Trio Grande

The dance music of Central Europe is coupled with West African rhythms by Berlin-based Trio Grande. Incorporating a varied blend of People from france bourees, German zwiefaches, Schottische, and waltzes, the group has generated a distinctive dance-inspiring sound. The building blocks for a lot of Trio Grande’s music is usually centered round the uncommon interplay between two hurdy-gurdies performed by Silke Reichmann and Hans Lang. Although the initial group was collectively for just four years, their legacy continues to be continued by succeeding music artists, including guitarist/bouzouki participant Wolfgang Zimmerman and percussionist Peter “Kebba” Lober, students of Gambian and Senegalese rhythms for a lot more than 2 decades. Reichmann, who performed around the soundtrack for the film The Name of the Rose also takes on transverse flute and percussion and sings, while Lang also takes on diatonic accordion. Trio Grande offers regularly collaborated during concerts with Gambian music artists Amie Jammeh (vocals and dance) and Yusupha Kuyateh (kora and vocals).