Global Village Orchestra
Large World Music Ensemble (2002-2013)
The ‘Global Village Orchestra’ combines 10 musicians of 8 different nationalities.
Driven by Tjitze Anne Vogel (assisted by Kamperman, Spies and Lotz). Originated in the concerts of the “Music: World Series“, a musical meeting place in the Netherlands town of Utrecht.
Performances/Projects
Toured Holland, recorded for National radio.
Realized several projects in or within
• Music theatre show “Magic: Stories In Music” (2004)
• Vrede van Utrecht
• Utrecht Dom manifestation
• Roof of the World (2010)
Onze Wereld (The Netherlands)
“All the voices of world music into a powerful big band that’s solid like a rock.”
Jazz Now (USA)
“It’s the amalgam that amazes here.”
Modern Drummer (USA)
“This tri-continental orchestra is a PC critic’s dream. There is something really deep and moving here.”
Line up
Mola Sylla (Senegal) vovals
Behsat Uvez (Turkey) oud, saz, baglama, darbuka, davul, tef and kasik, vocals
Kamil Abbas (Oiguristan) violin, ghijak
Mark Alban Lotz (Germany) piccollo, concert-, alto-, bass-, PVC contra bass flutes, bansuri
Steven Kamperman (Netherlands) b-flat & e-flat clarinets
Akos Laki (Yugoslavia) tenor sax, b-flat & bass clarinet
Henk Spies (Netherlands) bass sax, tenor sax, soprano sax
Karim Eharruyen (Morocco) ud
Tjitze Vogel (Netherlands) bass
Alan Purves (Schottland) percussion
Guest artists
Gülendem Abbas (Oiguristan) vocals
Namgyal Lhamo (Tibet) vocals
Sandhya Sanjana (India) vocals
Petar Ralchev (Roemenia) accordeon
Vj Soundshadow (Netherlands) video animation
Nel Lakatompessy (Moluks) actor
Leonid Vlassov (Russia) actor
( on CD) Afra Mussawissade (Iran) percussion, percussion-set, ghatam, cajon
(as replacement) Stanislav Mirovic (Croatia) tenor sax, clarinet
(as replacement) Haytham Safia (Israel) ud
