Spectacular Voices, Rhythms & Moves!
Marco Lobo – Brazil - Takuya Taniguchi – Japan - Njamy Sitson – Cameroon -
Walter Lang (p) – Peter Cudek (b)
„… That was exactly what made this concert so special: The perfect blend of the special musical features of each continent with European music. Walter Lang and Sven Faller laid the foundation of a new dimension of cultural collaboration: Marco Lobo gently infusing heavy Japanese sounds with his drums, Takuya Taniguchi smoothly moving to Njamy Sitson’s music …”
The finest percussionists of three continents encounter each other in the WORLD PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE. The charismatic master of Japanese Taiko drumming Takuya Taniguchi, the Brazilian magician of percussion Marco Lobo and the enchanted singer and percussionist Njamy Sitson from Cameroon perform alongside European piano master and composer Walter Lang and bass virtuoso Sven Faller. The traditional musical heritage introduced by each percussionist is being carefully and passionately transformed by this unique ensemble into a new style that may rightle be called “One World Music”. The fascination of this unparalleled musical adventure stems from the exciting and colorful performance and highly vibrant music of the WORLD PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE.