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  • Levent Yildirim, Brice Soniano, Tristan Driessens

    Rituals for Peace Trio

  • "Tristan Driessens found his calling east of the Bosphorus, becoming one of the West’s few masters of the oud." HÜRRIYET DAILY NEWS (TR)

    Tristan Driessens

  • Meira Segal & Tristan Driessens

    Mashrabiya

  • Yalda - The Longest Night

    Kayhan Kalhor Ensemble

  • “If modal jazz had flourished under the Ottoman Empire, it might have sounded like this.” TED GIOA (US)

    Shepherds and Sultans

  • Illuminans Tenebras, Music of Hildegard von Bingen

    Soolmaan Ensemble

  • **** "Multicultural medieval meanderings from Belgium" SONGLINES (UK)

    Toasaves

  • Looking for New Horizons, Ballades et légendes mettant en scène rois et reines, poètes, pirates, mercenaires, marchands et paysans

    Arianna Savall / Hirundo Maris

Latest Release

SOOLMAAN

Kashgul (Zephyrus, 2025)

Label: Zephyrus

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New release coming soon! Tristan Driessens: oud, compositions, Christos Barbas: ney, piano, vocals, lavta, Nathan Daems: tenor saxophone, ney, Annemie Osborne: cello, Andrea Piccioni: tamburello, riqq, bendir, Levent Yıldırım: doholla, percussion set-up. DESCRIPTION In 2022, […]

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Upcoming Concerts

Cultuurschuur, Wetteren, BE

Toasaves Quartet “Zwerver”

De X, Leiden, NL

Toasaves Quartet “Zwerver”

Brunei Gallery, SOAS, London, UK

Shahab Azinmehr & Tristan Driessens

NCEM (National Centre for Early Music), York, UK

Shahab Azinmehr & Tristan Driessens

Latest Videos

Shepherds and Sultans

Patrunino (live at Merodefestiva)

Soolmaan Sextet

Kirwani Raag (Amjad Ali Khan)

News

New album Release

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Tristan Driessens (BE) – oud, compositions, directionChristos Barbas (GR) – ney flutes, piano, vocalsNathan Daems (BE) – ney flutes, tenor saxophoneAnnemie Osborne (LU) – celloAndrea Piccioni (IT) – tamburello, riqq, bendirLevent Yildirim (TR) – doholla, bendir, percussion setup

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Toasaves

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We are very delighted to mention that Toasaves received the Flanders Folk Award in the category “Best Album“, for their debut album Zwerver, released by Belgian world music label Muziekpublique.

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