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Special evening with SANTROFI

Update:

„Last year, we embarked on a musical journey with Omniversal Earkestra, collaborating with Santrofi from Ghana. We had an amazing concert at Kulturbrauerei, and now that performance is available on vinyl, thanks to our friends at Outhere Records.

We’re excited to share that our album has just debuted at #18 on the charts! đŸŽ¶âœš It’s a fantastic and unexpected achievement. Join us next Monday at our concert to grab your copy of the vinyl album, and let’s celebrate this milestone together. Thank you for your support and love for our music! đŸŽ‰đŸŽ” #MusicCollaboration #VinylRelease #ChartSuccess #OmniversalEarkestra“

 

 

 

We are looking forward to a very special colaboration – Afro beat high life meets the earkestra.

amazing group from Ghana and special Guests… Dont miss that!

Nach einer gefeierten Tour quer durch Europa kurz vor Corona und dem Erscheinen ihres DebĂŒtalbums ‚Alewa‘, sind SANTROFI jetzt zurĂŒck. Der Sound von SANTROFI verharrt nicht in Nostalgie: auch vor der boomenden elektronischen Afrobeats-Szene macht die Band nicht Halt und mischt diese mit ihrem packenden Highlifesound krĂ€ftig auf. SANTROFI schaffen ein offenes musikalisches System – und so treten sie auch im Kesselhaus mit GĂ€sten auf: Sowohl der Pionier A.K.YEBOAH, als auch ein Special Guest aus der aktuellen Ghanaischen Afrobeats-Szene kommen mit auf die BĂŒhne. YEBOAH hĂ€ngte sich schon in den 60er Jahren eine E-Gitarre um und hob mit seiner Band K.K. No 2 Highlife auf ein neues Level. Jetzt ist der Gitarrist und SĂ€nger erstmals mit seinem Highlife-Funk in Deutschland zu hören. Einige seiner Songs hat er mit SANTROFI neu eingespielt.  

Ganz spezielle UnterstĂŒtzung bekommt ‚Deep into Highlife‘ in Berlin vom OMNIVERSAL EARKESTRA. Die 14köpfige Brassband wird seit Jahren fĂŒr ihre weltoffenen allwöchentlichen Montagssessions in Berlin gefeiert. Mal widmen sie sich dort dem Erbe Fela Kutis, mal erwecken sie den Spirit Sun Ra’s wieder zum Leben. Mit einem Roadtrip in die Musikwelt von Mali sorgten sie zuletzt fĂŒr Aufsehen: die Band machte sich auf den Weg, um die legendĂ€ren Musiker der 70er Jahre live zu erleben.

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LE MALI 70 – DOK Film

We are more than excited to announce that our new music documentary LE MALI 70 by Markus CM Schmidt will celebrate its world premiere at this year’s @dokfest MĂŒnchen next week! The film portraits a Berlin big band setting out on a road trip to Mali, exploring the infamous brass sections of the seventies along with legendary Malian musicians. Come and explore it with us đŸŽ¶ We can’t wait and are looking forward to see you at the screenings!

May 6th | 21:00 @deutsches_theater_muenchen
May 8th | 20:00 @gasteig_muenchen

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Help for Malien Musicians

We have been in Mali last year and met a lot of great musicians.
In these times of the worldwide corona-crisis, they are suffering even more than we do in northern countries.
Most of them earn their living by playing concerts or studio gigs.
With the lockdown of all venues in Mali, they are broke now.
And there is no federal aid for artists in Mali!
With your support we want to support 10 musicians we personally know in Mali. We will transfer the cash to Mali on private chanels, so no commission will be paid for banks or western union. We will publish videos of each musician who received the money once the crowd campaign is accomplished. Thank you!

This is a video we made to support our friends from Mali in time of the corona-crisis. You can support them on the gofundme campaign. here is the link to the camapaign

Gunter Hampel wird 80 – celebrate ! 31.August 2017 – Gretchen
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Gunter Hampel wird 80 – celebrate ! 31.August 2017 – Gretchen

  • By Archie Texture
  • 14. August 2017
  • Allgemein

„on the surface, they can still exercise their iniquitous laws, fight, devour each other, and indulge in all their earthly horrors. but eighty feet below the surface, their power ceases, their influence fades, and their dominion vanishes. ah, monsieur, to live in the bottom of the sea! there i recognize no master! there i am free!“

80.000 hampel gunter dem meer

 

cpt. gunter hampel’s

80’s birthday bash

music and dance improvisation company,

omniversal earkestra,

friends, family, gunter and you

thursday, the 31st

of august, around 20:30, at

gretchen

obentrautstr. 19 – 21

10963 berlin – kreuzberg

Gunter Hampel 3

am donnerstag, den XXXI.VIII.MMXVII, dem letzten tage im erhabenen augustus, tauchen wir, als teil der sieben großen ansammlungen, ohne hĂ€nsel, im gretchen, 80.000 meilen ĂŒber dem meer, mit dem allwissenden octogenarian gunter hampel und seinen galaktisch improvisierenden traumtĂ€nzern, jubilierend und gratulierend, in die hĂ€ngenden unterwassergĂ€rten, des achtzigarmigen vibraphonflötenmeisterbassklarinettensaxophonpianoschamanen, ein, um mit ihm und seiner vielfĂŒssigen familie, an seinem wiegenfeste, auf der suche nach dem inneren lied, den walzer fĂŒr 3 universen in einem korridor, vogelfrei auf dem dritten stein vor der sonne, zu tanzen und alles was wir hĂ€tten sein können, wenn charles mingus unser vater gewesen wĂ€re, zu zelebrieren, damit wir, dich, deinen geminiden, den raum und alles reale aus von unten, transformieren, gut drauf bleiben und endlich, bitte, durchblicken.
wilhelm tell sagt:“der hampel im haus erspart den dachdecker.“
the omniverse says: „happy birthday gunter.“
jubilation, celebration and congratulation by:

Gunter Hampel (vibraphon, bassclarinet)

Cavana Lee-Hampel (vocal)

Johannes Schleiermacher (tenor saxophon)

Bernd Oezsevim (drums)

Ruomi Lee-Hampel (dance)

Magdalena Dzeco (dance)

Danilo Cardoso (dance)

Chin Mei (dance)

Fabian Engwicht (trumpet)

Johannes Böhmer (trumpet)

Fritz Moshammer (trumpet)

Robin Langner (trombone)

Andrej Ugoljew (trombone)

Benjamnin König (tuba)

Samuel Hudson (alto saxophone)

Paul Berberich (alto saxophone)

Franz Stahl (bariton saxophone)

Fabiana Striffler (violin)

Sidney Werner (bass)

mood ingodo (ghosts’n’possessions)

Gunter Hampel MUSIC + DANCE IMPROVISATION COMPANY

feat. The Omniversal Earkestra

Donnerstag, 31. August 2017

Der 1937 geborene Multiinstrumentalist Gunter Hampel ist ein Pionier des Free Jazz in Deutschland. Anders als viele seiner WeggefĂ€hrten hat er keine Vorbehalte gegenĂŒber jĂŒngeren Musiker_innen und liebt genreĂŒbergreifende Projekte, etwa die Verbindung zwischen Hip-Hop und improvisierter Musik. UnermĂŒdlich wie Hampel ist, steht er zu seinem 80. Geburtstag am 31. August selbst auf der BĂŒhne und feiert sein Werk mit vier außergewöhnlichen TĂ€nzer_innen und der SĂ€ngerin Cavana Lee-Hampel. Zur Befeuerung dieses Ereignisses hat er das Omniversal Earkestra auserkoren, die einzige Big Band der Stadt, die jeden Montag spielt, und zwar zu Ehren des afroamerikanischen Jazzmystikers und Komponisten Sun Ra. Eigens fĂŒr diesen Anlass besetzt sind der Tenorsaxofonist Johannes Schleiermacher und der Schlagzeuger Bernd Oezsevim, die Hampel bereits Ende der 1990er Jahre zu Mitstreitern seines Trios machte. Außerdem sind im Earkestra einige der interessantesten Nachwuchsmusiker_innen Berlins versammelt, der Zeremonienmeister Mood Ingodo wird das Programm mit den Kompositionen Hampels durch die ein oder andere VerkĂŒndigung oder Brandrede abrunden – insgesamt ein Abend mit allen Schikanen.

Bildergebnis fĂŒr saturn

Hampel was an early starter, taking piano lessons from the age of four. By the time he was 16, he could also play recorder, accordion, clarinet, saxophone, and vibes. He was first exposed to jazz when American troops occupying his hometown of Göttingen at the end of World War II listened to jazz on the Armed Forces Network and Willis Conover’s Voice of America shows, his earliest influence being Louis Armstrong, but also taking in European classical and folk music with open ears. He started playing all styles of jazz, from Dixieland to bebop, with his own bands, and also composed material for them. After studying architecture while continuing to play music on the side, he started playing jazz professionally in 1958, and six years later formed the Heartplants quintet, which included Alexander von Schlippenbach and Manfred Schoof, whose self-titled album was Hampel’s first recording, released on Saba Records: it was even rated five stars in Down Beat magazine! Hampel began touring Europe and elsewhere for festivals. He started a long personal and musical partnership with vocalist Jeanne Lee in 1967. In the late 60s, he recorded for the Wergo and ESP labels and played with Marion Brown, Anthony Braxton, John McLaughlin, Cecil Taylor, Steve McCall, Pharoah Saunders and Sonny Sharrock. His apartment in downtown New York saw such prestigious names as Archie Shepp, Ed Blackwell, Frank Wright, Enrico Rava, Jaco Pastorius, David Murray, Sam Rivers 
 and Jimi Hendrix drop by for rehearsals.

Since then, Gunter Hampel has continued to delight audiences and collectors alike with his never-ending stream of concerts and record releases on his Birth label, playing with musicians as diverse as Bill Frisell, Joachim KĂŒhn, Albert Mangelsdorff, Perry Robinson, Sunny Murray and Andrea Centazzo. Don’t miss the opportunity to catch the man in action with his trio, dancers and the blastiferous Omniversal Earkestra on the 31st!

And to wet your appetite: there is a DVD of last year’s Omni-Hampel feast available on Birth. Just go forth to Gunter’s website.

 

come by (or send your enemies), see, listen, have a good flight, open your safety belt and your ass will follow.

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MADE IT, MA! TOP OF THE WORLD!

  • By Archie Texture
  • 28. Januar 2017
  • Allgemein

Now’s your chance to treat yourself to another nutricious helping of Christine Seraphin and Paul Berberich’s homegrown soul stew, under their stage name SoulSom.

This will take place on Saturday, January 28 at CafĂ© Haberland, on top of the U-Bahn station Bayerischer Platz, starting at 21:00 hours, as part of the „Jazz on the Roof“ series of events.

Jazz on the Roof at Café Haberland

Christine’s website

Paulophon’s Facebook page

SoulSom

 

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JUST THE TWO OF US

  • By Archie Texture
  • 11. Dezember 2016
  • Allgemein

We are glad to announce that Paul Berberich is organizing a new series of concerts in Café Klangwerk starting from December 11, 2016 every second Sunday of the month. On each occasion, a couple of musicians who also happen to be a couple in their daily life will be invited to share the fruits of their creative partnership. Food and drink will be available in abundance. Entry is free, and a pot will be passed around in customary Berliner fashion at the end of the show for those willing to give a small contribution.

The debut concert, by Paul and his wife Christine Seraphin under the stage name SoulSom, will take place on Sunday, December 11, at 17:00, when they will play a repertoire of songs old and new, with a few famous standards thrown in.

Café Klangwerk

Kaiserin-Augusta-Str. 12

Berlin-Tempelhof

soulsom