Mec Yek interview in Brussel Deze Week
Samenwerken met mensen met verschillende achtergronden om iets nieuws te creëren: dat is voor ons de meerwaarde
Brussel Deze Week (now Bruzz) interviewed Mec Yek about their newest album SuperDiverCity and their views on the multicultural society.
Throwback Choux de Bxl 25: Recording New Album Mec Yek
Throwback time: 10 years ago! March 2015 Mec Yek started recording at Dada Studios with recording engineer Jules Fradet, Katarina Pohlodkova and Milka Pohlodkova on vocals, Piet Maris on accordion, Mathieu Verkaeren on upright bass, Raballand Théophane on drums and percussion, Mattias Laga on clarinets and sax soprano and Bart Maris on trumpet, flugelhorn and tuba. The recordings were sent to Belgrade to be mixed and produced by ShazaLaKazoo's Milan Djurić & Uros Petkovic. Out came the new album SuperDiverCity! - still available: https://mecyek.bandcamp.com/album/super-diver-city https://open.spotify.com/album/0DjXDjlQghVo5tzIDngwNW - As we celebrate 25 years of Choux de Bruxelles - artist collective, we're sharing gems from our archives throughout the year. Stay tuned! -
New Music Video ‘C’est Parti (à la rencontre des gens perdus)’
National manifestation November 6, 2014 in Brussels: what you didn’t get to see through the mainstream media.
Jaune Toujours invited for live session at ‘Cerys on 6′, BBC Radio 6
Jaune Toujours invited for live session at Cerys on 6, BBC Radio 6
UK calling again! End of May 2014, Jaune Toujours was on ‘World on 3′ at BBC Radio 3, their album latest ‘Routes’ earned 3 stars in the Guardian and 4 in The independent … And now again, they received an invitation to play a live session at ‘Cerys on 6′, BBC Radio 6, September 2014. The 4th BBC session meanwhile for Jaune Toujours in their musical career. The session will be recorded on the 18th of September – Scottish Independence Referendum Day – to be broadcasted on sunday the 21st of September. Check out the live recording in the clip below!
Jaune Toujours invited for live session at ‘World on 3’, BBC Radio 3
The Belgian cult band with its irrepressible sound, a mix of accordion, wind instruments, percussion and voice, exploring contemporary issues with strong social and cultural undertones.
Recently, Jaune Toujours’ latest album ROUTES did pretty well in the UK media, with – amongst others – three stars in the Guardian and four in The independent. Now, Jaune Toujours has been invited to play a live session on ‘World on 3’ at BBC Radio 3, the 30th of May 2014. This isn’t the first BBC session for the band though: in 2005 they played at the London CBS-studios for BBC icon Andy Kershaw, in 2007 they performed on the BBC stage at the Womad Festival and in 2009 they did another ‘World on 3’ session with their Gipsy incarnation Mec Yek. All the info you need is right here on BBC's website.
Ik en den Theo/Moi et le Théo wins Jeunesses Musicales Prix 2013
Ik en den Theo / Moi et le Théo (kids project by Piet Maris & Théophane Raballand from Jaune Toujours) win the Jeunesses Musicales Prix 2013! They’ll receive the award on April 29, out of the hands of Fadila Laanan, Minister of Culture of the French speaking Community in Belgium, at the presentation of the new season Jeunesses Musicales 2014-2015.
Jaune Toujours nominated for Les Octaves De La Musique 2014, category World Music
Les Octaves represent a yearly award by the French speaking community in Belgium, given to artists form different musical disciplines. Professionals are responsible for the selection: agents, managers, labels, artists and distributors. Felicitations to winner Jawhar!
In Music gives ‘ROUTES’ four stars!
Once again an awesome review from Germany, this time by In Music.
‘ROUTES’ gets a four star review in Songlines UK!
One feels that Jaune Toujours are more confident than ever
Another awesome review by Howard Male for Songlines UK!
Four star review for ‘ROUTES’ in The Independent!
Global fusion bands tend to ghettoise: playing a couple of ska tracks, adding a dash of dub, throwing in a blast of Balkan brass and so on. This long-established Belgium outfit are the exception to this rule and end up with a uniquely characterful sound.
Another great review from Howard Male for The Independent on Sunday!