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Join us on January 19, 2025, for an exceptional concert featuring artists Ender Balkir and Onder Meral, who will perform a repertoire of Anatolian folk music (Türk halk müziği). Co-produced by the Centre for Musicians of the World and Soro-production, this event will take place at the Saint-Enfant-Jésus du Mile End Church from 7:30 PM to 10:30 PM. A refreshment bar will be available, and there will be an intermission. Don’t miss this unique evening of musical discovery and cultural sharing!

Ender Balkir is a talented musician known for his mastery of traditional Turkish instruments such as the baglama and cura. He has gained recognition for his soulful renditions of Turkish folk music, often highlighting the rich cultural heritage of Turkey.

Onder Meral is a talented guitarist and composer known for his work across various musical genres. He has gained recognition for his compositions and performances that integrate elements of traditional and contemporary music.

The program is inspired by different physical and emotional landscapes that an imaginary traveller might encounter – from the observation of deeply moving beauty in unfamiliar landscapes, to the audacity of a long journey, to the loneliness a traveller might feel far from home. Above all, their musical journey is a conversation between their instruments’ sounds and their strings’ multiple vibrations, leaving room for improvisation and exploration of the unknown.

The audience is invited to follow a geographical route from China to Italy via India, weaving in links between different historical periods and presenting music from the ancient Han dynasty (200 BC – 9 AD) to music from the nascent European Renaissance in early 15th-century Italy.

Annette Bauer (sarode, recorders, duduk, tabor)

Ran Wang (guzheng)

Music that makes you travel! With the sounds of jazz, the subtleties of classical, the klezmer inflections and the tango rhythms.

Renowned for their versatility, sensitivity and virtuosity, the four musicians present Villes Éternelles, in which the long and rich tradition of oriental music permeates each of Masmoudi’s compositions with its modes (maqamat) and metrics.

Masmoudi’s original compositions are permeated by the rich oriental sounds of the oud, with classical and jazz accents from Eastern Europe, complemented by piano, double bass and clarinet. A host of influences raked together along the way, in a truly open and experimental approach.

With: Guillaume Martineau on piano, Rémi-Jean Leblanc on double bass, Gabriel Paquin-Buki on guitar and Mohamed Masmoudi on clarinet.