Super Diver City review on MixedWorldMusic.com
Inventief, eigenzinnig en levenslustig
MixedWorldMusic.com published a nice review for Mec Yek's laterst album SuperDiverCity. You can read it at the MixedWorldMusic website.
SuperDiverCity review in Rifraf
Lieve festivalorganisatoren, boeken die handel en rap een beetje!
Belgian music magazine RifRaf got their hands on a copy of SuperDiverCity and published a nice review (in Dutch).
SuperDiverCity review in Le Canard Folk
Aventure humaine autant que recherche musicale
Another SuperDiverCity review (in French), this time by Le Canard Folk!
Interview with Piet Maris in De Standaard (Belgian national newspaper)
Te veel mensen verstoppen zich in de grijze massa
Recently, Mec Yek and Jaune Toujours frontman Piet Maris was interviewed about his roots, youth and more by De Standaard. You can read the interview (in Dutch) on their website (behind a paywall).
Interview with Piet Maris in De Standaard
Ik vind dat er altijd een boodschap moet zitten in wat je doet. Dat komt doordat ik geloof dat ik een verschil kan maken.
Recently, Jaune Toujours frontman Piet Maris was interviewed about his roots, youth and more by De Standaard (Belgian newspaper).
Mec Yek interview in Metro
Piet Maris was interviewed by Metro (Belgian paper), talking about his biggest influences, first album he bought and his favorite concerts.
Super Diver City: **** review in De Standaard
Katia en Milka Pohlodkova zijn moderne vertolksters die ver voorbij hun traditie durven te gaan
De Standaard gave Super Diver City four stars today, as well as naming it album of the week! You can read the full review on their website.
GALA directed by Jérôme Bel at KunstenfestivaldesArts
Gala forces audience expectations to the fore, and blurs the lines between failure and success in performance as it suggests that theater is community, both onstage and off. It’s a tour de force, wildly entertaining and truly radical. – The New York Times
(Re)discover Jérome Bel’s declaration of love to the performing arts! A colourful mix of dance lovers and professional dancers from diverse genres and cultures perform a veritable New Year’s gala. But this gala radically questions the codes of the performing arts.
New Mec Yek album ‘Super Diver City’ out now!
The gypsy incarnation that has developed from Jaune Toujours is called Mec Yek and Super Diver City is their latest recording. Super Diver City contains some musical surprises: twelve tracks, nine particular arrangements of traditional Roma-songs, two songs written by singers Katia and Milka and one Amy Winehouse cover translated into Romanès. All nicely mixed together by Shazalakazoo, leading duo in Balkan Beats from Belgrade, Serbia. Also, against all expectations: Mec Yek is a gypsy band without violin. It's available through Bandcamp or in our own webshop above.