garde, while his love is for Eastern musical traditions. https://Bozas.com/composers/bernard-oneill/

Alireza Ostovar. Sound designer, music teacher, live electronic performer and performance artist. His keen interest in performing arts, dance, and media arts has brought many collaborations with a wide variety of artists. www.aliostovar.com

Reza Samani. A versatile percussionist for the traditional drums Tombak and Daf. He is also proficient in the Eastern wind instruments Sorna, Karna, and Neyanban. www.rezasamani.com

Kuno Seltmann. Media artist and co-initiator of installations and projections with film, sound and light design. He likes to question perceptual phenomena and uses them to alienate, irritate and make visible. www.kuno.ist

TorTronix - KosMoTronix Projekt- Live in Essen 22. October 2023

KosMoHagen composition by Maren Lueg and the KosMoTronix Ensemble.  Live concert recording in Essen 22. October 2023.
KOSMOTRONIX ENSEMBLE. www.KosMoTronix.com
The KosMoTronix Ensemble presents original compositions from the region's music scene for a wide audience that transcends borders; they bring musical traditions into dialogue between Orient and Occident, antiquity and contemporary musical cultures. 
Electronic music has been deeply rooted in German musical culture for decades through techno and reflects the sound world of the Ruhr region like hardly any other musical style. The connection between traditional and electronic music elements is at the forefront of this work; with openness and creativity, the ensemble manifests new original contemporary music that crosses transformative cultural boundaries.

The imaginary world of traditions and traces of homeland provide the basis, the fusion towards a transcultural musical culture of the industrial new world, which becomes the new homeland.

The musicians Bassem Hawar (Iraq/ Djoze), Maren Lueg (Germany/Ney & Saxophone), Kioomars Musayyebi (Iran/Santur), Bernard O'Neill (Ireland/Contrabass), Alireza Ostovar (Iran/Sound- Design, Live-Electronic-Performance), Reza Samani (Iran/percussion), have developed new pieces from the connection between traditional instruments from the Persian and Arab worlds, electronic samples, and beats that reflect the contemporary culture of the Ruhr area. It combines centuries-old traditions of ancient musical cultures of the Orient fused with contemporary electronic elements and techno beats.
Maren Lueg. Musician, composer and teacher. She plays various saxophones, flutes and the ney. She has immersed herself in Middle Eastern music and creates contemporary fusions of Eastern and Western music. www.marenlueg.com

Tom Groll. Visual artist, curator and initiator of numerous art projection projects. Much of his work addresses the transition of seemingly real worlds into imagined spaces of experience. www.tomgroll.de

Bassem Hawar. Djoze virtuoso and violinist. He has developed the djoze to play all forms of Arabic and European music. Djoze are built today according to his design. www.bassemhawar.com

Kioomars Musayyebi. Santur player, composer, teacher, sound engineer and film producer. A virtuoso musician, he seeks to combine Persian and European sounds and plays in several multi-ethnic ensembles. www.kioomars-musayyebi.com

Bernard O`Neill. This multi-instrumentalist plays double bass, cello, bass guitar, piano and keyboards with bravura. His musical roots are in contemporary avant-garde, while his love is for Eastern musical traditions. https://Bozas.com/composers/bernard-oneill/

Alireza Ostovar. Sound designer, music teacher, live electronic performer and performance artist. His keen interest in performing arts, dance, and media arts has brought many collaborations with a wide variety of artists. www.aliostovar.com

Reza Samani. A versatile percussionist for the traditional drums Tombak and Daf. He is also proficient in the Eastern wind instruments Sorna, Karna, and Neyanban. www.rezasamani.com

Kuno Seltmann. Media artist and co-initiator of installations and projections with film, sound and light design. He likes to question perceptual phenomena and uses them to alienate, irritate and make visible. www.kuno.ist

KosMoHagen - KosMoTronix - Concert in Essen 22. Oct 2023

Djordina performed by the KosMoTronix Ensemble.  Live recording in Essen 22. October 2023.
KOSMOTRONIX ENSEMBLE. www.KosMoTronix.com 
The KosMoTronix Projekt, presents original compositions from the region's music scene for a wide audience that transcends borders; they bring musical traditions into dialogue between Orient and Occident, antiquity and contemporary musical cultures. 
Electronic music has been deeply rooted in German musical culture for decades through techno and reflects the sound world of the Ruhr region like hardly any other musical style. The connection between traditional and electronic music elements is at the forefront of this work; with openness and creativity, the ensemble manifests new original contemporary music that crosses transformative cultural boundaries.
The imaginary world of traditions and traces of homeland provide the basis, the fusion towards a transcultural musical culture of the industrial new world, which becomes the new homeland.
The musicians Bassem Hawar (Iraq/ Djoze), Maren Lueg (Germany/Ney & Saxophone), Kioomars Musayyebi (Iran/Santur), Bernard O'Neill (Ireland/Contrabass), Alireza Ostovar (Iran/Sound- Design, Live-Electronic-Performance), Reza Samani (Iran/percussion), have developed new pieces from the connection between traditional instruments from the Persian and Arab worlds, electronic samples, and beats that reflect the contemporary culture of the Ruhr area. It combines centuries-old traditions of ancient musical cultures of the Orient fused with contemporary electronic elements and techno beats and the projections of Tom Groll and Kuno Seltmann (Germany) – to a fascinating fusion of past and present. This is an invitation on an emotional journey with excellent musicians and beguiling images! 
More information at  www.KosMoTronix.com
Maren Lueg. Musician, composer and teacher. She plays various saxophones, flutes and the ney. She has immersed herself in Middle Eastern music and creates contemporary fusions of Eastern and Western music. www.marenlueg.com

Tom Groll. Visual artist, curator and initiator of numerous art projection projects. Much of his work addresses the transition of seemingly real worlds into imagined spaces of experience. www.tomgroll.de

Bassem Hawar. Djoze virtuoso and violinist. He has developed the djoze to play all forms of Arabic and European music. Djoze are built today according to his design. www.bassemhawar.com

Kioomars Musayyebi. Santur player, composer, teacher, sound engineer and film producer. A virtuoso musician, he seeks to combine Persian and European sounds and plays in several multi-ethnic ensembles. www.kioomars-musayyebi.com

Bernard O`Neill. This multi-instrumentalist plays double bass, cello, bass guitar, piano and keyboards with bravura. His musical roots are in contemporary avant-garde, while his love is for Eastern musical traditions. https://Bozas.com/composers/bernard-oneill/

Alireza Ostovar. Sound designer, music teacher, live electronic performer and performance artist. His keen interest in performing arts, dance, and media arts has brought many collaborations with a wide variety of artists. www.aliostovar.com

Reza Samani. A versatile percussionist for the traditional drums Tombak and Daf. He is also proficient in the Eastern wind instruments Sorna, Karna, and Neyanban. www.rezasamani.com

Kuno Seltmann. Media artist and co-initiator of installations and projections with film, sound and light design. He likes to question perceptual phenomena and uses them to alienate, irritate and make visible. www.kuno.ist

Djordina - KosMoTronix - Concert in Essen 22. Oct 2023

KosMoDrift composed by Maren and the KosMoTronix Ensemble. 
Live concert recording in Essen 22. Oct 2023. www.KosMoTronix.com
The KosMoTronix Projekt - Crossing Motions will entrance audiences starting. What is the fastest way to get from the Ruhr valley to Baghdad or Teheran? From the pulsating Revier to the traditional realms of ancient cultures? The artists' collective KosMoTronix invites you on a multidimensional journey, which in fascinating and unexpected ways builds bridges between the musical richness of the Middle East and contemporary electro sounds of the industrial region.
At the same time, impressions from eastern history overlap with formative images of the Ruhr region in an impressive video projection, weaving culture, art, and the stories of migration into kaleidoscope-like narratives. Thus, the pulsating compositions of the multi-ethnic ensemble – consisting of Bassem Hawar (Iraq/ Djoze), Maren Lueg (Germany/Nay & Saxophone), Kioomars Musayyebi (Iran/Santur), Bernard O'Neill (Ireland/Contrabass), Alireza Ostovar (Iran/Sound- Design, Live-Electronic-Performance), Reza Samani (Iran/ Percussion) - with the projections of Tom Groll and Kuno Seltmann (Germany) – to a fascinating fusion of past and present. 
More information at  www.KosMoTronix.com

The project is supported by the Ministerium für Kultur und Wissenschaft of North Rhine-Westphalia, the Regionalen Kulturprogramm NRW, the NRW KULTURsekretariat, and the Regionalverband Ruhr. 

Maren Lueg. Musician, composer and teacher. She plays various saxophones, flutes and the ney. She has immersed herself in Middle Eastern music and creates contemporary fusions of Eastern and Western music. www.marenlueg.com

Tom Groll. Visual artist, curator and initiator of numerous art projection projects. Much of his work addresses the transition of seemingly real worlds into imagined spaces of experience. www.tomgroll.de

Bassem Hawar. Djoze virtuoso and violinist. He has developed the djoze to play all forms of Arabic and European music. Djoze are built today according to his design. www.bassemhawar.com

Kioomars Musayyebi. Santur player, composer, teacher, sound engineer and film producer. A virtuoso musician, he seeks to combine Persian and European sounds and plays in several multi-ethnic ensembles. www.kioomars-musayyebi.com

Bernard O`Neill. This multi-instrumentalist plays double bass, cello, bass guitar, piano and keyboards with bravura. His musical roots are in contemporary avant-garde, while his love is for Eastern musical traditions. https://Bozas.com/composers/bernard-oneill/

Alireza Ostovar. Sound designer, music teacher, live electronic performer and performance artist. His keen interest in performing arts, dance, and media arts has brought many collaborations with a wide variety of artists. www.aliostovar.com

Reza Samani. A versatile percussionist for the traditional drums Tombak and Daf. He is also proficient in the Eastern wind instruments Sorna, Karna, and Neyanban. www.rezasamani.com

Kuno Seltmann. Media artist and co-initiator of installations and projections with film, sound and light design. He likes to question perceptual phenomena and uses them to alienate, irritate and make visible. www.kuno.ist

KosMoDrift - KosMoTronix

Gates to Terhan composition von Kioomars Musayyebi & KosMotronix Ensemble.  Live recording in Essen 22. Oct 2023. 
www.KosMoTronix.com
The KosMoTronix Projekt - Crossing Motions will entrance audiences starting. What is the fastest way to get from the Ruhr valley to Baghdad or Teheran? From the pulsating Revier to the traditional realms of ancient cultures? The artists' collective KosMoTronix invites you on a multidimensional journey, which in fascinating and unexpected ways builds bridges between the musical richness of the Middle East and contemporary electro sounds of the industrial region.
At the same time, impressions from eastern history overlap with formative images of the Ruhr region in an impressive video projection, weaving culture, art, and the stories of migration into kaleidoscope-like narratives. Thus, the pulsating compositions of the multi-ethnic ensemble – consisting of Bassem Hawar (Iraq/ Djoze), Maren Lueg (Germany/Nay & Saxophone), Kioomars Musayyebi (Iran/Santur), Bernard O'Neill (Ireland/Contrabass), Alireza Ostovar (Iran/Sound- Design, Live-Electronic-Performance), Reza Samani (Iran/ Percussion) - with the projections of Tom Groll and Kuno Seltmann (Germany) – to a fascinating fusion of past and present. 
More information at  www.KosMoTronix.com

The project is supported by the Ministerium für Kultur und Wissenschaft of North Rhine-Westphalia, the Regionalen Kulturprogramm NRW, the NRW KULTURsekretariat, and the Regionalverband Ruhr. 

Maren Lueg. Musician, composer and teacher. She plays various saxophones, flutes and the ney. She has immersed herself in Middle Eastern music and creates contemporary fusions of Eastern and Western music. www.marenlueg.com

Tom Groll. Visual artist, curator and initiator of numerous art projection projects. Much of his work addresses the transition of seemingly real worlds into imagined spaces of experience. www.tomgroll.de

Bassem Hawar. Djoze virtuoso and violinist. He has developed the djoze to play all forms of Arabic and European music. Djoze are built today according to his design. www.bassemhawar.com

Kioomars Musayyebi. Santur player, composer, teacher, sound engineer and film producer. A virtuoso musician, he seeks to combine Persian and European sounds and plays in several multi-ethnic ensembles. www.kioomars-musayyebi.com

Bernard O`Neill. This multi-instrumentalist plays double bass, cello, bass guitar, piano and keyboards with bravura. His musical roots are in contemporary avant-garde, while his love is for Eastern musical traditions. https://Bozas.com/composers/bernard-oneill/

Alireza Ostovar. Sound designer, music teacher, live electronic performer and performance artist. His keen interest in performing arts, dance, and media arts has brought many collaborations with a wide variety of artists. www.aliostovar.com

Reza Samani. A versatile percussionist for the traditional drums Tombak and Daf. He is also proficient in the Eastern wind instruments Sorna, Karna, and Neyanban. www.rezasamani.com

Kuno Seltmann. Media artist and co-initiator of installations and projections with film, sound and light design. He likes to question perceptual phenomena and uses them to alienate, irritate and make visible. www.kuno.ist

Gates to Terhan- KosMoTronix

Rimonda Naanaa: Kanun
Maren Lueg: Sopran Saxophone

Sie haben sich nicht umsonst El-Shams gennant (Sonne). Durch ihre Musik bringen sie Leben und Freude zum Publikum. Das Ensemble El-Shams mit zwei virtuosen Musikerinnen spielt orientalische Melodien aus Syrien, Ägypten und der Türkei sowie eigene Kompositionen mit westlichen Einflüssen. Das Zusammenspiel zwischen den alt-orientalischen Instrumenten -  Kanun (orientalische Zither) und der Arabischen Schilfrohrflöte Nay - schafft einen faszinierenden Klang zwischen den oft harfenähnlichen Saiten der Kanun und den verzaubernden Tönen der arabischen Nay Flöte. Die Musik wechselt von melodischen Stimmungsbildern zu mitreisende Wogen des Duos. Während des Konzertes kommt jedes dieser besonderen historischen Instrumente zum vollen Ausdruck und das Publikum wird mit virtuosen Soli der Musikerinnen beflügelt.

Avantarab - Composition by Maren Lueg

Rimonda Naanaa: Kanun
Maren Lueg: Arabische Nay Flöte

Sie haben sich nicht umsonst El-Shams gennant (Sonne). Durch ihre Musik bringen sie Leben und Freude zum Publikum. Das Ensemble El-Shams mit zwei virtuosen Musikerinnen spielt orientalische Melodien aus Syrien, Ägypten und der Türkei sowie eigene Kompositionen mit westlichen Einflüssen. Das Zusammenspiel zwischen den alt-orientalischen Instrumenten -  Kanun (orientalische Zither) und der Arabischen Schilfrohrflöte Nay - schafft einen faszinierenden Klang zwischen den oft harfenähnlichen Saiten der Kanun und den verzaubernden Tönen der arabischen Nay Flöte. Die Musik wechselt von melodischen Stimmungsbildern zu mitreisende Wogen des Duos. Während des Konzertes kommt jedes dieser besonderen historischen Instrumente zum vollen Ausdruck und das Publikum wird mit virtuosen Soli der Musikerinnen beflügelt.

Sadaqa - Composition by Maren Lueg

Rimonda Naanaa: Kanun
Maren Lueg: Querflöte
Duo El-Shams 
Sie haben sich nicht umsonst El-Shams gennant (Sonne). Durch ihre Musik bringen sie Leben und Freude zum Publikum. Das Ensemble El-Shams mit zwei virtuosen Musikerinnen spielt orientalische Melodien aus Syrien, Ägypten und der Türkei sowie eigene Kompositionen mit westlichen Einflüssen. Das Zusammenspiel zwischen den alt-orientalischen Instrumenten -  Kanun (orientalische Zither) und der Arabischen Schilfrohrflöte Nay - schafft einen faszinierenden Klang zwischen den oft harfenähnlichen Saiten der Kanun und den verzaubernden Tönen der arabischen Nay Flöte. Die Musik wechselt von melodischen Stimmungsbildern zu mitreisende Wogen des Duos. Während des Konzertes kommt jedes dieser besonderen historischen Instrumente zum vollen Ausdruck und das Publikum wird mit virtuosen Soli der Musikerinnen beflügelt.
www.marenlueg.com

Intizar - Composition by Rimonda Naanaa

Atlantic Ocean & Saxophone composition by Maren Lueg

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