On the 16th October 2015 the Duo Valentin Clastrier - Steven Kamperman were the guests in Acoustic Roots at the Pieternel
of the Pieterskerk in Utrecht. They have their own unique approach
to
traditional European drone music. The concert will be broadcast on
the 20th November at 21:00 CET.
The French hurdygurdy superstar Valentin
Clastrier has been a duo with Dutch windplayer Steven Kamperman for a
while. Thier first album will appear at the end
of this year.
Together they make a surprising couple who use simple instruments to
produce exciting modern sounds.
Virtuoso playing techniques
Valentin Clastrier is generally
seen as the first person to
make the
hurdygurdy suitable
for modern music, thanks to virtuoso playing
techniques
and the discovery of new
sound possibilities. For many years
he played with leading European jazz artists such as
Louis Sclavis,
Michel Godard
and Michael Riessler.
Clarinettist and composer Steven Kamperman led the groundbreaking
world jazz formation Baraná for the last 10 years, playing from Mexico
to Siberia.
Way beyond traditional folk music
Moors Magazine said this about the duo Valentin Clastrier - Steven
Kamperman
during the Baraná Worldjazz Festival, april 2014: “ Of course
the duo Clastrier and Kamperman go way beyond traditional folk
music, but you can't call it jazz either. Worldjazzfolk? What you see,
when you seem them play is in fact very simple: two musicians on a
musical adventure. They don't think it matters how you categorise
their
music, it's all about the sounds they produce, the interplay, about the
musical story they tell - they just make intense music, together. It's
magnificent to see and hear that intriguing adventure, particularly
when you have two musicians who get
each other, and go a long way
together, such as here.” You can find more information about the het duo on thewebsite of Steven Kamperman and there's a video you can watch via YouTube.
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