Share in the enjoyment of this wild DADA party, the perfect ending to Ha’fest. They rounded up their rousing songs, rambunctious lyrics and hilarious comments once more especially for Ha’fest. In 2013 Wim Opbrouck and Wim Willaert celebrated the 20th anniversary of De Dolfijntjes with a tour of Flanders. And not too shabby either these are musicians who have earned their stripes by rubbing shoulders with Arno, Flat Earth Society, Fukkeduk, and so on. Here’s how they describe their music: “dead earnest accordion club house, dipped in the black soul of West Flanders.” In the XL edition the band is complemented by a six-piece horn section.
Such is the genesis of one of the most exciting dance orchestras in Flanders led by two actors/musicians Wim Willaert ( Eigen Kweek, Flat Earth Society) and Wim Opbrouck ( In the Gloria, In Vlaamse Velden,…). Initially only doing covers in Do and in Fa, they had called themselves the Dofatjes, until a dolphin popped up somewhere and they eventually became De Dolfijntjes. Since then, and well over 5 years later, they are able to actually meet for the first time. BaBa ZuLa and Frith’s first joint performance for the 25th anniversary of the Vooruit art centre was almost a chance encounter. In Ghent BaBa ZuLa already have a fan base, as evidenced by their performance in De Centrale. He is equally at home in the worlds of radical improvisation, rock, jazz or pop. He collaborated with Robert Wyatt, The Residents, Mike Patton, Brian Eno, John Zorn and Iva Bittova, to name but a few. He began his career with the British progressive rock band Henry Cow, moved to New York and, next to John Zorn, became one of the most influential exponents of the Downtown scene. The general public will know them as the protagonists in Fatih Akin’s music feature film on Istanbul: " Crossing The Bridge".įred Frith is one of the key figures of alternative rock music. The band has worked with Mad Professor and Alexander Häcke of Einstürzende Neubauten. And that happens to be the basis for Turkish traditional music.īaBa ZuLa is a fixed value in Istanbul’s alternative club circuit. Fred Frith is once again fascinated by the weird 7/8, 9/8 and 9/16 time signatures.
Murat Ertel of BaBa ZuLa likes to mix Turkish traditional music, belly dancing and psychedelic music to create a big crazy party which leaves nobody indifferent. The Turkish Psychedelia of BaBa ZuLa and guitar playing of Fred Frith are a perfect match. At the end of the evening, you are most welcome in the foyer to dance to the tunes of DJ Carlito. Wim Opbrouck and Wim Willaert will then make the room jive as De Dolfijntjes XL give their only concert of 2014.
BABA ZULA FREE
As a bonus, they will be accompanied by the acclaimed cult and free rock guitarist Fred Frith on the night. Founded in 1996 after the break up of experimental band ZeN, BaBa ZuLa began by scoring for film, before developing a style that pushed the classic Turkish psych sound of the 1970s forward into the 21 st century. The Turkish group BaBa ZuLa will be performing music that they have dubbed ‘Istanbul psychedelia’.
If you think that a documentary on Baba Zula could possibly be just a mere music documentary, think again.The first edition of Ha’fest concludes in a festive way with a double bill. Rock, psychedelia, Anatolian folk, but also an exceptional viewpoint on Turkish present-days and music pre and post pandemic world. The director, Brazilian music journalist and researcher Adriana Cordeiro, joined the Baba Zula’s caravan through its music pilgrimage around Europe for three different spells (August to September 2019, December 2019 to January 2020 and November 2020 to February 2021) and could record not only the band’s far-out live performances, but also an in-depth and accurate depiction of Baba Zula’s credo and philosophy enriched by first-hand interviews with the musicians. The documentary, which is still raising funds for the post-production (you can participate in the Kickstarter campaign and support it by visiting this link), follows the band for almost three years.
BABA ZULA MOVIE
Although we hardly venture into the movie and documentary realm, we love to make some excursions when we can and spread the word about stimulating releases.Ĭonstantly Flying, a new film dedicated to Baba Zula, one of the most significant Anatolian rock bands, is indeed a refreshing and intriguing work shining a new light on the musicians, their city and country.
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