Onze zuiderbuur Tristan Driessens behoort tot een van ’s werelds meest gerespecteerde Udspelers, de Arabische luit. In zijn nog relatief korte carrière produceerde hij al een aanzienlijke catalogus. Veelal in specifieke samenwerkingen of in projectvorm, waarbij hij gerespecteerde muzikanten uit diverse landen uit de Mediterrane -en oosterse gebieden rond zich verzamelde.
CONCERTZENDER, NL
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“Oud magician Tristan Driessens takes another step in his musical journey with the Soolmaan Quintet. In Letters to Handenberg he writes mesmerizing melodies in which all his influences flow together to create an atmosphere of complete boundlessness. A mesmerizing album born from the union of five musicians at the peak of their art.”
BAZAR MAGAZIN, BE
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Belgian musician Tristan Driessens found his inspiration and his calling east of the Bosphorus, becoming one of the West’s few masters of the oud and of Ottoman classical music.
HÜRRIYET DAILY NEWS, TR (AFP)
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“One is to imagine landscapes carried by music, and they are beautiful, sometimes stormy, sometimes nostalgic.” (About Letters to Handenberg)
LE SOIR, BE
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**** “Une fête de l’esprit et des sens.” (About The Book Of Lovers, Lâmekân Ensemble)
LA LIBRE BELGIQUE, BE
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“They know how to combine virtuosity with immersive, exciting beauty. In every way a world class album!” (About Seyir Trio)
DE SUBJECTIVISTEN, NL
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“A strong project by two great musicians and a great album to include in any acoustic folk collection.” (About Balacordes Duo)
FOLK WORLD, DE
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“A great musician and a musical world traveller who delivers a timeless album with A Folk Dancer’s Journey.”
MUSIC FRAMES, NL
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“C’est une musique sophistiquée dont l’écoute est aisée tant elle transporte des émotions simples, c’est une musique de contemplation, de méditation, mais qui permet aussi de faire le vide tant elle se suffit à elle-même, tant on l’écoute avec bonheur.” (About Blue Silence)
LE SOIR, BE