Aka Moon - Interactive Experience

Aka Moon - Interactive Experience

PAST PROJECTS

VSPRS Alain Platel

African Voices Opera house , Brussels

Aka Moon and DJs Bigband Grazzhoppa (12 djs), Jazz Middlehiem 2005, Banlieues Bleues 2006

Aka Moon and 600 Kids (2005) (Cirque Royal)

Journey to the Aka Pygmies in the Central African Republic and recording of their music in 1992 and playing with them in the Forest.

Aka Moon at the Kaai in Brussels. They performed every Wednesday during four years exploring new ways of improvisation.

"Aka Moon", 52' film by Richard Wandel, produced by RTBF (belgium tv)
Meeting with India (1993), recording in Bombay the music of Akasha, meeting with the Master of percussions Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman (1995), first concert with U.K Sivaraman at the Gaume Jazz fest (1996) and tour in the south of India (1998).

Aka Moon Drums project featuring Chander Sardjoe (drums), U.K Sivaraman,...

Aka Moon and Doudou N'Diaye Rose family.

Aka Moon Electric with Marc Ducret (guitar), Benoît Delbecq (keyboards), Kris Defoort, Eric Legnini,....

"Jeff Buckley on the Moon", project produced by the Opera house of Brussels (De Munt-1999) featuring David Linx, Marie Daulne, Kris Dane (vocals), David Gilmore, Marc Ducret,...

Collaboration with Fatou Traore dance company.

Composition, live performance and european tour of the music for Rosas dance company (Anne-Teresa De Keersmaeker), with TG Stan and 14 dancers. (2000)

Roles, composition and live performance in the Philippe Boesmans' opera "Wintermärchen". Recorded by Deutsche Grammophon. (2000)

Collaboration with Ictus ensemble, "Invisible Mother". (1999)

Aka Moon and Oriental Voices. Produced by the Opera of Brussels "De Munt" featuring David Linx, Santhanagopalan (vocal-south India), Miguel Cerro (vocal-flamenco), U.K Sivaraman. (2002)

Aka Moon "Cosmic Soul expression" with DJ Grazzhoppa.

Aka Moon "Guitars" with David Gilmore, Prasanna, Pierre Vandormael.

Aka Moon "10th Birthday Night" at the Halles of Schaerbeek with 30 musicians (2002). Featuring D. Linx, Steven Segers, D. Gilmore, Philip Catherine, Prasanna, El Hadji N'Diaye Rose, Eric Legnini, Kris Defoort, Dj Grazzhoppa,...

Aka Moon and Joe Lovano (2003)

Aulochrome Special project (2003), including the new François Louis's polyphonic instrument played by Fabrizio Cassol. Produced by the Opera of Brussels. With Magic Malik (flute) and Fabian Fiorini (piano).

Gaume Special project 2004 featuring Marc Turner, Robin Eubanks, Fabian Fiorini.



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AKA MOON PERFORMED IN...

 
Algeria: Dima jazz
Austria: Wiesen fest 93, Burgtheater-Vienna, Stadtkino-Salsburg
Belgium: Klinkende Munt, Jazz à Liège, Middelheim, Grand-place of Brussels, Gaume jazz, Botanique, opera De Munt, Kaaitheater, Vooruit, Singel, Cirque Royal, Palais des Beaux-Arts (bozar),....
Canada: Montréal jazz fest., Vancouvert jazz fest,...
Caribbean: Barbados jazz fest.
Colombia: jazz al Parke-Bogota.
Ethyopia: Addis Abeba
France: Théâtre de la Ville (Paris), Châtelet (Paris), Théâtre de la Bastille, Lyon Opera house, Hot Club de Lyon, Automne en Normandie dance fest., Grenoble jazz fest, Perpignan jazz fest, Sunset (Paris), Duc des Lombards (Paris), Festival Mimi (Marseille), Pannonica (Nantes), Crescent (Mâcon), Trabendo (Paris), Le Triton (Les Lilas)
Germany: Moers fest., Mousontum, Schauspielhaus, Frankfurt, Kampnagel-Hamburg, Hannover expo 2000, Hubeltheater-Berlin, München-Musica Viva 2002,...
Greece: Athena
India: Music Academy of Madras, Bombay, Indian tour 98,...
Ireland: Dublin jazz
Italy: Roma-Villa Ada, Cellimontana, Cluzone jazz, Biennal di Venezzia,..

Israel: Haifa, Nazareth
Luxemburg (G-D)

Morocco: Jazz aux Oudayas

Portugal: Lisbon CC Belem, Porto jazz,...

Palestine-Israel: Nazareth, Haifa

Republic of Central-Africa

Turkey: Ankara

Tunisia: Tabarka fest., Tunis.

Nederland: North Sea jazz, Tilburg jazz, Holland Dance fest 2000, Bimhuis, Karnatic lab (Amsterdam),...

Senegal: St. Louis jazz, Dakar.Spain: Bam fest, San Sebastian jazz fest., Jaco Pastorius fest,....

Switzerland: Amr Geneva, Chorus (Lausanne),..

UK: London, Leeds, Burmingham.

USA: Kniting Factory New-York, CBGB

Viet-Nam