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Auster Loo (BE) & BrahmaKhyapa (IN)

Simon Leleux et Lydie Thonnard &

Sanjay Bhattacherjee et Malabika Brahma

 

Auster Loo (Simon Leleux on drums and Lydie Thonnard on flutes) and BrahmaKhyapa( Malabika Brahma on lead vocal and Sanjay Bhattacherjee on guitar and dutara) met in July 2015, in the Ardennes countryside, during a AKDT workshop. A lot of jamming being involved in those workshops, the musicians met on stage, not speaking much but playing a lot. From the very beginning, a connection was felst between these four artists who barely knew each other!

Charmed by Malabika’s incredibly deep voice and Sanjay’s flowing improvisations, Auster Loo enjoyed these interactions, while BrahmaKhyapa let themselves get carried away by Lydie’s aerial sound and the soft precision of the Simon’s strikes. At the end of that summer in Belgium, three tracks were recorded, one with Pascal Snoeck and two with Jean-François Lejeune. After that meeting, the two duos were animated by the desire to quickly meet again,in spite of the 7673 kilometres separating them. Supported by the BIJ, Auster Loo organized a journey to Kolkata, to join BrahmaKyapa during the month of December 2015. The 20 days shared together in India gave birth to a common repertoire. On the roads of Bengal, their project surprised the locals by its originality, and enchanted the music enthusiasts in concert halls. This reunion was undoubtedly the beginning of a long-term exchange between Auster Loo and BrahmaKyapa since, in addition to sharing a music they like, they discovered the roots of a deep friendship.

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