Year: 2020

RIP Cor Fuhler

Bydoek News

 We are deeply saddened by the passing of Cor Fuhler, founding member of Doek, musician, composer, band leader, instrument inventor and builder. His interests and contributions straddled genres and continents, so we join with people all over the world in saying farewell to an authentic, deeply creative spirit and a real human being.

We dedicate next week’s Doek Festival LIVE! to Cor and will be posting his music in the coming days. Later in the month Amsterdam friends will organise a get together to celebrate his life and memory.…

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Hupata! Microclimates out now on Astral Spirits

ByJohn Dikeman Audio, Media

Hupata! has just released their first album as a digital pre-order on the fantastic American label Astral Spirits. Hupata! is a trio of Marta Warelis, Ada Rave and Yung-Tuan Ku and is also one of the most recent additions to the stable of Doek groups.

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DOEK Festival 2020 – Doek LIVE!

ByJohn Dikeman Concerts, Image

Yes folks, there will be a LIVE Doek Festival this year! There are limited audience numbers and you need to book in advance – so don’t delay! De Warme Winkel, in collaboration with De Brakke Grond, have created a special performance space, the Peepshow Palace. Every night at 22:30, from 28 – 31 July, you can see a Doek band from your own special cabin. At the Bimhuis we have two special concerts on Saturday 1 August. Only 61 seats available, so get in early.…

John Dikeman – Black Lives Matter!

Bydoek News

John’s timely mix has been up for a week or so! Didn’t notice? Subscribe to our Mixcloud, then you’ll be informed instantly with every new mix.

To say that we are indebted to African American Culture is a gross understatement. Here are just a few classic pieces from brilliant Black men and women from the past and today. Photo by Sara Anke Morris from the recent Black Lives Matter protest in Brussels.…

Fresh off the press: Ada Rave Trio and Bacchanalia Orchestra

ByJohn Dikeman Audio

We’ve got two more titles on the quickly expanding Doek RAW page. More are in the works, so be sure to subscribe to our page!

Ada Rave Trio, Live at Kaleidophon Festival in Ulrichsberg
This fantastic trio of Ada Rave, Wilbert De Joode and Nicola Hein perform purely improvised music at the highest level. Fresh sounds from deep listeners!

Bacchanalia Orchestra live at Sociëteit SEXYLAND
The final performance of last years Doek festival, this concert was packed, both on stage and off.…

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Kaja Draksler – La Mia Bocca

ByJohn Dikeman Audio, Media

Kaja’s new mix has just dropped! Didn’t notice? Subscribe to our Mixcloud, then you’ll be informed instantly with every new mix.

La Mia Bocca

The mixtape features some of my favourite vocal music. There are pieces from the contemporary classical music repertoire, such as “XII”, from Psalms of Repentance, a beautiful mixed choir work by Alfred Schnittke- this is the last and the longest psalm, part of an hour long sequence. I included two of the Recitations for solo voice, an intriguing work by the Greek composer Georges Aperghis.

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