Combining Arabic, Kurdish and Persian music with funky pop, Orchestre Partout create unstoppable shows where Fairouz meets Motown, Googoosh rubs against James Brown and Barobax flirts with DJ Shantel. With performances that create divergent worlds, colliding in new eclectic sounds, infectious grooves and stomping Kurdish dances Orchestre Partout guarantee electrifying, festive live shows. The singers will move you with their musical stories, their emotions do not require subtitles. Each song takes you on a journey; from mysterious improvisations to exploding collective energy. Dancing will be your only option!
The Orchestre Partout singers and musicians are rooted in various musical cultures from the Middle East, and have performed on stages in Damascus, Diyarbakir, Kirkuk or Lebanon. Now they’ve teamed up with three funky horn players, from bands like Gallowstreet, Chef’Special and Valvetronic. We welcome Orchestre Partout to our ICAF opening night on 29th of March to produce new sounds that will get all audiences in Rotterdam moving and grooving.
About
Orchestre Partout is a Dutch based participatory music organisation founded by Ted van Leeuwen and Titia Bouwmeester based on the belief that music is a language that unites, regardless of origin, culture and language. From this idea Orchestre Partout started the first music workshop in 2010, in refugee centre Alkmaar. Over the years, they have developed a multiple successful programmes.