Orchestra of Samples

We’re currently working on our project Orchestra of Samples, a long-term all encompassing sampling extravaganza, featuring recorded musicians from around the world, from Mexico to Senegal, Brazil to France. Sampling ‘sans frontières’ you might say!

string instruments

guitar bass double bass bouzouki banjo cobza jaranas harp kanun guitarron violin oud kora hoddu ngoni guembri gombri viola cavaquinho berimbau

wind instruments

flute saxophone ney pipe bagpipe bombard biniou whistle trumpet harmonica

percussions

drums djembe tabla flamenco box hang kayamb taiko qraqeb castanets talking drums darbuka pandeiro reco-reco

keyboards

piano accordion

voices

circuit bending

UNITED KINGDOM

Kuljit Bhamra My Real Name Is Starship Chris Birkett

FRANCE

Professor Oz Cyril Atef Ommm Sarah Olivier Stephen Harrison D de Kabal Djeli Moussa Conde Nëggus Kungabram Djmawi Africa Khalil Chekir Gatha Lyse Erwan Keravec Guénolé Keravec Ivonig Le Mestre Mathieu Sérot Magali Le Sciellour Marie Wambergue Patrick Oustric Christian Conejero

SPAIN

Livika Luis Ortega

ROMANIA

Trei Parale Calin Torsan

MEXICO

Mariachi Munazul César Juarez Héctor Vega Delo Humberto Alvarez

TUNISIA

Seifeddine Helal Hamdi Makhlouf Zouhheir Gouja

SENEGAL

Baye Fall Ndem Abdoul Mbaye Pape Mass Massamba Diop Matador I-Science Matar Diagne

MAURITANIA

Demba Fakourou

MALI

Oumar Kouyaté

BRAZIL

Mazinho Quevedo Antonio Candido Andréa dos Santos Marina Mara Patubatê Samba de Responsa

ISRAEL

Nir Yaniv Aram Drevekenin Ira Bareli Tal Segev

ITALY

Mos

EGYPT

Mohammed Antar

INDIAN OCEAN

Bo Houss Maya Kamaty

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Recording session with Cyril Atef

Ultra pleased that renowned drummer Cyril Atef wanted to be involved with Orchestra of Samples, we took up the invitation to his studio and headed over to record a session while we were in Paris in June.

Drummer, percussionist and composer, Cyril was born in Berlin, but grew up in Los Angeles, where he played in a number of punk bands in the 1980’s. He moved to Paris in the mid-90’s forming the now well known electronic act Bumcello with French cellist and bassist Vincent Ségal. The duo have since released six albums and in 2006 won the Victoires de la Musique award for Electronic Artist of the Year.

Cyril has collaborated with the National Orchestra de Barbès and artists like Brigitte Fontaine, Alain Bashung and French rock star M (Matthieu Chedid), notably on his rock documentary Le tour de M. Cyril's also performed on soundtracks including Polanski's The Ghost Writer and vampire saga Twilight: New Moon. And last year he composed the music for director Djo Tunda Wa Munga's gangster film Viva Riva.

In 2008 Cyril formed his side project CongopunQ with dancer Monsieur Cong, in which he sings and plays all the instruments. Mixing African trance with electro grooves, he describes the project as a "Dadaist experience"! And as if all this wasn’t enough, Cyril recently formed psychogroove rock band A Freak in Space with guitarist Eric Löhrer and bassist Hilaire Penda. We saw the band play live the night before our morning recording - so little sleep was had all round! For our session together, Cyril played a range of drums, including the Tamtam D’appel (log drum) and he also played the Likembe (thumb piano). Huge thanks to Manu from Canal 93!