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Hasan Yükselir (TUR)

Composer and soloist HASAN YÜKSELİR is considered one of the most outstanding and many-sided artists of his country. With his extraordinarily powerful voice, he will arrange traditional Anatolian folk songs in classical-western form and jazz versions, sometimes poetic-romantic, sometimes epic-epic, in his own unique musical style…

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LETTER FROM ISTANBUL & DILEK TÜRKAN (GRC & TUR)

„Letter from Istanbul Project“ is a sophisticated fusion of traditional Turkish and Greek folk music such as Zeybek and Sirtos. Derya Türkan and Socrates Sinopoulos, two friends who play the same instrument; have made it their goal to discover the music of these countries by using the great cultural treasure that has lived in Istanbul for centuries. This group, which initially performed as an instrumental group, has revealed the richness of its large song repertoire with soloist Dilek Türkan. The songs and instrumental pieces that Dilek Türkan will perform are compiled from Istanbul’s rich and multicultural repertoire from the 18th, 19th and 20th century… 

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ZAITSA (UKR)

ZAITSA is a Ukrainian-German folk-jazz-Balkan-pop band,
which made its UK debut in 2012 at the Mela Festival, to coincide with the opening of the London Olympics.

The band’s creative activity has won many awards and prizes; their album was nominated for the „Edmonton Music Prize 2018“.
The group’s programme consists of Ukrainian folk songs in modern arrangements and their own compositions. The focus is on human feelings, especially from the time of the great wave of European immigration to North America at the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century….  

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SYRIAB (SYR)

Exchange and communication are key to making music. Since their first encounter with ensemble reflektor in 2017, SYRIAB has been dedicated to sharing music with other musicians. Be it a symphony orchestra, a classical string trio or a big band, professional or amateur ensemble likewise, special musical moments, marvelous experiments and – most importantly – unforgettable encounters are created…

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DIKANDA (POL)

DIKANDA is a music band of international renown, playing „world music“. They come from Szczecin, Poland. In their artistic work DIKANDA promotes the authenticity of style – searching for new trends therefore most of their works are original compositions. They draw their musical inspiration from traditional folk sounds of the broadly defined Orient – from the Balkans, through Israel, Kurdistan, Belarus to India.

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Landesjugendjazzorchester Hessen Junior-Band (DEU)

The Junior Band of the Landesjugendjazzorchester (LJJO) Hessen, founded in 2007, unites the most talented young musicians aged 12 to 20. Dr. Holger Fröhlich, a former long-time member of the LJJO Hessen, has been recruited as the band leader. The saxophonist and music teacher, who has won prizes at national and state level as well as internationally, is firmly connected to the band and the Hessian jazz scene.He has written numerous arrangements for the junior band. As the state’s musical figurehead, the band regularly performs at official festivities, such as the summer festival of the Hessian State Representation in Berlin or on the occasion of „70 Years of the Proclamation of the State of Hesse“ in the Goethe University Casino in Frankfurt…

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Die Grenzgänger (DEU)

Music from the world meets German folk song and chanson
Die Grenzgänger (The front-lineers) from Bremen gave guest performances throughout the Federal Republic, the Czech Republic, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Austria and Sweden with a stirring mix of chanson, folk song, jazz, blues and music cabaret. Deutschlandradio sent the group as a German contribution to the Festival of European Broadcasting in Norway…

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OMIKRON (GRC)

Jannis Karis and Kostas Tsapakidis have been playing music together for more than forty years. They have performed on several performing stages and festivals in Germany, France, Hungary, Czech Republic, Greece, Austria, Switzerland and Turkey. At the concert at the Mainweltmusikfestival they will play Rembetiko and songs of famous composers like Mikis Theodorakis, Manos Hatzidakis, Stavros Xarhakos and others. They will be accompanied by two virtuosos, Dimitris Petridis on accordion and Ahmed Hattach on percussion.

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Jannis Karis (GRC)

In 1990 Jannis Karis toured Europe with the old master of rembetiko, Michális Jenitsaris, and in the same year released his first live album „Saltadóros“, which was awarded the German Record Critics‘ Prize. The second album „Salto Orientale“ (Tanit Records) reached the top ten of the European world music charts in 1994. This year Jannis Karis will accompany our festival orchestra with his Greek folk songs and delight the audience with the most beautiful rebetiko songs.

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Holger Fröhlich – (DEU)

Holger Fröhlich has worldwide experience as a musician on the biggest stages, at renowned festivals and important events, whether as a saxophonist, band leader or arranger. As leader of the Junior Band of the LJJO, Holger Fröhlich has had the privilege of promoting young jazz musicians in Hessen since 2007 and is also involved as a juror in competitions or within music foundations…

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