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De Zwerver

from Zwerver by Toasaves

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    On the first album “Zwerver” (wanderer in Dutch), Toasaves starts from the compositions and the ‘Groot Liedboek’ by Wannes van de Velde (1937-2008), the singer-songwriter who blew new life into the oldest surviving ballads and litanies in his home port of Antwerp. Tristan Driessens wrote new arrangements of both anonymous medieval songs and original work by Van de Velde. It goes without saying that an eclectic dialogue with the East, which runs like a red thread through Driessens’ career, was not missing. It ties in with the nomadic spirit and openness of Wannes van de Velde, and reveals and reinforces the primal power of the early music repertoires.

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The wanderer travels in vain in search of a golden beach. When he has almost found paradise, it still slips through his fingers. It is no coincidence that the accompanying song Anar Anar is an Afghan traditional song, which was brought to Europe by Afghan refugees in search of a better life. The song is introduced by an improvised dialogue played on the rebab and the dilruba, two folk instruments very much identified with Afghan music. The musicians of Toasaves find a great source of inspiration in the music of Afghanistan. Weaving an Afghan song into the title track, they pay tribute to Afghanistan, its rich musical heritage and its people, said to be, in the old times, one of the most hospitable peoples of the East.

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from Zwerver, released November 26, 2022
auth. – comp. : Wannes van de Velde
This version also includes the traditional Afghan tune “Anar anar”.

Raphaël De Cock: vocals
Eugénie De Mey: vocals
Miriam Encinas Laffitte: daf, dilruba
Michaël Grébil Liberg: Afghan rebab
Tristan Driessens: lavta, backing vocals
Harald Bauweraerts : hurdy gurdy, backing vocals
Dick Van der Harst: medieval drum
Emre Gültekin (guest): bağlama, üç telli, backing vocals
Malabika Brahma-Gültekin, Elina Gültekin and Torcha Bhattacherjee (guests): backing vocals

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Toasaves Brussels, Belgium

Toasaves means “home land” in the Antwerp dialect, the cosmopolitan city where Wannes grew up and came into contact with all kinds of cultures, leaving a mark on his musical quest.

The ensemble brings together artists with different backrounds and travels through ancient music (trecento, Flemish polyphony, Sephardic music) and Eastern music (Greece, Turkey, Afghanistan). ... more

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