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Trio Tekke specialises in traditional Greek Rembetika with a modern twist. The three musicians, two Cypriots and an Anglo-Chilean, combine the traditional with contemporary reggae and Latin rhythms, amongst others. They revel in playful improvisations, ensuring their renditions of these traditional songs, describing the joy, sorrows and difficulties of everyday life, have an air of innovation and sophistication. Trio Tekke have developed this particular blend of music after extensive exploration and many performances of Rembetika in its original style. The group plays a combination of re-arranged traditional tunes from the 1920 and 30s and their own material, instrumental music which...

Summary: The Mordekkers are amoung the most innovative live bands in the UK today. Based in southwest Wales, this unique four piece mix traditional and original folk tunes played on pipes and mandola, with fresh, modern drum and bass rhythms . The result is an energetic infectious groove that never fails to get audiences dancing Lineup: Peni Piper - bagpipes, pibgorn, folk oboe, whistle Stef - mandola, concertina Charlie Willatts - bass Henry Willatts - drums History: The origins of the Mordekkers lie with Peni Ediker and Stef Balesi. Through years of traveling and performing with others, and working together...

Harrie Jekkers is a comedian and singer-songwriter from the Netherlands. He grew up in the working class districts of The Hague, a city well known for its people with characteristic accent and down to earth humour. He studied English at the university of Groningen and worked as a teacher for some years. In 1978 he founded the band Klein Orkest together with Koos Meinders. In 1981 he scored a solohit "O, o, Den Haag" under the alias Harrie Klorkestein (anagram for Klein Orkest) which is sometimes seen as the anthem of The Hague. In 1985 Klein Orkest fell apart, after...

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