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AMSTERDAM ROOTS FESTIVAL: ORIENT EXPRESSIONS FT. AYLIN ASLIM AND AMSTERDAM KLEZMER BAND

Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
At this years Amsterdam Roots Festival we recorded the concerts of Orient Expressions, who were accompanied by Turkish singer Aylin Aslim, and the renowned Amsterdam Klezmer band. Recently the entire video recording has been archived on our website.   

Right now the Orient Expressions concert and the Amsterdam Klezmer band are in one video. The Amsterdam Klezmer band will soon get it’s own page. Until that time, just skip to track nine. That’s where the Amsterdam Klezmer band starts.
   

  About Orient Expressions
Orient Expressions is a project from Istanbul, Turkey. The band is a collaboration between Dj Yakuza, Cem Yldz and Richard Hamer. The three combine electronic music with Turkish folk music with jazzy vibes and traditional percussion rhythms.   

At this show, Orient Expressions will be performing with Turkish singer and fellow citizen Aylin Aslim. Aylin was born in a village called Lich in Germany and decided later on to move to Turkey. There she started her musical career releasing her techno-pop album ‘Gelgit’. After this, she switched to pop/rock music.

www.orient-expressions.info

About Amsterdam Klezmer Band
The Amsterdam Klezmer Band complete the line-up. These seven Dutch Musicians play a refreshing mix of traditional Balkan and klezmer music. In 1996 Saxophone player Job Chajes started the band and directly impressed the public with their live performances. Later on they successfully collaborated with famous Dutch artists like C-mon & Kypski, Postmen and Normaal.

www.amsterdamklezmerband.nl