Author: arvind

  • Oorsprong Curators Series

    Oorsprong Curators Series is a monthly series where three curators each propose a set with musicians that never played together. Helena Sanders asked me to play with Caetano Carvalho (electronics) and Charlotte Caldwell (tapdance), interesting combination so really looking forward to this.

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  • Gifgrond and Poortgebouw

    This sunday I’m playing a last-minute show at Gifgrond in Tilburg, at 15:00 in the afternoon. Also playing are Zea and Vallonia, and dj Down the Rabbit Hole spins records between the sets. There’s a dinner afterwards, but by that time I’ll be driving down to Poortgebouw Rotterdam where Sajjra (Chrs Galarreta) and I are…

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  • Weekend!

    Back when I was a student, the weekend started on thursday. Now the good times are back: I’m playing three shows, on thursday, friday and saturday. Thursday, Chrs Galarreta and I play at the Bar a Gauche in Antwerp. I’ve heard so many good stories about this place, really looking forward to it. Then on…

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  • Recap

    Had some amazing times the last month. End of february, Gosia and I started a residency at sign6, working on our duo. We really came together and during and after the residency we did some shows that I’m very happy with. Immediately after that, Rogier and I drove to Maastricht to both play a short…

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  • Tour with Malgorzata Haduch

    On tuesday, polish dancer Malgorzata Haduch and I start a six day residency at sign6 in Brussels. We’ll be working on our duo and do some shows while we’re at it: at Studio Loos (thursday), Studio Grez (saturday), sign6 (sunday), CLOUD (wednesday, including workshop in the afternoon), OT301 (wednesday evening), and Landbouwbelang (thursday). Really looking…

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  • At Muiderpoorttheater

    Saturday evening I’ll play an Every Bolt Rumbling set at the Muiderpoorttheater, opening for the performance Destroy, in which the dance destroys itself .. with music by Ava Mendoza (guitar) and Nick Tamburro (drums), and dance by Leyya Tawil, Manuela Tessi, Gretchen Garnett, Silvia Bennett, Margherita Landi, Sylvain Meret, Maria Mavridou, Samuel Kennedy. I’m really…

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  • Cd with Rogier Smal

    Rogier Smal (aka roro) is one amazing drummer, known from the Amsterdam noise improv trio Dagora and his dazzling solo shows and improvisation performances. I was lucky enough to record a cd with him, which features three free renditions of some of our favorite songs, and three free improvised tracks. The cd is hidden in…

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  • (h)ear and de vinger!

    Busy weekend ahead: on saturday Helena Sanders, Xexek on gongs, and I will join Dagora at the (h)ear festival in Heerlen. This festival was awesome last year, so I’m really looking forward to this. And sunday, Lekkernijen play a set in de Vinger, together with Sunflare, Orphan Fairytale and Laser Poodle .. what a line-up,…

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  • Dance with Manuela

    On thursday, nov 29, Manuela Tessi and I play a music/dance improvisation show at the OT301. It will be a great night, packed with nine short music/dance acts of very interesting combinations, see the full lineup here.

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  • Duo with Roro

    This monday Roro and I are playing a duo at the OCCII, together with the far-out Italian Al Doum and the Faryds‘ blend of subtle guitar heroics, african rythms, jazz and Arabian psyche, and the wonderful freedom of the Trolleybus improv outfit. Doors at 20:30, €5 entrance.

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