Singer Cymin Samawatie and percussionist Ketan Bhatti from the Berlin-based group Cyminology apply their poetic musical language on a larger scale with the Trickster Orchestra. Under Cymin and Ketan's artistic direction, the orchestra interprets their characteristic blend of transcultural modern music. Cymin draws inspiration from traditional verses, spanning psalms to texts by Sufi poets Rumi and Hafiz, this time around performing lyrics not only in Farsi but also in Hebrew, Turkish and Arabic. With the growth of instrumentation comes an expansion of dynamics, textures and colours.

Artists

Trickster Orchestra, Cymin Samawatie (vocalist), Mona Matbou Riahi (clarinet), Wu Wei (harmonica), Naoko Kikuchi (koto), Bassem Alkhouri (kanun), Sabrina Ma (vibraphone), Biliana Voutchkova (violin), Martin Stegner (viola), Anil Eraslan (cello), Ralf Schwarz (doublebass), Ketan Bhatti (drumkit), Mohamad Fityan (neyflute), Tilmann Dehnhard (flute, bassflute), Milian Vogel (bassclarinet, electro-acousticrealization), Florian Juncker (trombone), Mahan Mirarab (oud, electricguitar), Niko Meinhold (piano), Taiko Saito (vibraphone, marimba), Joss Turnbull (percussion, electro-acousticrealization), Rabih Lahoud (vocalist), Sveta Kundish (vocalist), Susanne Fröhlich (recorder, bassrecorder), Korhan Erel (electro-acousticrealization)